from raw story: Senior Bush administration officials sternly cautioned the 9/11 Commission against probing too deeply into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a document recently obtained by the ACLU.
In the message, the officials denied the bipartisan commission's request to question terrorist detainees, informing its two senior-most members that doing so would "cross" a "line" and obstruct the administration's ability to protect the nation.
using the amazing resources of history commons & core of corruption, let's look at some of the key elements surrounding the events of "the day that everything changed"... this is by no means an exhaustive list, but it should give you a general survey of some of the contradictions contained within the 'official story of 9/11'...
but on a positive update: scotus upholds medical marijuana law from raw story: The Supreme Court refused to hear a case Monday contesting California’s medical marijuana law, in a win for medicinal marijuana advocates. The case involved two California counties that contested a measure allowing medical marijuana, which was approved by voters in 1986. Lower courts have sided with advocates for medical marijuana. San Diego and San Bernadino counties have fought state laws which require counties to issue medical marijuana ID cards. They argued that the state law allowing marijuana was at odds with federal drug laws.
ted turner: overpopulation will lead to cannibalism from ajc: Failure to address global warming will have us all dead or eating each other by mid-century... One way to combat global warming, Turner said, is to stabilize the population. "We're too many people; that's why we have global warming," he said. "Too many people are using too much stuff." Turner suggested that "on a voluntary basis, everybody in the world's got to pledge to themselves that one or two children is it."
swastika drawn on ashcroft poster at skidmore from wnyt: Some members of the Skidmore College community plan to protest a lecture Wednesday night by former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft. At least one person has already made their feelings known by drawing a swastika on a sign promoting Ashcroft's appearance. Some think the conservative Ashcroft at Skidmore is out of place, but all think drawing a swastika on an Ashcroft poster was out of line.
aaron russo was target of assassination from new york times: A hedge fund manager and art collector from New York testified under immunity Tuesday that Anthony Pellicano, the Hollywood private detective accused of wiretapping and racketeering, had once offered to have a movie producer killed for him. Adam D. Sender, the owner of Exis Capital, a hedge fund that at one point had more than $1 billion in assets, said in Federal District Court here that he had paid Mr. Pellicano about $500,000 to investigate Aaron Russo, a producer and onetime talent manager whose film credits included “Trading Places.” Mr. Russo died of cancer last year.
pilot can pursue 9/11 damages from press association: Lotfi Raissi, the Algerian wrongly accused of training pilots involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, should be allowed to claim compensation, the Court of Appeal ruled. Mr Raissi was arrested at his home in Colnbrook under the Terrorism Act in September 2001, 10 days after the World Trade Centre atrocity. He was released after seven days but re-arrested under an extradition warrant issued at the request of the United States government.
judges weigh possible charges against ashcroft from wnyc: This morning, a panel of federal judges will consider whether former Attorney General John Ashcroft should be held accountable for the abuse of immigrants detained in Brooklyn after 9/11. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals will hear from attorneys on both sides in the largest of several lawsuits brought by detainees at the Metropolitan Detention Center. Last year, a supervising officer at the prison was convicted of conspiracy in the assault of an inmate - other similar cases are in progress - but the government says Ashcroft and high-ranking officials in Washington have immunity.
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from raw story: Senior Bush administration officials sternly cautioned the 9/11 Commission against probing too deeply into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, according to a document recently obtained by the ACLU.
