AM Feed - June 13: Rove Won't be Charged - Bush Administration Not Out of the Woods
Hot Topics
- Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has informed powerful Bush adviser Karl Rove that he will not be indicted in connection with the Valerie Plame leak case – but with Scooter Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Cheney, still under indictment, the case is anything but over. While the Bush administration is undoubtedly breathing a huge sigh of relief over the Rove news, questions about the Plame leak still remain, including the name of the source who revealed information about Plame to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. Meanwhile, all developments in the saga serve as a reminder of President Bush’s near-constant backpedaling away from initial pledges to get to the bottom of the situation and hold those involved accountable. [link]
- The criminal case against David Safavian, formerly the top procurement official in the Bush administration, has gone to the jury. Safavian has been accused of hiding his relationship with corrupt former lobbyist Jack Abramoff from federal investigators. The Safavian-Abramoff relationship was mutually beneficial: For example, Safavian accompanied the lobbyist on a posh 2002 trip to Scotland, and he supplied Abramoff with insider information about government properties. The Safavian trial gets to the heart of the current corruption scandals in Washington in that it exposes the all-too cozy relationships between lobbyists and government officials entrusted to do the public’s bidding. [link]
- The scandal at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, continues to balloon, after three detainees were found to have committed suicide there on Saturday. Military officials have admitted that 23 prisoners had tried to kill themselves 41 times prior to Saturday’s discovery. The Bush administration’s reliance on this controversial prison has drawn criticism on the grounds that prisoners are detained indefinitely and have little to no legal rights. [link]
Quote of the Day
“Character matters.” – Karl Rove, during a fundraising speech in New Hampshire
Morning Snark
- Rove might not be indicted, but a prison sentence might not seem so bad considering his alternative: Spending the next five months conducting political CPR on the Bush White House.
Comment
- Anyone willing to bet that things are going to get REALLY nasty now that Rove has been cleared. I’ll bet he goes after anybody who has opposed him. Any takers?
— Jeannine Jun 13, 12:19 # - oh yeah. hell hath no fury like an ogre scorned.
— anita Jun 13, 14:28 # - If Karl Rove had any character he probably stole them from somebody.
— Gregory A Reece Jun 13, 15:00 # - Anyone want to bet that Libby doesn’t come to trial until after the Nov election. Rove may have given a lot of info that will hang someoone but only next year. The fact that he isn;t indicted doesn’t make him innocent either. He is damned smart.
— Rosalie Stern Jun 13, 15:14 # - The neo-aristocracy again prevails in their efforts to live outside the commoners laws.
— Winston MacDhai Jun 13, 20:07 # - I must say this is bad news – this announcement that Rove won’t be indicted. Joe Wilson and Valerie Plame must be seething. But this is par for the course in this lawless land. There is no justice. Look at our history – it is about as savage and unjust as one can imagine. Have any of you heard about the eviction of the South Central farmers out here in L.A.? – I’ve heard it made the national news. The reporter covering it for radio station KPFK, Aura Bogado, was aghast, repeating, “This is a police state, this a police state” and, gentle readers, Aura hails from Argentina so she knows that of which she speaks. Just Another day in Amerikkka!
— John Jun 14, 09:18 # - I have been given DVDs that prove the World Trade Center had bombs planted inside and that is why the buildings collapsed. One of the DVDs is a respected Physics professor from Brigham Young University who states it is against the laws of physics for the Towers to have come down.
1) The towers had a severe asbestos problem. Larry (Silverstein) who already had build. 7 and was aware of the asbestos leased the two twin towers six weeks before 9/11 and insured them for $3+1/2Billion against a terrorist attack.They are the only three buildings that went down. They are also the only buildings that ever went down from fire. He collected Billions and did not have to pay for the clean-up.
2) There was more than 20 t0 90 times (not %)the normal amount of put options(stocks to go down) on United + American Airlines for the ten days prior to 9/11.
3) There was approximately 167 Billion in gold. Only 200 Million was recovered.
4) For two weeks before 9/11 there were many unscheduled (fire?) drills on the towers and build 7. Crews were working around the clock with Dogs up until a few days before.
5) A janitor that worked there for twenty years said there were no gas canisters in kitchens to explode. He heard an explosion at the bottom near where he was before the plane hit the top.
6) At least nine of the terrorist are alive and well. Their whereabouts well known. They found the black boxes-They found no black boxes-the boxes disintegrated but one of the terrorist passport fell out of his pocket and was found on the ground.
7) The debris was sent to China before it could be inspected. Most of the fuel exploded outside the towers. Building 7 was not hit by a plane but collapsed at 5PM. The CIA, FBI, Mayor Julliano all their offices were in build. 7. the Stock Market Securities Exchange kept records of insider trading that they were investigating in build. 7.
It goes on and on. There are many facts that prove more. I tried to present some of the facts but I am not very good at it. I am out of time. I do not have time to check this.
I will send a free DVD to anyone wanting one.
E-mail your address to: jll12343@aol.com
— janell Jun 15, 01:54 # - I have been given DVDs that prove the World
Trade Center had bombs planted inside and that is why the buildings colapsed. One of the DVDs is a Physics professor who states it would be against the laws of physics.
1) The towers had a severe asbestos problem. Larry Silverstein who already had build. 7 and was aware of the asbestos leased the two twin towers six weeks before 9/11 and insured them for $3+1/2Billion against a terrorist attack.
They are the only three buildings that went down. They are also the only buildings that ever went down from fire. He collected Billions and did not have to pay for the clean-up.
2) There was more than 20 t0 90 times (not %)the normal amount of put options(stocks to go down) on United + American Airlines for the ten days prior to 9/11.
3) There was approxomately 167 Billion in gold. Only 200 Million was recovered.
4) For two weeks before 9/11 there were many unscheduled (fire?) drills on the towers and build 7. Crews were working around the clock with Dogs up until a few days before.
5) A janitor that worked there for twenty years said there were no gas canasters in kitchens to explode. He heard an explosion at the bottom near where he was before the plane hit the top.
6) At least nine of the terrorist are alive and well. Their wareabouts well known. They found the black boxes-They found no black boxes-the boxes discindegrated but one of the terrorist passport fell out of his pocket and was found on the ground.
7) The debree was sent to China before it could be inspected. Most of the fuel exploded outside the towers. Building 7 was not hit by a plane but collapsed at 5PM. The CIA, FBI, Mayor Julliano all their offices were in build. 7. the Stock Market Securities Exchange kept records of insider trading that they were investigating in build. 7.
It goes on and on. There are many facts that prove more. I tried to present some of the facts but I am not very good at it. I am out of time. I do not have time to check this.
I will send a free DVD to anyone wanting one.
E-mail your address to: jll12343@aol.com
— Janell Jun 15, 02:15 #
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