UNO UPDATE: New World Order News Digest

FBI Terror Watch List 'Out of Control' 13 Jun 2007 A terrorist watch list compiled by the FBI has apparently swelled to include more than half a million names. The bureau says the number of names on its terrorist watch list is classified. A portion of the FBI's unclassified 2008 budget request posted to the Department of Justice Web site, however, refers to "the entire watch list of 509,000 names," which is utilized by its Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force. "It grows seemingly without control or limitation," said ACLU senior legislative counsel Tim Sparapani of the terrorism watch list. Sparapani called the 509,000 figure "stunning."

FBI Finds It Frequently Overstepped in Collecting Data 14 Jun 2007 An internal FBI audit has found that the bureau potentially violated the law or agency rules more than 1,000 times while collecting data about domestic phone calls, e-mails and financial transactions in recent years, far more than was documented in a Justice Department report in March that ignited bipartisan congressional criticism. The new audit covers just 10 percent of the bureau's national security investigations since 2002, and so the 'mistakes' in the FBI's domestic surveillance efforts probably number several thousand, bureau officials said in interviews.

Secret Surveillance Evidence Unsealed in AT&T Spying Case --Whistleblower Declaration and Other Key Documents Released to Public 12 Jun 2007 More documents detailing secret government surveillance of AT&T's Internet traffic have been released to the public as part of the Electronic Frontier Foundation's (EFF's) class-action lawsuit against the telecom giant. Some of the unsealed information was previously made public in redacted form. But after negotiations with AT&T, EFF has filed newly unredacted documents describing a secret, secure room in AT&T's facilities that gave the National Security Agency (NSA) direct access to customers' emails and other Internet communications.

Justice Dept. wants stricter sentencing 13 Jun 2007 The Bush regime is trying to roll back a Supreme Court decision by pushing legislation that would require prison time for nearly all criminals. Republicans are seizing the administration's crackdown, packaged in legislation to combat violent crime, as a campaign issue for 2008. [Good, this means the war criminals -- Bush, Cheney, et al. are going to serve prison time!]

Iraq imposes indefinite curfew in Baghdad: report 13 Jun 2007 The Iraqi government has announced the imposing of an indefinite curfew in the capital from 3:00 p.m. local time Wednesday (1100 GMT), in the wake of the [US] bombing of a holy Shiite shrine in the northern city of Sammara earlier in the day, state-run TV reported. The Iraqi capital has already been placed under nightly curfew, which begins at 11:00 p.m. (1900 GMT) and 6:00 a.m. (0200 GMT) every day. [Gee, there was so much more freedom in the days of Saddam Hussein...]

U.S. Officer: Iraqi Police Disappearing 13 Jun 2007 About one in six Iraqi policemen trained by U.S.-led forces has been killed or wounded, has deserted or just disappeared, a senior U.S. military commander says. And continuing violence is prompting officials again to increase the size of the Iraqi army - this time by another 20,000, said Lt. Gen. Martin Dempsey, who until recently headed the training effort.

NGOs unveils scathing report on impact of US-led war in Iraq 13 Jun 2007 A coalition of non-governmental groups on Wednesday took the UN Security Council to task for its "shocking silence" on alleged violations of international law by US-led forces in Iraq and urged an early end to their mandate. In a scathing report, the Global Policy Forum slammed the conduct of US-led occupation forces and their Iraqi government partners who "have held a large number of Iraqi citizens in 'security detention' without charge or trial, in direct violation of international law."

A deliberate torture policy --Politicians can no longer hide from the shameful truth behind Iraqi civilian deaths in British custody By Phil 14 Jun 2007 The House of Lords yesterday put an end to this government's shameful efforts to shirk responsibility for multiple acts of torture and abuse - sometimes fatal - of Iraqi civilians detained during the occupation of their country. The Lords held by a four-to-one majority that the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights did apply in south-east Iraq in detention cases, including that of Baha Mousa, who died in British military custody in September 2003 after sustaining 93 separate injuries. Following yesterday's damning verdict, there must now be a full, independent and public inquiry.

American convicted of running private Afghan jail freed from prison, leaves Afghanistan 13 Jun 2007 A former American soldier convicted in Afghanistan for running a private jail and torturing terror suspects has left Afghanistan after three years in a Kabul prison, the warden said. Jack Idema, a former Green Beret, was pardoned by President Hamid Karzai in late March as part of a general amnesty. Some of the Afghans Idema imprisoned claimed they were beaten and their heads held under water.

Army general apologizes for tattoo strip search --National Guard soldiers ordered to remove clothes while on duty in Kuwait 12 Jun 2007 A top U.S. Army investigator has apologized to New Mexico National Guard soldiers who were ordered to strip to their gym shorts and were searched for gang tattoos while they were on duty in Kuwait.

Cholera among children in Iraq causing concern 13 Jun 2007 Five cases of cholera have been reported among children in Iraq in the past three weeks, a worrying sign as temperatures rise and the war leaves sewage and sanitation systems a shambles.

A Failure to Protect Our Troops (The New York Times) 14 Jun 2007 The Bush administration and military leaders in Washington are always claiming that they will do anything to support American troops fighting in Iraq. That makes it all the more infuriating to learn that, for more than two years, the Pentagon largely ignored urgent requests from field commanders for better armor-protected vehicles that could have saved untold lives and limbs.

Panel examines Marine base water contamination 13 Jun 2007 Thousands of Marine families who lived at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina over three decades drank and bathed in water contaminated with toxins as much as 40 times over today's safety standard.

Russians Fear Targeted Bioweapons, Ban Human Tissue Export 01 Jun 2007 The Russian Federal Customs Service (FSB) has banned the export from the country of all human medical biological materials, as of May 28th. According to the Russian newspaper Kommersant, the ban was prompted by a report submitted to Vladimir Putin that alleges "genetically engineered biological weapons" are under development in the West. The report was prepared by the FSB after investigation of the medical facilities in Russia that participate in research trials in association with Western pharmaceutical companies and universities.

Misinterpreted 'hostile takeover' comment leads F-16s to intercept plane over Okla. air base 13 Jun 2007 F-16s intercepted a small plane after officials misinterpreted a phrase uttered by the pilot as his aircraft flew over military airspace: "hostile takeover." The pilot was talking about business, the plane's owner said. But a frantic air traffic controller couldn't confirm that because the pilot had turned off his radio, said Maj. Roger Yates of the Clay County Sheriff's Department.

'This subpoena is not a request, it is a demand.' 2 Committees Subpoena Ex-Officials on Dismissals 14 Jun 2007 The Senate and House Judiciary Committees issued subpoenas on Wednesday to Harriet E. Miers, the former White House counsel, and Sara M. Taylor, the former political director, ratcheting up the pressure on the White House to cooperate with the Congressional inquiry into last year’s firings of federal prosecutors.

Waxman Says GSA Chief Threatened to Retaliate After Testimony 13 Jun 2007 House Oversight Committee Chairman Henry Waxman said there is "credible evidence" that the head of the General Services Administration threatened retaliation against employees who aided a probe into her political activities. Lurita Alexis Doan has been investigated for allegedly asking GSA officials during a January briefing how they could "help our candidates," referring to Republicans, win the next 'election.'

Western governors are critical of new federal Real ID program 12 Jun 2007 A federal program known as Real ID that would require states to upgrade their driver’s licenses to higher security standards drew scathing criticism from western governors worried about the cost of what many said was an unfunded mandate.

New Bush Adviser Has Vast Lobbying Ties 13 Jun 2007 A new high-ranking adviser to President [sic] Bush will enter the White House with lobbying ties to dozens of companies seeking the federal government's help on everything from proposed acquisitions to patent disputes. Ed Gillespie, named Wednesday as the next White House counselor, is a partner in Quinn Gillespie & Associates LLC, a lobbying firm whose clients include: Sirius Satellite Radio, which needs antitrust approval to acquire a rival; Qualcomm, which wants Bush to veto a federal agency's ban on imported cell phones made with its chips; and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, a trade group trying to limit drug industry regulation. Despite the potential for conflicts of interest, Gillespie will not be forced in his new role to recuse himself from all matters related to the companies he has lobbied for, said Ken Gross, a Washington-based attorney and former associate general counsel with the Federal Election Commission.

Bush's Poll Rating At Lowest Level Ever 13 Jun 2007 The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds that Republicans are abandoning George W. Bush, which has dropped his job-approval rating below 30 percent -- his lowest mark ever in the survey. In the poll, Bush’s approval rating is at just 29 percent. 68 percent think the country is on the wrong track.

Terminator Seed Ban Proposed In Canada 05 Jun 2007 Terminator seeds, which have already been outlawed by India and Brazil, face similar treatment in Canada. Agriculture critic Alex Atamanenko introduced a private member's bill Thursday to ban field-testing and commercialization of terminator seeds, which allow the seed maker to control future generations of the plant. These seeds make use of what is generally called "terminator technology," which is one form of Genetic Use Restriction Technology (GURT)... The second generation seed fails to germinate, forcing the farmer to buy new seeds for each season.

Polar bear at zoo euthanized 13 Jun 2007 Masha, one of two polar bears that came to the North Carolina Zoo in 2002 after being confiscated by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service from a circus traveling in Puerto Rico, was euthanized Wednesday after exploratory surgery revealed abnormalities that had kept him in constant pain, the zoo said in a news release. Years of malnutrition and poor living conditions while being kept by the circus are thought to have initiated and exacerbated the bear’s deteriorating health, according to zoo veterinary staff. Exploratory surgery this morning revealed gastric ulcers, bladder and kidney infections, pneumonia and other physical problems. The surgery additionally revealed that he was suffering neurological problems that had rendered him unable to walk or stand. He had stopped eating more than a week ago. [Circuses torture animals. DO NOT PATRONIZE THEM.]

Judge Strikes Down Bush Administration Decision On Salmon 13 Jun 2007 A federal judge in Seattle has struck down a Bush administration decision to count hatchery-raised salmon alongside their wild counterparts in determining endangered species protection. Judge John Coughenour's ruling Wednesday raises the listing for upper Columbia River steelhead from threatened to endangered.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

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