May 30, 2005

Make your own A-bomb off the the Internet
Russia and the United States agree -- even those who hardly know any laws of physics can make an atomic bomb with the help of instructions on the Internet. The Russian Council for foreign and defense policy and Harvard University presented a 120-page report titled "Securing the Bomb 2005: The New Global Imperatives" the Russian newspaper Pravda said.

Air Force Chaplain Fights Force-Fed Evangelism in Military
By Robyn Blumner

"There's nothing wrong with people reaching out to cadets, but when the purpose is to proselytize and make the military into a godly force, then that's inappropriate." -Capt. MeLinda Morton, Chaplain (Colorado Springs AF Academy, CO)

May 29, 2005

Web Site of the Week: Defamer.com The Best Gossip Site Around

May 27, 2005

DoD Planned to Blame FBI for Torture
An e-mail (from CTD employee to Frankie Battle) noting that sender is forwarding this EC up the chain of command, concerning alleged impersonation of FBI Agents at Camp Delta.

One such communique reads:
"These tactics have produced no intelligence of a threat neutralization nature to date and CITF believes that techniques have destroyed any chance of prosecuting this detainee." and "If this detainee is ever released or his story made public in any way, DOD interrogators will not be held accountable because these torture techniques were done (by) the "FBI" interrogators. The FBI will (be) left holding the bag before the public."


This facts surrounding this became public as a result of the ACLU filing a FOIA request for DIA, DOS & FBI documents related to prisonor abuse at US-ran facilities and have made these files available for download. The ACLU Press Release is also available for public inspection.

Further Reading: Yurika Report

May 26, 2005

CONPLAN 8022: USA Nuclear First Strike
The President could, of course, also order American air strikes on suspected Iranian nuclear facilities. According to military analyst William R. Arkin, plans for such a strike already exist. Dubbed "CONPLAN 8022," and described in Arkin's book Code Names: Deciphering U.S. Military Plans, Programs, and Operations in the 9/11 World.

Judge Outlaws Teaching Paganism.
An Indianapolis father is appealing Marion County Judge Cale J. Bradford's order that prohibits a divorced couple from teaching their child "non-mainstream religious beliefs and rituals."

The Father of the child has brought the case before the Indiana Court of Appeals, with help from the Indiana Civil Liberties Union. They filed their request for the appeals court to strike the one-paragraph clause in January.

The Hon. Cale J. Bradford, Judge, Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division Judge Bradford was first elected as a Superior Court judge in 1996. Prior to becoming a judge, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana from 1990 to 1995 and Chief Trial Deputy for the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office from 1995-96.

The original Indiana Star story is by Kevin Corcoran at (317) 444-2770.

Declassified FBI Files Support Newsweek Claim of Koran Desecration
In the latest disclosure, declassified FBI reports showed that detainees at the U.S. naval prison in Cuba told FBI and military interrogators on a number of occasions as early as April 2002 three months after the first prisoners arrived at the makeshift prison that guards abused them and desecrated the Koran.

ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/US/print?id=792622
ACLU: http://www.aclu.org/news/NewsPrint.cfm?ID=18320&c=206

May 25, 2005

Web Site of the Week: Confess Your Sins! Anonymous Online Confessions
Camp Delta (Guantanamo Bay) Death Chamber Plan
Almost two years ago it became known that death chambers were 'under consideration' for installation at US-managed Camp Delta. Pentagon rules for the tribunals permit death sentences to be passed and the construction of a death chamber at the camp was among the options being considered.

May 22, 2005

Israel's Nuclear Facilities
Mordechai Vanunu took about 60 photos of the top-secret labs and unique production processes involved. When some of these photos were originally published in the London Sunday Times' exposé, they confirmed his eyewitness testimony about the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons program and revealed Israel to be one of the world's top nuclear powers.

May 20, 2005

'Koran Desecration' & Riots?
Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers said it was Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry's view that "the violence that we saw in Jalalabad was not necessarily the result of the allegations reported in Newsweek about disrespect for the Koran." He said General Eikenberry believed the violence stemmed from the country's reconciliation process. "He thought it was not at all tied to the article in the magazine," General Myers added.
US Troops Deserting
As the death toll of troops mounts in Iraq and Afghanistan, America's military recruiting figures have plummeted to an all-time low. Thousands of US servicemen and women are now refusing to serve their country, Andrew Buncombe reports.

May 13, 2005

Iraq Memo: "intelligence and facts were being fixed"
"It seemed clear that Bush had made up his mind to take military action, even if the timing was not yet decided," the memo said. "But the case was thin. Saddam was not threatening his neighbors, and his WMD capability was less than that of Libya, North Korea or Iran."

May 11, 2005

Larry Flynt's Press Release on John Bolton
Corroborated allegations that Mr. Bolton’s first wife, Christina Bolton, was forced to engage in group sex have not been refuted by the State Department despite inquires posed by Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt concerning the allegations. Mr. Flynt has obtained information from numerous sources that Mr. Bolton participated in paid visits to Plato’s Retreat, the popular swingers club that operated in New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

May 10, 2005

Operation Falcon ("Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally") arrests 10,340 Americans charged with criminal actions. Some people think this stinks to high heaven.
Seattle Police Taser Pregnant Woman
"As police officers, they could have hurt me seriously. They could have hurt my unborn fetus," she said. "All because of a traffic ticket. Is this what it's come down to?"

May 04, 2005

Web Site of the Week: Weird Stuff Warehouse Just what the name implies
"Pentagon Analyst Charged with Passing Secret Information"
Larry Franklin was arrested Wednesday and charged with giving top secret information to employees of AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobbyist group.