the-peoples-patriot, a political Blog: 05/16/2004

Saturday, May 22, 2004

Internet Wire Tap is now a reality

From one "Internet connection tap", the FBI found connections to 1700 other computers. How many people do you communicate with from your computer? Yes I know this time it's a Pornograghy Suspect, but maybe next it well be me because of this blog and maybe the president might not like what I say, and declare me a terrorist. Or maybe your one of the computers that he once had a connection to because he HACKED you for your broadband connection

http://news10.net/storyfull.asp?id=7187

FBI Uses First Internet Wiretap to Nab Child

Pornography Suspect
For the first time, law enforcement agents
used an Internet wiretap to catch a suspected pedophile,
and it happened in Sacramento.

For three weeks, a team of FBI agents working
in a technical center in Sacramento monitored what was
happening on a computer 100 miles away in Chico.
Investigators were able to record every keystroke made by a
26-year-old man suspected of swapping child pornography files.

During the monitoring period agents kept
track of virtually all activity on the suspect's computer.
"Everything from accessing web pages, reading e-mail,
instant message, chatting, all of that is what we
were capturing," said Special Agent John Cauthen.

According to the FBI, during those three
weeks, suspect Jason Heath Morgan made contact with 1,700
e-mail and chat room users with similar interests. That
included a 28-year-old Stockton man now awaiting trial on
child pornography charges. The other people intercepted
have been notified the FBI has them under investigation.

The investigation was made possible by
federal legislation dubbed the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to End the Exploitation of Children Today, or
PROTECT, Act. It allows investigators to tap into a
suspect's computer to gather information on people suspected
of abusing children.

Federal Judge William Shubb authorized the
nation's first-ever Internet wiretap when agents convinced
him it was the only way to make the case against Morgan. They
said a traditional search warrant might have resulted in
the arrest of the Chico suspect, but probably wouldn't have
led to all the people he allegedly contacted.

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Friday, May 21, 2004

Australian Terrorist tortured by US at Camp X-ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

http://au.news.yahoo.com/040520/2/p328.html

Thursday May 20, 06:43 PM

Habib was tortured: former detainee

Australian terrorist suspect Mamdouh Habib has been tortured in Guantanamo Bay, a former detainee claimed.

British man Tarek Dergoul, who was recently released from Camp X-Ray, said he saw Habib being punched and kicked and dragged by chains while screaming in agony.

He claimed the torture was captured on video.

"I could see him being dragged by chains that were attached to his feet and him screaming in agony," Mr Dergoul told Channel Seven.

Mr Dergoul, 26, arrived at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba the same day as Habib and was held in the cell opposite him.

He described the procedure when they arrived.

"The process was standard: you'd be stripped, our pictures would be taken, a full cavity search would be done," he said.

"From beginning to end it was just pure humiliation."

Mr Dergoul said he could hear Habib's screams from his cell and knew that he was being filmed.

"When you heard the person screaming, you would know that he's getting punched and kicked.

"And this was all filmed on camera ... I saw the camera that was filming him."

Habib's wife Maha and his lawyer, Stephen Hopper, travelled to London to meet with Mr Dergoul.

They called for the tapes of the alleged torture to be released.

Mr Dergoul claimed that Habib had informed Australian representatives of his treatment.

"They're not doing their job because as far as I know (from) conversations I had with him, he informed them of everything," Mr Dergoul said.

Mr Hopper said the video footage should be released immediately.

"The Australian government should demand those videos and they should be made public," he said.

Mr Dergoul told Mrs Habib that interrogators informed her husband that his family was dead and that was why he had not written.

"He thinks we're dead, he doesn't believe ... God knows what they've done to him," Mrs Habib said.

"No-one's been listening to me in the authorities, the Australian authorities.

"Now that you've heard it from someone else, I think you should do something about it."

The lawyer for David Hicks, the other Australian being held in Guantanamo Bay, also alleged that his client had been tortured by his captors.

Stephen Kenny also accused Prime Minister John Howard of dishonesty in saying Australia had not received complaints about the alleged mistreatment of Hicks.

Hicks' cellmate in an Afghanistan jail, Shah Mohammed, was quoted by The Australian newspaper as saying the Australian was bashed by US soldiers.

Mohammed, who was released last year after spending three months in the cell next to Hicks at Guantanamo Bay, said the Australian was also tied up by hands and feet in the Afghanistan jail by his US captors.

Mr Howard questioned Mohammed's allegations, saying it was a curious coincidence the claims emerged after revelations of mistreatment of prisoners in Iraq by US forces.

And Attorney General Philip Ruddock said investigations into the alleged torture of Hicks were being held up by the Australian's legal counsel.

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Update: Nader

Update: Nader on ABC Sunday, News from
Headquarters

Friday, May 21

It's been a busy week for the Nader Campaign!--a
long week of press,
meetings, and event preparation for a tour of the
Northeast, from New
Jersey to Maine.

* Nader tours the Northeast. Ralph's schedule
is available online
each day.

* Ralph will appear on ABC's /This Week with
George Stephanopoulos/
this Sunday, May 23. Check here for your
regularly scheduled air
time.

* Time magazine will feature Ralph in the
latest edition, which
reaches news stands Monday.

* Ralph met with Senator John Kerry on
Wednesday.

* Our lawsuit against discriminatory ballot
access laws in Texas

has been
scheduled to be heard in mid-July.

* Ralph continues to send George Bush

and
John Kerry

letters concerning important issues twice a
week.

* Coming soon on our website: positions on
universal health care
and labor policy.

* This week we hired coordinators in Northern
and Southern
California, and will soon add coordinators in
12 additional
states. The campaign has paid and unpaid
positions

open, and is
always seeking volunteers

.

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SPECIAL MIS-LEAD: BUSH OUTSOURCED FUNDRAISING & Voter Operations

According to a new report, the Bush Administration
has taken its strong
support for outsourcing further than previously
thought -- opting to move
key political operations offshore. India's
Hindustan Times reports that,
during a 14 month period from 2002 to 2003 when the
Republican Party was
playing up patriotism, its fund-raising and
vote-seeking campaign was
performed in part by two call centers located in
India [1].

According to the report, the Republican National
Committee shipped the India
operation its voter database for 125 local staff to
use to "solicit
political contributions ranging between $5 and
$3,000 from thousands of
registered Republican voters." While the contract
for running the campaigns
was originally awarded to Washington-based Capital
Communications Group,
"for cost and efficiencies gains, the company
outsourced the work to HCL
Technologies that in turn sent it offshore."

Public pressure has forced President Bush has to
downplay his support for
outsourcing. But this new story is consistent with
his Administration's
actions in support of shipping American jobs
overseas. Late last year, the
New York Times reported that the Bush Commerce
Department co-sponsored a
conference at the lavish Waldorf Astoria hotel in
New York that was designed
to "encourage American companies to put operations
and jobs in China" [2].
Then, this year, the President's top economic
adviser said outsourcing was
"a plus for the economy" [3].

Sources:
1. "Bush campaign ran from Noida call center",
Hindustan Times, 05/16/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36523.
2. "In business, Washington pursues two China
policies", International
Herald Tribune, 12/11/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36524.
3. "Bush Econ Advisor: Outsourcing OK", CBS News,
02/13/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36525.

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The Jesus Factor - EXAMINING GEORGE W. BUSH'S PERSONAL RELIGIOUS JOURNEY,

IT'S IMPACT ON HIS POLITICAL CAREER AND PRESIDENCY, AND THE GROWING INFULUEENCE OF AMERICA'S EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS.

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   On the Internet since April 29,2004, just in case you wanted to
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Thursday, May 20, 2004

STONEWALLING ON BIN LADEN/SAUDI FLIGHTS AFTER 9/11

With questions swirling about who authorized
allowing relatives of Osama bin
Laden to fly out of the country immediately after
9/11, The Hill newspaper
is reporting that President Bush is "refusing to
answer repeated requests by
the September 11 commission" about the matter [1].

Last year, Secretary of State Colin Powell
acknowledged that, even as all
foreign and domestic flights were grounded after
9/11, the bin Ladens and
other wealthy Saudis were allowed to fly out of the
United States. He said
that "the flights were well-known and it was
coordinated within the
government" [2].

Yet now, even as White House officials claim that
"the [P]resident has fully
cooperated with this commission in an unprecedented
way" [3], the panel vice
chairman Lee Hamilton disclosed that the
Administration is refusing to
answer any questions on the subject -- even in
closed-door meetings with
Senators [4]. The President is also still refusing
to release 28 pages of
the bipartisan 9/11 congressional report about the
Saudi Government. That
report is known to "depict a Saudi government that
not only provided
significant money and aid to the suicide hijackers
but also allowed
potentially hundreds of millions of dollars to flow
to Al Qaeda" [5]. Some
of that money may have even flowed through Riggs
Bank [6], where the
President's uncle [7] (and major fundraiser [8]) is
a top executive.
Nonetheless, the President continues to refer to
the Saudi government as
"our friend" [9].

Sources:
1. "Who let bin Ladens leave U.S.?", The Hill,
05/18/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36309.
2. Interview on NBC's Meet the Press With Tim
Russert, 09/07/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36310.
3. Meet The Press transcript, 04/04/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36311.
4. "Who let bin Ladens leave U.S.?", The Hill,
05/18/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36309.
5. "Saudi Government Provided Aid to 9/11
Hijackers, Sources Say", Los
Angeles Times, 08/02/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36312.
6. Riggs Press Release, 05/31/2000,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36313.
7. Riggs Press Release, 05/31/2000,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36313.
8. Texans for Public Justice,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36314.
9. President Bush Vows to Bring Terrorists to
Justice, 05/16/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36315.

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The New Prescription Drug Card - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Pombo Report of/at http://www.house.gov/pombo

Many folks have asked how this benefit will make drug costs affordable for California's seniors. Below, I've included some important components of the new Medicare plan:

Creating affordable drugs
-Seniors who choose to enroll in the program will begin to see savings this June - up to 25% off the cost of their medications.
- In 2006, seniors who have signed up for the new benefit will pay a monthly premium of about $35.
- After a $250 deductible, Medicare will cover 75% of a senior's drugs costs up to $2,250.
- After a senior's out-of-pocket drug costs reach $3,600, Medicare will cover 95%.

Benefits are completely voluntary
- These benefits are voluntary. If a senior likes the traditional Medicare plan they're enrolled in now, they can remain there and see no changes in their coverage.

Low-income assistance
- California 's neediest seniors can expect to pay almost nothing for their medicines - at most $2 for generics and $5 for name-brand prescription co-pays.

Encourages employers to offer prescription drug coverage
- Protects and safeguards employer paid coverage.
- Employers will receive a monetary incentive to retain the health coverage they offer to retirees. This is the first time ever that Congress has acted to slow the trend of employers reducing health care benefits.

New plan is widely supported
- Independent senior groups call plan a good step toward better and more affordable health care.
- The AARP, the American Medical Association, the American Hospital Association and more than 300 groups support this new Medicare prescription drug plan.

Get help comparing your options and to find out more about how to enroll
- Call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) and ask about "drug savings." TTY users should call 1- 877-486-2048.
- Visit www.medicare.gov on the web. Select "Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs."

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Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Tax his...

Tax his land, tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule.

Tax his cow, tax his goat,
Tax his pants, tax his coat.
Tax his ties, tax his shirts,
Tax his work, tax his dirt.

Tax his chew, tax his smoke,
Teach him taxes are no joke.
Tax his car, tax his grass
Tax the roads he must pass.

Tax his tobacco, tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his booze, tax his beers,
If he cries, tax his tears.

Tax his bills, tax his gas,
Tax his notes, tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough.

If he hollers, tax him more,
Tax him until he's good and sore.
Tax his coffin, tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays.

Put these words upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me to my doom!"
And when he's gone, we won't relax,
We'll still be after the inheritance TAX!

-- Author Unknown

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BUSH PRETENDS HE NEVER GAVE SECRET PRISON ORDER

Two weeks ago, President Bush appeared on Arab
television claiming that he
wanted to stop the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison and
implying that he had
nothing to do with the policies that led to them.
During his appearance Bush
said, "We want to make sure that if there is a
systemic problem -- in other
words, if there's a problem system-wide -- that we
stop the practices" (1).
However, a new report appears to show that the
President and top
Administration officials may have authorized
procedures that led to the
abuses in the first place.

A new investigation by Newsweek "shows that
President Bush, along with
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Attorney
General John Ashcroft signed
off on a secret system of detention and
interrogation that opened the door
to such methods" of abuse and torture as documented
at Abu Ghraib (2). The
secret orders were designed "to sidestep the
historical safeguards of the
Geneva Conventions, which protect the rights of
detainees and prisoners of
war. In doing so, they overrode the objections of
Secretary of State Colin
Powell and America's top military lawyers."

The President has repeatedly said he wants to
"usher in an era of personal
responsibility" (3). Yet, despite these
revelations, the White House has
yet to admit any culpability. When asked whether a
crucial Presidential
legal memo (4) attempting to skirt the Geneva
Conventions (5) helped to
create the atmosphere that led to the prison
abuses, White House spokesman
Scott McClellan said, "Absolutely not" (6).

Sources:
1. President Bush Meets with Al Arabiya Television
on Wednesday, 05/05/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36188.
2. "The Roots of Torture", Newsweek, 05/24/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36189.
3. President Bush Discusses Progress in Education
in St. Louis, 01/05/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36190.
4. "Memos Reveal War Crimes Warnings", Newsweek,
05/19/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36191.
5. "Report: White House Memo Backed Abuse", San
Francisco Chronicle,
05/17/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36192.
6. Press Gaggle by Scott McClellan, 05/17/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36193.

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Tuesday, May 18, 2004

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY

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FACTORY BUSH TOUTED CLOSES; 1,300 OHIOANS JOBLESS

Last April, President Bush visited a Timken Company
manufacturing plant in
Ohio to press for passage of new tax cuts that he
said would spur the
economy. During the speech Bush said that "the
future of this company is
bright and therefore, the future of employment is
bright for the families
that work here" (1). Less than a year after the
tax cuts for the wealthy
passed, that same factory is shutting down --
putting about 1,300 people out
of work (2) and inflicting a "devastating" blow to
the Canton community (3).
With the White House pushing even more tax cuts for
the wealthy (4) and
supporting outsourcing of American jobs (5), Ohio
has lost more than 200,000
manufacturing jobs since President Bush took office
(6).

Of course, one person who will not be feeling the
pain of the President's
economic policies is W.R. "Tim" Timken - a top Bush
fundraiser and the man
who decided to shut down the factory. Having earned
more than $2.6 million
last year, Timken stands to receive $59,000 in new
tax breaks from President
Bush this year (7) - Timken also happens to have
raised $600,000 for the
President in one night (8). By contrast, 89% of
Ohio residents will receive
less than $100 by 2006 from the latest Bush tax
cuts (9).

Sources:
1. President Discusses Plan for Economic Growth in
Ohio, 04/24/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36058.
2. "Timken to close Ohio factory", Pittsburgh
Business Times, 05/17/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36059.
3. "Timken Layoffs Potentially Devastating For
Canton", NewsNet5.com,
05/16/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36060.
4. "Bush seeks to make tax cuts permanent",
Washington Times, 09/05/2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36061.
5. "Bush Econ Advisor: Outsourcing OK", CBS News,
02/13/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36062.
6. "BUSH STUMPS IN OHIO, DEFENDS JOBS RECORD",
05/04/2004,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36063.
7. Citizens for Tax Justice, Fall 2003,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36064.
8. Campaign Money Watch,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36065.
9. Citizens for Tax Justice Brief,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=2460565&l=36066.

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Monday, May 17, 2004

Been writing code, ya more of it...

Sorry but a guy has to make a living too.

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Sunday, May 16, 2004

Still writing code,

Sorry

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Saturday, May 22, 2004

Internet Wire Tap is now a reality

Friday, May 21, 2004

Australian Terrorist tortured by US at Camp X-ray in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Update: Nader

SPECIAL MIS-LEAD: BUSH OUTSOURCED FUNDRAISING & Voter Operations

The Jesus Factor - EXAMINING GEORGE W. BUSH'S PERSONAL RELIGIOUS JOURNEY,

Thursday, May 20, 2004

STONEWALLING ON BIN LADEN/SAUDI FLIGHTS AFTER 9/11

The New Prescription Drug Card - IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Wednesday, May 19, 2004

Tax his...

BUSH PRETENDS HE NEVER GAVE SECRET PRISON ORDER

Tuesday, May 18, 2004

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY

FACTORY BUSH TOUTED CLOSES; 1,300 OHIOANS JOBLESS

Monday, May 17, 2004

Been writing code, ya more of it...

Sunday, May 16, 2004

Still writing code,

Agree or not, talking it over is better...

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