http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/bhodoj/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:33:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418962/posts At the above link is the PDF of the 90-page opinion, which dismisses all charges against all Blackwater defendants. The crucial issue, I think, is that the 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination bars the State not merely from using compelled statements as admissions of wrongdoing, but from using such statements in any manner whatever to shape its case. Judge Urbina: The government used the defendants’ compelled statements to guide its charging decisions, to formulate its theory of the case, to develop investigatory leads and, ultimately, to obtain the indictment in this case. The government’s key witnesses immersed themselves in the... US District Court for the District of Columbia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418962/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 15:33:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418035/posts The leaders of the Detroit undie bomber’s Al-Qaeda group are Gitmo Grads and may have been represented by Eric Holder’s firm before their release. Two Gitmo grads rehabilitated in Saudi Arabia rejoined the jihad and made a movie earlier this year. Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu Sufyan al-Azdi al-Shahri (right) and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Abu al-Hareth Muhammad al-Oufi appeared in a threatening Al-Qaeda movie earlier this year. Said Ali al-Shihri (or al-Shahri) passed through a Saudi rehabilitation program for former jihadists before resurfacing with Al Qaeda in Yemen. (AFP) The two set up their base in Yemen. This week... Gateway Pundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2418035/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:44:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417841/posts Much has been written recently since ThreatsWatch first broke the story of President Obama’s stealth Executive Order (EO) rendering an international police force immune from the restrictions of the Constitution and American law. Reports are focusing on the ramifications of the EO to U.S. sovereignty and the potential surrender of Americans to war crime tribunals in the International Criminal Court (ICC). But is the President using the 2(c) provision to sidestep Constitutional law and place the U.S. under the jurisdiction of the ICC without ratification of the UN Treaty by 2/3 of the Senate? Or is he granting unrecognized authority... NewsReal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417841/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:51:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417702/posts Christopher Coates, the man who approved the civil rights complaint against New Black Panther Party for its behavior at a Philadelphia polling place in the November 2008 election, has been removed from his post as chief of the Voting Section of the Justice Department. Reportedly he is being transferred to the U.S. attorney's office in South Carolina. BillLawrenceOnline.Com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417702/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:32:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417429/posts "The veteran Justice Department voting rights section chief who recommended going forward on a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party after they disrupted a Pennsylvania polling place in last year's elections has been removed from his post and transferred to the U.S. attorney's office in South Carolina. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417429/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:50:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416994/posts The veteran Justice Department voting rights section chief who recommended going forward on a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party after they disrupted a Pennsylvania polling place in last year's elections has been removed from his post and transferred to the U.S. attorney's office in South Carolina. Justice Department officials confirmed Monday that Christopher Coates, who signed off on the complaint's filing in federal court in Philadelphia in January accusing the party and three of its members of civil rights violations, would begin his new assignment next month. Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416994/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:21:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416921/posts The veteran Justice Department voting rights section chief who recommended going forward on a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party after they disrupted a Pennsylvania polling place in last year's elections has been removed from his post and transferred to the US attorney's office in South Carolina. Justice Department officials confirmed Monday that Christopher Coates, who signed off on the complaint's filing in federal court in Philadelphia in January accusing the party and three of its members of civil rights violations, would begin his new assignment next month. The complaint, which accused party members of intimidating... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416921/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:32:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416027/posts Veteran Civil Rights Division attorney Christopher Coates is no longer chief of the Voting Section, according to the division’s Web site. There was no official announcement of the personnel change in the long-troubled section, which most recently has been embroiled in the controversy over the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case. Main Justice noticed the change on the Voting Section Web site. Taking over for Coates in an acting role is Chris Herren, a deputy chief of the section, according to the Web site. Alejandro Miyar, a spokesman for the Civil Rights Division, wasn’t available for comment Sunday. Coates... MainJustice.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416027/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:42:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411823/posts The United States Civil Rights Commission, an eight-member agency that investigates accusations of discrimination, has launched a new offensive against a most unusual target: the Justice Department. The commission is investigating why the Justice Department dropped charges in May against three members of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in a voter intimidation case that the government won. The Justice Department has defended its actions, saying it obtained an injunction against one member while dismissing charges against the others "based on a careful assessment of the facts and the law." But that explanation hasn't satisfied the commission or Republican... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411823/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:02:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411622/posts Rep. Frank Wolf, R.-Va., issued a public statement Thursday saying that President Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, has instructed staff attorneys to ignore legal subpoenas by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission (CRC) requesting information about the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case. This is in stark contrast to Mr. Obama’s pledge for transparency in government. “We understand that the attorney general has instructed his department to ignore these subpoenas,” Mr. Wolf said. “The nation’s chief law enforcement officer is forcing these career attorneys... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411622/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:20:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411224/posts Rep. Frank Wolf, R.-Va., issued a public statement Thursday saying that President Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, has instructed staff attorneys to ignore legal subpoenas by the U.S. Civil Rights Commission (CRC) requesting information about the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case. This is in stark contrast to Mr. Obama’s pledge for transparency in government. “We understand that the attorney general has instructed his department to ignore ... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411224/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:37:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410254/posts A senior House Republican on Thursday introduced a "resolution of inquiry" that would require the House Judiciary Committee to seek answers on why the Justice Department dismissed a civil complaint against members of the New Black Panther Party who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place in last year's elections. Rep. Frank R. Wolf of Virginia also said he had language inserted in the Justice Department's annual spending bill requiring that its Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) provide to the House Appropriations Committee the results of OPR's investigation surrounding the dismissal of the case. Mr. Wolf, a senior member of the Appropriations... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410254/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:24:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409996/posts Rep. Frank Wolf turned up the heat on the Justice Department yesterday, introducing a Resolution of Inquiry that recounts the degree to which the Justice Department has stonewalled on efforts to find out why a serious case of voter intimidation was dismissed. Wolf wants the attorney general to hand over to the House all information relating to the dismissal of the case United States v. New Black Panther Party, the egregious voter-intimidation case that was captured on videotape. Wolf ’s resolution explains: "This case was inexplicably dismissed earlier this year — over the ardent objections of the career attorneys overseeing... Commentary http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409996/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:32:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408834/posts The Justice Department has told the federal attorneys who filed a civil complaint against the New Black Panther Party for disrupting a Philadelphia polling place last year not to cooperate with an investigation of the incident by the US Commission on Civil Rights. The commission last week subpoenaed at least two Justice Department lawyers and sought documents from the department to explain why the complaint was dismissed just as a federal judge was about to punish the New Black Panther Party and three of its members for intimidating voters. Joseph H. Hunt, director of the Justice Department's Federal Programs Branch,... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408834/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:32:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408352/posts Law Offices of Dr. Orly Taitz ESQ 29839 Santa Margarita parkway ste 100 Rancho Santa Margarita CA 92688 Phone 949-683-5411 Fax 949-766-7603 12.14.09. Via Certified Mail Attn Mr. Eric Holder United States Attorney General 950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DC 20530-0001 USA Dear Mr. Holder, On March 1st on behalf of my clients I have submitted to you a request to file Quo Warranto against Mr. Barack Hussein Obama. The request was filed due to following troubling facts: 1. According to a number of licensed investigators National Databases show Mr. Obama using as many as 39 different Social Security numbers,... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408352/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:15:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407143/posts The dispute between the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the Justice Department is starting to look like the legal equivalent of World War II's Anzio campaign, which represented a major escalation late in the war. The battleground is the controversy about the department's decision to drop voter-intimidation cases against members of the New Black Panther Party. The commission is mounting a massive legal assault; Justice is refusing to be budged; and the casualties could be high. The shame of it is that the department itself would be well-served if it would merely cooperate. That's what it would do if... WASHINGTON TIMES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407143/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:43:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405431/posts Here is a new video showing 9/11 families denouncing plans by the Obama Administration to try the 9/11 terrorists - including mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed - in civilian court in New York City. The family members of those who perished on September 11 are raising their voices in indignation against giving the terrorists the rights of U.S. Citizens, and trying them in civilian court, instead of trying them as enemy combatants before military tribunals. The video urges citizens to "Raise Your Voice" by calling Congress and telling them to "not try terrorists in NYC." . . . (VIDEO) Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2405431/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:02:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405722/posts The Land of Lincoln may still be licking its wounds–and certain real estate transactions–over Chicago’s losing the Olympics to Rio, but the Obama Administration has delivered up a small consolation prize: the state’s very own federal prison for terrorists. Big Government has received what is claimed to be a leaked DOJ memo that was allegedly sent yesterday from Eric Holder’s Department of Justice to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Memo below: Big Government http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405722/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:05:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404562/posts Congress -- and possibly Citigroup -- may be gearing up to start funding the organized crime syndicate ACORN again. The current federal funding ban expires Dec. 18. On Tuesday evening the House Appropriations Committee rejected on a party line vote of 9 to 5 an amendment offered by Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) that would have blocked federal funding of the radical advocacy group. The amendment was needed because the Obama administration thumbed its nose at a provision in spending legislation that banned ACORN funding until the end of next week. In a ruling revealed late last month by the Justice... American spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404562/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:53:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397107/posts Seventy-one percent (71%) of voters nationwide say they’re at least somewhat angry about the current policies of the federal government. That figure includes 46% who are Very Angry. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that only 27% are not angry about the government's policies, including 10% who are Not at All Angry........ The data suggests that the level of anger is growing. The 71% who are angry at federal government policies today is up five percentage points since September. Even more stunning, the 46% who are Very Angry is up 10 percentage points from September. Rasmussen Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397107/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:02:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404247/posts A new tipline targets Sheriff Joe Arpaio The tip line, 1-877-613-2137, is in both English and Spanish. By KFYI News (KFYI News) The U.S. Department of Justice has set up a tip-line as part of its investigation of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The tip line, 1-877-613-2137, is in both English and Spanish and asks those with information about the sheriff’s department to leave their names and numbers. The USDOJ is investigating Arpaio and his deputies regarding possible civil rights violations related to crime sweeps, traffic stops and immigration raids. KFYI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404247/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:10:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403559/posts The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, frustrated by the Justice Department's failure to explain the dismissal of charges against New Black Panther Party members who disrupted a Philadelphia polling place during last year's elections, has subpoenaed the department demanding records showing how the case was handled. David P. Blackwood, the commission's general counsel, said Tuesday in a letter to the Justice Department that efforts since June to obtain an explanation had proceeded "without any success" and the "dearth of cooperation" had prompted the commission to issue subpoenas. "We are both mindful of the sensitivity of the subject matter involved and... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403559/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:52:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403523/posts NEW YORK — A group of 9/11 families and their supporters are rallying in front of Manhattan's federal courthouse to protest the plan to put terrorism suspects on trial in New York. The protesters plan to gather in front of the lower Manhattan courthouse at noon. Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403523/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 06:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402696/posts You can buy a car from an out-of-state dealer and pick it up there. You can buy a house in another part of the country, as speculators unwisely did during the real estate bubble, sight unseen. But even though the Second Amendment protects an individual right to own firearms -- and presumably to buy them -- you can't purchase a handgun while you're visiting another state. A gun rights group has sued the Justice Department to overturn this prohibition, which became law as part of the Gun Control Act of 1968, and the case is now in front of U.S.... cbsnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402696/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:35:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401795/posts Despite near freezing temperatures and steady rain, a spirited crowd of 9/11 families, first responders, and their supporters rallied this afternoon outside a federal courthouse in Manhattan to protest Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to give Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other 9/11 conspirators the right to a civilian trial in that very court. Interspersed among the sea of umbrellas at the rally were American flags and homemade signs: "Give Us Liberty, Give Them Death," read one. "Treating Terrorism As A Street Crime Is What Brought Us 9/11 In The First Place," said another. One took direct aim at the attorney... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401795/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 02:37:26 GMT