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Former CIA Directors Urge Torture Prosecution Reversal
The Atlantic ^ | Sep 18 2009 | Marc Ambinder

Posted on 09/18/2009 11:18:49 AM PDT by delacoert

The Justice Department investigation into CIA torture allegations may have already jeopardized American intelligence capabilities, seven former CIA directors told President Obama have claimed. In a letter, the spy chiefs urge him to reverse Attorney General Eric Holder's decision to re-review case files of a dozen interrogations for possible criminal prosecution. Letter to President Obama from Former DCIs and DCIAs.

(Excerpt) Read more at politics.theatlantic.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bhocia; bhodoj; cia; ciaprobe; ericholder; holder; nationalsecurity; obama; wot

1 posted on 09/18/2009 11:18:49 AM PDT by delacoert
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To: delacoert
The signees include every living CIA director from 1973 to the present, with the exception of Robert Gates, who is now the Secretary of Defense and former President George H.W. Bush. The first signee, Robert A. Schlesinger, presided over the release of the so-called "Family Jewels," which implicated his agency in a massive, illegal domestic wiretapping operation. Three of the directors -- Porter Goss, Michael Hayden and George Tenet -- were directly responsible for authorizing and overseeing the CIA's interrogation program, which was known inside the agency as "GST."
2 posted on 09/18/2009 11:20:57 AM PDT by delacoert (Good health to your belly button.)
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To: delacoert

The men all, without exception, have the interests of America in their hearts.
I endorse their position.


3 posted on 09/18/2009 11:23:01 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Obama, you stop lying; we'll stop callin' you a LIAR.)
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To: delacoert

It started with the Church and Pike Committees back in the 60’s and 70’s. Continued into the Clinton Administrations with EO’s and the Gorelick Wall.

Dem/Libs to this day are still trying to neuter the intelligence community and by extension the defenses of the United Sates of America.


4 posted on 09/18/2009 11:24:16 AM PDT by K-oneTexas (I'm not a judge and there ain't enough of me to be a jury. (Zell Miller, A National Party No More))
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To: K-oneTexas

Can hardly blame them for feeling it was PERSONAL...


5 posted on 09/18/2009 11:28:16 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Unashamed Sarah-Bot.)
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To: delacoert

seven former CIA directors........................well, wadootheyno?


6 posted on 09/18/2009 11:31:10 AM PDT by nufsed (Release the birth certificate, passport, and school records.)
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To: delacoert

Save your words. NOBODY IS LISTENING!!


7 posted on 09/18/2009 11:54:09 AM PDT by broken_arrow1 (I regret that I have but one life to give for my country - Nathan Hale "Patriot")
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To: broken_arrow1

OH YES WE ARE LISTENING!!!


8 posted on 09/18/2009 5:30:36 PM PDT by adanaC (Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.)
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To: delacoert

This should be the MOST important story on FR, imho. The fact that 7 former CIA Director’s felt compelled to write this damning letter to Obama is incredible.

The current administration are incompetent fools that will put the USA in danger. (imho)


9 posted on 09/18/2009 7:03:59 PM PDT by khnyny (Can You Hear US Now?)
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To: adanaC

I don’t know any more. I hope your there (if yr CiA) The lawyers must be tearing these lives apart. The left has no security thoughts, So from the right it has to come


10 posted on 09/18/2009 7:15:14 PM PDT by reefdiver (So how's that HOPE & CHANGE working out for ya ?)
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To: khnyny

I couldn't agree with you more.

11 posted on 09/18/2009 7:29:33 PM PDT by delacoert (Good health to your belly button.)
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To: delacoert

I just knew that George H. W. would not be a party to this appeal. It would be “unseemly’ and “impolite.” To give him some slack, of course, his special status as a former president figures into this, but I still doubt that he would be a party to this action.


12 posted on 09/18/2009 8:37:45 PM PDT by Elsiejay
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To: Elsiejay

I don't know - IMO he just can't comment as a member of the fraternity of living ex-presidents

13 posted on 09/18/2009 8:51:51 PM PDT by delacoert (Good health to your belly button.)
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To: delacoert

That sure doesn’t seem to stop Jimmy Carter from running his mouth all the time.


14 posted on 09/18/2009 10:35:36 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

He hasn’t been paying his membership dues either... go figure.


15 posted on 09/18/2009 10:55:08 PM PDT by delacoert (Good health to your belly button.)
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To: delacoert
Until February, Attorney General Eric Holder was a senior partner with the D.C. law firm, Covington & Burling, which represents 17 Yemeni nationals held at Guantanamo. If Holder can establish that his former clients are torture victims Covington & Burling can sue the U.S. government on the terrorists’ behalf for millions. As a deputy AG for Janet Reno, Holder demonstrated himself to be an unprincipled dirtball. He hasn't changed.
16 posted on 09/19/2009 12:05:10 AM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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A sampler of what I have recently viewed ON THE INTERNET:


PAJAMAS MEDIA.com - blog: "NEW YORK CITY TERROR PLOT AND THE POST-9/11 CATCH 22" by Rusty Shackleford (September 20, 2009) (Read More...)


LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "AL QAEDA WARNS GERMANY" by Nick Grace (SNIPPET: "A senior al Qaeda leader has threatened to attack Germany just days before the nation will go to the polls to choose a new Chancellor. Bekkay Harrach, alias Al Hafidh Abu Talha al Almani, resurfaced Friday in a chilling new video produced by al Qaeda's al Fajr Media Center and distributed across the major jihadi Web forums. Dressed in an ill-fitting black blazer, blue tie, and shoulder-length greased hair - looking more like a teenager dressed for his first job interview - he slammed Germany for its military presence in Afghanistan and warned that if Chancellor Angela Merkel is reelected on Sept. 27, Germany will be directly attacked.") (September 19, 2009, 8:24 am) (Read More...)
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INATODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY: "CHAVEZ PREDICTS THE END OF AMERICA AT MOSCOW UNIVERSITY" (SNIPPET: "Venezuela's Marxist president-dictator Hugo Chavez addressed an influential university in Moscow stating that America's influence in the world is "dying," and will be replaced in "the next decades" by a "multi-polar" world in which Russia plays a leading role.") (September 17, 2009) (Read More...)


HERITAGE.org - Web Memo #2621: "WHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET ON MISSILE DEFENSE RAISES MORE QUESTIONS THAN IT ANSWERS" by Baker Spring (September 18, 2009) (Read More...)

DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "NEW MISSILE PLAN BETTER SUITED AGAINST IRAN, GATES SAYS" by John J. Kruzel (September 18, 2009) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "NATO PROPOSES LINK WITH RUSSIA'S MISSILE DEFENSE" (SNIPPET: "Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised President Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe Friday and urged the U.S. to cancel restrictions on trade with Russia.") (September 18, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "EUROPEAN MISSILE PLAN OFFERS BETTER DEFENSE, GATES SAYS" by Fred W. Baker III (SNIPPET: "This will give the military a smaller range of detection and protection, but is enough initially to protect U.S. troops and allies against Iran's shorter range missiles.") (September 17, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "OBAMA ANNOUNCES CHANGES FOR EUROPEAN MISSILE DEFENSE" by Fred W. Baker III (SNIPPET: "The new plan is based on recent intelligence reports that reassess Iran's weapons capabilities to show short-and medium-range ballistic missiles to be developing more rapidly than projected, and intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities developing much slower than estimated.") (September 17, 2009) (Read More...)
DEFENSElink.mil - Release No. 713-09: "DoD ANNOUNCES NEW INFORMATION-SHARING ACCESS TO HELP FUSION CENTERS COMBAT TERRORISM" (SNIPPET: "With this action, DoD continues its work in supporting states and localities who are leading our efforts to secure the nation from domestic terrorism attacks, said Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs Paul N. Stockton. "We look forward to exploring other opportunities where DoD can help our state and local partners effectively defeat terrorism."") (September 14, 2009) (Read More...)

KMPH.com (AP): Mogadishu, Somalia - "SOMALI INSURGENTS VOW TO AVENGE U.S. RAID" (SNIPPET: "The al-Shabab commander told The Associated Press on Tuesday the insurgent group will try to retaliate against America for the raid that killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in southern Somalia on Monday.") (Posted September 15, 2009, 5:49 am) (Read More...)

NEWSMAX.com: "U.S. MAY FACE 9/11-SCALE THREAT FROM VENEZUELA" by Kenneth R. Timmerman (September 13, 2009) (Read More...)

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MIDDLE EAST ONLINE: London - "MORE BRITONS TRAVEL TO SOMALIA FOR 'JIHAD'" (SNIPPET: "Report number of young Britons travelling to Somalia every year has more than quadrupled to at least 100 since 2004.") (Published September 13, 2009) (Read More...)

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL ALERT: "INDIA" (September 12, 2009) (Read More...)

FCO.gov.uk - Travel Advice: "INDIA" (Read More...)


INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "FORUM STATUS UPDATE 12 SEPTEMBER 2009" (September 12, 2009) (Read More...)

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "'TOP TEN' LIST OF JIHADI FORUMS FOR 03 AUGUST 2009" (Read More...)


DAILY TELEGRAPH.com.au: "CABBIES THREAT TO MILITARY SECURITY" [AUSTRALIA] -Exclusive by Steve Lewis and Ian McPhedran (SNIPPET: "Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the review on August 5 after police arrested four men loyal to the Somalia-based terrorist movement al-Shabaab during raids in Melbourne.") (September 11, 2009, 12:00) (Read More...)

TRUTHUSA.com: "SEPTEMBER 11, 2001" (Read More...)



REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED ADNAN G. EL SHUKRIJUMAH Up to $5 Million Reward" (Read More...)

THE DAILY BEAST - Blogs & Stories: "MOHAMED ATTA's SUCCESSOR" by Gerald Posner (September 11, 2009) (Read More...)

THAI INDIAN.com: London - "AL-QAIDA TERRORIST 'JAFAR THE PILOT' ON THE MOVE AGAIN" by ANI (September 11, 2009, 6:33pm ICT) (Read More...)

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TELEGRAPH.co.uk: "AIRLINES PLOT: AL-QAEDA MASTERMIND 'IS STILL ALIVE' MI5 and MI6 believe the British al-Qaeda commander who was behind the airlines' plot may still be alive in Pakistan and plotting new a wave of attacks." by Duncan Gardham (Published September 10, 2009, 11:51 am BST) (Read More...)
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CNS NEWS.com: "SUPPORT FOR SUICIDE BOMBINGS AND BIN LADEN STILL HIGH AMONG SOME MUSLIMS" by Patrick Goodenough (September 11, 2009) (Read More...)

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MICHELLE MALKIN.com: "SPECIAL REPORT: HOW OBAMA CRONYISM THREATENS RAIL SECURITY" by Michelle Malkin (September 11, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org: ""The hallmarks of Mr Spncer's all news are all of a Zionist Jew"" (SNIPPET: "This morning's special September 11 edition of the Hate Mail Bag brings us one from the guy who has promised to kill me. He sure is a chatty murderer. The subject line here: "Spencer Will Be a Muslim."") (September 11, 2009) (Read More...)
JIHAD WATCH.org: ""I have to inform you the Mr spencer the way you are wanting to challenge the Islam is an offending and can make us aggressive to you at anytime"" (SNIPPET: "Two weeks ago I received a death threat from the IP address 196.201.207.17, which traces to Djibouti. It said that Steven Emerson, Andrew Cochran of the Counterterrorism Blog, and I would be "executed and brought to justice." Then this morning these three emails came in from the same IP address -- the third one repeats the threat:") (August 13, 2009) (Read More...)

CHRISTIAN TODAY.com: "CHRISTIAN COUNCILLOR CALLS FOR ACTION AGAINST 'MEGA-MOSQUE' GROUP" by Jenna Lyle (September 15, 2009) (Read More...)

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DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "IRANIAN EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN AFGHANISTAN" by John J. Kruzel (September 10, 2009) (Read More...)


FOX NEWS.com: Vienna - "U.S.: IRAN NEARING ABILITY TO BUILD ATOMIC BOMB" (September 9, 2009) (Read More...)

TRUTHUSA.com: A Look at Iran (Read More...)


INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU JARCHIVE.INFO..." (SNIPPET: "...a video on YouTube featuring Ayman al-Zawahiri, extolling the virtues of eJihad.") (September 9, 2009) (Read More...)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "JARCHIVE.INFO: A HIGH-CLASS JIHADI LIBRARY SITE OF A SORT, HOSTED IN ITALY" (June 23, 2009) (Read More...)


IOL.co.za: Baghdad - "BOMBER USED POLICE UNIFORM AS DISGUISE" (September 8, 2009, 2:21 am) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (Agence France-Presse): "JIHAD/MARTYRDOM BOMBERS WHO KILLED 95 AT IRAQI GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES HAD RECENTLY BEEN FREED FROM U.S. CUSTODY" (August 31, 2009) (Read More...)


ADNKRONOS.com (AKI): Belgrade - "SERBIA: FOUR RADICAL MUSLIMS JAILED FOR TERROR PLOT" (SNIPPET: "Adis Muric and Bajram Aslani were sentenced to eight years each, Nedzad Bulic to seven and Enes Mujanovic was given a four year jail term. Bulic and Aslani's sentenced were delivered in absentia as they earlier escaped from police and are on the run." SNIPPET: "The prosecution claimed the group planned to plant explosives at Novi Pazar football stadium and to kill policemen deployed there.") (September 8, 2009) (Read More...)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "STUDY: TERRORISTS SHIFTING FOCUS TO 'SOFT' TARGETS" (September 8, 2009) (Read More...)


ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com: "AL-QAIDA TARGETING GERMANY FOR 'NEXT 9/11' -- WITHIN WEEKS" by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz (Last update: September 8, 2009, 10:12 am) (Read More...)

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CNN.com: "CHINA TO SEND 'HARMONY MAKERS' TO URUMQI" (SNIPPET: "Minority Uyghurs are accused of stabbing majority Han Chinese with syringes.") (Updated August 8, 2009, 3:01 am EDT) (Read More...)
Travel.State.Gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL ALERT: "CHINA - SECURITY CONCERNS IN THE CITY OF URUMQI" (September 9, 2009) (Read More...)

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FBI.gov: "DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN THE POST 9/11 ERA" (September 7, 2009) (Read More...)

NEFA FOUNDATION.org: "NEFA Series: 'TARGET: AMERICA'" (SNIPPET: "NEFA's "Target: America" series examines the multitude of terrorist plots directed at the United States (mostly after 9/11), drawing primarily on court filings and other official sources. The "Target: America" memos, which Counterterrorism and Homeland Security Reports identified as "very good reads for CT professionals," provide detailed insight into terrorist targeting strategies and tactics.") (Ongoing.) (Read More...)
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FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (AFP via YAHOO News): "TOP 'TERRORISM SUSPECT' FREED: REPORT" (SNIPPET: "The man, who has dual Libyan and British nationality, and is known only as AF...") (September 7, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (Facebook/Atlas Shrugs): "RIFQA BARY FACEBOOK THREAT: "We need to kill her"" (Posted September 7, 2009, 9:23 pm) (Read More...)


LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - The Threat Matrix - blog: "ANOTHER AMERICAN KILLED FIGHTING FOR SHABAAB" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Contemporary reports put the number of Americans recruited to fight with Shabaab in Somalia in the dozens, but my sources say more than 50 Americans have been recruited and trained. A handful are thought to have returned to the US.") (September 6, 2009, 11:45 pm) (Read More...)

ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS.com - ARUTZ SHEVA: "AMERICAN WANTED FOR TA TERROR PLOT, FLEES IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "Jude Kenan Mohammad..." SNIPPET: "Mohammad was a member of an American Islamic terror cell based in North Carolina, along with seven other U.S. citizens...") (September 5, 2009, 21:00 pm) (Read More...)

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NY MAGAZINE.com: "OBAMA HIRED A 9/11 TRUTHER, FOR SOME REASON" (SNIPPET: "It turns out this Van Jones character was either not vetted at all, or vetted but seemingly without any concern for the skeletons that turned up (which really defeats the purpose of vetting in the first place).") (September 4, 2009, 10:35 am) (Read More...)
FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum: "SEPTEMBER 13, 2001: VAN JONES BLAMED AMERICA FOR TERROR ATTACKS AT RALLY THAT CHEERED PENTAGON ATTACK" -posted by Kristinn (September 5, 2009) (Read More...)


WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Exclusive: "CIA ASKS JUSTICE TO PROBE LEAKS OF SECRETS" by Eli Lake, Sara A. Carter (SNIPPET - Page 2: "Jeffrey Addicott, a former senior legal adviser to the Green Berets and director of the Center for Terrorism Law at St. Mary's University School of Law in San Antonio, said the leak of such classified information hurts U.S. national security and undermines CIA morale. "It has a chilling effect from the highest levels to the lowest levels of the CIA," Mr. Addicott said. "It discourages cooperation from our allies on the war on terror because it strikes at the ...issue of trustworthiness. They don't trust us. We have to remember we are in a state of war. These aren't peacetime leaks but wartime leaks that have a profound negative impact on our war effort. This contributes to the enemys propaganda agenda."") (September 4, 2009) (Read More...)
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FOX NEWS.com: "AL QAEDA-LINKED AMERICAN TERRORIST UNVEILED, AS CHARGES AWAIT HIM IN U.S." by Mike Levine (SNIPPET: "...Abu Mansour al-Amriki -- or 'The American'...") (September 4, 2009) (Read More...)

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ELF Press Office.org: Everett, WA - "EARTH LIBERATION FRONT TOPPLES RADIO STATION TOWERS IN SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA" (September 4, 2009)

FOX NEWS.com: Seattle - "RADICAL ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP SAYS IT TOPPLED RADIO STATION TOWERS" (SNIPPET: "...ELF...") (September 4, 2009) (Read More...)


FreeRepublic.com - Discussion Forum (AP): Seoul - "NORTH KOREA SAYS URANIUM ENRICHMENT IN FINAL STAGE" (September 3, 2009) (Read More...)


YNET NEWS.com (REUTERS): "AL-QAEDA WEBSITE PROMISES RAMADAN 'PRESENT" (Published September 3, 2009, 23:19/Israel News) (Read More...)

REWARDS FOR JUSTICE.net: "WANTED: USAMA BIN LADEN Up to $25 Million Reward" (Read More...)


YNET NEWS.com: "TRACES OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS FOUND IN HEZBOLLAH WAREHOUSE Kuwaiti newspaper reports Hizballah built a number of warehouse that stored chemical weapons, among them the warehouse which exploded in July" by Roee Nahmias (Published September 3, 2009, 14:46/Israel News) (Read More...)
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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE LONG KNIVES ARE OUT FOR GENERAL DAYTON" (September 3, 2009) (Read More...)


JIHAD WATCH.org (HERALD SUN, September 3, 2009): "AUSTRALIA: CONVICTED JIHADIST COULD BE OUT OF PRISON IN LESS THAN A YEAR" (SNIPPET: "...Shane Kent...") (September 2, 2009) (Read More...)


FAMILY SECURITY MATTERS.org - Exclusive: "PLAYING POLITICS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY PUTS AMERICANS AT RISK" by James Carafano, PhD (SNIPPET: "What seems abundantly clear is that the Obama administration is taking counter terrorism policy back to what it was be for 9/11, where the focus was on investigating and trying cases in court rather than preemptively prevent attacks.") (September 1, 2009) (Read More...)

DAWN.com: Washington - "A.Q. KHAN POSES PROLIFERATION RISK, U.S. WARNS" (SNIPPET: "The United States warned Tuesday that reputed Pakistani scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, who has regained freedom of movement in Pakistan, still risks spreading his nuclear weapons know-how.") (September 2, 2009, 6:30 am PST) (Read More...)

INDIAN EXPRESS.com: New Delhi - "DELHI CONCERNED: TRAINED PAK MEN 'GUIDING' PIRATES OFF SOMALIA COAST" (SNIPPET: "Authorities have confirmed the first case of alleged Pakistani involvement with Somali pirates in a revelation that has raised concerns here about a possible link between piracy and suspected terrorist groups.") (September 1, 2009, 0855 hrs) (Read More...)
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Travel.State.Gov: "TRAVEL ALERT: MAURITANIA" (September 1, 2009) (Read More...)

OSAC.gov - Report: "TRAVEL WARNING: MALI" (August 31, 2009) (Read More...)


CNS NEWS.com: "FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL BORROW 40 PERCENT OF THE MONEY IT SPENDS NEXT YEAR, SAYS WHITE HOUSE REPORT" by Matt Cover (August 31, 2009) (Read More...)


THE MEMRI BLOG.org: "Al-Qaeda's 'Islamic State of Iraq' Calls on Muslims to Join Uighur Jihad Against China" (Posted August 31, 2009) (Read More...)


OSAC.gov - Warden Message: "TASHKENT (OLD CITY), UZBEKISTAN SECURITY NOTICE" (August 30, 2009) (Read More...)

Travel.State.gov - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureaus of Consular Affairs - TRAVEL WARNING: "UZBEKISTAN" (June 16, 2009) (Read More...)


CNET NEWS.com: "BILL WOULD GIVE PRESIDENT EMERGENCY CONTROL OF INTERNET" by Declan McCullagh (August 28, 2009, 12:34 am PDT) (Read More...)

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FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "ISLAMIST GROUPS THREATEN FREE SPEECH RULING" by Jamie Glazov (August 28, 2009, 2:57 pm PDT) (Read More...)



JIHADICA.com - blog: "Visions of Afghan and Somali Emirates" by Scott Sanford (August 27, 2009 (Read More...)

Revolution.Ansar1.net: "GIMF:: "Don't worry, for the Islamic United States is at the door" -Dr. John Boutros" (August 29, 2009)

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COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "NEFA FOUNDATION: Transcript of New Zawahiri Video, "The Path of Doom"" by Evan Kohlmann (August 29, 2009, 10:04 am)

JARRET BRACHMAN.net - blog: "Al-Zawahiri Releases: 'The Path of Doom'" (SNIPPET: "As-Sahab Media released a new Al-Zawahiri video yesterday, entitled, 'The Path of Doom.'") (August 28, 2009) (Read More...)

US DOJ.gov/opa - Press Release: "UNITED STATES TRANSFERS TWO GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL" (SNIPPET: "...two Syrian nationals...") (August 28, 2009) (Read More...)


911 FAMILIES FOR A SAFE & STRONG AMERICA - blog: "COMMUNICATING A THREAT IN SUPERMAX; AL QAEDA AND THEIR LAWYERS WAGE JAILHOUSE JIHAD" by Tim Sumner (August 28, 2009, 11:02 am) (Read More...)



TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER: "Ahmad Vahidi, wanted by Interpol for participation in the 1994 terrorist attack in Buenos Aires, is the new designated defense minister of Iran (still unratified by the Parliament). His nomination signals the increasing strength of the Revolutionary Guards and Ahmadinejad's intention to continue defying the West and subverting the Middle East." (August 26, 2009) (pdf) (Read More...)
IAEA-Iran-0809 - GOV/2009/58- Board of Governors: "Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), and 1835 (2008) in the Islamic Republic of Iran" (August 28, 2009) (Read More...)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch 2509: "Former Senior IAEA Official Yousri Abu Shadi: Iran Can Produce a Nuclear Bomb in Less Than Two Years" (August 27, 2009) (Read More...)

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JCPA.org: "NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAN'S MISSILE CAPABILITIES: IMPLICATIONS BEYOND THE MIDDLE EAST" by Uzi Rubin (August 25, 2009) (Read More...)

THE MEMRI BLOG.org ("Source: Al-Zaman, Iraq, August 25, 2009"): "INTELLIGENCE REPORT: IRAN FINANCING AL-QAEDA IN IRAQ" (August 26, 2009) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch No. 2505: "PAKISTAN TALIBAN COMMANDER: We Have 'Thousands of Suicide Bombers' Who Can 'Target Washington, Paris, London, and Kabul'" (August 25, 2009) (Read More...)



COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "A CAR BOMB IN SOUTHERN THAILAND AND OTHER RECENT TRENDS" by Zachary Abuza (SNIPPET: "...6 IEDs fashioned out of fire extinguishers that had been wired together and connected to a single car battery." SNIPPET: "Thai security forces remained hampered by their inability to successfully prosecute suspected insurgents; Over 80 percent of those captured are released.") (August 25, 2009, 1:48 pm) (Read More...)

IBD EDITORIALS.com: "CAP-AND-TRADE IS REFINERY KILLER" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "Energy Policy: A new study shows that Waxman-Markey will increase prices at the pump, deepen our dependence on foreign oil and shred our ability to turn crude into gasoline. Even fuel-efficient cars will still need fuel.") (August 25, 2009, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)

SPACEWAR.com (UPI): Tel Aviv, Israel - "PERES: HEZBOLLAH 'HAS 80,000 ROCKETS'" (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)



FBI.gov (AG, US DOJ.gov): "SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON INTERROGATIONS AND TRANSFER POLICIES ISSUES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT" (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)

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FBI.gov (AG, US DOJ.gov): "SPECIAL TASK FORCE ON INTERROGATIONS AND TRANSFER POLICIES ISSUES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT" (August 24, 2009)

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AMERICAN THINKER.com - blog: "WHAT THE PRESIDENT'S ATTACK ON THE CIA REALLY MEANS" by Herbert E. Meyer (SNIPPET: "Simply put, we have reached one of those hinges of history whose swings alter the course of world events.") (August 26, 2009) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com: "CHENEY, REPUBLICANS BLAST INTERROGATION PROBE" (SNIPPET: "Former Vice President Dick Cheney refuted Holder's decision, saying it "serves as a reminder, if any were needed, of why so many Americans have doubts about this administration's ability to be responsible for our nation's security." Cheney told The Weekly Standard, a conservative journal, "The activities of the CIA in carrying out the policies of the Bush Administration were directly responsible for defeating all efforts by Al Qaeda to launch further mass casualty attacks against the United States. The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions."")(August 25, 2009) (Read More...)
WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "CHENEY STATEMENT ON CIA DOCUMENTS/INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks.") -Posted by Stephen F. Hayes (August 24, 2009, 10:06 pm) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S WAR ON HEROES" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "National Security: Appointing a prosecutor to harass CIA interrogators exposes this administration's priorities: The global war on terror takes a back seat to terrorizing some of America's most selfless warriors") (Posted August 24, 2009, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Opinion: Washington - "CIA TRIALS WOULD BE A DANGEROUS MISTAKE" by KT McFarland (SNIPPET: "If we do to the intelligence community today what we did to it thirty years ago we risk compromising human intelligence gathering once again, and being blind, once again, to the next terrorist attack.") (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov/ag: "STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER REGARDING A PRELIMINARY REVIEW INTO THE INTERROGATION OF CERTAIN DETAINEES" (August 24, 2009)

CIA.gov: "STATEMENT TO EMPLOYEES BY DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY LEON E. PANETTA ON RELEASE OF MATERIAL ON PAST DETENTION PRACTICES" (August 24, 2009)


WASHINGTON POST.com: "DETAINEES SHOWN CIA OFFICERS' PHOTOS Justice Dept. Looking Into Whether Attorneys Broke Law at Guantanamo" by Peter Fenn (August 21, 2009)

IBD EDITORIALS.com: "PICTURING THE ENEMY" by Investor's Business Daily (Posted August 21, 2009, 4:20 pm PT)

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POWERLINE BLOG.org: "DID TERRORIST DEFENSE LAWYERS 'OUT' COVERT CIA PERSONNEL TO THEIR TERRORIST CLIENTS" -Posted by Paul (August 21, 2009, 11:55 am)

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WEEKLY STANDARD.com: "CHENEY STATEMENT ON CIA DOCUMENTS/INVESTIGATION" (SNIPPET: "The documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to Enhanced Interrogation Techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda. This intelligence saved lives and prevented terrorist attacks.") -Posted by Stephen F. Hayes (August 24, 2009, 10:06 pm) (Read More...)
IBD EDITORIALS.com: "THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT'S WAR ON HEROES" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "National Security: Appointing a prosecutor to harass CIA interrogators exposes this administration's priorities: The global war on terror takes a back seat to terrorizing some of America's most selfless warriors") (Posted August 24, 2009, 4:20 pm PT) (Read More...)
FOX NEWS.com - Opinion: Washington - "CIA TRIALS WOULD BE A DANGEROUS MISTAKE" by KT McFarland (SNIPPET: "If we do to the intelligence community today what we did to it thirty years ago we risk compromising human intelligence gathering once again, and being blind, once again, to the next terrorist attack.") (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)
US DOJ.gov/ag: "STATEMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER REGARDING A PRELIMINARY REVIEW INTO THE INTERROGATION OF CERTAIN DETAINEES" (August 24, 2009)

CIA.gov: "STATEMENT TO EMPLOYEES BY DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY LEON E. PANETTA ON RELEASE OF MATERIAL ON PAST DETENTION PRACTICES" (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)



FRANCE24.com (AFP): "SUSPECTS ACCUSED OF PLANNING HEZBOLLAH ATTACKS ON SUEZ CANAL GO ON TRIAL" (SNIPPET: "Twenty-six men accused of plotting attacks on behalf of Lebanon's Hezbollah group on tourist resorts and on ships in the Suez Canal will go on trial in an Egyptian security court on Sunday. The suspects -- two Lebanese, five Palestinians and 19 Egyptians -- face charges of "conspiracy to murder, spying for a foreign organisation with the intent of conducting terrorist attacks and weapons possession." Four more accused are on the run and will be tried in absentia, including Lebanese alleged mastermind Mohammed Qublan who is believed to have left Egypt.") (August 23, 2009) (Read More...)


OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "HIZB UT-TAHRIR ACTIVELY RECRUITS NEW MEMBERS IN KYRGYZ JAILS" (August 22, 2009) (Read More...)


OSAC.gov: "WARDEN MESSAGE: AL-QA'IDA THREAT TO AMERICANS IN MAURITANIA DURING RAMADAN" (August 23, 2009) (Read More...)


OSAC.gov: "WARDEN MESSAGE: MALI, THREAT TO AMERICANS DURING RAMADAN" (August 21, 2009) (Read More...)


BREAK POINT.org: "A GRUESOME HARVEST Aborted Fetuses and Their Organs" -Commentary by Chuck Colson (August 21, 2009) (Read More...)


INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "EJIHAD (RE)DECLARED AGAINST YOUTUBE" (August 22, 2009) (Read More...)

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WASHINGTON POST.com: "DETAINEES SHOWN CIA OFFICERS' PHOTOS Justice Dept. Looking Into Whether Attorneys Broke Law at Guantanamo" by Peter Fenn (August 21, 2009) (Read More...)

POWERLINE BLOG.org: "DID TERRORIST DEFENSE LAWYERS 'OUT' COVERT CIA PERSONNEL TO THEIR TERRORIST CLIENTS" -Posted by Paul (August 21, 2009, 11:55 am) (Read More...)

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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "FEAR AND LOATHING ON THE ROAD THROUGH SYRIA" (August 22, 2009) (Read More...)

LONG WAR JOURNAL.org: "SENIOR AL QAEDA LEADER LEAVES PAKISTAN, DIRECTS IRAQ OPERATIONS FROM SYRIA" by Bill Roggio (SNIPPET: "Sheikh Issa al Masri...") (August 21, 2009, 7:01 pm) (Read More...)


REUTERS.com: - Islamabad - "OBAMA REACHES OUT TO ISLAMIST PARTIES IN PAKISTAN" (SNIPPET: "John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Bush presidency, questioned Holbrooke's timing for trying to engage Taliban sympathisers on the eve of elections in neighbouring Afghanistan, where U.S. forces are battling the hardline Islamic group.") (August 19, 2009, 12:31 am EDT) (Read More...)
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CNS NEWS.com: "OBAMA'S SPENDING PLANS WILL NEARLY DOUBLE THE NATIONAL DEBT -- White House Leaked the News Late on Friday" (SNIPPET: "...nearly doubling a national debt that now stands at $11.67 trillion.") (August 24, 2009) (Read More...)
TREASURY DIRECT.gov: "PUBLIC DEBT REPORTS" (Read More...)

HOT AIR.com - blog: "...OBAMA HIKES 10-YEAR DEFICIT PROJECT FROM $7 TRILLION TO 9 TRILLION" (August 21, 2009, 6:23 pm) (Read More...)


THREATS WATCH.org - blog: "POST INAUGURATION THREATS (V4) - CHANGE ITSELF" by Jay Fraser (August 21, 2009, 11:07 am) (Read More...)

THREATS WATCH.org - blog: "THREATS IN THE AGE OF OBAMA" (January 27, 2009) (Read More...)


Travel.State.Gov - TRAVEL ALERT: "MEXICO" (August 20, 2009) (Read More...)


TREAS.gov - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY - Press Release - TG-265: "TREASURY TARGETS FARC OPERATIVE AFFILIATED COMPANIES" (August 20, 2009) (Read More...)


ZOMBIE TIME.com - blog: "DEATH THREATS AGAINST BUSH AT PROTESTS IGNORED FOR YEARS" (SNIPPET: "But the story of this arrest got me to thinking: Why was no one ever arrested for threatening President Bush at protests, when they displayed signs in public that called for his death?") (Note: Photos included.) (August 19, 2009, 9:13 am) (Read More...)
BRAIN-TERMINAL.com - blog: "HITLER COMPARISONS AND MEDIA REPORTING: THEN AND NOW" by Evan Coyne Maloney (August 20, 2009) (Read More...)


IBD EDITORIALS: "FREE SPEECH AND YOO" by Investor's Business Daily (SNIPPET: "Yet today, for rendering his honest legal opinion to President Bush, Yoo finds himself vilified and attacked by the left -- with loud calls for Berkeley's Boalt Hall Law School to fire him. The campaign of harassment and intimidation against Yoo is sickening. Yoo and his family have been verbally assaulted, spat upon and threatened.") (August 18, 2009, 4:20 pm) (Read More...)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "JIHAD MAGAZINE WARNS OF TERROR ATTACKS IN EUROPE (bumped)" -Posted by Rusty (August 18, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org (EXPRESS INDIA): "AL-QAEDA BOASTS THAT 'SPECTACULAR ATTACKS' COMING IN UK" (SNIPPET: "It further says that the strikes are being planned by terrorists living in Britain and others overseas, and warns of "spectacular attacks", 'The Sun' reports. The site is promoted by supporters of deported hate preacher Abdullah al-Faisal...") (August 17, 2009) (Read More...)

JIHAD WATCH.org: "THIS MORNING'S DEATH THREAT" (August 15, 2009)

JIHAD WATCH.org: ""I have to inform you the Mr spencer the way you are wanting to challenge the Islam is an offending and can make us aggressive to you at anytime"" (SNIPPET: "Two weeks ago I received a death threat from the IP address 196.201.207.17, which traces to Djibouti. It said that Steven Emerson, Andrew Cochran of the Counterterrorism Blog, and I would be "executed and brought to justice." Then this morning these three emails came in from the same IP address -- the third one repeats the threat...") (August 13, 2009) (Read More...)



WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Briefing Room" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Issues" (Read More...)

WHITEHOUSE.gov: "Presidential Actions" (Note: Includes Executive Orders, Proclamations, & Memos) (Read More...)



17 posted on 09/20/2009 1:42:13 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: delacoert

Well if you want to see what we are up against, just read the comments after the story.

The CIA is responsible for all the world’s ills...


18 posted on 09/20/2009 2:46:36 AM PDT by DB
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