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Estimated Prophet
"Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government."
-Thomas Jefferson
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2.17.2004
Ashcroft Defendent in Law Suit
Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Convertino is suing Attorney General John Ashcroft. Mr Covertino alleges that he was subject of an internal Justice Department probe for speaking out about his concerns on how the Department was handling cases dealing with "The War on Terror" to a Senate committee. Probe information was leaked to the media. He had accused the Justice Department of "gross mismanagement" of the war on terrorism.
In a situation thart brings the Valerie Plame case to mind information was also leaked about a confidential informant
Covertino used, putting the informants life in danger as well as stopping the flow of terrorist information from him. The informant has fled the country. You'll remember that Ms Plame worked undercover for the CIA, and just as in this case Robert Novak's disclosure of her identity compromised her past contacts and the work she was doing. She was working on intelligence about Weapons of Mass Destruction. It seems Covertino was retaliated against in the same manner as Joseph Wilson, Plames husband when Wilson spoke the truth publically about the Bush Administration's sham claim that Iraq under Hussein had sought uranium from the country of Niger.
The National Whistle Blower Center will keep you informed on cases across a wide spectrum.
Anyone from NORAD or the Air Force reading this? An air traffic controller? Drop a dime about 9/11...
Without truth Democracy is just a word.
2/17/2004
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Stop over at American Amnesia to see Kirk's interview of Howard Zinn. He will be posting an interview he did with Noam Chomsky later this evening. Should be a lively comment section at this fresh and lively blog.
2/17/2004
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