Michael Moore Today
Osama Sitting Pretty?
CIA Director Porter Goss is Shocked as George Claims
"We spend everyday gathering information to locate Osama bin Laden..." (Daily Show Video)
George: "...I just don't spend that much time on him..." (F9/11 Video)
FBI's bin Laden Page: Updated November 2001...
Still No Mention of September 11th
Nope, Not Here Either
http://www.michaelmoore.com/
FBI TEN MOSTED WANTED
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/laden.htm
MOST WANTED TERRORISTS
MURDER OF U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; CONSPIRACY TO MURDER U.S. NATIONALS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES; ATTACK ON A FEDERAL FACILITY RESULTING IN DEATH
USAMA BIN LADEN
Aliases:
Usama Bin Muhammad Bin Ladin, Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, the Prince, the Emir, Abu Abdallah, Mujahid Shaykh, Hajj, the Director
DESCRIPTION
Date of Birth Used:
1957
Hair:
Brown
Place of Birth:
Saudi Arabia
Eyes:
Brown
Height:
6'4" to 6'6"
Sex:
Male
Weight:
Approximately 160 pounds
Complexion:
Olive
Build:
Thin
Citizenship:
Saudi Arabian
Language:
Arabic (probably Pashtu)
Scars and Marks:
None known
Remarks:
Bin Laden is believed to be in Afghanistan. He is left-handed and walks with a cane.
CAUTION
Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. In addition, Bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world.
REWARD
The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS PERSON, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL FBI OFFICE OR THE NEAREST AMERICAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
[ New York Field Office ] [ Most Wanted Terrorists ]
[ FBI Home Page ] [ FBI Field Offices ]
http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/terrorists/terubl.htm
Oh.
Pols' purity XXX'd out
BY Kenneth R. Bazinet / Daily News
WASHINGTON - Some lawmakers who slam porn as a scourge to society got big bucks from corporations that profit from adult videos and phone sex, a watchdog group said yesterday.
Among the biggest recipients of such campaign contributions were some of the best-known champions of moral values, including Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) and House Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-Texas), according to Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1779
International group of doctors blast official toll of Iraqi civil dead
PARIS (AFP) - A group of top public-health physicians has branded the official toll of civilian dead from the Iraqi war as a serious underestimate and demanded an independent probe to establish the full casualty figures.
Their statement is published this Saturday in the weekly British Medical Journal (BMJ) as the second anniversary of the war looms on March 20.
It marks a fresh attempt by medical campaigners to establish the number of Iraqi civilian casualties after a rough estimate of 100,000 dead, made by epidemiologists last October, was brushed aside by the British government.
"Monitoring casualties is a humanitarian imperative," the statement said.
"Understanding the causes of death is a core public-health responsibility, nationally and internationally.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1788
Social Security Events Belie U.S. Feeling
By Deb Riechmann / Associated Press
SHREVEPORT, La. — In state after state along President Bush's Social Security road campaign, hand-picked audiences cheer him, leaving the impression that the nation wholeheartedly backs his ideas for reform.
The reality is different.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1787
Army, CIA Agreed on 'Ghost' Prisoners
By Josh White / Washington Post
Top military intelligence officials at the Abu Ghraib prison came to an agreement with the CIA to hide certain detainees at the facility without officially registering them, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. Keeping such "ghost" detainees is a violation of international law.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1786
General says weather has hampered Marine Corps' recruiting
By Sandra Jontz / Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON — While neither rain, nor snow, nor dark of night keeps the postman away, bad weather apparently kept Marine Corps recruiters from their appointments and routes, said a Marine general Thursday.
The Corps has missed recruiting goals two months running. “It’s easy to say it’s the war in Iraq, but I’m not so sure,” Lt. Gen. Jan. C. Huly, deputy commandant for plans, policies and operations, told a gathering of defense writers.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1784
Guantánamo Inmates Face Threat of Even Worse Abuse;
Guantánamo jail switch planned
US inmates face threat of worse abuse under scheme to send them to prisons in their own countries
By Suzanne Goldenberg / Guardian
The Pentagon is planning to transfer half the inmates at Guantánamo Bay to prisons in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Yemen, despite fears that they would face even worse human rights abuses than at the US camp.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1794
Democrats Block Ethics Panel Over Rules Tailor-Made for Folks Like Tom DeLay
Democrats Block Ethics Panel Over Rewritten Rules
By Mary Curtius / Los Angeles Times
WASHINGTON — Just as new controversy has erupted over trips taken by congressional Democrats and Republicans — including House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) — the workings of the chamber's ethics committee have been brought to a halt.
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=1793
The Boston Globe
STOLEN BEAUTY: THE GARDNER MUSEUM HEIST -- 15 YEARS LATER
Secrets behind the largest art theft in history
By Stephen Kurkjian, Globe Staff March 13, 2005
As they struggled to remove a heavy-framed Rembrandt from the silk-draped wall of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the two thieves abruptly stopped as a high-pitched alarm beeped from the baseboard.
http://www.boston.com/news/specials/gardner_heist/heist/
Syria gives timetable on leaving Lebanon
By Charles A. Radin, Globe Staff March 13, 2005
BEIRUT -- Syria's president gave a United Nations Middle East envoy a timetable yesterday for the full withdrawal of his military and intelligence agencies from Lebanese territory, and prodemocracy campaigners applauded the recent major pullback of Syrian troops from northern and central Lebanon.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/03/13/syria_gives_timetable_on_leaving_lebanon/
19 officers earned over $200,000 in '04
By Suzanne Smalley, Globe Staff March 12, 2005
Nineteen Boston police officers made more than $200,000 in 2004, earning amounts far beyond their base salaries by working overtime or private-detail shifts, according to city payroll records and city officials.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/12/19_officers_earned_over_200000_in_04/
The $200,000 club
March 12, 2005
19 officers earned over $200,000 in '04 (Today's Globe)
Nineteen Boston police employees earned over $200,000 in 2004. All supplemented their base pay with overtime and other extras. By contrast, Mayor Thomas M. Menino earned $152,885 last year.
Name
Job
Rank Base Rate
2004 Total Pay
Armstrong, Francis W.
Police Captain
$90,561.64
$234,726
Evans, William B.
Police Captain
90,561.64
$224,123
Hosein, Haseeb
Police Lieutenant
74,297.64
$220,231
Kervin, John Edward
Police Captain
86,557.64
$219,513
Kervin, Timothy M.
Police Lieutenant
74,297.64
$218,764
Keeler, Daniel M.
Police Sergeant (Det.)
67,590.64
$218,558
Kraft, Martin B.
Police Sergeant
63,748.36
210,225
Flaherty, Robert M.
Police Captain
90,561.64
209,289
Russell, Paul J.
Police Captain
90,561.64
207,967
Frangie, Ghassoub P.
Police Lieutenant
74,297.64
206,913
Conley, Frederick J.
Police Lieutenant
74,297.64
205,588
Broderick, Michael B.
Police Captain
90,561.64
203,776
Michalosky, Christine M.
Police Captain
90,561.64
202,956
Robertson, J.
Police Sergeant (Det.)
67,590.64
201,824
Feeney, William J.
Police Sergeant(Det)
67,590.64
201,263
King, Peter
Police Lieutenant
74,297.64
201,125
Simmons, Edward D.
Police Lieutenant(Det.)
78,149.76
201,087
Orourke, Bernard P.
Police Captain/DDC
90,561.64
200,955
Vickers, Mark W.
Police Sergeant (Det.)
67,590.64
200,610
SOURCE: City of Boston payroll records
GLOBE STAFF GRAPHIC
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/12/the_200000_club/
This was the weather as noted on March 12, 2005
WINTER STORM WARNING: Rain will change to snow today and become heavy at times, with accumulations of 4-6 inches in the Boston area. A winter storm warning is in effect until 5 p.m., and a coastal flood warning is in effect from noon-5 p.m.
Rain
36° F
At Logan Airport
As of 12:25 PM
RealFeel temp: 22° F
Remembering the Blizzard of 2005
TODAY'S FORECAST SPONSORED BY CREST WHITE STRIPS
http://weather.boston.com/
The fight for open government extends even to small cities and 'regular guys'
March 12, 2005
EDITOR'S NOTE -- The week of March 13 has been declared Sunshine Week by media organizations and other groups pressing for government access, contending information is being withheld more often by officials who cite post-Sept. 11 security concerns. This is the first of a two-part series examining the use of the Freedom of Information Act by U.S. citizens, and the government's willingness to make its records available.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/12/the_fight_for_open_government_extends_even_to_small_cities_and_regular_guys/
Surgeon who tried to save JFK dies at 75
March 12, 2005
DALLAS -- Dr. Charles R. Baxter, one of the surgeons who tried to save President John F. Kennedy after he was shot, has died, a colleague said. He was 75.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/12/surgeon_who_tried_to_save_jfk_dies_at_75/
Racerack blasts AG's preliminary report on license revocation
March 12, 2005
BELMONT, N.H. -- The owners of the Lakes Region Greyhound Park blasted Attorney General Kelly Ayotte for recommending their racing license be revoked before she has finished her investigation.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/03/12/racerack_blasts_ags_preliminary_report_on_license_revocation/
Racerack blasts AG's preliminary report on license revocation
March 12, 2005
BELMONT, N.H. -- The owners of the Lakes Region Greyhound Park blasted Attorney General Kelly Ayotte for recommending their racing license be revoked before she has finished her investigation.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/new_hampshire/articles/2005/03/12/racerack_blasts_ags_preliminary_report_on_license_revocation/
A look at victims of courthouse shooting
By The Associated Press March 12, 2005
Brief profiles at the three people shot and killed Friday at the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta:
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/12/a_look_at_victims_of_courthouse_shooting/
Across U.S., citizens fight for records
By Robert Tanner, AP National Writer March 12, 2005
FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Ed Lambert, Al Lima and Mike Miozza never thought of themselves as activists, just regular guys. Then an energy company announced plans to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in this small community on the Taunton River. The men -- the mayor, a city planner and an engineer -- had nightmare visions of gas igniting into a huge fireball on the river, and asked for government-held reports that studied the threat to the town if the plant or a tanker were attacked.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2005/03/12/across_us_citizens_fight_for_records/
This is not being a friend to the environment.
OPEC May Allow Pumping Above Limits
By Haitham Haddadin March 12, 2005
KUWAIT (Reuters) - OPEC may agree at its meeting next week to allow members informally to pump above official oil output limits to cool scorching prices, the cartel's president said on Saturday.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/03/12/opec_may_allow_pumping_above_limits/
Hamas to Run Against Moderates in Palestinian Poll
By Atef Sa'ad March 12, 2005
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) - A militant Palestinian group sworn to Israel's destruction announced on Saturday that it would compete in Palestinian parliamentary elections scheduled for July, ending a decade-old boycott.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/03/12/hamas_to_run_against_moderates_in_palestinian_poll_1110640331/
Bulgaria Says U.S. Admits Fault in Soldier's Death in Iraq
March 12, 2005
SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria said on Saturday U.S. forces had admitted they broke their rules of engagement last week when a unit fired on a Bulgarian patrol in Iraq, killing a soldier.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/europe/articles/2005/03/12/bulgaria_says_us_admits_fault_in_soldiers_death_in_iraq/
Express train derails in central Vietnam
March 12, 2005
HANOI, Vietnam -- An express passenger train derailed Saturday in central Vietnam, killing 11 people and injuring dozens, hospital and railway officials said.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2005/03/12/express_train_derails_in_central_vietnam/
Islamic militants scoff at Madrid talks
By Maamoun Youssef, Associated Press Writer March 12, 2005
CAIRO, Egypt -- A militant group calling itself Al-Qaida in Iraq ridiculed an international terrorism conference in Spain held to mark the first anniversary of deadly train bombings in Madrid, telling the nations who participated they "would never be victorious."
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/03/12/islamic_militants_scoff_at_madrid_talks/
Egypt Opposition Leader Nour Freed on Bail
By Edmund Blair March 12, 2005
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt on Saturday released on bail Ayman Nour, an opposition leader detained since the end of January and whose jailing aroused Washington's concern.
http://www.boston.com/news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/03/12/egypt_opposition_leader_nour_released_on_bail/
Report: Medicaid paid $1 million in medical bills for dead people
March 12, 2005
QUINCY, Mass. -- Medicaid erroneously paid $1 million in medical bills in the last three years to Massachusetts residents who were already dead, according to the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/03/12/report_medicaid_paid_1_million_in_medical_bills_for_dead_people/
The Cheney Observer
Oil sales lead to deaths in Sudan
Posted by: Kevin on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 - 09:55 AM PST
Foreign oil companies in Sudan have been complicit in major human rights violations committed by the Sudanese government against the indigenous peoples of the oil-drilling regions in the country's south,
That's according to a massive report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tuesday.
The 750-page document, 'Sudan, Oil and Human Rights', is the most comprehensive effort to date to detail the history of one of Africa's most ruinous civil wars, particularly the role played in it by oil companies, which began pumping crude for export from Sudan in 1999.
Much of the government's earnings from selling the oil have been used to buy advanced military weaponry with which to prosecute its war against a 21-year-old insurgency, called the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/SPLA), according to the report.
http://www.everyvoice.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=726
Warming Up The Oil Company Boardrooms
Old Man Winter has come to town just a tad early. And is he pissed!
Wind gusting to nearly 100 mph swept across Colorado on Monday, forcing skiers off the slopes, closing highways and peeling the roof of a high school gym while a basketball team practiced inside. Gusts reached 90 mph in Breckenridge and forced the ski resort to shut down a chair lift.
The National Weather Service issued a high-wind warning along the heavily populated Front Range after 95 mph winds were reported in Superior. Gusts reached 98 mph at Carter Lake near Berthoud and ranged from 79 mph to 85 mph in Louisville, Boulder and Golden. The winds eased as a cold front began to arrive. Temperatures were expected to drop to about 30 degrees by Tuesday.
Remember that 'cheap' oil we have been having? Me neither!
http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/003388.php
I first heard about the military using depleted uranium for bullets from the Native Americans for a Clean Environment (NACE) in Gore, Oklahoma. Kerr Magee was operating a factory there, and in a liquid waste spill a young man, about twenty-one years old, was sprayed with the mixture and died. Many members of the public were also exposed, and were taken to the University in Oklahoma City for medical examination and feces analysis. It seems that the liquid waste contained primarily uranium and other heavy metals.
Local people had found this factory to be very polluting. When I visited the town to see what was happening and to decide whether or not I could help, they showed me rust marks scattered over the surface of their automobiles where the toxic corrosive spray released from the factory routinely had impacted on the paint. People complained of burning throats and eyes, some with even more serious complaints, but little systematic information which would show that the factory was the source of their problem.
http://www.ccnr.org/bertell_book.html
About this Photo
This photo was taken April 23, 1992, outside the no fly zone established by the FAA. Operated by LL&E, the #3-36 Big Horn se-se 36-39n-91w Fremont County, Wyoming, blew-out at 7:00 A.M. on 4-22-92 at a depth of 23,331’.This test was projected to the Madison at a depth of 25,000’. It’s reported the company took a kick from the Frontier formation at a depth near 20,000' and couldn’t bring it under control. The well started blowing out sweet gas for an hour before igniting itself. No one at the drill site was injured and the Parker Drilling Rig #202 was destroyed. Estimated cost for the drilling of this well prior to the blowout was 20 million dollars. Located within Madden Deep Field, this huge anticline produces the deepest commercial gas from the Mississippian Madison within the Rocky Mountain Region.
The Real Story
From the Horses Mouth-Clarification About Madden Deep Blowout-11 Years Later
Editors note:
We have recently received a letter from Connie Hawkins, who at the time of the blowout was employed by LL&E, and was the company geologist Madden Field. He has set us straight about the events leading up to the blowout and well as some personal, (and humorous) observations regarding what it takes to put out a fire of this size.
We wish to thank Connie for taking the time and effort to clarify this event, which at the time, had industry abuzz about the cause of the Madden Deep blowout.
http://www.rmoj.com/
Haaretz
PM: Evacuation of outposts part of road map obligations
By Gideon Alon, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
The evacuation of illegal settlements is part of Israel's obligations according to the road map peace plan, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the cabinet on Sunday morning.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/551394.html
Hamas and Fatah student supporters brawl in Hebron
By The Associated Press
Hundreds of student supporters of the Hamas group clashed with supporters of Mahmoud Abbas' ruling Fatah party, throwing punches, sticks and stones during a Hamas campaign rally for student council elections in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/551463.html
Israel needs to be at a negotiation table with Iran. Iran has weapons that can launch against any ground invasion. Don't let Bush do this to Israel. Bush needs to deploy from Iraq and stop the proliferation of war in the area. Does everyone think Iran will actually launch a nuclear weapon without detection on Israel for no reason, but, just pure hatred? Sincerely. Everyone believes Iran will annihilate Israel with a nuclear weapon just for the sake of it all. I find that hard to believe. I think Iran have a great deal of concern over internal stability with the incredible instability in Iraq. I know there can be the 'hand shake of death' but is that what the world is looking at with Iran? Sincerely. This fear of nuclear launch. If that is the case than I am clearly in disbelief a sovereign country like Iran with burgeoning generations of democracy hopefuls would be that stupid. Israel has nuclear weapons. They also have Patriot Shield Weapons. What would make Iran believe they would be successful before a return strike could be launched and land successfully on them? I think there needs to be sincere diplomatic channels open here to clear the air and find SOLID inroad of trust. It can't possibly be this late. A nuclear strike into Israel includes Palestine. Israel has a built in 'Arab/Islamic Shield.' I trust Prime Minister Sharon, I just hope he is taking everything into consideration and has spoken to all allies including Arabs and Europeans. Would Iran have the Palestinian Nation demised with one nuclear strike on the Eve of it's awakening? Perhaps, but, then Mr. Abbas needs to be open with all parties and loyal to his moral obligations. Russia would see this happen? It would allow an Anti-Semitic Nuclear Weapon explode in Israel affecting every nation in the area including Palestine for the joy of killing? I find that hard to believe. I couldn't be more sincere. Israel is that hated? Israel is that much trouble? We should all die? Won't they die with us? Isn't the world much smaller now? I stand with Prime Minister Sharon. I hope he is cautious and correct without harassment from the USA.
Report: Security cabinet authorizes plan for strike on Iran
By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's security cabinet reportedly gave "initial authorization" last month to a plan for an air and ground attack on Iran if diplomatic efforts do not halt the Islamic republic's nuclear program, according to a report in London's Sunday Times.
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/551408.html
The Washington Post
Syria Vows Phased Lebanon Exit
Some Personnel to Depart by March 31; U.S. Wants Prompt Final Pullout
By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 13, 2005; Page A01
In talks with a top U.N. envoy, Syria promised yesterday to withdraw one-third of its 15,000 troops and 5,000 intelligence agents in Lebanon by the end of March, as the first stage of an operation that would end its 29-year military presence in that country, according to U.S. and U.N. sources.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29389-2005Mar12.html
Rail Deal Could Double Development Near Tysons
By Peter Whoriskey
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 13, 2005; Page A01
The plan to build a Metrorail line from West Falls Church through Tysons Corner is advanced as a means of easing Northern Virginia's traffic woes. But the rail project is in many ways a monumental real estate deal that some critics say will further develop an already crowded crossroads.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30277-2005Mar12.html
Europeans Investigate CIA Role in Abductions
Suspects Possibly Taken To Nations That Torture
By Craig Whitlock
Washington Post Foreign Service
Sunday, March 13, 2005; Page A01
MILAN -- A radical Egyptian cleric known as Abu Omar was walking to a Milan mosque for noon prayers in February 2003 when he was grabbed on the sidewalk by two men, sprayed in the face with chemicals and stuffed into a van. He hasn't been seen since.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30275-2005Mar12.html
Casino Bid Prompted High-Stakes Lobbying
Probe Scrutinizes Efforts Against Tribe
By Susan Schmidt
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 13, 2005; Page A01
When a ragtag band of Louisiana Indians won their governor's support for a casino three years ago, they never could have fathomed the powerful cast of characters who would collaborate to flatten them.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30274-2005Mar12.html
'Mildly Pro-Choice' Rice Won't Rule Out Presidential Bid
By Mike Allen
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 13, 2005; Page A05
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice described herself Friday as "mildly pro-choice" and "kind of libertarian" on abortion, and left the door open for a presidential race in 2008.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30282-2005Mar12.html
On Asia Trip, Rice to Nudge Allies on N. Korea
Secretary Seeks to Knit Common Message
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 13, 2005; Page A23
With the crisis over North Korea's nuclear programs looming in the background, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice this week will dash across Asia, seeking to nudge East Asian allies into a coordinated strategy for confronting the reclusive communist nation.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30288-2005Mar12.html
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