Dem SonntagsBlick wurde eine Kopie des Schweizer Geheimdienstberichts über das brisante Fax des ägyptischen Außenministers zugespielt.

http://www.telepolis.de/tp/r4/artikel/21/21743/1.html

As Judge Samuel Alito approaches his confirmation hearings next week, Congressman Edward M. Kennedy learns more about him by generating questions concerning the credibility of his assurances.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010806Z.shtml

Lawyers for the estate of George Orwell have announced their intention to sue President Bush for plagiarism.

http://www.americanpolitics.com/20051220Young.html


From Information Clearing House

A 1978 law, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, forbids domestic spying on U.S. citizens without the approval of a special court. In the wake of the September 11 attacks, Bush secretly authorized the NSA to intercept communications without court approval.

http://tinyurl.com/9645r


From Information Clearing House

President Bush agreed with great fanfare last month to accept a ban on torture, but he later quietly reserved the right to ignore it, even as he signed it into law.

http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/13568438.htm


From Information Clearing House

http://johnconyers.com/index.asp?Type=SUPERFORMS&SEC=%7B29336D51-F9AE-474D-8C08-8D69902D5149%7D
(excerpt)

John Conyers, Jr.
40 Years Of Jobs, Justice And Peace

Stand with Congressman Conyers

Demand Censure for Bush-Cheney Misconduct Investigate Impeachable Offenses

I am taking steps against the Bush Administration’s handling of the Iraq War and its collection of intelligence. I am going to need you to stand with me in fighting for accountability.

Join me to demand censure for Bush and Cheney in addition to the creation of a Special Committee to investigate impeaching the Bush Administration for its widespread abuses of power.

I have sought answers from the administration to questions arising from the Downing Street Minutes, the Valerie Plame leak, and scores of other abominable abuses of power that pervade the activities of this White House. 121 Members of Congress and many citizens like you have joined me in asking these questions of the President.

I have just completed a thorough review of this administration’s misconduct and have produced a 250-page report that provides evidence suggesting further steps to be taken. [A copy of the report may be found at Raw Story.com and also at CensureBush.org where additional action items may be found.]

It is time to take bolder measures in our pursuit of justice. This White House has responded to questions about its conduct with misleading statements, obfuscation, and vicious attacks against their critics. We must take the next step towards restoring accountability in our federal government. To this end I have:

• Introduced a resolution of censure for both President Bush and Vice-President Cheney, and;

• I am calling upon Congress to create a select committee similar to the Ervin Committee, which investigated President Nixon’s Watergate crimes. This select committee should investigate those offenses which appear to rise to the level of impeachment.

This administration must be held accountable for its misdeeds. We have considerable work to do and I am going to need your help to make this effort successful. Join me in sending a message to the President, the media, and the American people that we are not going to stand for an imperial presidency any longer.

Sincerely,

John Conyers


Informant: root



http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=impeach
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Downing+Street+Memo

Michelle Goldberg views Bush's backdoor choice of unqualified right-winger Ellen Sauerbrey, former Republican Congressman from Maryland, to head the US refugee-response team as raising the specter of Michael Brown.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010706H.shtml

Ray McGovern reviews the latest White House-orchestrated performance, conveying that with the help of highly questionable legal advice and the suborning of senior generals to disregard their solemn oath to defend the Constitution, the administration is edging this country ever closer to being a police state.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010706F.shtml