Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Can You Connect The Dots A HUNDRED MILLION HERE A HUNDRED MILLION THERE Everett McKinley Dirksen (January 4, 1896 – September 7, 1969) was a Republican U.S. Congressperson and Senator from Illinois. Speaking about items in the Federal Budget Senator Dirksen was widely reported to have said: " A million here, a million there, pretty soon you're talking about real money. " " Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969), after eight terms in the House of Representatives, upset the powerful incumbent, Scott Lucas, and won election to the Senate in 1950. Dirksen became minority leader in 1959, a post he held until his death in 1969. Senators regarded him as an eloquent, persuasive leader, with a seemingly endless supply of anecdotes, who demonstrated great tactical skills. Dirksen's influence was most keenly felt in 1964. Declaring that racial integration was " an idea whose time has come, " Dirksen supported cloture to end the filibuster against the Civil Rights Act, thereby allowing passage of the bill. For such reasons, Dirksen's contemporaries deemed him " the most powerful member of the Senate. " Dirksen was among the first to offer televised opposition speeches to the president's State of the Union message. " source: http://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/Featured_B io_Dirksen.\ htm excerpted from: THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT DATE: Thursday, August 4, 1994 SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A4 EDITION: FINAL SOURCE: By Frank Greve, Knight-Ridder News Service …QUESTIONABLE GRANTS John Murtha, who is not a rich man, gave his alma mater nearly $100 million last year. His secret: The money was yours. Murtha, an 11-term western Pennsylvania Democratic congressman, quietly slipped his gifts into the huge defense appropriations bill passed by the powerful House subcommittee he chairs. " Academic pork " is the name of his game…. Sometimes it's hard to know just what America's political philanthropists are up to. Leon Haley, top spokesman for the University of Pittsburgh, Murtha's alma mater, says he knows " almost nothing " about how the $99,600,000 in grants to the school included in the 1994 appropriation are being spent. " Nobody knew what the h—l to do with it, " recalls Lawrence Korb, a former top Pentagon official whose advice was sought by a friend, the university's president, when Murtha first offered the money. Most of the money actually is going to Concurrent Technologies Corp., a subsidiary of the University of Pittsburgh Trust. Both are nonprofit corporations used to fund academic research by faculty members and others. According to a CTC brochure, its research is focused on metalworking, manufacturing software and anti-pollution systems. CTC is based in Johnstown, Pa., Murtha's hometown, 80 miles east of the university's main campus. Generous senior House and Senate Appropriations Committee members like Murtha are behind the successes of the universities and states that have won the most academic pork since 1980. Pennsylvania is far out in front with an estimated $377,238,000, ....The congressional handouts - called earmarks - are specific spending orders by Congress's most powerful figures. They involve outlays not called for in the president's budget and generally made without debate on the merits of the spending. Pennsylvania dominates the earmark game because Joseph McDade of Scranton, another Pennsylvanian enthusiastic about academic pork, is the ranking Republican on the Defense Appropriations subcommittee that Murtha chairs. Together, they can steer just about anything through the House. " ACADEMIC PORK Sources: Library of Congress, Chronicle of Higher Education For copy of graphic, see microfilm KEYWORDS: U.S. CONGRESS EDUCATION FUNDING source: http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA- Pilot/issues/1994/vp940804/08040543.htm " University Times VOLUME 27 NUMBER 5 OCTOBER 27, 1994 University of Pittsburgh Connolly named chairperson-designate of Pitt trustees J.W. Connolly, retired senior vice president of H.J. Heinz Co. and a Pitt law alumnus, was elected chairperson-designate of the Board of Trustees at the board's Oct. 21 meeting.... Connolly originally was elected to the Board of Trustees in May 1985 as one of the board's first special trustees. After two terms as a special trustee, he was elected a term trustee in June 1991. He has served on several board committees, including the public affairs, audit, and budget committees....Connolly currently is a director of Presbyterian University Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center System....* Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) of Johnstown has severed its ties to the University of Pittsburgh Trust,... However, ... Pitt faculty and students, especially at the Johnstown campus, will continue to participate in CTC research. ....the boards of CTC and the University Trust agreed to the separation mainly in response to new federal government regulations that severely restricted federal funding to institutions such as CTC that are perceived to be supervised or operated by universities.... Pitt's reputation has suffered from the " erroneous perception that the University of Pittsburgh was directly receiving CTC's funding " from the U.S. Department of Defense.... " a widely circulated bulletin stated that Pitt was the big winner in the pork barrel competition this year, receiving $70 million in so-called earmarked federal funding. The University does not need this type of publicity... -- Bruce Steele Source:http://www.pitt.edu/utimes/issues/27/102794/24.html For more on Murtha please do searches for the following posts: What Does The Murtha Money Trail Teach Us Murthas Money Trail World The Murtha Moran McKinney Axis of Evil The More Things Change The More They Stay The Same Can We Stop The Coming War Against China Hear No Evil See No Evil Speak No Evil The Modern Ministry of Truth Message From An Alternate Future Universe (A fictional account of the day the world ends.) If your research leads you to believe that Murtha, Moran, or others may have broken any American laws we urge you to contact the U.S. Department of Justice, including the Attorney General.BY MAIL:Correspondence to the Department, including the Attorney General, may be sent to: U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 BY E-MAIL:E-mails to the Department of Justice, including the Attorney General, may be sent to AskDOJ that is AskDOJ at usdoj.gov E-mails will be forwarded to the responsible Department of Justice component for appropriate handling. " We have a situation where our military is in such bad shape, it couldn't deploy to a second front, " Murtha said. " And the Iranians know this. North Korea knows it. China knows it. We're depleting our resources in Iraq. " http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10774136/from/RSS/ Murtha: Give Dean DNC chair By Hans Nichols January 5, 2005 Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) is actively lobbying Democratic National Committee (DNC) delegates to select former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean as their next chairman. The endorsement... signals a rehabilitation of Dean's image in the House and greatly increases his prospects of leading the party, many Democratic lawmakers and aides said. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) is writing letters in support of Howard Dean. At Dean's request, Murtha wrote to Pennsylvania's seven delegates to the DNC last week explaining why he is endorsing... " (DEAN) " Murtha said he contacted Dean to tell him of his support. " We're thrilled that Murtha has decided to endorse us.... Rep. Barney Frank is calling Massachusetts delegates on behalf of his onetime House colleague, former Rep. Martin Frost (D- Texas), who was defeated Nov. 2.In a late-breaking development, former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk bowed out of the race yesterday evening and endorsed former Frost.Frost also appears to have the respect of many of his former colleagues in the House, if not the unvarnished support. Many said that Frost's obvious command of politics on every level and understanding of House Democrats' goals would serve him will as DNC chairman.One Democratic lawmaker who admitted that he and Frost had crossed swords in the past said that Frost " is just too smart not to take seriously. " Another lawmaker added, " Tom DeLay wants to chip away at the Jewish vote, both in terms of voting and fundraising, and Martin Frost " (who happens to be Jewish) " is not going to let that happen. " Meanwhile, many House lawmakers said they thought that the House minority leader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), was clearly leaning in favor of former Rep. Tim Roemer (D-Ind.). While Pelosi has shied away from an overt endorsement,lawmakers said that in private conversations she is always pushing for Roemer. " She's always asking, `Well, what do you think about Roemer?' " one lawmaker said. http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/010505/m urtha.html Murtha's Anti-War Stance Overshadows Abscam Past By Randy Hall and Marc Morano CNSNews.com Staff January 13, 2006 (CNSNews.com) - Members of the press have given extensive and glowing coverage to Rep. John Murtha's criticism of the war in Iraq, but have overlooked a number of other controversies the Pennsylvania Democrat has experienced over the past 25 years. This includes his reported role as an un-indicted co-conspirator in the Abscam bribery scandal of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Murtha has denied any wrongdoing, but Cybercast News Service has learned that one of Murtha's former allies, a Democratic congressman who served on the House Ethics Committee in 1981 and says he lobbied colleagues not to censure Murtha, now believes Murtha lied to him about his role in Abscam. Since Murtha's Nov. 17, 2005, call for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, one CNN anchor has called him " one of the most highly respected members of Congress, " the Associated Press has referred to Murtha as " one of Congress' most hawkish Democrats, " and ABC News has noted that he is " a decorated marine who served in Vietnam. " But a search of the Nexis online database by Cybercast News Service found only three newspaper articles over the past two months connecting Murtha with the FBI's Abscam (short for " Arab scam " ) sting operation that led to the arrest of several congressmen for accepting bribes. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, " Murtha was one of eight members of Congress lured to a Washington, D.C., townhouse by a team of FBI agents posing as representatives of a fictitious Arab sheik. They handed out briefcases filled with $50,000 in return for helping the sheik gain residency in the United States. " Noting that Murtha " is not squeaky clean, " the Brattleboro, Vt., Reformer reported that the congressman " did not take the cash " offered by the agents. Instead, " he asked the fake sheik to consider investing some money in his struggling home town, Johnstown. " The Washington Post referred to the incident as " an ethical scrape " in which Murtha was " named as an unindicted co-conspirator and testified against two House colleagues. " But, a videotape of a Jan. 7, 1980 Abscam-related meeting involving Murtha shows that the congressman's rejection of the offered bribe was less than definite. " I'm not interested. I'm sorry, " Murtha told the FBI agent, but added that he meant " at this point. See Video. " You know, we do business for a while, maybe I'll be interested, maybe I won't, " Murtha said on the FBI videotape. The congressman told the undercover FBI agent that he was a member of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and acknowledged: " If you get into heat with politicians, there's no amount of money that can help. " In November 1980, the Justice Department announced that Murtha would not face prosecution for his part in the scandal. " I did not consider that any money was offered, and certainly none was taken, " Murtha told reporters. " The FBI who taped the entire conversation knows damn well no money changed hands. " Eight months later, the House ethics panel also chose not to file charges against the Pennsylvania Democrat. A July 30, 1981, article in the Washington Post quoted a committee source as saying that several allegations of misconduct against Murtha were rejected on a " near party-line vote. " Since the panel was made up of six Democrats and six Republicans, seven votes were needed to file any charges. Serving on the House panel in 1981 was Rep. Don Bailey (D-Pa.), who told Cybercast News Service that he was responsible for preventing the committee from punishing Murtha. " I saved his (posterior), " Bailey said. " I worked hard, and I argued, " and members of the committee " agreed with me, " Bailey stated. " Part of my argument was that the FBI was overdoing it and there wasn't evidence that [Murtha] was doing anything wrong. " In 1982, as a result of congressional redistricting, Murtha and Bailey were forced to run against each other in a Democratic primary. Murtha emerged the winner. In 2002, Murtha's ethics again became an issue in the congressional election. Bailey issued a public letter, the contents of which have been published on the Internet and confirmed by Bailey. In the letter, Bailey admits that his opinion about Murtha's involvement in Abscam had dramatically changed by 2002. " I was, to be honest, critical about how you misled me about Abscam where you convinced me you had voluntarily told federal agents about the offer of money to you, " Bailey wrote Murtha in the letter. " I learned later, after I had successfully defeated the ethics charges against you, that you had merely manipulated the system to cooperate with federal agents to avoid prosecution, " Bailey added. On Jan. 9, Bailey told Cybercast News Service that he now believes Murtha was " pretty damn stupid " during the Abscam sting. " The idea that somebody is going to trot out $50,000 in cash in front of you and you don't know that is wrong is pretty damn stupid to me, " Bailey said. " What bankers or investors run around with $50,000 in cash? " Just hours after the July 1981 House Ethic Committee vote sparing Murtha from charges, E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr., special counsel for the panel's Abscam investigation, abruptly resigned. At the time, Prettyman refused to discuss with the press his reasons for stepping down. When contacted by Cybercast News Service regarding the investigation, Prettyman called the Murtha situation " very interesting, " but declined further comment, citing the need to maintain attorney-client privilege. Similarly, when Prettyman was interviewed by the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call in 1990, the former special counsel declined to comment on why he had resigned. But when pressed on whether the resignation was due to the Ethics Committee's vote on Murtha, Prettyman said that would be " a logical conclusion. " In his Friday, Jan. 13, response to the Cybercast News Service investigation, Murtha confined his reply to the controversy surrounding his military service and did not address the accusations surrounding Abscam. " Questions about my record are clearly an attempt to distract attention from the real issue, which is that our brave men and women in uniform are dying and being injured every day in the middle of a civil war that can be resolved only by the Iraqis themselves, " Murtha wrote in an email response. " I volunteered for a year's duty in Vietnam. I was out in the field almost every single day. We took heavy casualties in my regiment the year that I was there. In my fitness reports, I was rated No. 1. My record is clear, " Murtha added. Murtha has thus far refused to release his full military records. 'One-man wrecking crew' Since the Abscam scandal, Murtha has worked to limit the power of federal law enforcement officers. In 1997, he spearheaded two measures—one to prohibit non-members of Congress from filing complaints with the House Ethics Committee, and another to reimburse members and regular citizens for legal fees if they are ultimately cleared in a Justice Department probe. This drew fire from Gary Ruskin, who at the time was director of the Congressional Accountability Project. " When it comes to institutional policing of corruption in Congress, John Murtha is a one-man wrecking crew, " Ruskin said. In response, Murtha argued that the legal fees amendment would " serve as a warning to the Justice Department to no longer interpret House rules to suit its own needs. " The Fiscal Year 2005 defense appropriations bill also created problems for Murtha. He helped write the bill, and it reportedly contained millions of dollars in federal funding for at least 10 companies represented by KSA Consulting—a lobbying firm that includes the congressman's brother, Robert " Kit " Murtha, as a senior partner. Murtha has denied any wrongdoing, and an Ethics Committee investigation into the KSA Consulting matter may be conducted later this year. 'Instantaneous hero' Anyone who calls for the withdrawal of U.S. military forces in Iraq " like Murtha and Cindy Sheehan becomes an instantaneous hero, " Cliff Kincaid, editor of the conservative Accuracy in Media (AIM) Report, told Cybercast News Service, while " the media regard supporters of the war as fools and dupes. " To many in the media, Kincaid noted, the failure to find stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq " was absolutely convincing evidence this war was dishonestly sold. " They're not going to let that happen again. In order to get back at the administration, they're going to try to undermine the policy with constant gloom and doom and negative news, " Kincaid said...... Meanwhile, Bailey—Murtha's former ally turned antagonist—told Cybercast News Service that he is not bothered by the establishment media's decision to ignore the congressman's link to Abscam or any of Murtha's other troubles. Murtha may be " a wise old sage " by now, Bailey said, pointing to what he called Murtha's real area of expertise—proposing " pay increases in the United States Congress. " He does that well, " Bailey concluded. (Monisha Bansal contributed to this article.) http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPrint.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200601 \POL20060113d.html Murtha and Moran both voted against the ARMING PILOTS AGAINST TERRORISM ACT H. Res. 472source: http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi? WAISdocID=936986112385+25+\ 0+0 & WAISaction=retrieve " [Congressional Record: October 15, 2001 (Senate)][Page S10676-S10679]From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:cr15oc01-21] PROHIBITING UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I rise to say the national antiterrorism legislation passed by this body is in grave danger of being rendered useless. The bill passed by this body corrected an immediate and severe impediment to the undercover investigations that must be employed to shut down terrorism in our Nation. The antiterrorism bill passed by this body included legislation introduced by Senator Leahy, Senator Hatch, and myself that would untie the hands of Federal prosecutors in my home State of Oregon and remove the roadblocks that currently all but prohibit undercover investigations there.Unfortunately, the antiterrorism legislation passed by the House strips that provision and rips back open the enormous loophole that potentially makes Oregon a safe haven for dangerous criminals and terrorists everywhere.For more than a year now, State and Federal prosecuting attorneys in Oregon have been legally prohibited from advising or participating in law enforcement undercover investigations. Without advice of counsel, law enforcement operatives cannot conduct wiretaps, sting operations, or infiltrate dangerous criminal operations. Covert investigations in my State have been shut down for more than a year. If the Senate does not insist on antiterrorism language to restart these investigations in Oregon, the national antiterrorism legislation will not be national at all; it will cover 49 States and it will give dangerous criminals, including terrorists, not just a license but practically an engraved invitation to set up shop in Oregon with little fear of detection or apprehension through undercover or covert methods. It would endanger, not just the people of my State but all Americans.I wish to explain briefly how this situation came about. It started here in Washington in 1998. An amendment to the omnibus appropriations bill started the ball rolling in Washington, DC. A McDade-Murtha amendment required Federal prosecutors to abide by the State ethics laws and rules in the State in which they work. In Oregon, the State bar association enacted a disciplinary rule making it unethical for attorneys to take part in any practice involving " deceit or misrepresentation of any kind. " When an Oregon attorney misrepresented his identity to investigate a claim, the State supreme court found him guilty of an ethics violation. The McDade-Murtha amendment backed that up. It became very clear no matter how vital the investigation, no matter how great the need, no matter how dangerous the criminals, attorneys—including Federal, State, and[[Page S10677]] local prosecutors—are simply absolutely not allowed to take a single step, not even to give advice, to help in an undercover investigation. If an undercover investigator cannot get advice from a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, that undercover investigator cannot go forward. It is that simple: no wiretaps, no sting operations, no infiltrating or gathering information on any criminal group no matter how dangerous their bent or how dastardly their plans… The terrorists made their homes in Florida and New Jersey before striking Americans in New York and Virginia. I don't want to find 6 months from now that the terrorists made their homes in Oregon because this body failed in its resolve to shut them down in every State in our country. Leaving one State vulnerable makes each State in this country vulnerable.I implore the conferees, and indeed the Congress, to act swiftly and judicially to guarantee that our Federal prosecutors and investigators have these essential tools that they have asked us to support on a bipartisan basis so they can conduct covert operations that are that are necessary to prevent and prosecute criminals in terrorist acts. " source: http://frwebgate6.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi? WAISdocID=937180114579+23+\ 0+0 & WAISaction=retrieve " Congressional Record: November 12, 1998 (House)][Page H11711-H11719]From the Congressional Record Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov][DOCID:cr12no98-82] an update from 1996 on McDade, who is no longer in Congress, follows: Rep. McDade Acquitted Of Bribery, RacketeeringPHILADEPHIA (AllPolitics, Aug. 1) -- An eight-year ordeal came to an end for Rep. Joseph M. McDade (R-Pa.) after a jury acquitted him of bribery and racketeering charges. Jurors said the government couldn't prove its case that the popular 17-term congressman had taken $100,000 worth of gifts and in return steered $53.8 million in Navy contracts to defense contractors. Prosecutors also accused him of taking fake campaign contributions, travel and free vacations. But jurors apparently believed staff aides for McDade who testified that if gift disclosure laws had been violated, it was their fault. McDade, they said, didn't handle such details. Defense attorney Sal Cognetti plans to ask Congress to investigate what he called the Justice Department's " improper motives " in launching the case, which was initiated under President George Bush. McDade described the investigation as " Chinese water torture. " " I don't know what (the case) was motivated by, " he told The Associated Press. " It wasn't motivated by the evidence nor was it motivated by any criminal acts by Joseph McDade. " The trial lasted six weeks, and after deliberating for about 11 hours, the jury informed U.S. District Judge Robert S. Gawthrop III they were deadlocked, unable to reach a verdict. Gawthrop asked them to work some more and within an hour they returned with an acquittal of all five counts. McDade, 64, has paid a heavy price. Hospitalized twice during the trial, he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Had he not been indicted, he likely would have been appointed chairman of the Appropriations Committee, a post he may yet secure if he wins re-election. source: http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/news/9608/01/mcdade/index.shtml EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL Hon. John P. Murtha 8/17 8/18 Saudi Arabia 123.00 123.00 8/18 8/19 Bahrain 123.00 123.00 8/19 8/20 Kuwait 123.00 123.00 8/20 8/21 Germany 123.00 (\3 123.00 " source: http://frwebgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/waisgate.cgi? WAISdocID=938377456927+1+0\ +0 & WAISaction=retrieve " Accusations Against Lobbyist Echo Charges in 70's Scandal By TODD S. PURDUM Published: April 15, 2005 WASHINGTON, April 14 - Back then the commodity in play was rice and this time, a criminal complaint alleges, it was oil. But nearly 30 years after Tongsun Park, a South Korean businessman, stood at the center of the Koreagate influence-peddling scandal that rocked official Washington, he has emerged at the center of the United Nations' Iraqi oil-for-food scandal - accused in a strikingly similar scheme.... In 1977, Mr. Park was charged with 36 counts of conspiracy, bribery, mail fraud, failure to register as a foreign agent and making illegal political contributions. A long investigation found that he had concocted a scheme, with the help of high-ranking Korean Central Intelligence Agency officials, to collect inflated commissions from sales of American-grown rice to South Korea, and to use some of the money to buy support for South Korea in Congress. The charges were later dropped, after Mr. Park testified at Congressional hearings and in front of federal grand juries. His testimony led to ethics proceedings and criminal charges against several members of Congress and former members and made him a boldface name in the string of post-Watergate corruption inquiries conducted here in the late 1970's. Now, federal prosecutors in Manhattan say in a criminal complaint that he was paid at least $2 million by Saddam Hussein's Iraq for lobbying United Nations officials to create the oil-for-food program. That program waived the economic penalties imposed after the Persian Gulf war of 1991 and let Iraq sell oil, ostensibly to buy aid supplies. The complaint charges Mr. Park, who is believed to be in South Korea, only with failing to register as a foreign agent, as required by law. He could face up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.... http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/15/politics/15park.html Should Murtha be indicted for failing to register as a Foreign agent under The Foreign Agents Registration Act? what do you think? " Foreign Agents Registration Unit (FARA) Counterespionage Section The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit administers the FARA and maintains a public office to make all registration materials available to the public. In addition, it administers and/or provides advice for certain other statutes related to either matters requiring registration with or notification to the Attorney General. Public information relating to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) can be obtained in person at the FARA Registration Unit Public Office located at: Department of JusticeRegistration Unit1400 New York Avenue, N.W. 1st Floor - Public Office Suite 100Washington, D.C. 20005 Researching Hours: 11 AM - 3 PM Mon. - Fri. Filing Hours: 8:30 AM - 5 PM Mon. - Fri. Contact Information: o Public Office Number: (202)514- 1145 o Fax Number: (202)514-2836 Acting Chief: Heather H. Hunt SOURCE: http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/ " Mr. Speaker, as someone who joined the Marine Corps during the Korean War, I've always felt strongly about our allies in Turkey. As we mark the 50-year anniversary of the start of the Korean War on June 25th, the Turkish military's bravery deserves great praise. The Turkish Brigade demonstrated superior combat capability and courage from the moment it entered the battlefield in October 1950 through the cease-fire agreement of July 1953. Turkey provided the fifth largest contingent among United Nations forces—5,453 soldiers at the peak of the war. The Turkish Brigade is credited with saving the U.S. 8th Army and the IX Army Corps from encirclement by communist enemies, and the 2nd Division from total destruction during critical battles in November 1950. The United Nations' Forces Commander in Chief General Douglas MacArthur said: " Turks are the heroes of heroes. There is no `impossibility' for the Turkish Brigade. " No enemy attack succeeded in penetrating the Turkish Brigade, while British and American forces were forced to withdraw from defensive lines. Even though out of ammunition, the Turks affixed their bayonets and attacked the enemy, eventually in hand-to-hand combat. The Turks succeeded in withdrawing in continuous combat and carrying their injured comrades from the battlefield on their backs. Among the twenty U.N. members contributing military forces in Korea, Time Magazine praised the Turkish Brigade for its courageous battles and for `creating a favorable effect on the whole United Nations Forces.' A US radio commentary in December 1950 thanked the Turkish Brigade's heroism for giving hope for a demoralized American nation. Although the Korean War is often called `the Forgotten War,' partly because it ended inconclusively with no real winner, the fierce combat ability of the Turkish Brigade should never be forgotten. The 717 Turkish soldiers killed in action, and the 2,413 wounded in action, represent the highest casualty rate of any U.N. element engaged in the fighting. The simple white grave markers in a green field in Pusan will eternally remind us of the heroic soldiers of a heroic nation. " Murtha was quoted above at a website called tall armenian tale. As far as we can determine that website is akin to a Holocaust denial website as it seeks to deny the Turkish genocide against the Armenian people. " Between 1915 and 1923, approximately 1.5 million Armenians were killed and more then 500,000 were exiled to the desert to die of thirst or starvation…. In 1939, after invading Poland and relocating most Jews to labor or death camps, Hitler cynically defended his own actions by asking, " Who remembers the Armenians? " if you click on the url below: http://www.tallarmeniantale.com/korean.htm you will find the following quote along with a photo: " Chinese prisoners cross-examined at Turkish Brigade Headquarters. " in a reference to the Korean War. While we do not believe that Jack Murtha had the opportunity to play Jack Bauer of TV's " 24 " with any captured Chinese prisoners Murtha's website does highlight his military background: " learned about military service from the bottom up, beginning as a raw recruit when he left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marines out of a growing sense of obligation to his country during the Korean War. There he earned the American Spirit Honor Medal, awarded to fewer than one in 10,000 recruits. He rose through the ranks to become a drill instructor at Parris Island and was selected for Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia. He then was assigned to the Second Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. In 1959, Captain Murtha took command of the 34th Special Infantry Company, Marine Corps Reserves, in Johnstown. He remained in the Reserves after his discharge from active duty until he volunteered for Vietnam in 1966-67, receiving the Bronze Star with Combat " V " , two Purple Hearts and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. " http://www.house.gov/murtha/bio.shtml " Saturday, January 14, 2006 Web site questions Murtha's medals By Howard Kurtz and Shailagh Murray The Washington Post a conservative Web site Friday quoted Murtha opponents as questioning the circumstances surrounding the awarding of his two Purple Hearts. David Thibault, editor-in-chief of the Cybercast News Service, said the issue of Murtha's medals from 1967 is relevant " because the congressman has really put himself in the forefront of the anti-war movement. " … Cybercast is part of the conservative Media Research Center run by Brent Bozell, but Thibault said it operates independently. He said the unit, formerly called the Conservative News Service, averages 110,000 readers and provides material for Web sites such as GOPUSA. Former Rep. Don Bailey, D-Pa., who was quoted in the article, confirmed his account Friday. In a conversation in the early 1980s, said Bailey, who won a Silver Star and three Bronze Stars in Vietnam, Murtha told him he did not deserve his Purple Hearts. He recalled Murtha saying: " Hey, I didn't do anything like you did. I got a little scratch on the cheek. " Bailey, who lost a House race to Murtha after a 1982 redistricting, said " Jack's a coward and he's a liar " for subsequently denying the conversation. While saying he is not bitter toward Murtha, Bailey said the congressman's approach to Iraq is " not responsible " and " it just turned my stomach " to see Murtha acting as a spokesman for veterans. He said he shared the information with Republican William Choby, who ran against Murtha twice in the early 1990s and made the Vietnam decorations an issue. Choby raised the issue again during Murtha's 2002 re-election campaign. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, citing Marine records, reported that year that Murtha was wounded during " hostile " actions near Da Nang, Vietnam: " In the first incident, his right cheek was lacerated, and in the second, he was lacerated above his left eye. Neither injury required evacuation. " The Cybercast article appeared Friday, two days before a scheduled segment Sunday on CBS' " 60 Minutes " source: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002739145_murtha14.ht ml other sources are also questioning Murtha's medals, just do a search on " Murtha's medals " to find more. (Egyptian dictator) Hosni Mubarak: " sold $3.5 billion worth of missiles and arms to Iraq " in the 1980s. In 1984 Mubarak Agreed " to work with Iraq on a secret nuclear-capable ballistic missile program for Iraq that was named The Condor II Project (or as it was called in Cairo, BMB, for Ballistic Missile Egypt). " Mubarak " turned Egypt into a channel for a wide range of NATO based missile technologies that front Companies in Europe were smuggling to Baghdad.. We knew Mubarak was a middle man for arms Sales to Iraq, for the Condor missile and other stuff ` recalled Teicher. ` He was actually (America's) covert agent.' … " Pollard turned over documents that showed the existence of the Saad 16 ballistic missile plant in northern Iraq, prompting Israel to pressure America to cut off sales to Saad 16 and other Iraqi weapons plants. He supplied Israel with information detailing production rates at Iraqi chemical weapons facilities and naming the German companies that had helped build them. He also documented Egypt's cooperation with Iraq in acquiring technology for a long-range missile known as Condor-II, which would have given Iraq the capability of targeting Israel with chemical or even nuclear weapons. " … " The exact details of VandE's work for Enron are still sketchy. In her letter, Watkins claimed the firm " provided some true sale opinions on some of the deals " related to the so-called Condor and Raptor deals. She could not be reached for elaboration. According to one New York corporate finance attorney, true sale opinions are letters that law firms write vouching for the fact that business transactions meet particular legal requirements. " http://biz./bizwk/020122/xyoaogbg_xxsa_vem_1_na_1.html " In the seven-page letter discovered among thousands of Enron internal documents being examined by the committee, Watkins referred at length to Enron's accounting for deals involving the off-balance-sheet partnerships Raptor and Condor, just two of many used by Enron to keep debt off its books " http://dailynews./h/nm/20020115/pl/enron_house_letter_dc_1.h t ml. " Iraq had an active missile force before the Gulf war that included 819 operational Scud B missiles (300-km range) purchased from the Soviet Union, an advanced program to extend the Scud's range and modify its warhead (e.g., the Al-Husayn with a 650-km range and the Al Abbas with a 950-km range), and an extensive effort to reverse-engineer and indigenously produce complete Scud missiles. Iraq also had programs to indigenously produce long-range missiles (e.g., the Condor) " http://www.state.gov/www/regions/nea/iraq_white_paper.html " 1982: Egypt begins cooperation with Argentina and Iraq on development and production of a 1,000km-range missile known as the Condor II in Argentina or the Badr-2000 in Egypt. German and Italian companies supply missile technology. 1987-1990: Egyptian experts work in Iraq on Condor II missile development. " http://www.cfr.org/public/armstrade/argentina.html " President Menem's administration implemented a privatization process-The only successful case of conversion is AREA MATERIAL CORDOBAA which was leased to Lockheed Martin for the national and regional aircraft maintenance. " `Argentina: President Menem's Scandalous Friendships', The Geopolitical Drug Dispatch, Number 23, Paris, September 1993 (http://wwwogd.org/gb/47AARAA.html). " This report hypothesizes a " Syrian connection " to the bombing of the Israeli embassy and the AMIA building, mainly through the presence and suspicious activities of a Syrian, Monzer al-Kazzar and an Argentine, Alfredo Yabran, and their link to then presidential candidate Carlos Menem's trip to Syria in 1988 and his promises concerning the Condor II missile and the installation of nuclear reactors in return for campaign funding. The report accuses investigators of a cover-up, noting that any possibility that sectors of the Syrian government or its surrogates could have been involved in the preparation or execution of the bombings have been ignored. " What factors of state, " asks the report, " played a part in reaching the conclusion that a country geographically alienated from the focus of tension, like Argentina, should have involved itself in the Middle East conflict? Without doubt, the response could be obtained in the development of the Condor II missile or the installation of nuclear reactors, factors highly important at the hour of establishing military balance in that region. " " Nowhere does President Menem feel more at home than in Anillaco, the place of his birth, where his father settled after arriving from Syria and became a leading member of the large Arab community in northern Argentina. The Menem family set up vineyards and began selling Menem wine, which today is served during official receptions at the presidential residence in Buenos Aires.- A Muslim by birth, Menem converted to Catholicism. " http://www.sudnordnews.org/connectgb.html " In 1988, Carlos Menem, then a presidential candidate, traveled to Syria. Menem's personal trip quickly changed into an official visit due to the interest of Syrian President Hafez al-Assad in someone who could be the future president of a South American country. In a series of meetings, Menem promised to deliver to Syria the Condor II missile and cooperate with the nuclear development of that country (including the assistance of Argentine experts in the development of such technology) in exchange for money to finance his presidential campaign. It is believed that more than $100 million was invested " officially " by the various countries involved in the project. " http://www.iraqwatch.org/ Items from France: Aerospatiale and Matra Espace - for use with missiles, Contracted to supply the high-resolution optic system capable of infra-red photography for a Brazilian-made reconnaissance satellite. CERBAG - nuclear technology, CERBAG is a consortium of Technicatome, SGN, Bouygues, Comsip Entreprise, and Construction Navales et Industrielles de la Mediterrannee (CNIM). Built the Osirak reactor (under international safeguards) in 1981 which Israel destroyed in 1981, and a critical assembly; provided about 12.5 kilograms of highly-enriched uranium reactor fuel; contract valued at $37.5 million. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique - nuclear technology, in 1981, Supplied three tons of heavy water along with the Osirak reactor. Protec SA - chemical weapons, from 1986 to 1990, Exported a DM2.2 million chemical weapon factory to Iraq jointly with German firms Karl Kolb and WET; bought chemical equipment from other French firms for resale to Iraq; attempted to export 12 tons of tabun precursors, seized by French authorities. Sagem - missile technology, Listed in Consen documents as the potential supplier of inertial navigation and guidance system for the Condor II intermediate-range missile during the 1980's. Sciaky - nuclear technology, Manufactured two electron beam welders found by U.N. inspectors at nuclear weapon sites; capable of being used to develop nuclear weapons. SGN (Societe Generale pour les Techniques Nouvelles) - nuclear technology, in the 1970's - Supplied auxiliary facilities for Tuwaitha nuclear center, including an effluent treatment station and a laboratory hot cell useful in extracting plutonium from spent reactor fuel. Thomson CSF - Military - 1990: Supplied radar technology used to convert an Ilyushin-76 into an AWACS aircraft; sold $157 million worth of defense electronics equipment. Thomson CSF - Military, nuclear - Built Saad 13, a military radar factory, on a turnkey basis on contract with State Organization for Technical Industries (SOTI), for $600 million; Saad 13 also called Salah al Din, which manufactured high-frequency military communication equipment and radar, under license for the Iraqi army, and was found by U.N. inspectors to have manufactured components for equipment used in making nuclear fuel for the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission (which had primary responsibility for the centrifuge program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons); Thomson representatives were present from mid-1980 until the August 1990 invasion of Kuwait. Thomson CSF - Nuclear - Manufactured high voltage DC switches such as thyrister oblique switches, found during IAEA inspections. http://www.iraqwatch.org/ JOHN P. MURTHA (D-PA) Top Contributors University of Pittsburgh Medical Center $68,050 DRS Technologies $32,050 Paul Magliocchetti Assoc $29,000 Planning Systems Inc $25,850 Advanced Acoustic Concepts $25,000 BAE Systems North America $20,000 Air Products & Chemicals Inc $18,000 General Dynamics $17,500 Mts Technologies $17,500 Boeing Co $16,000 US Steel $16,000 General Atomics $13,750 Cassidy & Assoc/Interpublic Group $13,500 L-3 Communications $13,400 Lockheed Martin $13,000 Prologic Inc $13,000 Blank Rome LLP $12,500 Raytheon Co $12,000 Science Applications International Corp $12,000 Gensym Corp $11,500 http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp? CID=N00001408 & cycle=2006 " Kodama was a pivotal figure in the notorious Lockheed scandal that emerged in 1976 when it was revealed that the aircraft giant had paid the godfather more than two million dollars to influence the Japanese market away from McDonnell-Douglas and Boeing and toward Lockheed. To do this, Kodama sent a gang of sokaiya (shareholders' meeting men) to disrupt a meeting of All Nippon Airways stockholders. The sokaiya spread rumors of an illegal million- dollar loan made to the president of the company, Tetsuo Oba, who had rejected Lockheed's bid for a new fleet of passenger aircraft. The pressure mounted on Oba, and he was soon forced to resign. His replacement was handpicked by Kodama, and the new president was more favorably disposed to purchasing Lockheed's wide-bodied jets. In 1976 Carl Kotchian, Lockheed's president, was called to testify before a United States Senate committee investigating the Lockheed scandal. The ripple effect of his shocking testimony reached back to Japan, spurring the national police to investigate Kodama's participation in the scandal. Though the police could not uncover enough proof to prosecute Kodama on charges stemming from the Lockheed incident, they found that he had evaded taxes on more than $6 million. The public was outraged by the enormity of Kodama's tax- fraud scheme. In fact, a distraught young actor who had been a great admirer of Kodama's attempted to crash a small airplane into Kodama's suburban Tokyo house. Kodama survived the kamikaze mission, but his empire was crumbling. He was indicted for perjury, bribery and violation of the exchange laws, but was deemed too sick to stand trial. He suffered a stroke and died quietly on January 17, 1984. " BCCI, THE CIA AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE The Official Record The CIA's first user request in connection with BCCI was from the Federal Reserve in 1981, which asked the CIA whether the CIA had any derogatory information concerning the Middle Eastern shareholders who were about to buy Financial General Bankshares (FGB), which later became First American Bankshares, through the holding company CCAH. The CIA, after reviewing its records, told the Federal Reserve that it had no derogatory information on the shareholders, who included Kamal Adham and Abdul Raouf Khalil, the past and then-current Saudi intelligence liaisons to the United States.(10) The CIA did not tell the Federal Reserve that Adham and Khalil were foreign intelligence liaisons of the United States, nor did it advise the Federal Reserve that both Adham and a third FGB shareholder, Faisal al- Fulaij, had been the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission probe in connection with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by Boeing and Lockheed for arms sales to Saudi Arabia.(11) 11. Staff interview, Virgil Mattingly, Federal Reserve, June, 1991, and review of Federal Reserve documents. Clark Clifford had his own long-standing ties to Khashoggi. In 1981, Khashoggi took $250,000 from Northrop intended for Saudi Arabian Air Force General Hashim M. Hashim. Four years later, Northrop released documents accusing Khashoggi of demanding the bribe for the general, and then converting it to his own use, Khashoggi retained Clifford to represent him in the subsequent federal grand jury investigation of the matter. Significantly, both Kamal Adham and Faisal al Fulaij, BCCI's front-men for the 1981 takeover, were investigated as well as Khashoggi for taking money from Northrop and Lockheed in connection with U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia.(83) 83. The New York Times, p. 56, September 3, 1975. " material immediately above found at url immediately below: http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1992_rpt/bcci/11intel.htm UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER TO SHOW CONGRESSMAN MURTHA MERITS OF UPMC-AIR FORCE TELEMEDICINE PROJECT AT JOHNSTOWN'S SHOWCASE OF COMMERCE Mountain Top Technologies and Stentor Part of Live Demonstration PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2002 — In this simulation, a patient with a persistent cough sees her primary care physician at his office in a rural community. He performs an X-ray in his office and is concerned about a possible nodule on her lung. The physician wants an immediate second opinion, and with the patient present, digitizes the X-ray film and sends it via personal computer to a cancer specialist at a nearby community hospital. While viewing the image, each on their own PC, the two then consult with a specialist at an academic medical center where the patient had a lung X-ray just more than a year ago. The two images are compared, and in a matter of minutes, the three decide the nodule is benign, much to the patient's relief. Such will be the scenario that officials from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will use to demonstrate how a telemedicine technology initiative funded by the Department of Defense will impact the delivery of health care both in the private sector and within the military. U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha (Pa.-12th), ranking democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, will see the live demonstration at the Showcase of Commerce, an exhibition of defense contractors being held May 30 and 31 at the Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown, Pa., and sponsored by Johnstown Area Regional Industries and the Greater Johnstown/Cambria County Chamber of Commerce, Inc. UPMC's demonstration will be Thursday, May 30, at a time between 6 and 9 p.m. Through an $8.5 million appropriation in the defense-spending bill for 2002, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the U.S. Air Force Medical Service are developing an Integrated Medical Information Technology System (IMITS), http://newsbureau.upmc.com/tx/ShowcaseOfCommerce.htm Guerreri, Carl Mr. Manassas, VA 20110 EWA Inc./CEO 1,000 MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - Democrat 04/25/2002 Hutchinson, Kent Mr. Pebble Beach, CA 93953 Condor Systems Inc./President / CEO 1,000 MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - Democrat 04/25/2002 Oberndorf, Louis Henry Sarasota, FL 34232 METI/President/CEO 500 MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - Democrat 04/25/2002 Source: http://www.campaignmoney.com/ceo.asp?pg=296 We looked up METI Medical Education Technologies Inc. and found http://www.meti.com/faqs.html " Six Simulation Centers use simulators from Medical Education Technologies, Inc. (METI), Sarasota Florida. However, half of the remaining ten do not mention the manufacturer of their simulator. According to the press release for the PedaSim arrival at the Borough of Manhattan Community College in 1999, METI sells PediaSim, including mannequin, electronics box and software to medical schools for $175,000. The adult version costs roughly the same amount, although a college that already has an adult version can buy the PediaSim mannequin and software for $35,000 and plug it into its existing equipment. A complete listing of METI installations can be found on their website: http://www.meti.com " Wiser Institute of Simulation, Education and Research - University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Mission: The Peter M. Winter Institute for Simulation Education and Research (WISER), allied with the Safer Center for Resuscitation and Research at the U of Pittsburgh, is dedicated to medical education and educational research. Simulator: Anesthesiology The Institute employs and develops advanced instructional technology-including interactive human simulation, computer-based simulation technology, Internet, and video learning systems-to enhance medical education. Programs: Medical Student Courses in critical care and anesthesiology EMT Courses Resident/Fellow/Faculty Difficult Airway Management Medivac Trauma Website: http://www.wiser.pitt.edu Contacts: wiserhelp We looked up EWA Inc. (Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc.) and found http://www.ewa.com/ Murthas Money Trail World They say that what can go wrong will go wrong, or maybe that's Murphy's world, but it sure sounds a lot like Murtha's Money Trail World to us. remember that list of contributors to " Honest? John Murtha " The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was number one on that list. We wondered why that was so. We did some research on that top Murtha contributor and found: " Board of Directors The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is governed by a volunteer, unpaid Board of Directors, representing a broad cross- section of the communities and constituents served by UPMC. http://aboutupmc.upmc.com/Governance.htm The chairperson of The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's unpaid Board of Directors is listed as G. Nicholas Beckwith III at the url above Beckwith is also listed as a campaign contributor to Murtha at http://www.campaignmoney.com/candidate.asp?id=H6PA12030 & cycle=02 Beckwith, G. Nicholas Mr. III Beckwith Machinery Co./CEO & Presid 1,000 P 03/15/2002 Pittsburgh PA 15215 Beckwith also shows up as a Murtha campaign contributor Beckwith, G. Nicholas Mr. III Pittsburgh, PA 15215 Beckwith Machinery Co./CEO & Presid 1,000 MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - Democrat 03/02/2004 Beckwith, G. Nicholas Mr. III Pittsburgh, PA 15215 Beckwith Machinery Co./CEO & Presid 500 MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE - Democrat 03/02/2004 at: http://www.campaignmoney.com/ceo.asp?pg=124 Beckwith shows up giving to Murtha " Beckwith, G. Nicholas Mr. III (Beckwith Machinery Co./CEO & Presid), (Zip code: 15215) $1000 to MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE on 08/18/03 " " Beckwith, G. Nicholas Mr. III (Beckwith Machinery Co./CEO & Presid), (Zip code: 15215) $1000 to MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE on 03/02/04 Beckwith, G. Nicholas Mr. III (Beckwith Machinery Co./CEO & Presid), (Zip code: 15215) $500 to MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE on 03/02/04 Beckwith, G. Nicholas Mr. III (Beckwith Machinery Co./CEO & Presid), (Zip code: 15215) $1500 to MURTHA FOR CONGRESS COMMITTEE on 09/01/04 " at http://www.city-data.com/elec/elec-PITTSBURGH-PA.html Officers: Chairperson: G. Nicholas Beckwith III G. Nicholas Beckwith III Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Arch Street Management, LLC another director at The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's unpaid Board of Directors is J. W. Connolly Retired Senior Vice President H.J. Heinz Co. You can of course donate to UPMC, Murtha's top contributor, if you wish. The url to donate to UPMC, Murtha's top contributor, is: http://www.upmc.com/Donate/ Their mission statement found at http://aboutupmc.upmc.com/Mission.htm tells us that " UPMC is built on a foundation of honesty and integrity. " and yes, they even have an investor relations website at: http://aboutupmc.upmc.com/Investor.htm But of course your donations to Murtha's top contributor: UPMC, are not the only way that Murtha's top contributor UPMC gets money. Far from it! If you go to http://www.house.gov/murtha/comassign.shtml you will see the following: " This link will take you to the House Appropriations Committee and the Subcommittee on Defense, which Congressman Murtha is currently the ranking Member and former Chairman. House Appropriations Committee Web site It seems that Honest? John Murtha and Your Tax Dollars are hard at work helping Murtha's top contributor: UPMC. Here's a glimpse at some of that: " UPMC CANCER CENTERS AND UPMC LEE REGIONAL ANNOUNCE OPENING OF THE JOHN P. MURTHA PAVILION " http://newsbureau.upmc.com/upci/MurthaCancerCenter.htm " CONGRESSMAN MURTHA ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO FIGHT DIABETES IN PENNSYLVANIA Efforts to monitor and manage diabetes care and outcomes JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Dec. 29, 2005 – At a news conference today, Congressman John Murtha announced a community diabetes initiative headed by the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute (UPDI) and funded by the U.S. Department of Defense. " http://newsbureau.upmc.com/Magee/MurthaJohnstown2005.htm " CONGRESSMAN MURTHA ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH DIABETES INSTITUTE Pittsburgh Diabetes Prevention Initiative Will Become Model For U.S. Air Force " http://newsbureau.upmc.com/MediaKits/DiabetesInstitute/DiabetesMurtha 04.htm " UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE, WINDBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER AND GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY AWARDED $4.2 MILLION FOR GYNECOLOGIC CANCER PROGRAM JOHNSTOWN, Pa., June 29, 2004 – At a press conference this morning at Windber Research Institute, Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) announced funding for a major initiative to foster new understanding of gynecologic cancers that are newly diagnosed in approximately 80,000 women each year – 27,000 of whom are expected to die of their disease. Murtha obtained $4.2 million from the U.S. Department of Defense for the initiative, a collaboration among the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), the Windber Research Institute (WRI), Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Georgetown University to create a program solely dedicated to reducing the incidence, morbidity and mortality of gynecologic cancers. " http://newsbureau.upmc.com/UPCI/GyneGrant04.htm WINDBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AWARDED $3.4 MILLION TO LAUNCH MAJOR PROTEOMICS INITIATIVE JOHNSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 19, 2004 – At a press conference this afternoon at Windber Research Institute, Congressman John P. Murtha (PA-12) announced funding for a major initiative to foster new understanding of cancer and other diseases through proteomics – the study of the shape, function and expression of proteins. The initiative, a collaboration among the Windber Research Institute (WRI), the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) and the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, has been awarded $3.4 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to create a program solely dedicated to the study of proteomics. http://newsbureau.upmc.com/UPCI/WinberPitt04.htm UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND AIR FORCE MEDICAL SERVICES JOIN FORCES FOR NEW TELERADIOLOGY INITIATIVE Technology Featured at 2004 ATA Meeting and Exposition PITTSBURGH, April 29, 2004 - Through the support of U.S. Congressman John Murtha, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Air Force Medical Services (AFMS) today announced the launch of a teleradiology initiative at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The initiative is based upon a new workflow model that can increase productivity and enhance patient care across AFMS sites. " We extend our thanks and appreciation to Congressman Murtha, who, through his support, has made this program possible, " said Dan Drawbaugh, chief information officer of UPMC. " We are excited to see this initiative launched with the Air Force. Since the initiation of the IMITS program, the primary goal has been to assist the military as it improves its medical capabilities, and this teleradiology initiative does just that. " http://newsbureau.upmc.com/WPIC/IMITS04.htm UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER PARTNERS WITH AIR FORCE MEDICAL SERVICE IN $8.5 MILLION TELEMEDICINE INITIATIVE PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22, 2002 — In a benchmark collaboration between an academic medical center and a branch of the U.S. military, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the U.S. Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) will work to develop sophisticated telemedicine technology that will ultimately link specialists in pathology, radiology and dermatology with outposts at distant locations around the globe. The partnership, which was made possible by an $8.5 million appropriation in the defense spending bill for 2002, brings together vast clinical and information technology expertise and will aid in the recognition and treatment of many types of medical conditions, including those caused by chemical or biological agents. This marks the beginning of what the two organizations hope will represent a long-term strategic partnership that also will serve as a national model for improving the nation's health care delivery system. " Pittsburgh in general, and UPMC in particular, are being recognized as national leaders in health care, " said U.S. Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.). " This reputation helped me get this funding through Congress and helped get the Air Force excited about working with UPMC, which is helping our economy and furthering our reputation as a world-class center for health care. " http://newsbureau.upmc.com/TX/AirForceInitiative.htm Department of Defense Initiatives In February 2004, Congressman John Murtha announced a $10 million appropriation to the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute to improve access to care and provide a longer and better life for people with diabetes in western Pennsylvania. The interventions developed through this appropriation will subsequently serve as a model for diabetes treatment for the U.S. Air Force. http://diabetesinstitute.upmc.com/Partnerships.htm UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER LAUNCHES PATIENT INTERNET PORTAL Patients With Diabetes Have Access To Their Medical Information From Anywhere In The World PITTSBURGH, Jan. 19, 2005 – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has developed a tool for patients that enables them to communicate more effectively with their doctors from anywhere in the world and better manage their health care by using an Internet portal. The web-based initiative, called UPMC HealthTrak, is being offered in its first phase to people with diabetes to gauge its usefulness in managing chronic diseases. This phase is funded in part by a federal appropriation to the UPMC/University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute, which was announced by Congressman John Murtha in February 2004. http://newsbureau.upmc.com/Print/PrintHealthTrak.htm Untangling Some Webs of Evil The old saying about webs goes something like this: " Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. " Untangling some webs of evil is not always as easy as it sounds but we do our best. In What Does The Murtha Money Trail Teach Us we looked at Murtha's world and wondered about that. Your thoughts on that eye opening subject are more than welcome. Former President Jimmy Carter is notorious for his connections with one of Murtha's many contributors: Lockheed. Indeed Murtha contributors include Cassidy & Associates a contributor which was " registered to represent foreign clients from Brazil, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan. " speaking of representing foreign interests: Billy Carter, " There's a lot more Arabs than there is Jews. " http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/carter_b.htm Billy Carter (William A. Carter, III) is the brother of former President Jimmy Carter. In 1978, Carter met with a group of businessmen who were interested in meeting him and for the purpose of visiting Libya. The Libyans had advised the group they were interested in investing in businesses in Atlanta, Georgia. The group finally got together in Plains, Georgia and extended their invitation to Billy Carter to visit Libya. A group of businessmen and some lawyers from the Plains area went to Libya where they were entertained by the American Representatives and some Libyan representatives, but never met with Qadaffi, the Libyan leader. After the return home, no business deals were ever made between the groups, but Billy Carter did secure some personal loans from the Libyan Government. " 14th July 1980 Finally registers as a foreign agent of the Libyan government after receiving a $220,000 loan from Libya. 22nd July 1980 Congress announces intention to hold Billygate hearings. White House admits asking Billy Carter to use influence with Libya to help Americans held hostage in Iran. 26th July 1980 Americans for Democratic Action call for the resignation of Attorney General Ben Civiletti for his alleged role in Billygate. 28th July 1980 Sen. Dennis DeConcini says fugitive financier Robert Vesco claims responsibility for Billy Carter-Libyan connection, which was an effort to embarrass Carter administration. 30th July 1980 Justice Dept. says Billy Carter lied about his first payment from Libya; documents reveal Billy received access to State Dept. cables from his brother, the president. White House confirms president discussed cables with brother. Libya reportedly sought aid from Billy Carter in acquiring C-130 transport planes embargoed by President Carter. 31 Jul 1980 Billy Carter denies he saw classified State Dept. cables or that he lied to Justice Dept. about payment from Libya. 4th August 1980 President Carter holds a press conference on " Billygate. " That same day, Senate hearings begin on Billy Carter's representation of the Libyan government. 2nd October 1980 Senate subcommittee issues report on its hearings into Billy Carter's Libyan connection. 30th October 1980 White House Press Secretary Jody Powell accuses Republican senators of leaking Justice Dept. report criticizing President Carter for his role in Billy Carter/Libya affair. " " FOREIGN DESK | October 22, 1981 AMERICAN PILOTS REPORTED FLYING IN LIBYAN FORCES By JEFF GERTH and PHILIP TAUBMAN, SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES; THIS ARTICLE IS BASED ON REPORTING BY JEFF GERTH and PHILIP TAUBMAN and WAS WRITTEN BY MR. GERTH. American pilots and aircraft mechanics, including military veterans, are flying and maintaining Libyan Air Force planes in an operation organized by Edwin P. Wilson, a former American intelligence agent, according to associates of Mr. Wilson. The American flight personnel, as well as pilots from Canada and Britain, have been recruited and paid by companies controlled by Mr. Wilson and, at least since last year, have flown a Libyan fleet of American-made cargo and transport aircraft and helicopters, the associates said. One Western pilot recruited by Mr. Wilson said that American pilots flew helicopters in support of the Libyan invasion of Chad this year, but the extent to which Western recruits are involved directly in Libyan combat missions could not be determined. The pilot said he was paid about $3,000 a month. Coordination in London Some of the American pilots and mechanics have been recruited in the United States by other Americans. Most of the operation is coordinated through a London office that represents several African and European companies controlled by Mr. Wilson, according to his associates. " NATIONAL DESK | October 23, 1981 RECRUITER FOR PROJECT IN LIBYA SOUGHT PERSONNEL IN ALABAMA By EDWARD T. POUND, SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES Working under a contract to maintain Libyan aircraft and train pilots, Edwin P. Wilson, a former American intelligence agent who is now a fugitive in Libya, sent a retired Army sergeant here this year to offer $60,000 to $72,000 a year to pilots, mechanics and other flight personnel if they would work for the Libyan Air Force. According to several people familiar with the recruiting effort, Kenneth G. Beck, the Army veteran, returned in July to southeast Alabama, where he lived before going to North Africa to work for Mr. Wilson, in an effort to recruit a dozen pilots and other specialists for Mr. Wilson's Libyan operations. Some of those interviewed by Mr. Beck said that his main recruiting pitch was that the job was a chance to earn a lot of money in a short time. It could not be determined how many Americans Mr. Beck recruited. Only one, Richard L. Love, a helicopter pilot, is known to have signed on with Mr. Wilson's London-based company, Western Recruitment Inc., as a result of Mr. Beck's efforts. Officials at Gatwick Airport at London said today that Mr. Love and several others left this morning on a flight to Libya. " " In 1989 President Carter interceded *** on behalf of *** Terry Boullata, a field worker for the Palestinian Human Rights Information Center. Boullata had been imprisoned in November 1987 for allegedly belonging to a terrorist organization called the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Boullata was allowed out in 1989 to come to the United States *** The Carter Center: Follow the MoneyBut it's the financing behind Georgia's Carter Center and the Jimmy Carter Library that raises serious doubts that the former president is, in actuality, a wholly neutral intermediary in the troubled region. NewsMax has reviewed annual reports that indicate millions of charitable dollars have flowed into the center from His Majesty Sultan Qaboss bin Said Al Said of Oman, Jordan, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Government of the United Arab Emirates. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been donated to the center by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. H.R.H. Prince Moulay Hicham Ben Abdallah of Morocco has also contributed tens of thousands of dollars. There are no corresponding contributions apparent from Israeli sources, however. As the center's literature describes, " The Carter Center and the Jimmy Carter Library were built in large measure thanks to the early leadership and financial support of the Carter Center founders. " Three of those generous founders: Agha Hasan Abedi On July 5 1991, banking regulators targeted Abedi's Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), " " triggering a worldwide financial tidal wave. To date, accountants and lawyers have managed to recoup (discounting fees) $7 billion out of the $12 billion money pit that fueled the BCCI fraud. Agha Hasan Abedi, a banker and self-styled mystic on first-name terms with Carter, created BCCI in 1972. Abedi had charmed seed money out of Arab sheikhs, organizing camel races and hunting trips. The Bank of America bought into BCCI as a way of buying access to the Middle East, holding a 30 percent stake at one point before dumping its holdings in the late-1970s His Majesty King Fahd of Saudi Arabia Last month Saudi Arabia transferred $15.4 million in advance aid to the Palestinian Authority. The transfer was made to a controversial Arab League fund, a product of the recent Arab summit in Beirut. According to Arab spokesmen, the money was hurriedly contributed due to the dire plight of the Palestinian people as a result of " vicious Israeli aggression. " King Fahd, Crown Prince Abdullah and Defense Minister Prince Sultan jointly donated $4.8 million to launch the fund pot, while Interior Minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz sent an estimated $800,000 to the families of " 155 Palestinian martyrs " killed in the current Israeli offensive. Hasib J. Sabbagh Sabbagh is the chairman of Consolidated Contractors Co. of Oman, Jordan. He is also the Senior Fellow for the Middle East of the Council on Foreign Relations. Founded in 1921, the Council on Foreign Relations is a membership organization contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. The Council publishes Foreign Affairs, a leading journal on global issues. Individual, foundation, and corporate donors, together with multilateral development assistance programs, support the Carter Center's current annual operating budget of around $30 million.***. Carter on the Record *** Carter *** roundly lambasted Ariel Sharon for actions and attitudes, past and present: " - sounds to us like arafat, back from the grave. or maybe Hitler, back from the grave, ghost wrote this disgusting anti-Semitic garbage: " His rejection of all peace agreements that included Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands, his invasion of Lebanon, his provocative visit to the Temple Mount, the destruction of villages and homes, the arrests of thousands of Palestinians and his open defiance of *** demand that he comply with international law have all been orchestrated to accomplish his ultimate goals: to establish Israeli settlements as widely as possible throughout occupied territories and to deny Palestinians a cohesive political existence, " Carter said in a recent New York Times piece. " It is time for the United States, as the sole recognized intermediary to consider more forceful actions***, " Carter added. " The rest of the world will welcome this leadership. " U.S. Leverage Over Israel Carter also said that U.S. aid of $10 million a day should give the U.S. some leverage over Israeli policy, noting that former president Bush had threatened to cut off this assistance in 1992 to discourage the building of Israeli settlements between Jerusalem and Bethlehem :*** http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2002/4/28/112225.shtml One of the world's biggest sweet teeth is in the mouth of the Coca-Cola Company, user of vast amounts of sugar. One of the world's potentially biggest sweet teeth suppliers is Cuba, producer of vast amounts of sugar " .In 1991 Cuba was still a one-commodity country, as dependent on sugar cane exports as it had been before the revolution " http://www.globalexchange.org/campaigns/cuba/sustainable/worldwatchCu b a1997.html " Cuba's sugar mono-culture, amounting to around 4/5ths of total exports, and the country's heavy dependence on the US for both trade and investment, made Cuba extremely vulnerable to the whims of the US sugar market. " http://www.weltpolitik.net/regionen/amerika/1093.html%20 American " friendship " with Cuba could potentially mean that vast amounts of cheap Cuban sugar, produced by workers under guess what sorts of conditions, might well end up in Coca-Cola and similar products. Looked at that way Jimmy Carter's trip to Castro's Cuba may well have some interesting underpinnings. " Excerpt from Speech of Jimmy Carter November 12th, 1974 Commission on Foreign Relations In Georgia: " Georgia has a particular advantage over some states in that we have our own built in State Department in the Coca-Cola Company. They provide me, ahead of time, with much more penetrating analyses of what the country is, what it's problems are, who its leaders are, and when I arrive there , provide me with an introduction to the leaders of that country in every realm of life in which we have an interest. " " Jimmy Carter Speaks to Fulbrighters (excerpted from a transcript of President Carter's address.) I also want to thank Coca-Cola, who have made it-who has made it possible for this foundation to be successful and stable financially. When I was governor of Georgia, The Coca-Cola Company was my State Department. And everywhere I went, on missions of trade and commerce and understanding, when I got off the airplane, the Coca-Cola people would be there with a nice limousine, and the next morning they would arrange a meeting with all the business leaders of that country in its capital, and I would speak to them about the benefits of investing in Georgia and buying Georgia products, one of which, notcoincidentally, was Coca-Cola. " http://www.fulbright.org/prize/1994/carter2.htm " 1906 ~ The first two countries outside the United States to bottle Coca-Cola were Cuba and Panama. " http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/4269/history.html " In 1992 US Senator Torricelli introduced the Cuban Democracy Act which extended the trade ban to overseas subsidiaries of US companies, although this did not prevent firms like Coca Cola sending supplies to Cuba via Mexico . " . http://www.labor.net.au/worksite/cuba.html " Cuba's Coke, for example, comes from the Coca Cola Company of Mexico.*** Coca-Cola (is among the companies which have registered) their Cuban trademarks " http://mediastudy.com/articles/bdcuba3.html " stores in Cuba have numerous US products, including Coca-Cola " http://www.cubacenter.org/media/recent_briefs/us_embargo2.html " soda pops account for one-fourth of the annual sugar consumption in the United States " http://www.factmonster.com/ce5/CE009082.html Carter took a 3 week Latin American trip on Lockheed planes. Also please do a search for Lockheed Scandal in any internet search engine " Speaking Notes for The Carter Center Board of Councilors Meeting concerning the role of faith groups in health " http://www.ihpnet.org/bocmartxt.htm " Influential economic groups lobby the US against most of its actions opposing Khartoum. First, Sudan is the primary and by far the most important world producer of gum Arabic, a product indispensable to the fabrication of candies, soft drinks such as Coca-cola, and pharmaceuticals.*** most probably under the influence of these the oil and gum Arabic lobby groups, the US has begun softening its position on the issue of terrorism in Sudan. *** on September 27, 2001, the US abandoned its veto on the lifting of UN sanctions against Khartoum, and the multilateral sanctions were finally revoked. " http://www.jha.ac/articles/a085.htm " Back in 1996, when the U.S. slapped economic sanctions on Sudan for its alleged sponsorship of terrorism, one exception was made: gum arabic. This little known substance derived from Acacia trees is a critical ingredient in consumer products from soft drinks to candy bars and cosmetics to the ink in our daily newspapers. The CEOs of the huge corporations which manufacture these products lobbied heavily for the gum arabic exception to the Sudan trade sanctions. It seems that Sudan is the source of some 80% to 90% of the world's gum arabic supply. Ban all trade with Sudan and your corner grocery would be out of Coca Cola within a week. The exception was granted. Now comes the hard part. Although Osama bin Laden's ties to the pharmaceutical factory were " fuzzy, " it appears his ties to the Sudanese gum arabic industry may be more substantial. " http://www.sonic.net/~doretk/Issues/99-03%20SPR/enemy.html " In November of 1997, President Clinton issued an Executive Order to stop all trade and foreign investment in the country of Sudan. However, Sudan produces and exports 90% of the world's gum arabic, a raw material used in Coca-Cola and newspaper. An exception to the Order was made. Ironically, in August, (Osama bin-Laden) a man who, according to the Washington Post, controls the gum arabic industry, is suspect in the bombings of two U.S. embassies. " http://www.jhu.edu/~newslett/09-10-98/Features/8.html " Former President Carter met with 10 of Osama(bin Laden)' s brothers early in 2000 on a fund-raising trip for the Carter Center in Atlanta. *** After Mr. Carter and his wife followed up with breakfast with Bakr bin Laden in New York in September 2000, the bin Laden family gave $200,000 to the center.*** Carter got TEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM BCCI FOR THE CARTER LIBRARY. BCCI was deeply involved in financing the Presidential library, charities, and travel of President Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter was no fan of George McGovern. Carter called McGovern's proposed defense cuts " a radical departure from America's 200 year old desire to be able to defend itself " . Carter said McGovern's proposed cuts in defense would have " a devastating effect " on Georgia. Carter was flown to Brazil by Lockheed while still a Georgia politician. Nor was Carter a big friend of civil liberties. His 1976 position paper on crime quotes him as saying that: " Defendants who are repeatedly out on bail commit more crimes. The best deterrent to crime, from within the criminal justice system is the certainty of swift, firm punishment. That doesn't exist now. " On August 14th, 1970 Carter told the Atlanta Journal " All the policemen and firemen in the state are for me and Lester (Maddox) . I'm not kidding, you ask `em. " Lester Maddox was Carter's running mate in that election. http://www.mupress.org/webpages/books/short.html http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/9487/cvlrts64.htm " Lester Maddox, an Atlanta, Georgia restaurateur distributes axes to white customers and encourages them to scare off the three Negroes who want to enter. " Carter referred to Maddox as " the essence of the Democratic Party " and said " I'm proud to be on the ticket with him. " On September 15th, 1970 the Savannah Morning News reported that " Carter triumphantly tripped across Georgia, and along the way picked up the support of segregationist Roy Harris of Augusta. Harris , chairman of the American Independent Party ( George Wallace) In Georgia broke a self-imposed silence and said he will vote for Carter. Harris rode in a car with Carter From his law office in Augusta to a television station. On the way said Harris, " he asked me what I thought he should do and I told him to just keep doing what he's been doing. It appears now that most of the men who supported Wallace in 1968 are falling in behind Carter. " http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/atozhistory/c/0974 4 0.html " In 1970, political experts gave Carter little chance of winning the Democratic nomination for governor. The heavily favored candidate was Carl E. Sanders, a liberal who had served as governor from 1963 to 1967. During the campaign, Carter opposed the busing of students to achieve racial balance in schools. He also took other stands that were important to Georgia's rural, conservative voters. Carter's critics charged he was appealing for the support of segregationists. " The June 14th, 1970 Atlanta Constitution reported that: " Sanders is fighting off a determined Carter And a double-barreled anonymous smear campaign that is saturating the mails. Two weeks ago thousands of photographs that Sanders says were `doctored' were mailed out, showing Sanders receiving a champagne shampoo from a Negro basketball player. The photo was taken when Sanders was an owner of the Atlanta Hawks, and a member of his winning team was giving him the traditional treatment. The champagne soaking picture was mailed to white Baptist preachers and white barber shops all over the state. " Ray Abernethy, a former vice president of Carter's ad agency was quoted in a March 7th , 1976 article in THE DETROIT SUNDAY NEWS, : " Abernethy says that some Carter campaign operative incorporated the newspaper photo in a leaflet and distributed it in white conservative areas in an attempt to emphasize Sanders' harmony with blacks. " Abernethy Was quoted as saying: " We had an operation jokingly referred to as the `stink tank'. The objective was to help King take black votes away from Sanders. One of the things we did was to produce a series of last minute radio ads for King, (an African-American candidate used by Carter to divide and conquer). They ran on stations all over Georgia during the last few days of the campaign. The King radio blitz was financed out of Carter campaign funds. We laundered the Material through a small ad agency so the thing couldn't be traced back to the Carter campaign. " (JIMMY CARTER ALLEGEDLY GOT TEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE INFAMOUS ARAB CIA DRUG BANK: BCCI, FOR THE CARTER LIBRARY, ANDY YOUNG ALLEGEDLY GOT $100,000 FROM BCCI, JACKSON ALLEGEDLY GOT $5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR HIS OPERATION PUSH FROM IRAQ AND ALLEGEDLY GOT ANOTHER $5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR OPERATION PUSH FROM LIBYA) http://www.zoa.org/pressrel/19970923a.htm " The State Department's opposition to Jews living on Jerusalem's Mount of Olives on the grounds that it " changes the character " of the mostly-Arab neighborhood is reminiscent of Jimmy Carter's 1976 remark about protecting the " ethnic purity " of some American neighborhoods, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) said. " In 1976 Carter told a Boston rally that it would be all right to send children to segregated private schools. While Governor of Georgia Carter supported a one day school boycott to pressure the Georgia legislature To pass an anti-busing resolution calling for an anti-busing amendment to the Constitution. The Georgia NAACP said that during Carter's administration " the number of blacks (hired) have not significantly increased " and noted " little progress " of hiring blacks in the Highway Patrol Department, the Governor has ignored a telegram if necessary the NAACP will take action in court. " Carter said on February 17th, 1972 that the Georgia legislature should pass a resolution stating: " No student shall be assigned to nor compelled to attend any particular public school on account of race, religion, color or national origin " , Carter said that " If the legislature does not act on this amendment, it would be all right for Georgia parents to hold their children out of school briefly. The massive forced busing of students such as that now taking place in Richmond County is the most serious threat to education . " A few months AFTER the Kent State massacre http://www.may4.org/ " the May 4, 1970, tragedy at Kent State University: four students were killed and nine other students were injured when members of the Ohio National Guard fired 67 bullets into a crowd of unarmed students under the noonday sun during an anti-war demonstration " Carter said that as Governor of Georgia he would authorize the National Guard to : " take whatever action is necessary including shoot to kill orders to restore order.- I will not permit disruptions in our cities and on our college campuses. " " Coke's $1.5 million gift will give Latin America a leg up Wendy Bowman-Littler The Coca-Cola Co.'s Latin America Group has given $1.5 million to The Carter Center and Emory University***. The grant money will carry forward a new initiative that was announced in December 1997 by former U.S. President and head of The Carter Center Jimmy Carter, Emory President *** The grant will be distributed to Emory and The Carter Center in increments of $300,000 a year during the next five years (through 2002) to strengthen ties with Latin America and Caribbean communities, Diaz said. Half of the $1.5 million gift will be used to fund annual high-level conferences at The Carter Center during the next five years. The Carter Center's Latin American and Caribbean Program will bring together leaders in the areas of government, business and public service from throughout North, South and Central Latin America to establish a model for developing countries to strengthen investment potential in the region, Diaz said.*** " http://atlanta.bcentral.com/atlanta/stories/1998/08/31/newscolumn9.ht m l " The Center established its board in 1994. Chaired by former President Jimmy Carter with Rosalynn Carter as vice chair *** " the Board decides and supports the Center's mission and manages its property and assets. Members of the Board are appointed both by The Carter Center and Emory University, with the president of Emory serving as an ex-officio member. Jimmy Carter, Chair Rosalynn Carter, Vice Chair (other members include) Claus M. Halle, International Consultant The Coca-Cola Company " http://www.cartercenter.org/trustees.html " President Carter gave the green light for covert support to the Mujaheddin six months before the December 1979 invasion. In the words of then National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski, a major architect of Carter's policy, they were " drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap. " The US supported seven fundamentalist extremist groups throughout the 1980s and into the early 90s with cash, sophisticated weapons, and training to the tune of $5 billion-according to official figures. The secret Black Budget of the CIA reportedly quadrupled to $36 billion per year when Reagan became president in 1980, and some of this money went to support secret operations in Afghanistan. Some of the earliest training exercises took place inside the US, including rifle shooting at the High Rock gun club in Naugtuck, Connecticut. More technical training took place at the CIA's Camp Peary, nicknamed " The Farm, " northeast of Williamsburg, Virginia. Among the topics covered by training sessions were surveillance and countersurveillance, counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics and paramilitary operations. Around the same time, a source of private funding was sought for the war. Osama bin Laden, a man with " impeccable Saudi credentials " (his father's construction company had just been awarded a contract to rebuild and restore the holy sites in Mecca and Medina) was given " free rein in Afghanistan " by the CIA. Using his share of his family's business empire, he built training camps and airplane landing strips, and carved underground bunkers in the mountains of Afghanistan, all with Washington's approval. Just across the border, bin Laden's base in Pakistan was the Binoori mosque in Karachi. The prayer leader at this mosque was one Mullah Mohammed Omar, now " supreme leader " of the Taliban After the Soviet withdrawal in 1989, the Mujaheddin groups began turning their US-supplied weapons on each other, and on the civilian population of Afghanistan. In 1990, the CIA began supplying the Mujaheddin directly, rather than using Pakistan's ISI intelligence service as a conduit According to then chief of ISI's Afghanistan branch, Mohammad Youssaf, the CIA's aim was to " play on differences between the various factions and their commanders, " in an effort to " curb the power " of the factions and make way for an unknown " Transition Regime, " perhaps the Taliban. The CIA's propping up of the fundamentalist terrorists in Afghanistan began to show its consequences during this period. The first victims were the people of Afghanistan. The group getting the most US aid, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, began rocket shelling Kabul. A close friend of bin Laden, Hekmatyar was understood by his benefactors to be " a nut, an extremist, and a very violent man " (US ambassador to Afghanistan Robert Neumann). In the 1970s he gained notoriety for throwing acid on the faces of women who refused to wear the veil. Journalist Michael Griffin writes of Kabul under Hekmatyar's onslaught: " no city since the end of the Second World War *** had suffered the same ferocity of jugular violence as Kabul from 1992 to 1996 ***. " From 1990-1994 45,000 civilians were killed, 300,000 had fled to Pakistan, and Kabul was " turned into a rubble " *** Most Afghans are now without livelihood, reduced to begging from international aid agencies. They currently live under the fascistic Taliban, who keep bin Laden safe. Terrorists trained and armed by the CIA to fight in Afghanistan have since been implicated in attacks on the World Trade Center in 1993, and in US embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, which killed hundreds of people……The author is on the Board of Directors of the Afghan Women's Mission, and is a Staff Scientist at the California Institute of Technology. " source: http://www.zmag.org/ingallscalam.htm " Moussaoui Says He Was to Hijack 5th Plane By MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press Writer (Monday March 27, 2006) Al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testified Monday that he and would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on Sept. 11, 2001, and fly it into the White House. Moussaoui's testimony on his own behalf stunned the courtroom. His account was in stark contrast to his previous statements in which he said the White House attack was to come later if the United States refused to release a radical Egyptian sheik imprisoned on earlier terrorist convictions. On Dec. 22, 2001, Reid was subdued by passengers when he attempted to detonate a bomb in his shoe aboard American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami. There were 197 people on board. The plane was diverted to Boston, where it landed safely. Moussaoui told the court he knew the World Trade Center attack was coming and that he lied to investigators when arrested in August 2001 because he wanted it to happen. " You lied because you wanted to conceal that you were a member of al- Qaida? " prosecutor Rob Spencer asked. " That's correct, " Moussaoui said. Spencer: " You lied so the plan could go forward? " Moussaoui: " That's correct. " The exchange was key to the government's case that the attacks might have been averted if Moussaoui had been more cooperative following his arrest. Moussaoui told the court he knew the attacks were coming some time after August 2001 and bought a radio so he could hear them unfold. Specifically, he said he knew the World Trade Center was going to be attacked, but asserted he was not part of that plot and didn't know the details. Nineteen men pulled off the Sept. 11 attacks on New York in Washington in the worst act of terrorism ever on U.S. soil. " I had knowledge that the Twin Towers would be hit, " Moussaoui said. " I didn't know the details of this. " Asked by his lawyer why he signed his guilty plea in April as " the 20th hijacker, " Moussaoui replied: " Because everybody used to refer to me as the 20th hijacker and it was a bit of fun. " Before Moussaoui took the stand, his lawyers made a last attempt to stop him from testifying, but failed. Defense attorney Gerald Zerkin argued that his client would not be a competent witness because he has contempt for the court, only recognizes Islamic law and therefore " the affirmation he undertakes would be meaningless. " Moussaoui at first denied he was to have been a fifth hijack pilot Sept. 11 but under cross examination spoke of the plan that would have him attack the White House. He said Reid was the only person he knew for sure would have been on that mission, but others were discussed. The 19 terrorists on Sept. 11 hijacked and crashed four airliners, killing nearly 3,000 people in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and on the planes. The intended target of the plane that crashed into a Pennsylvania field remains unknown. Moussaoui said he talked with an al-Qaida official in 1999 about why a 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center failed to bring the towers down. He said " was asked in the same period for the first time if I want to be a suicide pilot and I declined. " Just before Moussaoui took the stand, the court heard testimony that two months before the attacks that a CIA deputy chief waited in vain for permission to tell the FBI about a " very high interest " al-Qaida operative who became one of the hijackers. The official, a senior figure in the CIA's Osama bin Laden unit, said he sought authorization on July 13, 2001, to send information to the FBI but got no response for 10 days, then asked again. As it turned out, the information on Khalid al-Mihdhar did not reach the FBI until late August. At the time, CIA officers needed permission from a special unit before passing certain intelligence on to the FBI. The official was identified only as John. His written testimony was read into the record. " John's " testimony was part of the defense's case that federal authorities missed multiple opportunities to catch hijackers and perhaps thwart the 9/11 plot. His testimony included an e-mail sent by FBI supervisor Michael Maltbie discussing Moussaoui but playing down his terrorist connections. Maltbie's e-mail said " there's no indication that (Moussaoui) had plans for any nefarious activity. " He sent that e-mail to the CIA even after receiving a lengthy memo from the FBI agent who arrested Moussaoui and suspected him of being a terrorist with plans to hijack aircraft. Prosecutors argue that Moussaoui, a French citizen, thwarted a prime opportunity to track down the 9/11 hijackers and possibly unravel the plot when he was arrested in August 2001 on immigration violations and lied to the FBI about his al-Qaida membership and plans to hijack a plane. Had Moussaoui confessed, the FBI could have pursued leads that would have led them to most of the hijackers, government witnesses have testified. To win the death penalty, prosecutors must first prove that Moussaoui's actions — specifically, his lies — were directly responsible for at least one death on Sept. 11. If they fail, Moussaoui would get life in prison. ___ Associated Press Writer Michael J. Sniffen contributed to this report source: http://news./s/ap/20060327/ap_on_re_us/moussaoui_14 & printer= 1;_ylt=Ags6isPJuz93w2EYYRP9gnVH2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3MXN1bHE0BHNlYwN0bWE- We all know that Saddam Hussein attempted to assassinate former President Bush in Kuwait in 1993. Laura Bush, wife of the current President Bush, along with the current President Bush's brothers, his parents, and former Secretary of State Baker were actually in the air enroute to Kuwait when the intelligence came in and their plane was turned back. Then President Clinton later bombed an empty Iraqi intelligence building in retaliation for that attempt in which Saddam's homicide bombers were caught in Kuwait with the explosives strapped to them. We believe that the Second Attempt to assassinate former President George Herbert Walker Bush was made by Saddam Hussein using his henchman Osama bin Laden on September 11th, 2001. " CNN LARRY KING LIVE America's New War: Laura Bush Discusses the Impact of September 11 Aired October 2, 2001 - 21:00 LARRY KING: A couple of other things: Have you spoken to your father- in-law? (Not in transcript, but the father in law in question is one George Herbert Walker Bush !!!) LAURA BUSH: I've spoken to my father-in-law. They were-they had actually spent that Monday night here. (not in transcript but " here " means at the White House !!!) LARRY KING: Really? LAURA BUSH: I had just seen them off that morning when I got in the-got in the car and found out about the first plane. LARRY KING: Didn't know that. LAURA BUSH: They were-they were on their way to St. Paul, Minnesota to give a speech, and they were in a private plane, and their plane was diverted to Minneapolis. " http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0110/02/lkl.00.html September 11th, 1990 Dubya's Dad Speaks to Congress on Iraq When ? September 11th? Yes ! September 11th 1990. Exactly 11 years to the day before the infamous September 11th 2001 attacks on America. Saddam's Revenge !!! How clear it is!!! " Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the Persian Gulf Crisis and the Federal Budget Deficit September 11, 1990. We gather tonight, witness to events in the Persian Gulf as significant as they are tragic. In the early morning hours of August 2d, following negotiations and promises by Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein not to use force, a powerful Iraqi army invaded its trusting and much weaker neighbor, Kuwait. *** The crisis in the Persian Gulf, as grave as it is, also offers a rare opportunity to move toward an historic period of cooperation. Out of these troubled times, our fifth objective-a new world order-can emerge. *** " READ THE WHOLE OF DUBYA'S DADDY'S SPEECH TO CONGRESS ON SEPTEMBER 11TH, 1990 AT http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/ " Note: The President spoke at 9:09 p.m.in the House Chamber at the Capitol.. The address was broadcast live on nationwide television and radio. " http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/ Iraq Cheers September 11th Attacks on America " Wednesday, September 12, 2001 Baghdad TV Commentary: US 'Reaping Fruits of Crimes Against Humanity' Baghdad Republic of Iraq Television in Arabic 1700 GMT 11 Sep 01 [TV Commentary by Sa'd Yasin Yusuf read by announcer over footage of explosions in New York] [FBIS Translated Text] [With thanks to Laurie Mylorie - Iraq Watch] The American cowboy is reaping the fruits of his crimes against humanity. It is a black day in the history of America, which is tasting the bitter defeat of its crimes and disregard for peoples' will to lead a free, decent life. The massive explosions in the centers of power in America, notably the Pentagon, is a painful slap in the face of US politicians to stop their illegitimate hegemony and attempts to impose custodianship on peoples. It was no coincidence that the World Trade Center was destroyed in suicidal operations involving two planes that have broken through all US security barriers to carry the operation of the century and to express rejection of the reckless US policy. Panic has spread among US official circles, which evacuated the White House following a series of explosions. They also evacuated the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress and closed down the airports and government institutions. The collapse of US centers of power is a collapse of the US policy, which deviates from human values and stands by world Zionism at all international forums to continue to slaughter the Palestinian Arab people and implement US plans to dominate the world under the cover of what is called the new [world] order. These are the fruits of the new US order. [Video of explosion rocking World Trade Center] [Description of Source: Baghdad Republic of Iraq Television in Arabic-Official television station of the Iraqi Government] " http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3 " September 11th, 2001 - The White House is evacuated. White House Sealed " http://www.september11news.com/AAWhiteHouseEvacReuters.jpg " try to avoid having the principal travel by commercial airline on terrorist anniversaries " from " The Art of Executive Protection " http://www.securitymanagement.com/library/000450.html " http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010912- 8.html#intended-targets MR. FLEISCHER: John, we have real and credible information that the airplane that landed at the Pentagon was originally intended to hit the White House. Q Can you tell us about the nature of that evidence? MR. FLEISCHER: No, of course I cannot. Any questions relating to how we have obtained any of this information, sources and methods, I will, of course, not answer. Q -- why it changed course, Ari? Why it went to the Pentagon and not the White House? MR. FLEISCHER: We really do not know the answer to that. But we are aware of what we have. " http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010912- 8.html#intended-targets http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/20/attack/main509535.shtml " White House Was Flight 93 Target http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/20/attack/main509535.shtml May 23, 2002 Volunteers in Shanksville this past weekend. (Photo: AP) The San Francisco-bound jet had turned toward Washington and U.S. fighter jets were flying to intercept it when it crashed. All 44 people aboard were killed. (CBS) A high-ranking al Qaeda detainee told investigators the intended target of United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, was the White House. Government sources said Abu Zubaydah, now in U.S. custody, is believed to be the source of the information. He is being interrogated by U.S. officials at an undisclosed location. Investigators have linked Zubaydah directly to hijackers on board Flight 93. United Flight 93 took off from Newark, N.J., and crashed in Somerset County, Pa.. A recorder on the plane and calls made to people on the ground indicate passengers fought for control with the hijackers before it went down. The San Francisco-bound jet had turned toward Washington and U.S. fighter jets were flying to intercept it when it crashed. All 44 people aboard were killed. Officials previously had assumed the White House was a likely target, but said the Capitol and CIA headquarters in McLean, Va., near Washington were other possibilities.Abu Zubaydah is believed to have played a key role in organizing the Sept. 11 attacks, officials said. As al Qaeda's top operational planner, he ran the Khalden camp in Afghanistan, where U.S. investigators have learned many of the Sept. 11 hijackers trained. This suggests Abu Zubaydah may have had direct contact with the hijackers and chosen them for training. He also had telephone contacts with at least one Arab student at U.S. flight schools, according to a July 10, 2001, memo from a Phoenix FBI agent. The CIA, FBI and Pakistani authorities captured and wounded Abu Zubaydah in a raid by in Faisalabad, Pakistan, in March. He is believed to have masterminded the failed millennium bombing plots in Los Angeles and Jordan, and has been linked to failed plots on the U.S. embassies in Paris and Sarajevo. Abu Zubaydah was also indirectly linked, through a web of associations with other al Qaeda members in Europe, to lead Sept. 11 hijacker Mohammed Atta and his cell in Hamburg, Germany. Three members of the Hamburg cell were suicide hijackers; three others are still at large. Ziad Jarrah, believed to be the pilot-hijacker of Flight 93, was a member of the Hamburg cell. " http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/05/20/attack/main509535.shtml (MY THEORY ABOUT THE CHOICE OF FLIGHT 93 WAS THAT 1993 WAS THE YEAR IN WHICH SADDAM FIRST TRIED TO ASSASSINATE FORMER PRESIDENT BUSH IN KUWAIT, IT WAS ALSO THE YEAR IN WHICH SADDAM HUSSEIN FIRST TRIED TO DESTROY THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN UNLUCKY NUMBER FOR SADDAM HUSSEIN BECAUSE THE PASSENGERS ON FLIGHT 93 BECAME HEROES AND STOPPED THE PLANE FROM GOING INTO THE WHITE HOUSE) Perhaps the following may explain how Saddam knew where former President Bush might be spending the night of September 10th-11th 2001.: " Like everyone else in the United States, the group stood transfixed as the events of September 11 unfolded. Present were former secretary of defense Frank Carlucci, former secretary of state James Baker III, and representatives of the bin Laden family. This was not some underground presidential bunker or Central Intelligence Agency interrogation room. It was the Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C., the plush setting for the annual investor conference of one of the most powerful, well-connected, and secretive companies in the world: the Carlyle Group. And since September 11, this little-known company has become unexpectedly important. That the Carlyle Group had its conference on America's darkest day was mere coincidence, but there is nothing accidental about the cast of characters that this private-equity powerhouse has assembled in the 14 years since its founding. Among those associated with Carlyle are former U.S. President George Bush Sr., former U.K. Prime Minister John Major, and former President of the Philippines Fidel Ramos. And Carlyle has counted, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud of Saudi Arabia, and Osama bin Laden's family among its high-profile clientele. " http://www.redherring.com/vc/2002/0111/947.html " President Saddam Hussein chairs 48th Cabinet Session Baghdad, Oct. 22, 2001 INA President Saddam Hussein chaired on Sunday the 48th Cabinet session. The Cabinet discussed recent events of Palestinian Intifadha and praised Palestinians brave and persistent struggle for liberating their lands. The cabinet reviewed the current international situation, especially the U.S aggression on Afghanistan. The Cabinet brought back a historic stance Iraq had taken in 1979 when it condemned the military Soviet invasion of Afghanistan though Iraq had then deep relations with the Soviet Union and there was a friendship and cooperation agreement between Iraq and the Soviet Union, yet this had not prevented Iraq from taking the national independent stand rejecting Soviet's behavior. History repeats itself once again in 2001 as Iraq takes the same stance and condemns the US aggression on Afghanistan....this confirms Iraq's principled stance rejecting all forms of foreign intervention and aggressions. The Cabinet discussed issues listed on its agenda and made necessary decisions and recommendations. " http://www.uruklink.net/iraqnews/enews14.htm " It occurred on the second anniversary of Iraq's expulsion from Kuwait City, and the Bank of Kuwait just happened to have a vault in the basement of the World Trade Center. The Hunt Begins The mystery of who triggered the new york blast prompts a massive manhunt. What the experts are looking for- and where the clues may lead By Russell Watson NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE March 8, 1993 issue - The explosion in the basement of the World Trade Center did deadly work " At approximately 12 noon on February 26, 1993, a massive explosion rocked the World Trade Center in New York City. " http://www.dssrewards.net/english/wldtrade.html A key member of the gang that hit the World Trade Center in 1993 is said to have escaped to Iraq using documents provided by Iraq. During the Gulf War the same gang killed the Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament when Egypt broke ranks with Iraq over the invasion of Kuwait. The same gang is alleged to have assassinated Sadat. Sheik Rahman, the blind sheik who allegedly led that gang in Jersey City, New Jersey had a son who was found with bin Laden's gang in Afghanistan when the U.S. liberated Afghanistan. Remarks at the Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of the Liberation of Kuwait Secretary Colin L. Powell Kuwait City, Kuwait (US Embassy) February 26, 2001 http://www.state.gov/secretary/index.cfm?docid=954 " Middle East Correspondent, Robert Fisk: Why was it that the bombing of the two embassies in Tanzania and Kenya occurred on the eighth anniversary to the very day of the first arrival of American troops of the 82nd airborne in Saudi Arabia in 1990? " http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/stories/s12267.htm " October 15, 2002 During the Gulf War the same gang that attacked the World Trade Center in 1993 killed the Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament when Egypt broke ranks with Iraq over the invasion of Kuwait. The same gang is alleged to have assassinated Sadat on October 6th, 1981, the 8th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War. On Oct. 6, 2002 a French tanker was damaged in an explosion in Yemen. Re the Bali attack: " The 12th of October 2002 will for the rest of Australian history be counted as a day when evil struck with indiscriminate and indescribable savagery, " " On October 12th, 2000 terrorists in a boat laden with explosives carried out a suicide bombing of the U.S.S. Cole in the harbor at Aden, Yemen. In what President Clinton described as a " despicable and cowardly act, " 17 U.S. sailors were killed, and over 30 others were wounded. " http://usinfo.state.gov/topical/pol/terror/01011605.htm " Iraq has the motivation and the means to actively support the Islamist networks of the region*** In the past, there have been intelligence reports of possible cooperation between Iraq and Osama bin Laden. Iraq has already tried to assassinate President Bush Senior in 1993, when he visited Kuwait as a private citizen. In the attack on the USS Cole in Aden (in) October (of 2000), there could have been an Iraqi connection. Iraq has excellent relations with the anti-Western Yemeni Islamists of the Army of Aden-Abyan, whose militants have been arrested by the Yemenite authorities in connection with the attack. Such an attack required long preparations, technical and military skills and good operational intelligence. In addition, the explosive used in the attack was sophisticated, a " shaped charge " like a torpedo or a missile, a device not in use by terrorist organizations, and which may have come from a military stockpile. " 4 DAYS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 Saddam's Stepson in USA " Authorities said Saffi " (Saddam's Stepson), " triggered red flags for four reasons: the family relationship to the Iraqi dictator; training at an American flight school; arrival on the eve of the Independence Day celebrations; and his only documented prior entry into the United States occurred just four days before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. " " Saddam's Stepson to Be Deported Fri Jul 5th 2002 (Saffi) was planning to study at a flight school believed by the FBI ( news - web sites) to have been used by one of the Sept. 11 hijackers. " http://story.news./news? tmpl=story & u=/ap/20020705/ap_on_re_us /saddam_s_stepson_12 " US officials state that an FBI investigation had substantiated charges that the Iraqi government plotted the assassination of former President Bush while visiting Kuwait in April 1993. " " Terrorist Pilot Met With Iraqi Intelligence Agent By RICK JERVIS Special to The Wall Street Journal Europe Wall Street Journal, Europe October 4, 2001 [With thanks to Laurie Mylroie - Iraq News] PRAGUE-Mohamed Atta, who allegedly crashed the first plane into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, met at least one Iraqi intelligence agent last year in Prague before moving to the U.S., a Czech official close to the investigation said. " How Do We Know that Iraq Tried to Assassinate President George H.W. Bush? The following report appears on the website of the Department of Justice. Former President George Bush visited Kuwait between April 14 and April 16, 1993, to commemorate the allied victory in the Persian Gulf War. Accompanying Bush were his wife, two of his sons, former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, former Chief of Staff John Sununu, and former Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady. In late-April 1993, the United States learned that terrorists had attempted to assassinate Bush during his visit to Kuwait. The Kuwaiti authorities arrested 17 persons suspected in the plot to kill Bush using explosives hidden in a Toyota Landcruiser. The Kuwaitis recovered the Landcruiser, which contained between 80 and 90 kilograms of plastic explosives connected to a detonator ( the Bush device or Bush explosive device ). The Kuwaitis also recovered ten cube-shaped plastic explosive devices with detonators (the cube- bombs ) from the Landcruiser. Some of the suspects reportedly confessed that the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS ) was behind the assassination attempt. On April 29, 1993, CIA bomb technicians compared the Bush explosive device to two known Iraqi explosive devices found in different Middle-Eastern countries in 1990 and 1991 (the Middle-East devices ) . The technicians reported that the remote control firing mechanism in the Bush device was identical to those in the Middle- East devices. Additionally, the technicians reported that blasting caps from the Bush device appeared to be identical to those found in one of the Middle-East devices. The technicians later concluded that the circuit board from the Bush device also closely resembled circuit boards from the Middle-East devices. In early-May 1993, the FBI sent personnel to Kuwait to interview the suspects and examine the physical evidence. FBI Special Agents, along with representatives of the Secret Service and State Department, interviewed 16 suspects, some more than once. Two of the suspects, Wali 'Abd Al-Hadi 'Abd Al-Hasan Al-Ghazali ( Al-Ghazali ) and Ra'd 'Abd Al-Amir 'Abbud Al-Asadi ( Al-Asadi ), admitted during the FBI interviews that they had participated in the plot at the direction of the IIS. Explosives examiner Jordan also traveled to Kuwait in May 1993 to examine the Bush device. Jordan examined the main charge, which was hidden in three panels in the Landcruiser and was capable of being detonated by remote control, a timing device, or a push-pull suicide switch. Jordan compared the Bush device to photographs of the Middle- East devices, as well as other devices, and concluded that the same person or persons manufactured the Bush device and one of the Middle- East devices, and that a connection existed between persons responsible for the Bush device and several other devices, including the other Middle-East device. Jordan reported these conclusions in a May 11, 1993 Laboratory report. Jordan then returned to Washington, D.C., and delivered samples of the explosives from the Bush device to Whitehurst. Whitehurst analyzed the explosive from the main charge and concluded that the substance was approximately 96% RDX, 3% polyvinyl-isobutyl ether binder, and 1% hydrocarbon oil. As for samples from the cube-bombs, Whitehurst concluded that the explosive was consistent with an explosive containing RDX bound with a cross-linked phenoxy or epoxy binder containing Sudan I dye. Whitehurst reported these findings in his June 7, 1993, dictation. Shortly thereafter, Jordan returned to the Middle-East to conduct further examinations of the Bush device and the Middle-East devices. Based on these examinations, Jordan reported significant consistencies in the selection of individual components and alterations to manufactured items in all of the devices. Jordan concluded that the similarities represented signature characteristics. He further reported that the same person or persons of close association constructed the remote control fuzing systems and electronic timing mechanisms used in all of these devices. Jordan also reported that a second person or persons of close association were responsible for adding wiring and components to the Bush device and one of the Middle-East devices, enabling those devices to be incorporated in vehicles. Jordan reported these conclusions in his June 18, 1993, Laboratory report, in which he also summarized parts of Whitehurst's June 7, 1993, dictation. On June 2, 1993, representatives of the FBI, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and others in the Department of Justice (DOJ) discussed the results of their investigations with representatives of the Clinton Administration. Three weeks later, the DOJ and CIA reported their conclusions. The DOJ and CIA reported that it was highly likely that the Iraqi Government originated the plot and more than likely that Bush was the target. Additionally, based on past Iraqi methods and other sources of intelligence, the CIA independently reported that there was a strong case that Saddam Hussein directed the plot against Bush. On June 26, 1993, the United States launched a cruise missile attack against a building housing the IIS in Baghdad in retaliation for the assassination attempt on former President Bush. According to news reports, the attack killed between six and eight persons and injured approximately 12 others. On June 27, 1993, Madeleine Albright, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, addressed an emergency session of the Security Council and provided evidence to support the attack on the IIS facility. " http://www.v-2.org/infowar.html " The first battle of the first war of the twenty-first century began and ended in under 30 seconds sometime after 12:18 on the afternoon of Friday, February 26th, 1993, with the detonation of a relatively small explosive device that took out four levels of parking garage beneath New York City's World Trade Center- some people made note of the fact that the limousine President Clinton uses when in New York was berthed in the garage where the bomb was detonated. " The same gang Saddam used to murder the speaker of the Egyptian Parliament during the Gulf War when Egypt sided with America in that war and to bomb the World Trade Center in 1993 murdered Sadat on October 6th, 1981, the 8th anniversary of the October 6th, 1973 Yom Kippur War. Why would arafat want Sirhan Sirhan, convicted " palestinian " assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, freed? Is it because DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES? SHEIKH SAID ONE WHO KILLED KENNEDY TRAINED FOR 3 YEARS " The one who killed Kennedy was trained for three years " " Salem then asked (Sheikh Omar Abdul) Rahman what he thought of the plan to bomb [the Federal Building]. Rahman responded, 'Well, uh, a little bit later. We'll talk about this.' When Salem indicated that the plan was currently in motion, Rahman responded, 'It doesn't matter. Slow down. Slow down a little bit. The one who killed Kennedy was trained for three years.' " http://www.fas.org/news/iraq/1999/08/990802-in.htm see also " February 1993 Bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City " http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/reports/wtc93.htm http://www.fas.org/irp/world/iraq/956-tni.htm http://www.meib.org/articles/0106_ir1.htm http://www.dssrewards.net/english/yasin.htm " Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and nine other militant Muslims (Sudanese, Egyptian, American, and Jordanian citizens) were convicted of conspiracy and other charges " http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/14004.html " A number of important circumstantial links connect Arafat to the Trade Center bombing. " Cousin of Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan suspected in kibbutz massacre " By Margot Dudkevitch Nov. 13, 2002 Security forces arrested a number of Palestinian terrorist suspects in Judea and Samaria on Tuesday as a manhunt continued for Tanzim terrorist Sirhan Sirhan, blamed for the shooting attack in Kibbutz Metzer on Sunday night November 10th, 2002. Security sources confirmed Wednesday that they suspect that Sirhan, a resident of Tulkarm, carried out the attack and Palestinian reports claimed that his uncle was among those arrested on Tuesday by security forces. The suspect is related to Sirhan B. Sirhan, the Jerusalemite who assassinated US Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968. Kennedy was shot dead in 1968 at Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel by Sirhan Sirhan, a 25-year-old Palestinian immigrant who said he felt betrayed by Kennedy's support for Israel in the Six-Day War of 1967. At the time, Kennedy was a Democratic senator running for president. Israeli security sources said they believe the gunman in the Kibbutz Metzer attack is a cousin of the Kennedy assassin, and may have been named after his infamous relative. The Kennedy assassin is serving a life sentence in a California state prison. His lawyers have suggested that if he was released from prison he could return to the Palestinian territories. Sirhan has been denied parole 10 times and prosecutors say his return to Judea and Samaria could further enflame the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Meanwhile, the Tanzim Al-Aksa Brigades on Tuesday vowed to continue attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers, after claiming Sunday's attack at Metzer in which five people were killed. " http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/Show Full & cid 37076677290 " Tanzim - Arafat loyalists schooled in the first intifada n 1995 the Fatah leadership instituted its own militia, the Tanzim. It has also served as a pro-Arafat offensive force. Fatah was founded by Mr Arafat and a handful of close comrades in the late 1950s. The group came out into the open in 1965; under Mr Arafat's effective leadership it became the strongest and best-organised of the Palestinian factions and it has remained so ever since. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_p a lestinians/profiles/1371998.stm " KIBBUTZ METZER, Israel Ela Levinson was startled awake by a bang at her neighbor's door, a gunshot and the last anguished cry of a terrified mother. " It was clear to me that it was a terrorist and he was shooting her and the kids, " (the) gunman sneaked into Kibbutz Metzer just before midnight Sunday night, November 10th, 2002, and in a 15-minute killing spree gunned down a woman strolling down a sidewalk with her boyfriend and a kibbutz leader who drove toward the sound of the gunfire. He then stormed into a nearby house, killed a 34-year-old mother and shot dead her 4- and 5-year-old sons as they lay in their beds beneath a large stuffed Winnie the Pooh bear. " " ARAFAT ORDERED DIPLO SLAYINGS: EX-SPY By URI DAN New York Post http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/7289.htm December 15, 2001 -- JERUSALEM - Yasser Arafat personally ordered the execution of two American diplomats in 1973, a former U.S. intelligence officer says. James Walsh said he knew of a tape recording in which Arafat calmly discussed an attack on the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. In February 1973 gunmen had burst into the embassy and seized American Ambassador Cleo Noel and his charge d'affaires, George Curtis Moore. The Black September terrorist organization took responsibility for the assault and demanded the release of Sirhan Sirhan, the imprisoned assassin of Robert F. Kennedy, and other jailed Palestinians. Walsh, then a member of the National Security Agency based in Cyprus, said his organization intercepted a conversation between Arafat and Black September in which the PLO chairman ordered the killing of the Americans and a Belgian diplomat. Walsh told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that the conversation was never disclosed by U.S. officials because it would compromise American eavesdropping resources. Walsh said the NSA had intercepted a series of phone calls between Arafat and the Black September kidnappers. Officials in Jerusalem said the United States had been informed of the conversation through another channel. They said then-Prime Minister Golda Meir told then-President Richard Nixon that Israel had also intercepted a conversation between Arafat and kidnap leader Khalil al-Wazir, in which they discussed killing the Americans.. " " An Iranian parliamentary delegation in the UAE United Arab Emirates-Iran, Politics, 9/10/2001 The speaker of the federal national council in the United Arab Emirates UAE Muhammad Khaleifah al-Habtour has met with an Iranian parliamentary delegation currently visiting the United Arab Emirates UAE. This meeting which is considered the first parliamentary bilateral meeting between the two countries, reflects the state of detente in the relations between the two countries. The question of the three UAE islands was among the issues discussed by al-Habtour with the Iranian delegation which included Ala Eddine Ameer Wajri, Jawad Itaat and Sayed Fadel Mahajarati. During the meeting, the Iranian side concentrated on the importance of finding out a peaceful solution for this issue. Al-Habtour noted that UAE care, in its foreign policy, to pursue the principles of peace and diplomacy and good neighborhood, adding that this has been ever stressed by the UAE foreign minister Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan during his recent visit to Iran. Al-Habtour also underlined the role that can be played by parliamentarians to finding out a solution to this matter by either resorting to the table of negotiations to find out an amicable solution for the two sides or to the International court of Justice, investing thereby the positive atmosphere prevailing Iranian - Gulf relations in particular and Iranian- Arab relations in general. " Source: http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/010910/2001091015.html below is excerpted from " LOU DOBBS TONIGHT Aired March 10, 2006 - 18:00 ET http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/10/ldt.01.html Note- we corrected the spelling of the word Carlyle in " The Carlyle Group " which appeared at the cnn transcript page and added a link to the web site of The Carlyle Group " http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html DOBBS: And we should point out, as we reported on Istithmar, the Emirates company, is also a 2 percent—excuse me, has a $2 billion investment in the stock of Time Warner, the parent of CNN. A recent investment. We're delighted to have them as stockholders, I'm sure. It's fascinating. It looks like this is just absolutely the beginning….ROMANS: You're welcome. DOBBS: For those who keep track of Halliburton and The Carlyle Group " http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html " by the way, today " The Wall Street Journal " in its editorial pages noted it would like to see Halliburton buy the U.S. port operations from Dubai, a sense, if you will, of perverse humor. The Carlyle Group, " http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html " by the way, today, if you do follow things like The Carlyle Group " http://www.thecarlylegroup.com/eng/index.html " and Halliburton, said it plans to raise a billion-dollar fund to buy, guess what, U.S. infrastructure, including ports. Dubai has already put some capital into Carlyle's previous $8 billion investment fund…. " " William Conway Jr., former chief financial officer of MCI Communications, hooked up at New York's Carlyle hotel in 1987 to form the company, the Carlyle Group spent two lost years investing in a hodgepodge of companies. It wasn't until 1989, when the company brought in Mr. Carlucci, fresh off his two-year stint as U.S. secretary of defense, that Carlyle got serious in government. In 1991 the company made a name for itself by facilitating a $590 million purchase of Citicorp stock for Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. " " Last October,after New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani returned a $10 million gift to the city from Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal after the prince criticized Israel in published comments, McKinney issued a public letter supporting the prince " Alwaleed bin Talal reportedly believes AOL is the `anchor' of the Internet. Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said Thursday that he intends to double his investment in America Online (NYSE: AOL), bringing his stake to a whopping $2.05 billion (US$) According to Reuters, PLO spokeswoman Hanan Ashrawi was advised of the Disney decision by Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, a large share holder in Paris-based Euro Disney. Walt Disney Co. is controlling shareholder of Euro Disney with a 39 percent stake. " There will be no reference or presentation at the exhibit that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, " Hanan Ashrawi told Reuters. Tuesday, September 14, 1999 9:52 (IsraelWire-9/14) According to a report by the Reuters News Agency, Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has been assured that the planned Jerusalem exhibit at the Millennium Village of Florida's Epcot Center would not depict Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as originally planned. According to the report, the Disney officials assured Saudi officials that the planned exhibit which was to show the accomplishments of the Jewish State and the Jewish People was to depict Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The planned move was met with threats of an international boycott by the Arab League and officials in the United Arab Emirates. The prince is a nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd and has a high- profile international portfolio of investments in banks, hotels, broadcasting, airlines, computers, cars and real estate. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal reportedly believes AOL is the `anchor' of the Internet. Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said Thursday that he intends to double his investment in America Online (NYSE: AOL), bringing his stake to a whopping $2.05 billion (US$) " The prince decided to invest more heavily in AOL because he reportedly believes the company is the " anchor of the industry " and will flourish even though other high-tech companies are " collapsing and going under left and right. " " America Online is the No. 1 Internet company in the world and has a solid foundation and is making profit, " the prince said in published reports. " When the dust settles on the dot-com industry, America Online will be around. " " SAUDI PRINCE ALWALEED WILL INVEST ANOTHER $1B IN AOL " Charles Molineaux, Patricia Sabga 11/20/2000 CNNfn; Capital Ideas CNN is owned by AOL Time Warner. " ADL Praises Mayor Giuliani for Taking a Principled Stand Against Saudi's Remarks on Trade Center Disaster New York, NY, October 12, 2001 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today commended New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani for his unequivocal rejection of statements by Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal criticizing U.S. policy in the Middle East as a cause for the attacks on September 11. The mayor also refused to accept the prince's donation of funds to the relief effort. " We commend Mayor Giuliani for standing up to Prince Alwaleed and rejecting his tainted and forced rationalizations on terrorism and U.S. foreign policy, " said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. " We thank the mayor for sending a strong message to those who continue to degrade the memory of the victims of the World Trade Center attack with inappropriate and opportunistic comparisons to suffering in other parts of the world. There can be no moral equivalency for terrorism, and Mayor Giuliani, in rejecting the prince's offer, has made that completely clear. The mayor's wise leadership in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks continues to provide reassurance to New Yorkers and all Americans. " Prince Alwaleed, after agreeing to commit $10 million to a relief fund for relatives of the victims of the September 11 attacks, issued a statement criticizing U.S. policy in the Middle East, particularly toward Israel. " Our Palestinian brethren continue to be slaughtered at the hands of Israelis while the world turns the other cheek, " the statement said, in part. Mayor Giuliani categorically rejected the statement and indicated that the city would not accept the donation. " The people who did it (the terrorist attacks) lost any right to ask for justification for it when they slaughtered 4,000 or 5,000 innocent people. And to suggest that there's a justification for it only invites this happening in the future. It is highly irresponsible and very, very dangerous, " the mayor said. The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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