Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government 30 August

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Martial Law Declared: Situation Deteriorating 30 Aug 2005

 

 

 

 

Breaking News and Commentary from Citizens For Legitimate Government

30 August 2005

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Martial Law Declared: Situation Deteriorating 30 Aug 2005 Martial Law

has been declared in New Orleans as conditions continued to

deteriorate. Water levels in The Big Easy and it's suburbs are rising

at dangerous levels and officials stated they don't know where the

water is coming from. Residents are being urged to get out of New

Orleans in any way they can as officials fear " life will be

unsustainable " for days or even weeks.

 

Martial law declared around New Orleans 30 Aug 2005 Martial law was

declared in New Orleans midday Tuesday as the city continued flooding

from at least two levees damaged by Hurricane Katrina.

 

EMT held hostage 30 Aug 2005 Lancaster resident Jennifer Frenette had

a brush with martial law yesterday in New Orleans. When Hurricane

Katrina finally passed through the city, she and others who had been

virtual prisoners in the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel decided to

go outside for some fresh air. A police officer told them if they

didn't go back inside, they'd be arrested. They went back inside.

 

'This Is Our Tsunami' 30 Aug 2005 Death and destruction ravaged the

severely storm-battered Gulf Coast Tuesday, with as many as 80 dead in

one Mississippi county alone and martial law declared in New Orleans

as the frantic search for survivors of Hurricane Katrina continued.

" This is our tsunami, " Biloxi Mayor A.J. Holloway told the Biloxi Sun

Herald.

 

Devastation in New Orleans: 'We have whitecaps on Canal Street' 30 Aug

2005 The historic city of New Orleans was steadily filling with water

from nearby Lake Pontchartrain today after its defenses were breached

by the ferocity of Hurricane Katrina. Water began rising in the

streets this morning after a levee broke along a canal leading to Lake

Pontchartrain, and many of the pumps relied upon by New Orleans --

built below sea level -- have failed.

 

Governor: Rest of New Orleans Needs to Be Evacuated --Water Still

Rising, Situation Deteriorating 30 Aug 2005 With water rising in the

streets of New Orleans and conditions rapidly deteriorating, Louisiana

Gov. Kathleen Blanco says the tens of thousands of people now huddled

in the Superdome and other rescue centers will have to be evacuated.

[Right, their 'rescuers' from the National Guard are busy in Iraq,

fighting for Halliburton and ExxonMobil.]

 

Levee breaks flood New Orleans 30 Aug 2005 Water from Lake

Pontchartrain threatened New Orleans' historic French Quarter Tuesday

after the tourist mecca was spared the brunt of Hurricane Katrina.

Flooding was reported downtown and covered some 80 percent of the " Big

Easy " as pumps failed. [instead of giving ***Halliburton*** 10 billion

dollars in no-bid contracts for 'work' in Iraq (blowing pipelines up

in order to rebuild them), why wasn't the money spent in the US, to

upgrade the pumps?]

 

Bush Cut Hurricane, Flood Protection Funding to New Orleans 06 June

2005 In fiscal year 2006, the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers is bracing for a record $71.2 million reduction in

federal funding. It would be the largest single-year funding loss ever

for the New Orleans district, Corps officials said. I've been here

over 30 years and I've never seen this level of reduction, said Al

Naomi, project manager for the New Orleans district... The cuts mean

major hurricane and flood protection projects will not be awarded to

local engineering firms. Also, a study to determine ways to protect

the region from a Category 5 hurricane has been shelved for now.

[Please forward this news item to every media outlet and listserve.]

 

Bush Privatized Catastrophic Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans,

Southeast Louisiana in 2004 --IEM Team to Develop Catastrophic

Hurricane Disaster Plan for New Orleans & Southeast Louisiana 03 June

2004 (IEM, Inc. Press Release) " IEM, Inc., the Baton Rouge-based

emergency management and homeland security consultant, will lead the

development of a catastrophic hurricane disaster plan for Southeast

Louisiana and the City of New Orleans under a more than half a million

dollar contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal

Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In making the announcement today

on behalf of teaming partners Dewberry, URS Corporation and James Lee

Witt Associates, IEM Director of Homeland Security Wayne Thomas

explained that the development of a base catastrophic hurricane

disaster plan has urgency due to the recent start of the annual

hurricane season which runs through November. " [James Lee Witt

Associates, LLC, established in 2001 by the former director of the

Federal Emergency Management Agency, is a leader in public safety and

crisis management. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in

Atlanta, Chicago and Sacramento... nice reward for covering up Bush's

9/11 terrorist attacks, etc.]

 

FEMA Head: Katrina Was 'Catastrophic' 30 Aug 2005 The nation's top

disaster relief official said Tuesday that Hurricane Katrina wrought

" catastrophic " damage to low-lying portions of Louisiana, Mississippi

and Alabama and that additional medical personnel were being moved in

to treat evacuated hospital patients.

 

Katrina Devastation Called 'Overwhelming' 30 Aug 2005 Rescuers in

boats and helicopters searched for survivors of Hurricane Katrina and

brought victims, wet and bedraggled, to shelters Tuesday as the extent

of the damage across the Gulf Coast became ever clearer. Mississippi's

governor said the death toll in one county alone could be as high as 80.

 

Damage From Katrina Stuns Troops in Iraq 30 Aug 2005 Ever since

Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, National Guard troops from Gulf coast

states serving in Iraq have followed the disaster unfolding on

television sets, worried about families and friends back home. " It's a

significant emotional event. Their families are on the forefront of

the disaster,'' said Lt. Col. Jordan Jones of the 141st Field

Artillery of the Louisiana National Guard. [Gee, too bad the Louisiana

National Guard is in *Iraq* instead of *Louisiana.*]

 

U.S. Launches Airstrikes Near Syria Border 30 Aug 2005 U.S. jets

launched airstrikes Tuesday near the Syrian border, destroying three

houses and killing a " known terrorist,'' [?!?] the U.S. military said.

Iraqi authorities said fighting had broken out in the area between a

tribe that supports foreign fighters and another that backs the

government.

 

US kills 56 in 'strike on al-Qaeda' 30 Aug 2005 At least 56 people

were killed in multiple US air strikes in Iraq against suspected

al-Qaeda [al-CIAduh] hideouts near the Syrian border at dawn on

Tuesday, an Iraqi security source said.

 

US forces shoot dead Reuters man covering Baghdad fighting 29 Aug 2005

A Reuters Television sound engineer was shot dead in Baghdad yesterday

and a cameraman with him was wounded and then detained by United

States soldiers.

 

US sniper kills TV soundman 28 Aug 2005 US forces in Baghdad on Sunday

shot dead a Reuters television soundman and wounded a cameraman, Iraqi

police said. " American soldiers opened fire on the team, killing the

soundman and wounding the cameraman before detaining him, " the police

said.

 

Iraq police find 13 bodies in three western towns 29 Aug 2005 Iraqi

police said on Monday they had found 13 bodies in three western towns,

but they had no details of who they were or how [uS death squads] they

had died.

 

U.S. Copter Under Fire in Iraq; GI Killed 30 Aug 2005 A U.S. Army

helicopter made a forced landing Monday night under hostile fire in

northern Iraq, and one soldier was killed and another injured, the

U.S. military said.

 

Sign the Petition of Redress. Either the Bush Kids Put Their Lives on

the Line for George's " Noble War " or the Troops Come Home. (BuzzFlash)

30 Aug 2005 " Sign this petition, demanding that the eligible children

of the extended Bush family, including the twins, serve in George's

'noble war for a noble cause' or Bush must bring the sons and

daughters of America home now. "

 

Judge says Guantanamo Bay detainees must be asked if their identities

can be revealed 29 Aug 2005 A judge ordered the Department of Defense

to ask Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval base detainees whether they want

their names to be made public.

 

Senator Will Ask Rumsfeld to Testify to Panel on Iraq 29 Aug 2005 With

lawmakers facing tough questions at home about the war in Iraq,

Senator John W. Warner, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee,

says he intends to summon Defense Secretary [War criminal] Donald H.

Rumsfeld quickly for a hearing when Congress returns next week.

 

Thanks to Bush: Afghan drugs flooding Russia 30 Aug 2005 Russia is

being swamped by a flood of drugs from Afghanistan. A Russian security

official said Tuesday the country's security agencies had to " adapt "

if they wanted to curb the massive drug inflow from Afghanistan, RIA

Novosti news agency reported.

 

U.S. Develops Lethal New Bio-weapon Viruses (projectcensored.org) The

New Scientist, 29 October 2003 " Scientists funded by the US government

have developed a way to make pox viruses incredibly deadly.

Ostensibly, this research is being conducted as part of the plan to

fight possible bio-terror attacks. The new virus kills all mice even

if they have been given antiviral drugs along with a vaccine that

would normally protect the victim from death. "

 

Rumsfeld: Military trumps environment 29 Aug 2005 Defense Secretary

Donald H. Rumsfeld warned Monday that procedures designed to protect

the environment can sometimes jeopardize 'U.S. troops' [Halliburton's

profits] and should be balanced against military needs. [Did sending

soldiers into Baghdad without body armor 'jeopardize U.S. troops?'

Just curious.]

 

Rell: Connecticut to Sue BRAC, Rumsfeld Over Air Guard 29 Aug 2005 The

state of Connecticut was preparing a lawsuit Monday to stop the

federal government from removing fighter jets from the Air National

Guard Base at Bradley International Airport. Attorney General Richard

Blumenthal said he would file the a lawsuit Monday afternoon in U.S.

District Court that names the national Base Closure and Realignment

Commission and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld as defendants. [Note:

M. Jodi Rell is CT ® governor.]

 

CIA told not to use Danish airspace 29 Aug 2005 The Ministry of

Foreign Affairs has asked the US government to put a stop to

unauthorised flights by the CIA into Danish airspace The US Central

Intelligence Agency can no longer use Danish airspace for flights to

transport suspected 'terrorists' around the world.

 

Pilots detained after violating pResident's airspace --Light planes

cross pResident's airspace 30 Aug 2005 Air Force jets on Monday chased

two small airplanes out of restricted airspace during George W. Bush's

visit to Rancho Cucamonga, forcing them to land at area airports,

authorities said.

 

Poll: Info Shrinks Patriot Act Support 30 Aug 2005 Fewer than half of

Americans know the purpose of the Patriot Act, and the more they know

about it the less they like it, according to a poll released Monday.

 

Australian embassy bombing trial 'fictitious' 30 Aug 2005 Lawyers for

an alleged Islamic militant charged with plotting last year's

Australian embassy bombing attacked the hearings on Tuesday as a

" fictitious trial " that really focused on two Malaysian fugitives.

 

Call for anti-terror law ban on US evangelist 30 Aug 2005 A government

minister has fuelled the row over Britain's proposed new anti-terror

laws by calling for Pat Robertson, the controversial American

evangelist, to be banned from the UK. Nigel Griffiths, the deputy

leader of the House of Commons, said Mr Robertson should be barred

from Britain for inciting " hate and murder " .

 

Venezuela to seek legal action against Robertson 28 Aug 2005

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Sunday his government would

take legal action against Pat Robertson and potentially seek his

extradition after the U.S. evangelist called for Washington to

assassinate the South American leader.

 

Dems to Question Roberts on Torture Memo --Democrat Patrick Leahy says

Roberts to be questioned on Torture Memo, presidential power 29 Aug

2005 Democrats plan to question Supreme Court nominee John Roberts

about a disavowed Justice Department memo that critics say led to

torture in foreign prisons, top Senate Judiciary Democrat Patrick

Leahy of Vermont said Monday.

 

Roberts tied to Bush-Quayle campaign --Supreme Court nominee said he

provided opposition research 30 Aug 2005 Supreme Court nominee John G.

Roberts Jr. provided " opposition research " for the

Bush-Quayle-election campaign in 1988, according to an application

form that Roberts completed when he sought appointment as deputy

solicitor general in the first Bush regime the next year.

 

Group: Law could mean death penalty for doctors 29 Aug 2005 Texas

doctors who perform abortions without parental approval or after the

third trimester could face capital murder charges because of a new law

that takes effect this week, a prosecutors group says. The Texas

District and County Attorneys Association has outlined that scenario

in its new book updating the Texas penal code and in public

presentations around the state.

 

Gathering holds " funeral " for Medicaid as cuts loom 28 Aug 2005 A

giant grim reaper with the face of Gov. Matt Blunt (R-terrorist) plus

more than a hundred people dressed in black conducted a " funeral "

Sunday in front of the Old Courthouse to mark what they described as

the death of Medicaid, a health care program for the poor.

 

Holy ExxonMobil convenience, Batman!! Gov. Bush warns residents of gas

shortages 29 Aug 2005 Governor Jeb Bush is warning Florida could see

shortages of gasoline in coming days as a result of 'Hurricane Katrina.'

 

Oil Prices Top $70 A Barrel After Katrina [Latest Excuse for Price

Gouging] 30 Aug 2005 Shutdowns of oil platforms, refineries and

pipelines along the Gulf Coast drove energy prices sharply higher

Tuesday. Light sweet crude for October delivery rose $3.50, to $70.70

a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange... [but, buried down in

the article: Others, including one of the largest in the region, Exxon

Mobil's Baton Rouge, have resumed normal operations.]

 

Venezuela to sell cut-price heating oil to U.S. poor 29 Aug 2005

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Monday his government plans

to sell as much as 66,000 barrels per day of heating fuel from its

U.S. Citgo refinery to poor communities in the United States.

 

Venezuela's CITGO to Provide Cheap Gas for U.S. Hospitals, Nursing

Homes and Schools 29 Aug 2005 Rafael Ramirez, president of Venezuela's

oil company PDVSA, offered some details of Venezuelan President Hugo

Chavez's offer to provide cheaper gasoline and heating oil to U.S.

poor communities. Ramirez said that under the Venezuelan government

plan, CITGO Petroleum Corp., the wholly owned subsidiary of PDVSA,

will set aside up to 10% of its refined oil products to be sold

directly to organized poor communities, and institutions in the U.S.

without intermediaries.

 

CLG readers: Buy your gas at CITGO!! To find a local CITGO, click

here. [see also: Buy Your Gas at Citgo: Join the BUY-cott! By Jeff

Cohen 16 May 2005 " Citgo is a U.S. refining and marketing firm that is

a wholly owned subsidiary of Venezuela's state-owned oil company.

Money you pay to Citgo goes primarily to Venezuela... By buying your

gasoline at Citgo, you are contributing to the billions of dollars

that Venezuela's democratic government is using to provide health

care, literacy and education, and subsidized food for the majority of

Venezuelans. " ]

 

Destroying the National Parks (The New York Times) " Recently, a secret

draft revision of the national park system's basic management policy

document has been circulating within the Interior Department. It was

prepared, without consultation within the National Park Service, by

Paul Hoffman, a deputy assistant secretary at Interior who once ran

the Chamber of Commerce in Cody, Wyo., was a Congressional aide to

Dick Cheney and has no park service experience. Within national park

circles, this rewrite of park rules has been met with profound dismay,

for it essentially undermines the protected status of the national parks. "

 

Syngenta, the Biotech Giant, Wants to Own Our Food --Syngenta ­ a step

closer to " owning " our food (Swissaid/Greenpeace Press Release) 11

August 2005 " Biotech company Syngenta has taken a huge step closer to

'owning' seeds in the future, by filing 15 global patent applications

on several thousand gene sequences from rice and other highly

important crop plants. This would mean, in practice, that the company

would be able to determine price, access, research and re-use of seeds

in the future... 'With these patents Syngenta is claiming the work of

breeders and farmers from the past centuries as the company's own

invention. The attempt to monopolise thousands of gene sequences from

most important crop plants in one rush is nothing less than a theft of

common goods,' says Tina Goethe from Swissaid. "

 

Tenn. Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Bribery 30 Aug 2005 A state lawmaker

pleaded guilty to taking bribes in exchange for legislative favors,

saying he got snagged " by business as usual " at the Capitol.

[Republican] State Rep. Chris Newton told a federal judge he sought

and accepted bribes from undercover FBI agents, becoming the first

lawmaker charged in the continuing federal investigation to admit

guilt. Two men described as bag men for lawmakers [LOL!] have pleaded

guilty.

 

Rowland may face state charges 29 Aug 2005 Connecticut's chief state's

attorney is seeking an arrest warrant for former [Republican] Gov.

John G. Rowland, his lawyer said Monday. Rowland has been in federal

prison in Loretto, Pa., since April after pleading guilty last

December to conspiring to trade his office for favors and to commit

tax fraud.

 

Anti-war band win MTV awards 30 Aug 2005 Green Day, the anti-war punk

rockers, swept the MTV Video Music Awards in a sign that American

popular culture is turning against US presence in Iraq. The

Californian band won seven awards for their anti-war album American

Idiot and the single The Boulevard of Broken Dreams, including Best

Rock Video, Best Group Video, Video of the Year and the Viewer's

Choice Award.

 

Feds Unable to Pin Down Source of Mad Cow 30 Aug 2005 The government

on Tuesday closed its investigation into the nation's first domestic

case of mad cow disease, saying it could not pin down how a Texas cow

was infected with the brain-wasting ailment.

 

France reinforces defences against bird flu 30 Aug 2005 France said on

Tuesday it would toughen defences against the potential arrival of

bird flu in the country, reinforcing checks at airports and building

stockpiles of vaccines in the event of a human pandemic.

http://www.legitgov.org/flu_oddities.html

[29 Aug lead stories:] Strategizing a Christian Coup d'Etat --A group

of believers wants to establish Scriptures-based government one city

and county at a time. 28 Aug 2005 Christian Exodus is a movement of

politically active believers who hope to establish a government based

upon Christian principles. Christian Exodus activists plan to take

control of sheriff's offices, city councils and school boards.

Eventually, they say, they will control South Carolina. They will pass

godly legislation, defying Supreme Court rulings on the separation of

church and state.

 

Police chief- Lockerbie evidence was faked 28 Aug 2005 A former

Scottish police chief has given lawyers a signed statement claiming

that key evidence in the Lockerbie bombing trial was fabricated. The

retired officer - of assistant chief constable rank or higher - has

testified that the CIA planted the tiny fragment of circuit board

crucial in convicting a Libyan for the 1989 mass murder of 270 people.

 

Reuters demands release of wounded Iraq journalist 29 Aug 2005 Reuters

demanded the immediate release on Monday of an Iraqi cameraman who was

still being held by U.S. forces more than 24 hours after being wounded

in an incident in which his soundman was killed. Iraqi police said the

news team was shot by U.S. soldiers. [Yes, only Faux's embedded media

whores are safe in Iraq.]

 

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