Students show Gonzales that they understand the law

[ProSense]

Tue Jan 24, 12:27 PM ET
Members of the audience stand up and turn their backs on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, rear, as he speaks at Georgetown University Law School Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006. Answering the Bush administration's critics, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday that warrantless surveillance is critical to prevent another terrorist attack within the United States. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

http://news.yahoo.com/photo/060124/480/dccd10401241731&g=events/pl/022805usattorneygen

[quiet.american]

1. Excellent. Thank you, patriots. n/t

[EVDebs]

26. Congress needs to act...

Congress abandoned IT'S war powers and appointed Bush, unconstitutionally, to exercise Congress's rightful powers

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=220311&mesg_id=225805

"...at his determination..." is the offending legal wording. The WPA of 1973 has been abused, to 'suspend the Constitution'.

The truly sad thing is these students will probably be amongst the first rounded up under the REX84/OperationGardenPlot/OperationCableSplicer detention camps for dissenters that executive orders allow for, whenever Bush determines and at a stroke of his pen.

Location of camps etc.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=226361&mesg_id=227979

[ixion]

2. good for them

way to stand up to the fascists! :applause:

[biscotti]

3. Thank you students!

[Mist]

4. Good for them! Sweet and simple-They know the law, he doesn't nt

[NanceGreggs]

5. If only our elected Dems would take a cue ...

... and do the same to Bush at his SOTU speech.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. What an excellent symbol of peaceful protest.

I can't wait to see this story on cable news and my local paper.
*sigh*

Thank goodness for the internet.
Thanx for posting this.

[ClassWarrior]

7. Rated, K&R

NGU.

[liberal N proud]

8. College students - isn't that where the anti Nixon movement really

picked up steam?

Thank to those who were strong enough to do this.

[fooj]

9. Right on!

Peace.

[sasha031]

10. that is absolutely beautiful

BRAVO TO OUR YOUNG PEOPLE :applause: :applause: :applause: :patriot:

[stillcool]

11. Ah, now there's a thing of beauty. ....

thanks for the pick-me-up!

[SCDem]

12. I would love to know how many students participated

the bigger number the better

[adarling]

25. there was a good number

most just stared at Gonzo like he was a freak and had disdain on their faces. pretty awesome. there were only two students or three that stood up to applaud him, like he cared.

[central scrutinizer]

13. Unlike Gonzales, these students

may have actually read and, have respect for, the Constitution.

[Quakerfriend]

14. Excellent! Thx for posting the pic.

I wonder how many others in the audiance joined them??

[BR_Parkway]

15. Go to the link and see the other pics - it's a beautiful thing to see

just like this one

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[quiet.american]

16. BEAUTIFUL -- the "Tap This" student -- a new classic. n/t

[Angry Girl]

17. Great picture! Thanks!

I needed it this morning.

[hwmnbn]

18. I'm so damn proud of these kids.......

It's a symbolic action, but it still took guts. :yourock:

Here's another pic

[Elidor]

19. That makes my day!

You're beneath contempt, scumbag. Not fit for polite society.

[ohtransplant]

20. Dissent!

God Bless America!

These kids get it. Now for parents, aunts, uncles, etc...

[wryter2000]

21. Good for them!

Eloquently states their sentiments, but the whiny Repugs can't claim they didn't allow him to speak.

[AtomicKitten]

22. I love the smell of dissent in the morning.

What a beautiful sight.

[blossomstar]

23. I will always think of Georgetown now with great respect!

These young people are our FUTURE and this photograph has given me HOPE!!! THANK YOU GEORGETOWN!

[thinkingwoman]

24. THIS is how to protest

No need for vandalism. No need for signs or street theatre.

No need to worry about being herded into 1st amendment zones.

No need to shout.

Line motorcade routes and then turn your back.

Line entrances and exits and then turn your back.

It is so simple. It cannot be screened out in advance without an announcement of intent.

[undergroundpanther]

27. What a BEAUTIFUL picture.

makes me SMILE!

[Booster]

28. These students make me so proud. What a statement it would

make is Dems in Congress did the same thing during Bush's SOTU.

[StateSecrets]

29. NSA Accused of Psychologically Abusing Whistleblowers

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewSpecialReports.asp?Page=\SpecialReports\archive\200601\SPE20060125a.html


NSA Accused of Psychologically Abusing Whistleblowers
By Sherrie Gossett
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
January 25, 2006

(The following is the first of a two-part series on the National Security Agency's alleged abuse of employee whistleblowers. Part 2 will be published Thursday, Jan. 26, 2006)

(CNSNews.com) - Five current and former National Security Agency (NSA) employees have told Cybercast News Service that the agency frequently retaliates against whistleblowers by falsely labeling them "delusional," "paranoid" or "psychotic."

The intimidation tactics are allegedly used to protect powerful superiors who might be incriminated by damaging information, the whistleblowers say. They also point to a climate of fear that now pervades the agency. Critics warn that because some employees blew the whistle on alleged foreign espionage and criminal activity, the "psychiatric abuse" and subsequent firings are undermining national security.

A spokesman for the NSA declined to comment about the allegations contained in this report.

The accusations of "Soviet-era tactics" are being made by former NSA intelligence analysts and action officers Russell D. Tice, Diane T. Ring, Thomas G. Reinbold, and a former employee who spoke on condition of anonymity. The allegations have been corroborated by a current NSA officer, who also insisted on anonymity, agreeing only to be referenced as "Agent X."

Tice, a former NSA intelligence analyst and action officer, first drew media attention in 2004 after the Pentagon investigated possible retaliation by the NSA against him.

The controversy began in early 2001, when Tice reported that a co-worker at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) appeared to be engaged in espionage for China.

"I saw all the classic signs," said Tice, who identified the alleged spy to Cybercast News Service. The person's identity is not being published in this article for national security reasons.

When Tice transferred to the NSA in November 2002 he continued to report his concerns. At one point, he criticized the FBI, which he labels "the Federal Buffoons and Imbeciles," for the agency's alleged incompetence. One of his emails was forwarded to NSA Security, which prompted the NSA, according to Tice, to order that he undergo a psychiatric evaluation. The NSA psychologist labeled him "paranoid" and "psychotic," Tice told Cybercast News Service.

That assessment, which Tice said was made by NSA forensic psychologist Dr. John Michael Schmidt, led to his security clearance being revoked and his firing.

All five whistleblowers name NSA psychologists as central players in what they allege is an ongoing abuse of authority by the NSA's Office of the General Counsel, the NSA Inspector General, the NSA internal security office and psychologists employed by the agency.

Tice's media profile quickly rose again on Jan. 10, when ABC News reported that he had been a source for the December New York Times article about a secret NSA surveillance program that was used to monitor the electronic communications of Americans suspected of contacts with terrorists.