In case u missed this, Very interesting (Sibel Edmonds, Judge Walton etc)

[G_j]

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0601/S00177.htm

Sibel Edmonds Proof "War On Terror" Is A Lie

Monday, 23 January 2006, 10:41 am
Column: W. David Jenkins III

Sibel Edmonds is proof that the “War on Terror” is a Lie
By W. David Jenkins III

There are simply too many dots! I’m not kidding around here. I’ve been through a carton of marking pens and a case and a half of extra strength Excedrin following the trail from the Sibel Edmonds case to Plame to Libby to the NSA to the Whistleblowers Coalition to Turkey to Hastert to Abramoff to the White House and back again. This is not an exercise equivalent to playing “six degrees of Kevin Bacon” but a monstrous series of lines and dots that would produce a flow chart bigger than Rush Limbaugh’s mouth.

Speaking of Limbaugh, his recent slam of Ms. Edmonds and fellow whistleblower, Russell Tice, prompted me to congratulate Sibel the last time we talked. “They must be worried if they’re calling out the right wing radio mouths,” I told her. However, Rove and Co. may want folks like Rush to shut up about Edmonds because the more people hear about her case, the more trouble it invites for this most corrupt administration. Besides, they’ve spent the last few years imposing gag orders on Edmonds out of fear of what she knows.

And now, true to their sleazy ways of doing “business as usual” as Edmonds calls it, the Bush Cabal is going to add insult to Edmonds ’ injury. They’re going to poke her in the eye with “Scooter” Libby’s get of jail free card. Allow me to introduce, as well as concentrate on, Judge Reggie Walton.

Walton is the judge who will not only be presiding over the Libby case, but he has also been “randomly assigned” to Edmonds’ Federal Tort Claim after having upheld her ridiculous gag order imposed by former attorney general, John Ashcroft. I call the gag order ridiculous because technically Edmonds ’ driver’s license, birth certificate and any potential job applications she might file can be considered a “state secret” under the provisions set. As I’ve said many times before, somebody is very worried about what Edmonds wants to talk about.

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and speaking of Sibel Edmonds, here is a recent article by her:

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_sibel_ed_060125_illegal__26_indiscrimi.htm

January 25, 2006

Sibel Edmonds: Illegal & Indiscriminate Spying Hurts Our National Security, Here is Why
NSA & Illegal Spying
by Sibel Edmonds


http://www.opednews.com

According to numerous reports and audits released by entities such as Inspector General Offices of agencies that deal with national security and various presidential commissions, today, more than four years after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, almost all our national security related agencies are in disarray, riddled with incompetence, corruption, and in some cases criminal activities. While most of the real problems facing our national security today stem from gross mismanagement, inefficiency, incompetence and a lack of sensible policies and vigorous oversight, the Bush Administration insists upon blaming these deficiencies on a regrettable and dangerous lack of power in the executive branch. But the kind of power the Administration pursues is the kind of power that would vault the presidency to monarchical status and nullify the Bill of Rights.

• According to the DOJ-IG Report on the FBI’s Foreign Language Program that was released in October 2004, “more than 89,000 hours of audio and 30,000 hours of audio in other Counterterrorism languages have not been reviewed. Additionally, over 370,000 hours of audio in languages associated with counterintelligence activities have not been reviewed.”

• According to a report by the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding WMD (Robb-Silberman Report), released in March 2005, in just the past 20 years the CIA, FBI, NSA, DIA, NRO, and the Departments of Defense, State, and Energy have all been penetrated by espionage. Secrets stolen include nuclear weapons data, U.S. cryptographic codes and procedures, identification of U.S. intelligence sources and methods (human and technical), and war plans. Indeed, it would be difficult to exaggerate the damage that foreign intelligence penetrations have caused.

• According to the final report by the 9/11 Discourse Project released in December 2005, the commissioners gave the federal government mediocre and failing grades for its response to its 41 recommendations, and characterized some failures as "shocking." The commission cited huge remaining loopholes in aviation security, a politicized system of doling out billions of homeland security dollars, and a failure to give firefighters and other responders the radio spectrum they need to communicate during crises.

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& some additional, interesting info on Walton:
(posted at DU by phoebe, thanks!)

HATFILL v. ASHCROFT (re: anthrax) Assigned to: Judge Reggie B. Walton

http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/Docket.html

U.S. District Court
District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:03-cv-01793-RBW

HATFILL v. ASHCROFT et al
Assigned to: Judge Reggie B. Walton
Cause: 28:1343 Violation of Civil Rights
Date Filed: 08/26/2003
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
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http://www.dailypress.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.hatfill30mar30,0,3380543.story

Judge postpones Hatfill's lawsuit -March 30, 2004

snip


WASHINGTON - Based in part on secret information provided by the FBI, a federal judge yesterday postponed for six months Dr. Steven J. Hatfill's lawsuit against the government for targeting him in its investigation of the anthrax-laced letters that killed five people in 2001.

snip

Walton said he sympathized with the predicament of Hatfill, a former Army biowarfare expert who has been fired from two jobs since coming under scrutiny in the anthrax case.

"The man's a pariah. Nobody's going to hire him," Walton said. (Talk about influencing the case)

snip

Hatfill has adamantly denied having anything to do with the anthrax letters. In August, he filed suit against Attorney General John Ashcroft, who had publicly referred to him as a "person of interest" in the case, other top Justice Department and FBI officials, and their agencies.


then...

http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/washpost.html

U.S. Yields In Anthrax Lawsuit Standoff
Some Questioning Allowed on Leaks
By Henri E. Cauvin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, April 23, 2005; Page A11

snip

The government, in its written submission to the court and in its statement yesterday, sought to preclude Ashcroft and other individual defendants from being deposed because the judge is still considering their claims of immunity.

But Hatfill's attorney, Thomas G. Connolly, objected, saying the exclusion of such key witnesses would further delay the case. Walton agreed and ordered the process to go forward, with some limitations.

It was unclear from the court filings and statements what led to the government's turnabout. Last year, Walton expressed doubts that authorities were on the verge of solving the case. The government said in a filing this week that the investigation into the anthrax attacks is "active and ongoing." But law enforcement sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said there have been no significant new developments.

Hatfill's ability to question government officials could have broader implications. Thwarted until now in his effort to obtain the testimony of federal law enforcement officials, Hatfill had subpoenaed reporters from several news organizations, including The Washington Post, seeking information about their sources for stories concerning Hatfill and the investigation.

and lastly..

looks like Hatfill was suing the New York Times for defamation and the FBI case against him is still ongoing with a new judge having been assigned - a court case resolving Hatfill v. Ashcroft not expected until November 2006.."all discovery must be completed on or before 09/30/06"

http://www.anthraxinvestigation.com/Docket2.html shows latest Docket info.

[Shortyfuse]

1. Thanks

Anthrax is one of my top questions that I would ask Bush about if I had a chance to at his state of the union. When this happened , I saw a brave reported interview a scientist from Texas A&M who said that that strain came from their stock. after that scientist where destroying their stocks of other viruses. they went to jail for that.

[G_j]

2. 'editorial' from Tom Dispatch: "The Forgotten Anthrax Attacks of 2001"

http://www.tomdispatch.com/index.mhtml?pid=43459

Tomgram: The Forgotten Anthrax Attacks of 2001




It Should Have Been Unforgettable
The Anthrax Attacks and the Costs of 9/11

By Tom Engelhardt
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[Wilms]

3. kick

[Clara T]

4. rec'd n/t

[0007]

5. Is the outcome predictable?

we have a judge with little background available, with long ties to the Bush’s, who someone doesn’t want the public to know his financial dealings, who has denied requests for domestic intelligence records (at least once), who has now been mysteriously “randomly assigned” to not only hear Edmonds’ FTC case, but is also assigned to a case regarding a senior White House official with whom this judge and the defendant worked with the White House at the same time, albeit in different capacities. Have we flunked the infamous Dan Burton “smell test” yet?

Now, let’s do some of those notorious dots, shall we? A small sampling of coincidences (a term which the past actions of this administration prevent me from believing applies to these criminals) suggests how tangled things are lately.

Walton gets “randomly” assigned to Edmonds ’ original case regarding the gag order after things get bogged down under the original judge appointed to the case in 2002. Edmonds ’ attorneys then file a motion asking the case to be assigned to Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle, who is also the judge for Edmonds ’ FOIA case filed in May 2002. Edmonds ’ attorneys argue that the cases were related under the D.C. circuit rules, and so they should both be handled by Judge Huvelle. The court grants Edmonds ’ attorneys request and yet, two weeks after Huvelle is assigned, Walton is reappointed to her case without any explanation. An interesting side note; Huvelle is also the judge who presided over Jack Abramoff’s guilty plea.

[G_j]

6. unbelievable isn't it?

clearly demonstrating that the 'system' is broken and corrupted.

[0007]

7. In educating the public, its easy to be passed off as a screw ball.

God! There is just so much, where does one start?

[G_j]

8. stranger than fiction

One couldn't even make up stuff like this.
And to think that we don't even know most of what goes on!
This is just the tip of the iceberg. It really does make the task of informing people difficult. I suppose one way is to point out and document the small things, let them sink in, and take it from there.
It is more nuts than any Hollywood movie, that is for sure.

:shrug:

[bvar22]

9. Every time some numb brain Republican spews the....

..talking point that there hasn't been another attack since 9-11, I remind them of the Anthrax attack, a successful attack using REAL WMD that shut down the US Government!
They reply "Oh yeah....forgot about that..."

I also remind them that bush* hasn't caught THOSE terrorists either.

[Pachamama]

10. I have long believed that all these events connect...but the connection of

Judge Reggie Walton is very scary....He is what I would call "the missing link" of sorts? It seems that he is popping up in so many places and in too many ways that as mentioned "doesn't pass the smell test".

Follow the dots....I realize there are so many, but at some point, the picture is going to appear and is going to tell a story and answer a lot of questions. Meanwhile, one has to wonder if justice will be able to prevail if the BFEE has the system rigged....No wonder Rove and Libby et al don't seem to worried about the Plame case. My only hope is that Fitzgerald realizes what is going on and will be able to overcome the fact that the judge on the case may be someone who is not "unbiased"....

:eyes:

I also pray and hope everyday that Sibel Edmonds who I think is a remarkable woman will be able to tell her story to all....and that the truth will come to see the light of day....

[cascadiance]

11. Should read Deliso's article on Walton's role for Bushco...

Interesting angle with this anthrax ruling...

As noted in other threads, this article discusses how the "randomness" of Walton's selections has been manipulated by those controlling selection and isn't so "random" after all.

http://www.antiwar.com/deliso/?articleid=8340

Stacking the Deck to Save the Administration
How a "random" judicial appointment may decide the Libby trial in advance
by Christopher Deliso
balkanalysis.com

The Bush administration – and the nation – has a lot at stake in the upcoming trial of former Cheney aide I. Lewis Libby over the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity to the media. And if prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald decides to indict others (especially top Bush aide Karl Rove, as some expect), the stakes will get even higher.

If the trial gets messy for the administration, the president will be forced at least to reconfigure his government and suffer the fickle wrath of a duplicitous mass media. But things could get much worse, if convictions are handed down. At best (for the neocon-led government, anyway), the whole thing could just get smothered under a heavy blanket of "state secret" luxuries granted to the defense. Given the track record of the case's presiding judge, this is a distinct possibility.

The key issue arising out of not only Plamegate but so much else involving the current administration has been secrecy. Secret wiretapping and other secret requests put to the judiciary since 9/11 have doubled and have been handled in widely differing ways, even by the same judges, as have other cases in which secrecy has been cited. Examining some of these cases indicates how difficult and tortuous the issues are that the judiciary is being presented with by the most vigorously secretive American administration in history.

At the same time, we will also see how these precedents may inform the upcoming Libby trial, with special attention given to the trial's appointed judge – Reggie Walton, allegedly selected "randomly," but repeatedly and specifically chosen for cases presented by FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds since 2002. In his 2004 decision, Walton ruled "with much consternation" to uphold the government's line that Edmonds could not present her case because it would threaten national security.

...

[DemonFighterLives]

12. Thanks for the update

The crooks have the fixers in place.
Don't worry, Be Happy- poppy
:freak: