Scientists Say WH Muzzled Them-Docs Will Uncover Widespread Misconduct

[kpete]

Scientists say White House muzzled them
By JOHN HEILPRIN, Associated Press Writer
Wed Nov 1, 11:43 PM ET


WASHINGTON - Two federal agencies are investigating whether the Bush administration tried to block government scientists from speaking freely about global warming and censor their research, a senator said Wednesday.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg (news, bio, voting record), D-N.J., said he was informed that the inspectors general for the Commerce Department and NASA had begun "coordinated, sweeping investigations of the Bush administration's censorship and suppression" of federal research into global warming.

"These investigations are critical because the Republicans in Congress have ignored this serious problem," Lautenberg said.

He said the investigations "will uncover internal documents and agency correspondence that may expose widespread misconduct." He added, "Taxpayers do not fund scientific research so the Bush White House can alter it."

more at:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061102/ap_on_go_co/global_warming

[Kadie]

1. Is there a document, report, study,

anything that the * White House hasn't altered?

[TechBear_Seattle]

2. And if the investigations uncover fraud on the part of the Junta

What then? We shake our collective finger at the President and say in a stern voice, "Naughty! Naughty!"?

:shrug:

[Dhalgren]

3. All I can say is, Canada better start building their border wall, now,

'cause in the next thirty years we are going to be their Mexicans...

[tanyev]

5. Thirty, heck, I'm only waiting to see what happens in 2008.

[JohnnyLib2]

4. Continued attack on science,

and thus progress. We are led by fools.

[Hissyspit]

6. K&R