http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 21 May 2013 18:52:44 Tue, 21 May 2013 18:52:44 That's a good analogy. IMO, it's more like the bank robbers installing a member of their gang as a bank guard. Or installing a fox to guard the henhouse. IMHO, this woman was a corporate mole, who was placed in this position to shut down the Inspector General & assure that the flow of crooked contra... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/22 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 10:15:10 Cerberus is scary. This hedge company has come out of nowhere to own over $24 billion dollars worth of assets; it's got 28+ companies & 100,000+ employees (more employees then Exxon). They specialize in snapping up "distressed businesses" - meaning bankrupt &/or struggling companies. Cerberus seems ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/21 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 18:59:50 STRATCOM is responsible for [i]nuclear strikes[/i], not conventional warfare.

"USSTRATCOM combines the synergy of the U.S. legacy nuclear command and control mission with responsibility for space operations; global strike; Defense Department information operations; global missile defense; global ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/20 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:49:11 this resembles the US's own policy of "extraordinary rendition", and our recent bill allowing forms of torture. You'd almost think Putin & Bush had shared their preferred methods of dealing w/the enemy. Ms. Politkovskaya was a [i]true[/i] journalist, who was willing to stand up to the powerful & exp... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/19 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:47:45 When Clinton was on Larry King Live, he said that when the second plane hit the WTC, his first thought was that Bin Laden was responsible.

[div class="excerpt"]"Clinton said his first thought that day, after the second plane hit the World Trade Center, was: "Bin Laden did this."

His former ad... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/18 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 15:51:06 I know what Israel is doing is horrible, but it seems like people become very self-righteously angry at the Lebanon conflict w/o recognizing that we are doing all of this, and worse, in Iraq. The civilian casualties in Lebanon are bad, but don't even begin to approach the number of civilians that ar... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/16 Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:54:23 The Truthout debunking got attention cause the story got attention here. And, also, the story was wrong. So, people pointed out the mistakes & drama ensues. I think that was a good thing, critical thinking is a good thing - whether of the MSM or alternative media. It helps you to find the truth. Alt... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/15 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 14:06:07 You've got it! It sounds like a perfect hoax for someone to give Leopold a motion from the Libby case as "Rove's secret indictment." The date is even right - this order was issued on May 26, 2006. The order lists 6 motions in order - probably the motions numbered 123-128, & 169? That would make Time... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/14 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:01:51 OK, I used PACER to download a complete docket of all cases filed in the DC District Court between May 10th and June 12th. The case cites have a formula - the first number is the year, the "CR" is the type of case (Criminal), and the last number is sequential & assigned to each case based on when it... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/13 Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:08:38 Interesting article about the connection between Immigrants & job growth. Cincinnati & other depressed Midwestern cities are actually trying to attract more immigrants in order to spur job growth & economic activity. (I'm waiting on the link to your statement that there's "negative job growth" in th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/11 Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:45:30 McKinney will be accused of violating 18 USC 111 - "Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers or employees" http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode18/usc_sec_18_00000111----000-.html This is a federal offense, with a three-tiered sentence. If the defendant is found guilty of "simple... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/10 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:19:35 In Nov. 2005, a French company named "Axalto" was awarded the State Dept. contract to create these new "e-passports". http://www.axalto.com/health_id/epassport.asp . Why this French company? I'm pretty sure why they got the contract, but there's a bit of backstory to the explanation.

France is th... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/9 Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:37:21 Britain is trying to pass legislation to put RFID tracking technology into all its ID cards. At the same time, Sensenbrenner writes a bill to create a "REAL ID" card to identify all Americans & also deport all who are in the country illegally. At the same time, Bush promotes a measure to create a "... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/8 Sat, 01 Apr 2006 01:55:41 There have been many pictures of immigrants peacefully protesting, asking for change, & fighting to protect their rights in the best spirit of social activism. But people don't seen to care about that; all they focus on is THE FLAG. OMG - why are they waving a Mexican flag??!! Ahhhggg! This just baf... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/7 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 23:08:24 I grew up in a blue-collar town in Ohio. Almost everyone worked, or knew somebody who worked, in the big steel mills & automobile factories. In the early 1900's, immigrants came from all over the world to work in these mills. It was dirty work, but they unionized & acheived a living wage & moved up ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/5 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:02:53 how many people are in favor of making illegal immigration into a felony & locking up undocumented workers in prison for years. These are the same people who worry about the US becoming a police state, w/o seeing any contradiction. (Doesn't it bother anyone else that this is part of the "REAL ID" ac... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/6 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 02:16:55 Just look at Bush's signing statements; he makes sure to include the phrase "unitary executive" in each one. I think they are hoping they can appoint enough crazy judges who will eventually approve this theory. Under this theory, Congress cannot limit the President's executive powers in any way. So,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/4 Sat, 25 Mar 2006 01:14:15 This is why I come to DU. You all are so informed about stuff the media doesn't even touch. The article mentions the immunity in passing, but here's the actual order Bush signed.

Bush's Executive Order "Protecting the Development Fund for Iraq and Certain Other Property in Which Iraq Has An Inter... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/3 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 16:08:01 The "United States Secret Service Uniformed Division" has always been around - they were formed in 1860. This unit guards the White House building & other governmental officials. http://www.secretservice.gov/ud.shtml. They used to be called the "White House Police," but changed their name to the "Se... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/2 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:01:52 Right now, we don't have any bases or troops stationed in India. But the Defense Dept. is trying very hard to change that; in fact, I think the push for bases is probably why we just agreed to share nuclear technology with India. If we're really thinking long-term about occupying Iran, we'll eventua... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Marie26/1 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 14:27:19