ACLU Asks For DOJ Investigation of NSA Whistleblower To Be Called Off

Crossposted from Stop the ACLU
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NEW YORK – The American Civil Liberties Union today sharply criticized a Justice Department investigation into the disclosure of an illegal National Security Agency domestic eavesdropping operation approved by President George W. Bush.
In a letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as well as two full-page advertisements in [...]

Justice Department Opens NSA Leak Probe

Crossposted from Stop the ACLU
What can I say, besides “finally”?
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President Bush’s secret domestic spying program, Justice officials said Friday. The officials, who requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the probe, said the inquiry will focus on disclosures to [...]

ACLU Put Bash Bush Ad In NY Times

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU

NEW YORK – In a full-page advertisement in today’s New York Times, the American Civil Liberties Union intensified its call for a special counsel to be appointed to determine whether President George W. Bush violated federal wiretapping laws by authorizing illegal surveillance.
The ACLU said President Bush’s actions were a clear violation [...]

Justice Department Suing for Discrimination Against Whites in Mississippi

From an article in CBS News:
In overwhelmingly black and Democratic Noxubee County, Miss., everybody knows local Democratic Party Chairman Ike Brown.
Officials at the U.S. Justice Department know Brown too; they’re suing him.
Using the 1965 Voting Rights Act, the government has alleged that Brown and local elections officials discriminated against whites. It is the first time [...]

49 Charged In Katrina Fraud Scam

From an AP article:
Forty-nine people have been indicted in a scheme that bilked thousands of dollars from a Red Cross fund designated for Hurricane Katrina victims, federal authorities said.
At least 14 suspects worked at a Red Cross call center in Bakersfield and are accused of helping family and friends file false claims for aid money, [...]

Israel bombs Training base of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Lebanon

From an article in CNS News:
The Israeli air force pounded Palestinian terrorist targets in both Lebanon and the Gaza Strip overnight following rocket attacks on its civilian population.
At least three Katyusha rockets landed in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona late Tuesday evening, doing extensive damage and sending some residents into shock. One rocket [...]

MAIN INTERNATIONAL CONTINGENTS IN IRAQ

I thought you might like to see a map of how the coalition forces are deployed.

US: 155,000 troops
UK: 8,500
South Korea: 3,500
Italy: 2,900
Poland: 1,500
Australia: 1,370
Romania: 860
Georgia: 850
Japan: 550
Denmark: 530

Source: Reuters/Global Security; as of Dec 2005

How You Can Help Stop The ACLU

Crossposted from Stop The ACLU
One of our contributors, Craig McCarthy, set up a petition to stop taxpayer funding of the ACLU, quite a while ago. We are trying to help Craig reach at least 25,000 signatures. We are not that far away.
Just two days ago, I put up as one of Stop The [...]

Top Ten Worst Americans

All Things Beautiful is asking Bloggers to come up with a list of the ten worst Americans. Well, here is my list:

Edward Kennedy – Doesn’t he span 230 years? Also, short for Edward is Ed, not Ted!
George Soros – Communist one worlder trying to influence American Politics
Michael Newdow – For his never ending attack on [...]

Castro has a Meltdown

I think the U.S. is really starting to tick Castro off.
From an OpEd in the Miami-Herald:
He called Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a ”mad woman,” U.S. Interests Section chief Michael Parmly a ”little gangster” and referred to a U.S. government commission on Cuba with a vulgar phrase…
Of course his health is reportedly failing, so it [...]