smugllama's news review
Friday, August 27, 2004
The FBI believes there is an Israeli spy at the very highest level of the Pentagon, CBS News reported on Friday. (Reuters)
The Israeli embassy immediately denied the report. The network said federal agents believed the spy may have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy on Iran and Iraq. 'The FBI has a full-fledged espionage investigation under way and is about to ... roll up someone agents believe has been spying not for an enemy but for Israel, from within the office of the secretary of defense,' the network reported. CBS News said the FBI believed it had solid evidence the suspected mole supplied Israel with classified material that included secret White House deliberations on Iran. The network described the spy as 'a trusted analyst' assigned to a unit within the defense department tasked with helping develop the Pentagon's Iraq policy. Asked about the CBS report, a spokesman for the Israeli embassy said: 'We categorically deny these allegations. They are completely false and outrageous.'"
The Israeli embassy immediately denied the report. The network said federal agents believed the spy may have been in a position to influence Bush administration policy on Iran and Iraq. 'The FBI has a full-fledged espionage investigation under way and is about to ... roll up someone agents believe has been spying not for an enemy but for Israel, from within the office of the secretary of defense,' the network reported. CBS News said the FBI believed it had solid evidence the suspected mole supplied Israel with classified material that included secret White House deliberations on Iran. The network described the spy as 'a trusted analyst' assigned to a unit within the defense department tasked with helping develop the Pentagon's Iraq policy. Asked about the CBS report, a spokesman for the Israeli embassy said: 'We categorically deny these allegations. They are completely false and outrageous.'"
Time For Rumsfeld To Resign: Reports Place Blame At Top Levels (Helen Thomas / NBC / ChannelCincinati.com)
The time has come for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to leave his Pentagon post, either by dismissal or resignation. Two separate reports this week make it clear that Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon officials were ultimately responsible for the sadistic abuse of prisoners in Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib.
The time has come for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to leave his Pentagon post, either by dismissal or resignation. Two separate reports this week make it clear that Rumsfeld and other top Pentagon officials were ultimately responsible for the sadistic abuse of prisoners in Iraq's infamous Abu Ghraib.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
How Dick Cheney Got Away With $35 Million Right Before the Govt Launched a Probe into Halliburton (Jason Leopold / CommonDreams)
"What's even more remarkable is that there's reams of documents in the public domain showing how Cheney cooked the books when he was CEO of Halliburton, which makes the vice president look like Ken Lay's twin brother."
"What's even more remarkable is that there's reams of documents in the public domain showing how Cheney cooked the books when he was CEO of Halliburton, which makes the vice president look like Ken Lay's twin brother."
Staggering Amount of Cash Missing In IraqI (Emad Mekay of Inter Press Service / CommonDreams)
Three U.S. senators have called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to account for 8.8 billion dollars entrusted to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq earlier this year but now gone missing
Three U.S. senators have called on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to account for 8.8 billion dollars entrusted to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in Iraq earlier this year but now gone missing
Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Friday, August 06, 2004
Former CIA Analyst and FBI Whistleblower Dissect Final 9/11 Commission Report (Democracy Now / Information Clearinghouse)
A MUST WATCH: While viewing this particular Democracy, I was completely overwhelmed with hope, yet at the same time despair; empowered, yet helpless and a profound understanding of the urgency for We the People to take back control of our government. Requires RealPlayer (apologies.)
A MUST WATCH: While viewing this particular Democracy, I was completely overwhelmed with hope, yet at the same time despair; empowered, yet helpless and a profound understanding of the urgency for We the People to take back control of our government. Requires RealPlayer (apologies.)
Ex-Halliburton workers claim accounting fraud / Company unit accused of inflating figures (San Francisco Gate)
"Four former finance employees at Halliburton Co. contend that a high- level and systemic accounting fraud occurred at the company between 1998 and 2001, according to a new filing in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of investors who bought the company's shares. The filing details alleged accounting improprieties that go far beyond those outlined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its civil suit against Halliburton, which the company settled Tuesday, paying $7.5 million."
"Four former finance employees at Halliburton Co. contend that a high- level and systemic accounting fraud occurred at the company between 1998 and 2001, according to a new filing in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of investors who bought the company's shares. The filing details alleged accounting improprieties that go far beyond those outlined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its civil suit against Halliburton, which the company settled Tuesday, paying $7.5 million."
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Bulk of year's PC infections pinned to one man (CNET)
"Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004"
"Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004"
