Ok I get a host of emils from all kinds of sources: left, right, and middle. The IndictBushNow.org folks email me about once a week with updates on the case. A little back story for those of you who don't know, a large group of people are working their ass off to bring about a federal investigation on the torture of detainees due to it being a violation of the Geneva Act along with war crimes. You can go to http://www.indictbushnow.org if you really want to know more. But anyway I got this news emailed to me today and found it fitting to share. Not to say I'm surprised by it but it's worth sharing.
Bush's 'Smoking Gun' Witness Found Dead
IndictBushNow files Freedom of Information Act lawsuit to get to bottom of story
The cover-up of Bush-era crimes is taking a shocking but not unexpected turn. A fateful move has been made and it is certain to backfire.
A prisoner who was horribly tortured in 2002 until he agreed - at the demand of Bush torturers - to say that al-Qaeda was linked to Saddam Hussein is suddenly dead. Several weeks ago, Human Rights Watch investigators discovered the missing inmate and talked to him. He had been secretly transferred by the administration to a prison in Libya after having been held by the CIA both in secret “black hole prisons” and in Egypt.
Under conditions of extreme torture, the prisoner, Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi, agreed in 2002 to supply the Bush-ordered interrogators what they sought as a political cover for Bush’s marketing of the pending war of aggression against Iraq. Mr. Libi agreed to tell them whatever they wanted in exchange for an end to the torture. The now famous Torture Memos providing legal cover for the torture were written at the same time starting in the summer of 2002.
Libi’s tortured and knowingly fabricated testimony was the source of information used by Bush to sell the war to the U.S. Senate, and the source for Colin Powell’s bogus and lying presentation to the United Nations in 2003.
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice are now running around saying that the torture regime “protected the country from terrorist attack.” But the torture was used for the personal political goals of Bush and Cheney: namely, to sell their Iraq invasion to a very skeptical and disbelieving country.
Having been discovered by human rights investigators two weeks ago, Mr. Libi’s story coincided with the release of the Torture Memos and the growing clamor for criminal prosecutions of Bush officials.
His testimony is the smoking gun that would reveal that the torture regime was not for “national security” but for the personal political aims of Bush and Cheney.
He was Exhibit A in the indictment that alleges that tortured confessions and the contrived legal justifications of torture set up by Justice Department lawyers in July/August 2002 were central to the launch of the war against Iraq.
Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis have died and tens of thousands of U.S. service members have either been killed or badly wounded in a war that was based on lies fortified and promoted by the most sadistic torture.
Mr. Libi is suddenly dead. A Libyan “newspaper source” says that his death is an apparent suicide. His friends don’t believe that.
We are building a movement for the appointment of a Special Prosecutor. This is not a political choice. It is a legal imperative. Mr. Libi’s death must be the first business of the investigation. When other prisoners who had been kept at secret sites were sent to Guantanamo, the Bush administration and the CIA intentionally kept Mr. Libi from being part of that transfer. Mr. Libi was publicly stating that the Iraq-al-Qaeda links attributed to him from his torture sessions were not true.
“Who was the beneficiary” from his death? Why was he spirited away by the Bush administration to hidden foreign prisons after he recanted his tortured testimony and revealed that he was forced to make false statements about Iraq under torture?
Suicide.... right. Remember Putin and the isotope? How bout Barry Jennings? William Cooper? The Branch Davidians... etc etc. It's no secret what happens to someone that does anything that could possible get anyone of the elites in trouble.
They die.
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Happy 6 Year Anniversary!
We've been in the Iraq war for 6 yrs now. I think a lot of people have forgotten that we are still at war in Iraq. The major news networks focus solely on scarring us all into believing we'll be standing in a bread line before the years end. That there's no jobs and the situation is getting more and more grim as the days go by. More outrage over AIG, and Citi group(and rightfully so) but people for some reason have forgotten about the quagmire that is Iraq. Here are the factual numbers about Iraq after the jump. Who if you recall was sold to us like this, on this very night, 6 years ago...
So 6 years later what has been accomplished? And how come nobody seems to care that thousands of people have died, billions of dollars wasted, lives DESTROYED over...
a lie. WHERE WERE THE WMDs?
To this day I still get emails to bring the people responsible for the Iraq war to justice. And I'll keep signing the petitions that send and passing them on to those who are like minded. Iraq is a crime against humanity. All I wanna know is was this war and all the pain and suffering it has caused, was it worth the dividends that are in pieces now in Wall-Street? Greedy white men will be the death of us all.
Here's the info from the AP:
MILITARY AND PRIVATE CONTRACTOR INVOLVEMENT
U.S. TROOP LEVELS IN IRAQ
_March 31, 2003: 90,000.
_Current troop level, on March 13, 2009: 138,000.
_Month with highest level of troops in Iraq: October 2007, at 166,000.
COALITION TROOP LEVELS
_Total number of countries who participated in "Coalition for the Immediate Disarmament of Iraq" at start of war: 31, including the United States.
_Current number in coalition: 4 — United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Romania.
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS
_Number of U.S. private contractors in Iraq : 190,000, August 2008.
_Number of deaths of U.S. private contractors in Iraq: 1,306, as of Dec. 31, 2008.
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES
_Total trained and equipped, July 2005: approximately 171,300.
_Total trained to date, regardless of active status, October 2008: 561,159.
U.S., COALITION AND IRAQI CASUALTIES
U.S. TROOPS
_Total number of U.S. troops who have died as of March 17, 2009: at least 4,259.
_States with the highest number of U.S. troop deaths as of March 17, 2009: California, 457; Texas, 402; Pennsylvania, 192; Florida, 188; New York, 182; Ohio, 174; Michigan, 156; Illinois, 151.
_Total number of U.S. troops wounded in action as of Feb. 28, 2009: at least 31,102.
_Total number of U.S. troops wounded, injured or sickened (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of Feb. 28, 2009: at least 36,106.
COALITION TROOPS
_Total number of coalition troops (non-U.S.) who have died as of March 17, 2009: at least 307.
IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES:
_More than 91,121 killed since the 2003 invasion, according to the Iraq Body Count database.
COST OF THE WAR
OVERALL COST:
_Over $605 billion, according to the National Priorities Project. According to the Congressional Research Service, Congress has approved more than $657 billion so far for the Iraq war.
_In August 2008, the Congressional Budget Office projected that additional war costs for the next 10 years could range from $440 billion to $865 billion.
_Total tab for Iraq war, accounting for continued military operations, growing debt and interest payments and continuing health care and counseling costs for veterans: At least $3 trillion, according to economists Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz.
COST PER MONTH:
_In April 2003, Andrew Natsios of the U.S. Agency for International Development said the cost of rebuilding Iraq could be $1.7 billion.
_As of July 2008, the Department of Defense's monthly obligations for contracts and pay averaged about $9.9 billion for Iraq.
INDICTMENTS AND CONVICTIONS
_As of Jan. 30, 2009, the work of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction investigators has resulted in 20 arrests, 19 indictments, 14 convictions, and more than $17 million in fines, forfeitures, recoveries and restitutions.
QUALITY OF LIFE
NATIONWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
_January 2004: 30-45 percent
_January 2009: 23-38 percent
COST OF A BARREL OF OIL:
_March 28, 2003: $21.50
_March 6, 2009: $43.84
OIL PRODUCTION:
_Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.
_Feb. 28, 2009: 2.32 million barrels per day.
WATER:
_Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.
_Jan. 15, 2009: 21.2 million people have potable water.
SEWERAGE:
_Prewar: 6.2 million people served.
_Dec. 31, 2008: 11.3 million people served.
TELEPHONES:
_Prewar land lines: 833,000.
_Jan. 5, 2009: 1,300,000.
_Prewar cell phones: 80,000.
_Jan. 5, 2009: An estimated 14.7 million.
INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS:
_September 2003: 4,900.
_Jan. 5, 2009: 688,410.
ELECTRICITY:
_Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.
_March 10, 2009 nationwide: 5,410 megawatts. Hours per day: 15.6.
_Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 16-24.
_March 10, 2009 Baghdad: Megawatts not available. Hours per day: 16.8.
Note: Current Baghdad megawatt figures are no longer reported by the U.S. State Department's Iraq Weekly Status Report.
REFUGEES AND EMIGRANTS
INTERNAL REFUGEES:
_2008: Some 195,000 internally displaced Iraqis were able to return home. However, as of November 2008, there were at least 2.8 million people still displaced inside Iraq.
EMIGRANTS:
_Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.
_January 2009: Close to 2 million, mainly in Syria and Jordan.
_2008: Some 25,000 refugees were able to return home.
So 6 years later what has been accomplished? And how come nobody seems to care that thousands of people have died, billions of dollars wasted, lives DESTROYED over...
a lie. WHERE WERE THE WMDs?
To this day I still get emails to bring the people responsible for the Iraq war to justice. And I'll keep signing the petitions that send and passing them on to those who are like minded. Iraq is a crime against humanity. All I wanna know is was this war and all the pain and suffering it has caused, was it worth the dividends that are in pieces now in Wall-Street? Greedy white men will be the death of us all.
Here's the info from the AP:
MILITARY AND PRIVATE CONTRACTOR INVOLVEMENT
U.S. TROOP LEVELS IN IRAQ
_March 31, 2003: 90,000.
_Current troop level, on March 13, 2009: 138,000.
_Month with highest level of troops in Iraq: October 2007, at 166,000.
COALITION TROOP LEVELS
_Total number of countries who participated in "Coalition for the Immediate Disarmament of Iraq" at start of war: 31, including the United States.
_Current number in coalition: 4 — United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Romania.
PRIVATE CONTRACTORS
_Number of U.S. private contractors in Iraq : 190,000, August 2008.
_Number of deaths of U.S. private contractors in Iraq: 1,306, as of Dec. 31, 2008.
IRAQI SECURITY FORCES
_Total trained and equipped, July 2005: approximately 171,300.
_Total trained to date, regardless of active status, October 2008: 561,159.
U.S., COALITION AND IRAQI CASUALTIES
U.S. TROOPS
_Total number of U.S. troops who have died as of March 17, 2009: at least 4,259.
_States with the highest number of U.S. troop deaths as of March 17, 2009: California, 457; Texas, 402; Pennsylvania, 192; Florida, 188; New York, 182; Ohio, 174; Michigan, 156; Illinois, 151.
_Total number of U.S. troops wounded in action as of Feb. 28, 2009: at least 31,102.
_Total number of U.S. troops wounded, injured or sickened (non-hostile, using medical air transport) as of Feb. 28, 2009: at least 36,106.
COALITION TROOPS
_Total number of coalition troops (non-U.S.) who have died as of March 17, 2009: at least 307.
IRAQI CIVILIAN CASUALTIES:
_More than 91,121 killed since the 2003 invasion, according to the Iraq Body Count database.
COST OF THE WAR
OVERALL COST:
_Over $605 billion, according to the National Priorities Project. According to the Congressional Research Service, Congress has approved more than $657 billion so far for the Iraq war.
_In August 2008, the Congressional Budget Office projected that additional war costs for the next 10 years could range from $440 billion to $865 billion.
_Total tab for Iraq war, accounting for continued military operations, growing debt and interest payments and continuing health care and counseling costs for veterans: At least $3 trillion, according to economists Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz.
COST PER MONTH:
_In April 2003, Andrew Natsios of the U.S. Agency for International Development said the cost of rebuilding Iraq could be $1.7 billion.
_As of July 2008, the Department of Defense's monthly obligations for contracts and pay averaged about $9.9 billion for Iraq.
INDICTMENTS AND CONVICTIONS
_As of Jan. 30, 2009, the work of Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction investigators has resulted in 20 arrests, 19 indictments, 14 convictions, and more than $17 million in fines, forfeitures, recoveries and restitutions.
QUALITY OF LIFE
NATIONWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
_January 2004: 30-45 percent
_January 2009: 23-38 percent
COST OF A BARREL OF OIL:
_March 28, 2003: $21.50
_March 6, 2009: $43.84
OIL PRODUCTION:
_Prewar: 2.58 million barrels per day.
_Feb. 28, 2009: 2.32 million barrels per day.
WATER:
_Prewar: 12.9 million people had potable water.
_Jan. 15, 2009: 21.2 million people have potable water.
SEWERAGE:
_Prewar: 6.2 million people served.
_Dec. 31, 2008: 11.3 million people served.
TELEPHONES:
_Prewar land lines: 833,000.
_Jan. 5, 2009: 1,300,000.
_Prewar cell phones: 80,000.
_Jan. 5, 2009: An estimated 14.7 million.
INTERNET SUBSCRIBERS:
_September 2003: 4,900.
_Jan. 5, 2009: 688,410.
ELECTRICITY:
_Prewar nationwide: 3,958 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 4-8.
_March 10, 2009 nationwide: 5,410 megawatts. Hours per day: 15.6.
_Prewar Baghdad: 2,500 megawatts. Hours per day (estimated): 16-24.
_March 10, 2009 Baghdad: Megawatts not available. Hours per day: 16.8.
Note: Current Baghdad megawatt figures are no longer reported by the U.S. State Department's Iraq Weekly Status Report.
REFUGEES AND EMIGRANTS
INTERNAL REFUGEES:
_2008: Some 195,000 internally displaced Iraqis were able to return home. However, as of November 2008, there were at least 2.8 million people still displaced inside Iraq.
EMIGRANTS:
_Prewar: 500,000 Iraqis living abroad.
_January 2009: Close to 2 million, mainly in Syria and Jordan.
_2008: Some 25,000 refugees were able to return home.
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