Archive: October 2006
The London Observer recently named Alex Constantine’s THE COVERT WAR AGAINST ROCK (Feral House, 2000) among the best 50 rock books ever written. This examination of the probable murder of a cultural icon – one of many whose political wings were made of wax – is a chapter from the book. Fragrance de CHAOS: Investigative Findings on the Death
Ken Mehlman, current chairman of the Republican National Committee, was Abramoff’s point-man at the Bush White House Displease a Lobbyist, Get Fired – E-mails show Jack Abramoff’s ability to influence White House staffing decisions through his highly placed friends. By Peter WallstenLA Times Staff Writer October 15, 2006 WASHINGTON — For five years, Allen Stayman wondered who ordered his removal
Rep. Robert Simmons, a congressional torturer – elected chronically by good little nazis in Connecticut Simmons says CIA doesn’t use torture, but defends vote on bill protecting agents By Don Michak, Journal Inquirer 10/16/2006 http://www.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm newsid=17333580&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_ id=161556 U.S. Rep. Robert R. Simmons, R-2nd District, says he’s “not convinced” that the CIA is torturing terror suspects, and that when he worked
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/13469 Angus Reid Global Monitor : Polls & ResearchOctober 14, 2006 - Many adults in the United States believe the current federal government has not been completely forthcoming on the issue of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to a poll by the New York Times and CBS News. 53 per cent of respondents think the Bush administration is hiding something,
Oct. 14, 2006 “A close friend calls timing of the leaks ‘awful strange.’ …” By Todd Mason and John Shiffman Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writers The FBI is investigating whether U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon (R., Pa.) used his influence to help his daughter win consulting contracts, sources say, a development that could influence his close race for reelection. Weldon’s campaign
No, not just your average rank-and-file Mormon, but a alumni of the Texas Lubbock Mormon Mission. The flight service company he owned, Stang-AIR, was included in the “Building the Kingdom” directory of businesses owned by Latter-Day Saints. During his tenure there, the President of the Mission was James Grey Larkin, who happens to serve on
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/29/washington/29nsa.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print September 29, 2006 House Approves Power for Warrantless WiretapsBy ERIC LICHTBLAU WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 — The House voted on Thursday to give the president the formal power to order wiretaps on Americans without a court order for 90 days, even as a federal judge in Detroit once again declared the administration’s program of wiretapping without warrants to be illegal.
http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=16865&ch=infotech&sc=&pg=3 Inside the Spyware Scandal — Part 1 When Sony BMG hid a “rootkit” on their CDs last year, they spied on you and let hackers in. What were they thinking?By Wade RoushTuesday, May 16, 2006 This article — the cover story in Technology Review’s May/June 2006 print issue — has been divided into three parts for presentation online. This
R.I.P. Phil Bates Phil Bates of Cincinnati was the latest in a series of bio-tech scientist to be murdered in cold blood, on August 26 – the night before the crash of Comair Flight 5191 in Lexington, a disaster that left 49 passengers dead. A magical symbol was left at the scene of the murder. The names Sonafi Aventis
NOTE: SEE THE SEPTEMBER ARCHIVE FOR MORE ON THE COMAIR CRASH, NUMEROUS TIES TO 9/11, THE BLUEGRASS CONSPIRACY AND MUCH MORE. THE AIG-9/11 CONNECTION Summary: Rebecca Adams, a SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER for Intergraph Corp., died on Comair Flight 5191. (She was the subject of an earlier installment on the Lexington crash detailing some of the company’s CIA connections – see