Liberty In Peril

... Formerly

The Llano Ledger

This publication has been in suspension since March 2003 for reasons fully explained on the Home Page.  Much has happened in the United States, as well as the rest of the world, since the last edition.  ... Sadly, most of it disturbing.  Until return to online publication, the format will remain as follows.    T.C. November 7, 2005

Newsletter Text V239        ©2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999  All Rights Reserved
November 7, 2005



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Index:
Working definition of fascism for new readers? An abusive and dangerous oligarchy based on a pernicious blend of government, big business, and religion. ... A boot-heel cynically placed on the throat of the masses, justified in principle by perversion and bastardization of religion.

Bush Staff Ordered To Attend Ethics Refresher November 5, 2005
Bush Argentina Visit Sparks Rioting November 4, 2005
"Scooter" Libby Arraigned  November 3, 2005
CIA-Established Foreign Prisons November 1, 2005
Democrats Force Closed Senate Session November 1, 2005
Bush Bird Flu Diversion November 1, 2005
Supreme Court Nominee "Judge" Samuel Alito October 31, 2005
Discrepancy In Iraq Casualty Count October 31, 2005
Rosa Parks Lies In State October 30, 2005
ACLU-Criminal Website Deletions
Fraudulent Deletion Of Websites

Bush Staff Ordered To Attend Ethics Refresher November 5, 2005

Impressive, isn't it?  Immediately after "Scooter" Libby was indicted, White House Counsel recommended all staff attend a refresher ethics class.  Why?  Why is remedial ethics required to understand one must not disclose the identity of a covert CIA agent?

... That it would immediately destroy her career.  ... That it could, and would, endanger not only the agent, but all her contacts.  ... That such criminal disclosure not be done to retaliate against the agent's husband for having the audacity to aggressively question the "President's" rationale for going to war in Iraq.  -- Doesn't take a rocket scientist, does it?

Especially disturbing, since the criminal disclosure of top secret information had its origin at the highest level of government.  -- That both top level fascist bastards responsible will likely never be prosecuted for their crimes.  ... At the very least, dereliction of duty.  -- That both "elected" officials stole office five years ago with the aid and assistance of their equally fascist compadres on the Supreme Court.  -- That the buck, indeed, never stops any longer with anyone in the top level of government in our formerly great country.  -- That taking "personal responsibility" now means cowardly passing the buck to underlings.

Most galling of all, the mandatory order for an ethics refresher came from the "President" himself.  -- An abashed fascist who deliberately eviscerated the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments through repeated signings of unconstitutional legislation and equally unconstitutional Executive Orders.  ... A fascist who ordered an unjust, unprovoked invasion of Iraq under false pretenses for self-serving political reasons.  ... A "President" who holds "detainees" for years with no access to the courts.

... A Nazi who believes the Geneva Conventions to be "quaint" and "inapplicable."  ... A "Chief Executive" who presides over torture and abuse of "terrorist suspects" in CIA-established prisons overseas, euphemistically called "black sites."  ... A "Commander In Chief" who publicly claims he will not tolerate such torture, yet callously and hypocritically wants the CIA to be exempt from torture prohibitions and other abuses of prisoners.  In Nazi America.



Bush Argentina Visit Sparks Rioting November 4, 2005

Sadly, the "President's" visit to the economic Summit of the Americas in Argentina sparked rioting.  Rubber bullets and tear gas were fired at the mob by 8,000 police.  Protesters are strongly opposed to Bush's trade policies and view the United States as an imperialist power.  They point to trade policies they believe will only benefit the U.S. as well as the unprovoked attack against Iraq under false pretenses and subsequent occupation.

Questions on Rove, Libby, and the CIA leak fiasco continued to dog the "President" on the trip.  Mr. Bush cowardly brushed them aside, continued to stonewall, and disingenuously used the ongoing investigation as a convenient excuse not to discuss Rove's continued employment in the White House.  ... Despite the fact he is still under criminal investigation and, without question, discussed the CIA agent's identity with reporters at the time she was outed by someone on Bush's staff over two years ago.



"Scooter" Libby Arraigned November 3, 2005

"Vice President" "Slick Dick" Cheney's former Chief of Staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby was arraigned on two counts of perjury, two counts of making false statements, and one count of obstruction of justice in the CIA leak case.  Libby pleaded not guilty and apparently plans a vigorous defense.

Hopefully, Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzsimmons will resist any plea bargain and force the case to trial.  -- The only way to determine who was ultimately responsible for the leak of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity, as well as the party or parties responsible for the Iraq weapons of mass destruction fiasco.

Serious questions remain regarding the Special Prosecutor's motivation, intentions, and foot-dragging over the last two years.  Despite a lengthy investigation no one was indicted on the leak charge.  The Special Prosecutor's claim, Libby's failure to truthfully answer questions was the reason no one was indicted for the leak, rings hollow.  Worse, why didn't he indict a year ago prior to the election.  ... Was he protecting the "President" from political damage?



CIA-Established Foreign Prisons November 1, 2005

It's been long known the American government has "rendered" terrorist suspects to foreign countries to be "interrogated," that is, tortured by those governments.  Now, The Washington Post and NBC News have confirmed the CIA has established a network of prisons overseas, called "black sites," to personally "interrogate" alleged terrorists.  -- Reportedly, to avoid pesky domestic constitutional rights issues, and conveniently impose torture "interrogation" tactics with impunity.

Prisoners have reportedly been killed, not only in these CIA "black sites," but also at Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo Bay, and elsewhere.  The "Administration's" policy of abuse and torture, although falsely denied by the "Administration," is strongly opposed by the military.  Military personnel know quite well torture and abuse of prisoners do not elicit accurate information.  Worse, such atrocious practices place present and future U.S. soldiers at risk for the same treatment, or worse, if captured.

Over 100 suspected terrorists have been so "interrogated" in foreign CIA prisons by an "Administration" that believes the Geneva Conventions to be "quaint" and "inapplicable."  Clearly, the fascist occupying the White House haughtily believes, by divine right, he has the mandate to do as he pleases.  In the governmental plane, the U.S. has sadly become a nation of men, not law.  Certainly, not the Constitution.  In Nazi America.



Democrats Force Closed Senate Session November 1, 2005

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid cunningly used a parliamentary maneuver to force a closed Senate session on an investigation stalled by Republicans on the "President's" purported "overstatement of intelligence" prior to the Iraq invasion.  Republicans, amusingly caught off guard and embarrassed, are furious.  Tough, isn't it?

Time to finally resolve precisely who is responsible for "justification" of the unprovoked attack launched under false pretenses.  U.S. deaths of 2,025 killed in action and 15,000 maimed demand no less.  To say nothing of the estimated 30-70,000 Iraqis killed.  Hopefully, Democrats will insist "personal responsibility" not be reserved just for the unwashed, but those in the highest echelons of government as well.



Bush Bird Flu Diversion November 1, 2005

In a deliberate, intentional, concocted effort to divert public attention from the Libby indictments, the "President" quickly announced government plans to handle a feared bird flu pandemic.  While the possibility of a pandemic is plausible, it is still just that, -- a possibility.  Not yet, reality.

Callously, Mr. Bush intentionally pandered to deliberately-fanned public fears of a possible, future health crisis for blatant, self-serving political purposes.  Disturbingly, the "President" wants Congress to approve use of the military to enforce quarantines.

This directly raises Posse Comitatus issues, the specter of the military using deadly force against its own citizens, and most ominous of all, -- a convenient excuse for imposition of martial law and suspension of civil and constitutional rights and liberties.

Relaxation of Posse Commitatus, i.e. use of the military to provide domestic policing, could and would, directly lead to a government by military junta and a fascist police state.  Precisely, what our fascist "President" and his henchmen desperately want.  Wake up.  Before it's too late.



Supreme Court Nominee "Judge" Samuel Alito October 31, 2005

In a deliberate, calculated effort to distract attention from the "Scooter" Libby indictments, the "President" quickly nominated "Judge" Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Alito has sat on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals the last 15 years.  The "Judge" is 55 and a graduate of Princeton and Yale.  No question, an Ivy League elitist and bona fide fascist.  -- So far to the Right, he puts Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas to shame.

Alito has a clear judicial record of eviscerating the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments.  -- Strongly opposed to civil and constitutional rights and liberties.  -- Repeatedly favored big business at the expense of the public.  Sadly, the "Judge" is a Neanderthal who does not think a woman has the right, intelligence, and capability of deciding for herself what she can and cannot do with her uterus.

Consequently, he believes states have the right to impose any restrictions on abortion they want. They don't.  The Supreme Court reversed him.  The "Judge" condescendingly thinks a woman must inform her husband of her intention to get an abortion.  -- Again, he was reversed.  Laughably, this pathetic, knuckle-dragging Neanderthal apparently chauvinistically believes the "lil' lady" desperately needs guidance from the man in her life.

Alito is clearly opposed to abortion rights and would likely reverse Roe v. Wade if given the opportunity.  The "Judge" is a fascist who brilliantly "legislates" his perverse ideology and religious views from the bench.  He should not be confirmed.  Democrats and Republicans who prize civil and constitutional rights and liberties should filibuster this atrocious nomination.

If unsuccessful, they should walk out of the Senate, thereby denying remaining Republican fascists a quorum.  There is no choice.  Should Roe be reversed, and/or all civil and constitutional rights and liberties permanently abrogated, there will be no alternative to a repeat of 1776.

The Fascist Right is brilliantly establishing a "Christian" theocracy in our formerly great country.  This will not stand unopposed.  Sadly, a war here would, no doubt, make Iraq look like a Sunday picnic.  A walk in the park.  Time for Americans to wake up before too late.



Discrepancy In Iraq Casualty Count October 31, 2005

The Bush "Administration" does not allow media access to Dover AFB, -- where war dead are returned from overseas.  ... Conveniently using "family privacy" as an excuse.  Consequently, there is no simple, effective way to confirm military and "Administration" casualty figures.  Until recently, in fact, the "Administration" made no attempt to accurately tabulate Iraqi-national war dead and wounded.  Interesting, isn't it?

Iraqi war dead are estimated at 30-70,000 killed.  No one knows for sure.  Iraqi nationals, when interviewed however, question the "Administration's" claim of approximately 2,000 American military personnel killed.  They believe it to be much higher, -- as a result of intense attacks by insurgents.

Similar claims of inaccurate casualty figures were made decades ago in Vietnam.  After all, American presidents have always been sorely tempted to under-report war dead and wounded in an effort to stem nose-diving public support for war, -- as casualties increase.

The Bush "Administration" has a well-cultivated penchant for, shall we say, "massaging" the truth.  Why haven't the media established a toll-free number and asked the public to report all dead or wounded military family members?  -- To determine whether or not the "Administration" is indeed telling the truth.  ... Or lying like hell to cover its cowardly ass.



Rosa Parks Lies In State October 30, 2005

Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks is lying in state at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.  -- The first woman in history to be so honored.  On December 1, 1955, Ms. Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and was arrested, launching the civil rights movement.  The U.S. Supreme Court subsequently ruled segregation unconstitutional.

Racism has consequently retreated to the closet, -- far more difficult to combat and root out.  Worst of all, it conveniently and cowardly hides behind political correctness.  Precisely, why our hypocritical "President" has ordered the Flag flown at half staff Wednesday, the day of the funeral.  Exactly, why Parks is lying in state at the Rotunda, as well.

While Ms. Parks richly deserves both honors and more, she's being phonily and condescendingly honored by Congress and the "President."  Both Congress and the "Chief Executive" have quietly worked behind the scene for years to eviscerate programs critical to the civil rights movement such as Affirmative Action, welfare, Medicaid, Medicare, housing assistance, educational programs, etc..  The list can go on.  In Nazi America.  Where day is night, night is day, and manure smells perversely sweet.



ACLU-Criminal Website Deletions

The following is a series of unedited email correspondence between the American Civil Liberties Union and this writer in regard to criminal deletions of Ledger websites over a year ago.  To date, no response, other than a canned autosponder message has been received from national ACLU headquarters to the latest complaint filed.  Apparently, ACLU no longer has any interest in First Amendment issues, -- or is wildly incompetent.  You decide.  ACLU-Criminal Website Deletions



Fraudulent Deletion Of Websites

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