WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE
in Sub-Agencies of the U.S. State Department
Similar to the Minerals, Mine agency, the US AID, NED, OTI, IRI, and other sub-agencies of the old Bush-Cheney State Department are still breaking U.S. Laws. They are wasting rare recession dollars on efforts to undermine a democratically elected government of a key energy Partner.
According to F.O.I.A. documents, many tens of millions of U.S. Taxpayer funds are funneled through these subagencies. The funds are used to propagate Faux News type TV ads, and organize demonstrations, and huge rallies against the democratic government. The U.S. tax money was used as well to participate in the coup d'etat against the President, and sponsor a Recall election, These are illegal activities under U.S. Law.
Today, these exact same State Department subagencies are pouring tens of millions of recession-tight Taxpayer dollars into illegally interfering in the September 26 th 2010 Election.
This energy partner of ours is Venezuela. She provides 1.7 million barrels of Oil to the United States every day. She owns 8 refineries and operates 14,000 gas stations across America (Citgo, Inc.). One freezing Winter, she provided 44.5 million gallons of heating oil to poor communities in Boston, New York, Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Vermont, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.
Some of the F.O.I.A. evidence is contained in a thin but extensively researched book entitled "Washington's War on Venezuela" by American lawyer, Eva Golinger. Another book of hers, "Cracking the Chavez Code" contains more F.O.I.A. documentation. Also, another research book by Gregory Wilpert, entitled "Changing Venezuela" pages 170-174.
We advocate sending expert Investigators to Caracas, Venezuela A.S.A.P. to meet attorney Eva Golinger and see the deep extent of evidence she has collected over the past few years.
William Floyd, Pres., Former elected Delegate to Cal Democratic Party 2007-9
Notes
1. Please see the attached 1 page "Talking for Change"
2. TV ads feature racial attacks like "Monkey" "Ape Man"
or slurs on Chavez' partial Indian heritage. Other ads on the
80% Faux News TV stations are the same as used against
President Barach Obama, i.e. Marx, Stalin, Osama BL, El Diablo.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
FBI Spies on You and I and Our Email
Justice Department Report Finds FBI
Spied on American Protestors
Earlier this week, we learned that yet another Department of Justice
(DOJ) Inspector General (IG) report has found malfeasance in the FBI.
This time, the IG found the bureau spying on American citizens engaged in
protests and other activities protected by the First Amendment. These \
investigations have led to several activists being inappropriately placed
on terrorist watchlists.
The IG's investigation was prompted by an ACLU Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request, which uncovered evidence in 2006 that the FBI was chilling
political association by improperly investigating peaceful advocacy groups like
Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
The report concludes that the FBI was not spying on groups because of
their political views. Rather, it was investigating them because they
suspected the groups might commit crimes, which was okay under the FBI rules
that existed at the time. By that logic, everyone can be subject to FBI investigation
and possibly be included on a terrorist watchlist.
The report found FBI investigations were often opened based on
"factually weak" or even "speculative" justifications, and were often
kept open even after it was clear there was no criminal activity. We
can attribute this low bar to Attorney General guidelines for opening
investigations, which were gradually weakened during the Bush
administration.
In 2002, the guidelines under then-Attorney General John Ashcroft
required only the "possibility" of a federal crime. This guideline led
activities like the FBI infiltrating a peace group that was doing
nothing more nefarious than handing out anti-war leaflets in downtown
Pittsburgh.
Just last week, a domestic spying program in Pennsylvania that
targeted gas drilling opponents was shut down after it was revealed to
be improperly investigating them as a terrorist threat. That was just
another instance of more than 33 cases of domestic spying by U.S. law
enforcement agencies.
>> Learn more about spying on First Amendment activities.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=Lrs7vtZNDh_JvkxUtn_MsA..
Your Email Isn't Protected
As you read this copy of ACLU Online, you probably think it's private.You know that your papers and effects at home are constitutionally-protected by the Fourth Amendment. You might evenrealize that items on your computer have similar protection. So, itwould be logical to assume that an email you're reading at home onyour computer is covered by the same protections. Sadly, it's not. Because your email has been shared with a thirdparty -- your internet service provider and the other companiesthat transmitted it -- its constitutional protection is uncertainat best.
That's why Congress enacted the Electronic CommunicationsPrivacy Act (ECPA) -- to safeguard electronic communications. Theonly problem is that ECPA was passed in 1986. Yes, it's true. The lawthat protects email -- and all of the other information you viewonline-was passed before there was a World Wide Web or much ofan internet at all. At the time ECPA was passed, Congress couldn't decide if an email was more like a letter or a phone call. In 1986, most users would download their emails to their home computers after opening. Buttoday, most emails are not downloaded and are instead held bythird-party companies -- leaving their content with very little protection after 180 days. And law enforcement even argues that theylose most of their protections once opened. These are the rules for the technology that existed in 1986. Imagine how hard it is to translate the law to social networking sites,location-based services or any of the myriad technologies we usetoday.
This week, both the House and Senate conducted separate hearings onECPA reform. We hope they will give the law a significant overhaul including full warrant protection for all private communications and location information (such as what is derived from cell phones). >> Take action: Tell Congress it's time to modernize our privacy law.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=6ISp_XPwf_kiTHFCdtjJgw.. >> Learn more about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=AZzrwf8nxXVs9orpNE_i0w..
Spied on American Protestors
Earlier this week, we learned that yet another Department of Justice
(DOJ) Inspector General (IG) report has found malfeasance in the FBI.
This time, the IG found the bureau spying on American citizens engaged in
protests and other activities protected by the First Amendment. These \
investigations have led to several activists being inappropriately placed
on terrorist watchlists.
The IG's investigation was prompted by an ACLU Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request, which uncovered evidence in 2006 that the FBI was chilling
political association by improperly investigating peaceful advocacy groups like
Greenpeace and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
The report concludes that the FBI was not spying on groups because of
their political views. Rather, it was investigating them because they
suspected the groups might commit crimes, which was okay under the FBI rules
that existed at the time. By that logic, everyone can be subject to FBI investigation
and possibly be included on a terrorist watchlist.
The report found FBI investigations were often opened based on
"factually weak" or even "speculative" justifications, and were often
kept open even after it was clear there was no criminal activity. We
can attribute this low bar to Attorney General guidelines for opening
investigations, which were gradually weakened during the Bush
administration.
In 2002, the guidelines under then-Attorney General John Ashcroft
required only the "possibility" of a federal crime. This guideline led
activities like the FBI infiltrating a peace group that was doing
nothing more nefarious than handing out anti-war leaflets in downtown
Pittsburgh.
Just last week, a domestic spying program in Pennsylvania that
targeted gas drilling opponents was shut down after it was revealed to
be improperly investigating them as a terrorist threat. That was just
another instance of more than 33 cases of domestic spying by U.S. law
enforcement agencies.
>> Learn more about spying on First Amendment activities.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=Lrs7vtZNDh_JvkxUtn_MsA..
Your Email Isn't Protected
As you read this copy of ACLU Online, you probably think it's private.You know that your papers and effects at home are constitutionally-protected by the Fourth Amendment. You might evenrealize that items on your computer have similar protection. So, itwould be logical to assume that an email you're reading at home onyour computer is covered by the same protections. Sadly, it's not. Because your email has been shared with a thirdparty -- your internet service provider and the other companiesthat transmitted it -- its constitutional protection is uncertainat best.
That's why Congress enacted the Electronic CommunicationsPrivacy Act (ECPA) -- to safeguard electronic communications. Theonly problem is that ECPA was passed in 1986. Yes, it's true. The lawthat protects email -- and all of the other information you viewonline-was passed before there was a World Wide Web or much ofan internet at all. At the time ECPA was passed, Congress couldn't decide if an email was more like a letter or a phone call. In 1986, most users would download their emails to their home computers after opening. Buttoday, most emails are not downloaded and are instead held bythird-party companies -- leaving their content with very little protection after 180 days. And law enforcement even argues that theylose most of their protections once opened. These are the rules for the technology that existed in 1986. Imagine how hard it is to translate the law to social networking sites,location-based services or any of the myriad technologies we usetoday.
This week, both the House and Senate conducted separate hearings onECPA reform. We hope they will give the law a significant overhaul including full warrant protection for all private communications and location information (such as what is derived from cell phones). >> Take action: Tell Congress it's time to modernize our privacy law.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=6ISp_XPwf_kiTHFCdtjJgw.. >> Learn more about the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=AZzrwf8nxXVs9orpNE_i0w..
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