Month: October 2005

Accoring to the LA Times, this has been a very busy day for Patrick Fitzgerald with last minute questions for a Rove “colleague” and an FBI blitz of Valerie Plame/Wilson’s neighbourhood “asking neighbors again whether they were aware — before her name appeared in a syndicated column — that the agent, Valerie Plame, worked for the CIA.”

A deputy prosecutor called Rove’s colleague this afternoon and interviewed him in depth about statements Rove may have made to reporters about the case, a lawyer familiar with the case said.

“It appeared to me the prosecutor was trying to button up any holes that were remaining,” the lawyer said.

Curiouser and curiouser.

Update [2005-10-25 20:55:29 by catnip]: Reuters has more on the questioning of the neighbours. (Thanks RAW STORY!)

Questioned on Monday nite, one of Plame’s neighbours said:

They just asked me if I knew what my neighbor (Plame) did before it came out in the press,” Lefkowitz told Reuters. He said he told the agents: “I didn’t know.”

Two lawyers involved in the case said the line of questioning could be a sign that federal prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald intends to charge administration officials for the leak itself, in addition to possible charges for easier-to-prove crimes like perjury and obstruction of justice.

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Lefkowitz, Plame’s neighbor, said Monday was the first time he was questioned by the FBI in connection with the case. The agents told him they were talking to other neighbors as well.

The lifespan of a home computer is now estimated to be 2 to 3 years.  With the inevitable replacement comes the thrill of unpacking that shiny new PC and thoughts of years of effortless applications.

Crossposted at Daily Kos and My Left Wing

With the recent overhaul of the 1973 Endagered Species Act in the House of Representatives, the issue of protecting endangered species from extinction has become that much more important. Global extinction rates are on the rise, and by revoking many of the protections provided by the ESA, extinctions could skyrocket even further.

From the Animal Welfare Institute’s Endangered Species Handbook:

– the White Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland

cross-posted from dembloggers and my blog

It’s Action Alert Time! And away we go:

Update [2005-10-26 18:20:10 by Cedwyn]: The original diary I linked to here went kaput. I have now fixed the url to go straight to Conyers’ letter. Please sign it and share it!

Congressman John Conyers is, as always, on it!  He is asking voters to demand that shrubya not issue pardons regarding indictments in LieraqGate.

sign his letter to shrubya

As the Fitzgerald investigation nears its conclusion, I am becoming increasingly concerned that Bush will prevent the exposure of wrongdoing in Treasongate by pardoning any indicted members of his administration before trial.  I wrote a letter in July asking the President to pledge not to pardon these persons.  I have yet to receive an answer so I have organized a letter writing campaign demanding an answer.  Over 4,000 people have already signed so I’d like to generate at least 10,000 letters to Bush.

As some of you may recall, the President’s father, President George H.W. Bush, pardoned officials under indictment in the Iran-Contra scandal. Some of those pardoned by Bush Sr. include officials in the present White House, like Elliott Abrahms, as well as others who have been purportedly linked to the falsification of the Niger documents.  Those previously indicted and pardoned seem to be nearby when further crimes are committed against our country.

Update [2005-10-26 18:20:10 by Cedwyn]: We won! In the face of being defeated by a house vote, shrubya backed off from the Davis-Bacon suspension! Go Rep. Miller! Please do send him some love.

Action Item #2

We have until Nov. 4th to prevail upon our House Reps to vote down shrubya’s gulf coast minimum wage waiver.  As you know, he suspended the Davis-Bacon Act for Katrina reconstruction efforts.  This is unconscionable and flies in the face of all the “trickle-down,” “we need tax cuts for the 1%” mythology.

Please contact your Reps and tell them that this is reprehensible.  And send Rep. George Miller (D-CA) some support while you’re thinking of it.

Action Item #3

Call the White House and FEMA, shrubya and Chertoff, and tell them that, as a U.S. taxpayer, you are appalled that your money is going to Brownie’s paycheck.

While people were dying in New Orleans, Brownie was dining in Baton Rouge.  No take-out for him; no.  He needed more time for his sit-down restaurant dinner before he made his TV appearance.  Heckuva job, Drownie – shameful and shameless all at the same time.

Brownie needs the firing that he didn’t get the first time around – bring the noise!

FEMA – 202-646-2763; FEMAOPA@dhs.gov

White House – 202 456 1111

Action Item #4

Contact NBC and insist that Andrea Mitchell issue a correction for her inaccurate reporting about Joseph Wilson IV.  Despite speaking with him herself on the air, she is still reporting the canard that Wilson claimed it was Cheney who sent him to Niger.

Mrs. Greenspan should know better; 5 minutes with Google demonstrates this inaccuracy.  Here’s a thought for Little Miss Journalist:  Maybe she could read Wilson’s book?!  You know, do some research and stuff.

And #5 – Local to Eugene, Oregon

Please help EFAHP protect the wildlife habitat and natural resources of the East Fork Amazon Headwaters Forest.  It is nearly 40 acres and one of the most pristine sites left in the Eugene Urban Growth Boundary, but is being threatened by development interests.

If you live in the Eugene Area, please contact the city council members.  Letters to the editors would also be good.  We non-locals can help by making a contribution to EFAHP and, of course, by getting this information out as far as possible.

The Washington Note reports:

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Update [2005-10-25 19:54:49 by BooMan]: CBS Nightly News.