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Cheney
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Government
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Military
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Intelligence
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Employee
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Book
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Politics
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New
York - "Plame
Sues C.I.A. for Blocking Her Memoir." ... "Valerie
Wilson [nee Plame], the former intelligence operative at the heart of an
investigation that reached into the White House, sued the Central Intelligence
Agency in federal court in New York yesterday over its refusal to allow
her to publish a memoir that would discuss how long she had worked for
the agency." ... "Although that information is set out in an unclassified
letter to Ms. Wilson that has been published in the Congressional Record,
the C.I.A. contends that her dates of service remain classified and may
not be mentioned in “Fair Game,” the memoir Ms. Wilson hopes to publish
in October." ... "The letter [published in the Congressional Record] said
that Ms. Wilson had worked for the government since Nov. 9, 1985, for a
total of “20 years, 7 days,” including “six years, one month and 29 days
of overseas service.”" ... "The C.I.A. has been adamant in refusing to
confirm the dates or details of Ms. Wilson’s service before 2002. In July
2003, the syndicated columnist Robert Novak disclosed her identity as “an
agency operative on weapons of mass destruction.” Mr. Novak referred to
Ms. Wilson by her maiden name, Valerie Plame." ... "The investigation into
that disclosure led to the conviction of I. Lewis Libby Jr., formerly [Republican]
Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, on perjury and obstruction
of justice charges in March." ... "On Friday, the special prosecutor in
the case, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, submitted an unclassified summary of Ms.
Wilson’s “C.I.A. employment and cover history” to the judge who will sentence
Mr. Libby." ... "The summary said that Ms. Wilson was a covert C.I.A. employee
at the time of Mr. Novak’s disclosure. Between the beginning of 2002 and
Ms. Wilson’s resignation from the agency at the end of 2005, the summary
said, she traveled overseas “under a cover identity, sometimes in true
name and sometimes in alias” at least “seven times to more than 10 countries.”"
-By Adam Liptak -NYTimes
US
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Iraq
- Military
- Political
- Censorship
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Law
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Missouri
- "Antiwar
to the Corps: Marine Reservist-Protesters Face Discipline."
... "Going on a mock patrol can get you in real trouble with the United
States Marine Corps." ... "In a case that raises questions about free speech,
the Marines have launched investigations of three inactive reservists for
wearing their uniforms during antiwar protests and allegedly making statements
characterized as "disrespectful" or "disloyal."" ... "Two of them were
part of the guerrilla theater squad of 13 Iraq Veterans Against the War
who roamed Capitol Hill and downtown Washington in March, clad in camouflage
and carrying imaginary weapons, to mark the fourth anniversary of the Iraq
war. A Washington
Post story about that protest is part of the evidence gathered by Marine
lawyers." ... "Adam Kokesh, 25, a graduate student at George Washington
University, faces a hearing Monday in Kansas City [Missouri], where the
Marines will recommend an "other than honorable" discharge from the Individual
Ready Reserve. He was previously honorably discharged from active duty
after fighting in Fallujah [Iraq] and receiving the Combat Action Ribbon
and the Navy Commendation Medal." ... "The case also raises a fundamental
question of interest to the roughly 158,000 men and women in the Marines'
and Army's Individual Ready Reserve: Are they civilians -- free to speak
their minds -- or not?" ... ""This case is about the Marine Corps seeking
to stifle critics of the Iraq policy by officially labeling civilian acts
of peaceful protest and political speech as misconduct and serious offenses,"
says Michael Lebowitz, Kokesh's attorney, who fought in Iraq as an Army
paratrooper ." (1, 2)
-By David Montgomery -WashingtonPost
Ala
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Terrorism
- Law
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Enforcement
- Politics
- Free
Speech - Liberty
- Military
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Environmentalist
- Animal
- Abortion
- "Ala.
terror Web site angers activists." ... "The Alabama
Department of Homeland Security has taken down a Web site it operated that
included gay rights and anti-war organizations in a list of groups that
could include terrorists." ... "The Web site identified different types
of terrorists, and included a list of groups it believed could spawn terrorists.
The list also included environmentalists, animal rights advocates and abortion
opponents." ... "The site included the groups under a description of what
it called "single-issue" terrorists. That group includes people who feel
they are trying to create a better world, the Web site said. It said that
in some communities, law enforcement officers consider certain single issue
groups to be a threat." -By Bob Johnson
-AP via -Yahoo
Religious
- Terrorism
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Internet
- Free
Speech - Prison
- Police
- Politics
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Women's
- Abortion
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Health
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Georgia
- Alabama
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Colo
- "Extremist
taunts his victims from prison." ... "Victims of
Eric Rudolph, the anti-abortion extremist who pulled off a series of bombings
across the South, say he is taunting them from deep within the nation's
most secure federal prison, and authorities say there is little they can
do to stop him." ... "Rudolph, who was captured after a five-year manhunt
and pleaded guilty in deadly bombings at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta [Georgia]
and a Birmingham [Alabama] abortion clinic, is serving life in prison at
the "Supermax" penitentiary in Florence, Colo [Colorado]." ... "Housed
in the most secure part of the prison, he has no computer and little contact
with the outside world aside from writing letters." ... "But Rudolph's
long essays have been posted on the Internet by a supporter who maintains
an Army of God website. The Army of God is the same loose-knit group that
Rudolph claimed to represent in letters sent after the blasts." ... "Diane
Derzis, who owns the Birmingham clinic that was bombed, killing a police
officer, said someone should stop Rudolph." ... "Bureau of Prisons regulations
give wardens the right to reject correspondence by an inmate for "the protection
of the public, or if it might facilitate criminal activity." That includes
material "which may lead to the use of physical violence.""
-AP via -USATODAY
US
- Iraq
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Kuwait
- Military
- Free
Speech - Opinion
- Politics
- Psychological
- Health
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PA
- 
Ill
- Walter
Reed - "The
Military: Faith Under Fire." ... "Many American soldiers
in Iraq wear crosses; some carry a pocket-size, camouflage New Testament
with an index that lists topics such as Fear, Loneliness and Duty. U.S.
troops have conducted baptisms in the Tigris. They often huddle in prayer
before they go on patrol. Not everyone is comfortable with this. About
80 percent of soldiers polled in a 2006 Military Times survey said they
felt free to practice their religion within the military. But the same
poll found that 36 percent of troops found themselves at official gatherings
at least once a month that were supposed to be secular but started with
a prayer." ... "The survey didn't ask soldiers whether they suffered doubt
or loss of faith. National Guard Specialist George Schmidt, 30, who was
raised as a Methodist in Titusville, Pa. [Pennsylvania], and became a Wiccan
before deploying to Iraq in June 2006, says he saw fellow soldiers driven
in different directions. "Either you're running to God, grasping to hold
on to the guy you were before you came to Iraq, or you're running right
away from him because of what you're seeing," he says. Schmidt is now being
treated for posttraumatic stress disorder and anxiety at Walter Reed. Army
Specialist Joe Schaffel, 24, who is also being treated for PTSD, went to
Roman Catholic school in Sleepy Hollow, Ill [Illinois]. "I had faith until
I got to Iraq," says Schaffel, who returned from his second deployment
last September. "I haven't gotten it back since. Once you get there, you
wonder how God could allow anyone to go through that."" ... "It is up to
military chaplains to help relieve battlefield stress, even as they may
be suffering themselves. According to a 2006 military study, 27 percent
of chaplains and their assistants in the field reported burnout levels
that were "high" or "very high." Some of the potential effects of what
the Army calls "provider fatigue" are acutely troubling for chaplains:
hopelessness and doubts about spirituality." ... "No polls show how many
chaplains have difficulty reconciling a good and loving God with the carnage
of war. And it's clear that battle can both strain and strengthen faith.
"I still have dreams where I'm throwing up little flag-draped caskets,"
says Chaplain (Maj.) Victor Chatham, who served with the National Guard
in Kuwait in 2004, conducting funeral "ramp ceremonies" and debriefing
traumatized soldiers. "It wasn't so bad blessing one or two caskets, but
when there were 13 at once, it's a different kind of duty." He retired
from the guard shortly after that deployment and sought therapy. He's still
a believer, but he says "there is no way that questions of faith don't
come up in an atmosphere like that."" (1, 2,
3,
4,
5,
6)
-By By Eve Conant with contributions by Dan Ephron,
Babak Dehghanpisheh, and Rod Nordland -MSNBC/Newsweek
US
- Government
- Military
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Family
- Free
Speech - E-Mail
- Online
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Surveillance
- Politics
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Foreign
- Intelligence
- 
History
- "Army
Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death." ... "The
U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal
e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer,
Wired News has learned. The directive, issued April 19, is the sharpest
restriction on troops' online activities since the start of the Iraq war.
And it could mean the end of military blogs, observers say." ... "Army
Regulation 530--1: Operations Security (OPSEC) (.pdf) restricts more
than just blogs, however. Previous editions of the rules asked Army personnel
to "consult with their immediate supervisor" before posting a document
"that might contain sensitive and/or critical information in a public forum."
The new version, in contrast, requires "an OPSEC review prior to publishing"
anything -- from "web log (blog) postings" to comments on internet message
boards, from resumes to letters home." ... "Active-duty troops aren't the
only ones affected by the new guidelines. Civilians working for the military,
Army contractors -- even soldiers' families -- are all subject to the directive
as well." ... "The U.S. military -- all militaries -- have long been concerned
about their personnel inadvertently letting sensitive information out.
Troops' mail was read and censored throughout World War II; back home,
government posters warned citizens "careless
talk kills."" ... "Military blogs, or milblogs, as they're known in
service-member circles, only make the potential for mischief worse. On
a website, anyone, including foreign intelligence agents, can stop by and
look for information." -Noah Shachtman
-Wired
Los
Angeles - 
California
- US
Immigration - Children
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People
- Civil
Righs - Free
Speech - 
TV
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Radio
- Photo
- 
Journalist
- Censorship
- "Cop
Tactics At Immigration Rally Draw Ire: L.A. Police
Seen Firing Rubber Bullets Into Crowds That Included Children. " ... "Police
Chief William J. Bratton said Wednesday some of the police tactics to clear
immigration protesters from a park were "inappropriate," as numerous news
videos showed officers striking people with batons and firing rubber bullets
into crowds that included children." ... "After a peaceful day of immigration
marches, Los Angeles police say a small group in a downtown park pelted
them with rocks and bottles, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker.
Police responded with force." ... "The Radio and Television News Association
of Southern California called for an investigation." ... ""There is evidence
that officers knocked reporters to the ground, used batons on photographers
and damaged cameras, possibly motivated by anger over journalists photographing
efforts by officers to control the movements of marchers," the group said
in a statement." -AP
via -CBSNews
Russia
- Government
- Police
- Law
- People
- Journalists
- Politics
- "Russian
Police Arrest Kasparov, Opposition Protesters (Update1)."
... "Russian police arrested opposition leader and former world chess champion
Gary Kasparov today along with more than 100 supporters and several journalists
at an unsanctioned protest against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow [Russia]."
... "Thousands of riot police swarmed streets around central Moscow's Pushkin
Square, the historical focus of democracy protests, after the city's authorities
pledged the same display of police force that greeted the last protest
in the capital, in December." ... "Kasparov, who leads a loose coalition
of opposition groups called The Other Russia, was arrested minutes after
the rally was to begin, said his spokeswoman, Natalya Morar. The Other
Russia hopes to field candidates in the nation's parliamentary elections
in December and presidential election next March." ... "``We demand free
elections, not imitations or farces,'' Mikhail Kasyanov, a former prime
minister who has turned against the Putin government, said in a brief speech
at Turgenev Square, an alternative site that was sanctioned for the rally."
... "Opposition leaders charge that Putin is forcing Russia into a controlled
system where the two main parties will both be supporters of the Kremlin
-- United Russia and Fair Russia.-By James Brooke
and Henry Meyer -Bloomberg
John
Edwards
- Free
Speech - 2008
Election - Don
Imus - Media
- 
Entertainment
- 
Business
- Politics
- Language
- Women
- 
University
- Sports
- "Edwards
On Imus Spat: 'I Believe In Forgiveness: Presidential
Candidate Stays Mum On Future Imus Appearances." ... "Democratic Presidential
candidate John Edwards' spoke exclusively to CBS 2 on Wednesday morning
about the Don Imus and Rutgers University controversy, and though he feels
Imus deserves a second chance, he wasn't so sure about his future on Imus'
popular radio show." ... ""I believe in redemption, I believe in forgiveness,"
Edwards said of Imus, who was suspended earlier in the week after calling
the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy headed hos."" ... "Unlike candidates
Rudy Giuliani and John McCain, who say they will continue to appear on
Imus' radio show, Edwards says he hasn't seen enough from the shock jock
to make that decision just yet." ... ""What he said is wrong because it's
wrong. It has to be condemned, we have to speak out when people use this
kind of language," Edwards said. "This is a very serious matter, it should
be taken very seriously."" -By Marcia Kramer
-WCBStv.com
Government
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Climate
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Science
- Politics
- Environment
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Speech - Law
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