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- FERGUSON -- MICHAEL BROWN: WHY IS THE NEW YORK TIMES REVEALING FBI FORENSICS THAT APPEAR TO CLEAR OFFICER DARREN WILSON?
- ONLY ONE CARTOON NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPTHS OF THE FAILURE OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION
- WILL PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGN AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO ALLOW NON-CITIZENS WITH EBOLA TO ENTER THE U.S. FOR TREATMENT?
- OBAMA'S EBOLA SECRET?
- IT APPEARS THAT THE FBI IS ANGRY AT APPLE AND GOOGLE FOR ENCRYPTING DATA ON YOUR SMARTPHONE
Posted: 18 Oct 2014 02:16 AM PDT Attorney General Eric Holder – the man who looks at everything through a racial prism Interesting that the New York Times would appear to have leaked exculpatory FBI forensic information that might clear police officer Darren Wilson of civil rights charges and possibly convince the ongoing Grand Jury investigation to forgo indicting Officer Wilson on excessive force charges.
Bottom line … It seems that the suspect Michael Brown, a hulking 6’4” male weighing almost 300-pounds, may have invaded Officer Darren Wilson’s vehicle or might have been pulled inside and was shot in a struggle. The shot appears to be non-fatal. The question then becomes one of why did Darren Wilson exit his vehicle and pursue Brown – or, alternatively, why did Brown turn towards the Officer who may have believed that another attack was imminent? In either case, if the officer feared for his life, the shooting appears justifiable. As for the number of shots fired, that might be explained by vision issues caused by a severe blow to the head or other physical conditions. Look to see the race-hustlers and grievance industry attempting to spin the forensic evidence to match their story of “Michael Brown as a victim” of police aggression by a White police officer. As to why a progressive mainstream publication would publish this information before the release of the Grand Jury report may speak to the Obama Administration’s concern that this is just another black mark against President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder who seemed to support Michael Brown over a law enforcement officer – seemingly injecting racial politics into the case. It was unprecedented that the Attorney General personally traveled to Ferguson and members of his civil rights team were apparently on the ground before anything was known about the case. By releasing this information early, perhaps community tension might be relieved; although I do not believe that the Administration actually cares for the community other than in a symbolic way to rally their base and sell the progressive socialist democrat meme of minority victimhood. Since the Department of Justice and the FBI have been hyper-politicized by Obama, and the information appears to be FBI forensic data, then it might give one pause to consider who leaked the information and why. -- steve | |
ONLY ONE CARTOON NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPTHS OF THE FAILURE OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION Posted: 17 Oct 2014 05:42 PM PDT The facile pen of Michael Ramirez, the editorial cartoonist at Investor’s Business Daily, has captured in a single cartoon the disturbing status of the Obama Administration … If Americans thought that Richard Nixon as guilty of gross political corruption, one need only consider what President Obama and his cadre of progressive socialist democrats have done over the past six years. Each of the issues listed above is related to corruption, malfeasance, criminality, and general incompetence. That is unless you believe, as I do, that the President is a Manchurian Candidate hiding behind the mask of geniality and seeking to destroy America, its institutions, and its economy from within on behalf of international socialism/communism. And, that the election of another confirmed Marxist, Hillary Clinton, with a similar pattern on corruptions, malfeasance, criminality, and general incompetence will further the goals of international socialism/communism. Ramirez’s simple cartoon is deeply disturbing because it is YOU they want to control. Remember this when voting in the November 4, 2014 congressional election and make sure that the progressive socialist democrats do not get a majority in the House or the Senate – restore Constitutional Checks and Balances to American politics. It’s your life and your future at stake. -- steve | |
Posted: 17 Oct 2014 05:28 PM PDT I am having a hard time believing that President Barack Obama would deliberately place America and Americans at risk in the pursuit of his progressive socialist democrat political agenda … even if it means alienating the great majority of American citizens. Judicial Watch, a reputable watchdog organization that has received Administration documents subpoenaed and denied to Congress, now appears to have stumbled across a plan that would have President Barack Obama issuing an executive order allowing non-American citizens infected with Ebola to enter the United States for treatment under possible humanitarian grounds. Would President Obama risk the health of Americans to pursue his political agenda?
It is not beyond belief …
Is this why President Obama is adamantly against any travel ban. And, does this explain why Duncan’s VISA may have received “priority” treatment so he could marry his U.S. girlfriend? I cannot imagine that any of the elite citizens of Ebola-stricken nations wouldn’t want to wait out the crisis, safe and secure, in the United States. Already the lawyers are jumping on the Ebola bandwagon … Bottom line … If President Obama allows Ebola-infected non-citizens to enter the United States, there is little doubt in my mind that he is placing the nation’s health at grave risk and should suffer the consequences of his actions. There will come a point where a Biden Presidency may be preferable to Obama’s “destroy America from within” pact to benefit international socialism. -- steve | |
Posted: 17 Oct 2014 03:13 PM PDT It appears that President Obama wants to keep a tight political lid on the developing Ebola crisis, including the fact that his actions may have doomed American lives to further his political agenda. So how does President Obama politicize the Ebola response, insure White House control, and contain the knowledge of any “secrets?” He appoints another unaccountable “Czar” to manage the government’s response to Ebola. But, he makes sure that the appointee has the four requisite qualifications.
So who is this patsy that will be thrown under the bus should Ebola become a major problem? It’s Ron Klain, an “American lawyer and political operative best known for serving as Chief of Staff to two Vice Presidents - Al Gore (1995–1999) and Joseph Biden (2009–2011) and Attorney General Janet Reno (1994). There is no doubt that Ron Klain is smart, well-credentialed, well-connected, and ruthless. Klain is a known political operative and fixer and if his name is at all familiar, he is the one who “green-lighted” the disastrous 2010 Presidential visit to Solyndra, the bankrupt solar panel company with the $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy. If you need to get a flavor of Klain’s style, it is important to know that Klain was deeply involved with lobbying Congress on behalf of Fannie Mae. Mostly to help convince Congress that Fannie Mae was sound, solvent, and was not engaging in financially risky behaviors that put taxpayers on the hook for massive bailouts. Of course, Fannie Mae was being used as a democrat piggy bank to purchase political power and as a means to reward high-ranking democrats with tens of millions of dollars in salary and benefits. Not to mention, as House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank claimed, serving as an instrument of public policy. What Barney did not mention is that he got his then boyfriend a job with Fannie Mae lobbying Congress on housing issues. There is no doubt he is well-connected as his wife, another lawyer, Monica Medina, is a major environmental activist and currently serves as the Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In 2008, after the election, she served on the Presidential Transition Team and led the agency review of NOAA, and the confirmation team of Administrator Lubchenco. Bottom line … It appears that President Obama is more interested in putting one more layer of insulation between him and his responsibility as the President of the United States. Inserting a political operative with no medical or healthcare experience into an area that demands informed decisions. More likely, Klain’s actual role is to protect the President at all costs in the run-up to the midterm elections. Unfortunately, like everything the corrupt, incompetent, and inept Barack Obama does, it is woefully inadequate and appears to, once again, illustrate that the President is tone deaf when it comes to the actual governance of the nation. One might ask, where is the Surgeon General of the United States? Or, where is Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of the United States Public Health Service? We know where Obama is – practicing reading the words written by others from his treasured TelePrompTer. -- steve | |
IT APPEARS THAT THE FBI IS ANGRY AT APPLE AND GOOGLE FOR ENCRYPTING DATA ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:43 PM PDT The Director of the FBI, James Comey, is upset that innovations in technology involving cryptology will render data stored on electronic devices beyond the reach of law enforcement – even with a court order. Specifically calling out Apple and Google for encrypting data on their smartphones and not providing law enforcement with immediate and unsupervised access to the encryption keys. Excerpts from Director Comey’s speech at the Brookings Institute …
Excuse me, before using the “terrorism” card to justify access to constitutionally-protected information, let us examine the use of the “organized crime” card that led to the RICO Act … Whereas the RICO (Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations) Act was designed as a federal law enforcement tool to be used against organized crime, we now find RICO routinely being used by states against corporations and individuals that have nothing to do with organized crime. Mostly to enhance penalties that coerce an accused party to knuckle-under to the prosecutor’s demands, namely accept a plea bargain that will remove a RICO charge from the table.
Just as we see military-grade weaponry, clothes, and tactics being used in everyday law enforcement for the serving of warrants, are we to believe that federal access to constitutionally protected information will not be shared, bartered, or provided to local law enforcement agencies? Where are the safeguards to protect American citizens from the man with the “keys to the kingdom?” One, the number of former FBI and law enforcement officials employed in the government and the private sector comprises an “old boys club” where off-the-books favors are routinely exchanged. There is no departmental record and no court sanctions involved. Only by accident could some aggrieved party discover this inappropriate and illegal behavior. Two, law enforcement agencies tend to cover-up instances of wrongdoing, often substituting a letter of censure in the employee’s confidential file rather than investigating and prosecuting the matter through the courts. One may recall Earl Southers, nominated by President Barack Obama to head the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) whose nomination was withdrawn when it was discovered he used law enforcement computers to access confidential criminal records about his then-estranged wife’s new boyfriend. But that’s not the problem – it appears that Southers was a former FBI agent and claimed that he had be “censured by his superiors at the FBI.” Instead of firing Southers or prosecuting what was clearly a criminal act, he received a slap on the wrist by the FBI. <Source> Of course, the FBI refused to comment further, citing the security of personnel issues. Three, law enforcement agencies who employ unconstitutional or illegal means to secure confidential information are now using the very same information to create a method of “parallel reconstruction.” Re-engineering a method on how to obtain the same information using a method that would be acceptable in a court of competent jurisdiction. Or possibly by blackmailing or coercing a third-party to “flip” on the accused by using illegally-obtained information on the third-party, but not using the banned information on the accused. Four, then there is the issue of data warehousing. Where data is collected in an anonymous manner – without specific warrant -- and stored in a database. When there is probable cause, a warrant is issued – and the law enforcement officials comb the database -- where data that wouldn’t exist except for the collection effort – and access data that can be used to demonstrate intent, a pattern of illegal practice, or reveal further information about the accused’s alleged illegal activities. Five, then there are the leakers. Some are politicians or bureaucrats seeking to damage the political career of the opposition or kill a project. Some are criminals seeking to manipulate commercial projects or the stock market. Some are financially challenged and seek to sell information to news outlets and others. And, some are simply curiosity seekers who may disclose prohibited information to others to enhance their personal stature. But, it all comes down to having trust in your government, its agencies, and its personnel. Something that is in short supply as Comey’s boss, Attorney General Eric Holder, might be questioned by Congress about using his office to obstruct justice. Yes, we have laws that appear to punish those who access and release restricted information, but they are rarely applied … It is amazing to me that the two subjects that politicians and law enforcement officials avoid when describing their urgent need to be able to wiretap any electronic device is the Constitution of the United States and the necessity of a law protecting citizens and providing compensation when reputations are damaged – but there are no real monetary injuries. A law that provides for a mandatory jail term for any public official, employee, agent, or party employed or compensated by the government if they illegally access any electronically stored data for personal, political, or commercial reasons. And, once charged, the accused cannot plea bargain the charge downward to a lesser charge or plead guilty to another criminal act. Furthermore, should there be multiple parties or a conspiracy between parties, all parties shall be charged equally. And, should the government claim “national security,” the matter shall be reviewed by a court-appointed rotating three panel judge and their findings be presented in open court session – that is yea or nay on the national security exemption. If there is a national security claim and the material was used for personal, political, or commercial actions, the claim of national security shall give rise to the presumption of guilt. Bottom line … Director Comey is right. We should have a national conversation. Realizing that “We the People” are being asked to cede our Constitutional rights to a government that is arguably corrupt, inefficient, and self-serving. And, that once those rights are ceded, they are never coming back. Personally, I like what Comey is saying about the Constitution and the rule of law. And, it appears that he has backed it up with action on at least two occasions by putting his job on the line for truth and justice. But, the question is can we believe Comey’s boss and others in the administration, now and in the future, to exhibit the same type of high ethical standards and loyalty to our Constitution? But, let us not forget that the FBI couldn't even track the Tsarnaev brothers before they blew up the Boston Marathon -- even though they had received information directly from Russian authorities who uncharacteristically gave us a heads up. At the time, the FBI's excuse was that "someone" had apparently misspelled “Tsarnaev” on a terrorist list. Given the liklihood that foreign names do not fit neatly into standard American data formats and that terrorists are likely to speak in coded phrases known only to them, the need to access the electronic devices of Americans for the purposes of combatting terrorism seems unlikely. That is, unless you are paranoid -- as is the Obama Administration -- and believe we are likely to face domestic terrorism from disaffected American soldiers with extensive training and combat skills. And, let us not forget that the FBI has been highly politicized to the point where they no longer use the term Islamic terrorist or Muslim Jihadi. And, it was James Comey who told Congress that he knew the names of most of the Americans fighting overseas with ISIL and that they would be "closely tracked" when they return to the United States. Nothing about pulling their passports and leaving them abroad -- or arresting them upon return for providing material aid and comfort to the enemy or bearing arms against American and its allies. But, then again, let us not forget that Comey is a lawyer and may want to take the Eric Holder route and create a show trial for political purposes. While I may personally regard those who leak classified documents for political purposes to be evildoers, we do owe a debt of gratitude to Edward Snowden who exposed the government’s lies about spying on American citizens on American soil. We should also be grateful to those whistleblowers who have demonstrated that our government is not above petty prosecutions, cover-ups, and other egregious behaviors. The true test of whether or not the government is being honest is if Congress is going to seek sanctions against those Administration officials who lied while delivering testimony under oath. Egregious because all they had to do at the time was say that the matter was classified and could only be discussed in a classified closed door session. The fact that they led both Congress AND the American people should be of grave concern to those who see our civil liberties being eroded by corrupt, self-serving politicians and the bureaucracy that actually runs the government. I suggest that you may wish to donate to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org) that is attempting to reconcile digital right in an analog world and is attempting to protect your Constitutional rights from being violated simply for the convenience of government. -- steve |