drat fink

leak outlook

"Twelve Examples of Existing Documents That Deserve Unauthorized Disclosure"

Each of these--wrongly withheld up till now--could and should be released almost in their entirety, perhaps with minor deletions for genuine security reasons. (In many cases, official promises to release declassified versions have not been honored.)

1. Reports by International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Guantanamo, Abu Ghrab and other prisons (ships, prisons in other countries) that hold prisoners from the "war on terrorism". (These reports have been provided to the US government but have not been made public.)

2. 28 pages redacted from the report of the Joint House-Senate Inquiry on Intelligence Activities before and after 9/11, concerning the ties between the 9/11 terrorists and the government of Saudi Arabia.

3. 800 pages of the United Nations Report on Weapons of Mass Destruction that were taken by the United States during unauthorized Xeroxing and never given to the Security Council members. (The original report was 1200 pages in length but has never been published in its entirety)

4. Membership, advisors, consultants to Vice President Cheney’s Energy Task Force, and any minutes from meetings (January – December, 2001).

5. Documents and photographs concerning/produced by military doctors or medical personnel that document abuses toward prisoners condoned by medical personnel.

6. Documents produced by military lawyers and legal staff that challenge the political policy makers decision to undercut the Geneva Conventions and any other extra-legal procedures.

7. The missing sections of the US Army General Taguba report on prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan.

8. Department of Justice-Inspector General (DOJ-IG) Report: RE: Sibel Edmonds vs. FBI, completed, classified

9. DOJ-IG Report: RE: FBI Translation Department (security breaches, intentional mistranslations, espionage charges), completed, classified

10. DOJ-IG Report: RE:FBI & Foreknowledge of 9/11, completed, classified

11. Full staff backup to General Shinseki’s 2002 estimate that "several hundred thousand troops" would be required for effective occupation of Iraq.

12. The full 2002 State Department studies on requirements for the postwar occupation and restoration of civil government in Iraq.

mini kit-kats

*shorter kitty kelly
*slate assessment
*matt taibbi on...

mour is more

seymour hersh on democracy now.

duty calls

cursor's derelection 2004 - covering the coverage

study finds breathing key to good health

"TORONTO - Beer, a health food? That's what some Canadian researchers report. A study from the University of Western Ontario finds a brew could be good for you. The researchers say beer has antioxidant boosters that could help fight cancer, heart disease and diabetes.

But the key is moderation. The researchers found three beers would have the opposite effect.

The study was funded by beermakers Guinness and Labatt. But the university says the financial support had no influence on the outcome."

anyone for tennis

i havent watched any of the us open tennis this year but i tuned in to check out the score of andy roddicks quarterfinal match tonight. if you like tennis at all, its worth a look. fifth set. on serve. usa network.

low ebb

some odd national poll results over at talking points. almost looks like nader is taking votes away from the republicans among likely voters. it would be quite humorous if the republican efforts to use nader against democrats came back to bite them in the electoral college.

post it notes

the zogby battleground map still favors....kerry.

no dupes we

the media must be suffering from all sorts of dissonance over the soon to be released kitty kelly tome. theyre trained to get frothy over inconsequential prurient behavior but not when its from a republican, much less one who is a sitting president. check out this laughline from media notes. just like the swifties, right? oh, but you were chasten, no doubt.

"ABC spokesman Jeffrey Schneider said the book "obviously would be subjected to serious scrutiny" before the network reported the allegations, "and if we had the author on we would ask her very probing questions." CBS has not booked Kelley. She is tentatively scheduled to appear on CNN's "American Morning" and "NewsNight With Aaron Brown."

how bout them peanuts

pres carter gets in zells grill.