Hitler Plead To Suppress Knowledge of Holocaust: "The Reich Cannot Be Stopped"
The US government is engaging in an absurd argument, "Don't tell the world about our illegal activities, it might interfere with our illegal war efforts."
Here's the headline:
The government contends that even if the NSA program is illegal, the lawsuit should not go forward because it might expose state secrets in the war on terror. [Ref ]
Hitler (Snark): "Please keep the information about the kilns secret, Gustav -- we don't want anyone to be upset about our liberation of Moscow." [They were actually going into the Caucuses.]
Bush (Snark): "Hay, you can't stop our illegal activity. It's to support an illegal war."
Cheney (Snark): "If the world finds out about our crimes, they might get upset and stop us from doing other nasty things."
Hitler must be rolling in his grave (snark), "Vy didn't I stink of dat?"
Oversight and ORCON
Isn't the idea of "accountability" to ensure there is compliance with the laws? Why are we being led to believe, "If we know the truth, it will be bad."
The idea of the truth is to prevent the abuse of power, and protect rights. This White House, caught in a violation of the Constitution, wants to argue that we must keep quiet about the truth so that other illegal activity can be permitted.
This is absurd.
Consider NSA in light of the banking information. . .
Expert Testimony on NSA-AT&T Cooperation
AT&T has constructed an extensive -- and expensive -- collection of infrastructure . . .with the capacity to assist the government in carrying out the program" [See See Page 12/40, Para 38-9]
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication [SWIFT]
On that banking surveillance, don't get hung up on the data. Rather, look at where they are using/applying that information: To conduct warrantless interrogations on Americans. [More: SWIFT integrates with DHS through this data sharing (Reed)]
DoJ AG 18 USC 1802 certifications cannot be believed:
[ Cited: Where this was put into use. ]
Frame of Mind to Rationalize Illegal Conduct
When you are looking at the exceptions [that were made up], consider the way that Gonzalez and Addington read the FY06 Intelligence Bill.
Other Names Associated with the Targeting
It's incorrect to narrow the focus on DoJ AG. There are other people allowed to make these bogus self-certifications: Ref
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
Secretary of State
Secretary of Defense
Director of Central Intelligence
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Deputy Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
formerly Director of Central Intelligence, now Director of National Intelligence
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, now Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Consider the Larger Picture
The FISA court litigation is civil, not criminal. That's a problem. It appears the criminal investigation has been shut down.
1. Gonzalez has made false statements in the affidavit; [There's no way, based on what little we know publicly, that Gonzalez or anyone could have complied with the 1802 requirements]
2. DoJ's FBI is the lead agency to review FISA violations, but has been thwarted as evidenced by the DOJ OPR block;
3. Here are the physical searches linked with the SWIFT; and
4. The ongoing conduct satisies all the elements of multiple violations.
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The criminal investigation is being blocked.
Here are the procedures FBI agents know they're supposed to follow: MAOP. The issue: How has the DoJ OPR documented, if at all, complaints by FBI agents that they are not allowed to pursue the matters related to DoJ AG violations of 1802.
Consider the History
Read 14/48:
The consequences about which the FBI and OIPR were concerned included the potential (1) rejection of the FISA application or the loss of a FISA renewal and/or (2) suppression of evidence gathered using FISA tools, which, in turn, might lead to loss of the criminal prosecution.-- so they went around the Court, to avoid detection of this blending.
. . .
"FBI and OIPR were concerned over the consequences should a court find that the primary purpose of the surveillance or search had shifted from intelligence gathering to collecting evidence for criminal prosecution. "
Recall OIPR [Office of Intelligence Policy and Review] prepares the warrants. (Ref: 10 of 48), yet we also know that DoJ manning isn't overtaxed; rather, they have time to surf the internet looking at other things.
Look at 11 of 48, and [ consider/ probe into/ explore/ review/ examine/ subpoena through Congress] the FBI Director certifications made on the intercepts:
Emphasis Added: With respect to FBI foreign counterintelligence investigations, the FBI Director must certify, among other things, to the FISA Court that the purpose of the surveillance is to obtain foreign intelligence information and that such information cannot reasonably be obtained by normal investigative techniques.Ref
Evidence/Discovery: Areas Committee Needs to Review
- Dates: When did the FBI director make the certifications;
- Access: Where are the Director's certifications physically held in physical space;
- OIPR: Who inside OIPR, that has an MAOP-compliance requirement, has failed to report misconduct to DoJ OPR as required;
- Oversight: What review, if any, have FBI agents made of these matters [as they relate to FBI jurisdiction for reviewing FISA violations];
- DoJ OPR: What complaints have FBI agents made to DoJ OPR related to the inability to review the President's FISA violations;
- DoJ OPR Audit: When did DoJ OPR review [1] the information (related to the apparent false FBI Director certifications; inaction by FBI; failure of personnel to report misconduct as required under ABA and MAOP), and [2] disconnects between [a] the requirements; and [b] the failure to do what was required: Follow procedures
- DOJ OPR: How has DoJ OPR been blocked from reviewing these situations, misconduct, information, and violations;
- Obstruction: What knowledge does Addington and DoJ Attorneys in OIPR have of the efforts to thwart FBI agents from reviewing violations of FISA, 18 USC 1809; and
- DoJ Attorney Peer Reports: what information do the ABA-certified attorneys have, that they have not provided as required, of misconduct by attorney-peers, as required under the ABA-rules.
DoJ-DHS-Treasury-NSA are using a phony primary purpose test [40 of 48], when the real objective is simply to . . .
This is absurdity feeding off itself, but has major implications and safety of life issues. The RNC-PNAC crew believes, despite the public knowledge, they can shut things down, you're hearing more non-sense and excuses.
Notice, the phone company CEO with AT&T, when asked about the activity, did not deny it; rather, he said, "It's classified." This tells us one important thing: That there is a reason the activity is classified.
Therefore we know:
By saying the activity is "classified" (as opposed to denying it), the AT&T CEO has made a fatal blunder. In order to have [an activity or series of actions] "classified," (1)someone had to classify the real activity; and (2) there had to be something to classify. Indeed, points (1) and (2) confirm, contrary to the AT&T CEO intention before the Congress, that there was something was going on. Yet, this is wholly at odds with DoJ court motions that they cannot [ say anything/have a trial ] as it would confirm something, yet arguably in doing so DoJ has committed fraud upon the Court reviewing the AT&T litigation.
The issue is: Given we know (1) the activity is occurring; and (2) the conduct violates ORCON [classifies information that is illegal], we know that the larger pattern of conduct is consistent with what happened with Plame-Libby-Iraq WMD:
A. Violating of Security Classification Guidelines: Classifying information that is related to illegal activity, a violation of ORCON;
B. In-house propaganda, compartmentalization: Engaging in ruse information-sharing to justify illegal activity;
C. Circular reasoning: Violating one set of laws for one reason; then turning around that initial violation as a pretext to expand violations into other areas, all contrary to law;
D. Conspiracy: Others involved in the propaganda and spin to sell the effort [Which we know is going on with the FISA issue, as evidenced by the non-sense from Adam];
If Congress mandates that FISA is a federal statute and a federal matter, but the FBI and Congress refuse to enforce that statute, then there is a way to bring into force the federal law of the land, but at the state level in the state grand jury system.
1. History of Incorporation and Hawaii
This executive has asserted that the power of government -- the power to make treaties, and engage in foreign policy -- is a power unique to him. He is wrong. Congress and the Courts have a shared role in those functions. He cannot make treaties on his own. Rather, it is Congress -- as we saw with Texas and Hawaii -- who can make the decision to annex and incorporate land, without the Executive. This is not something the Executive has a "sole" or exclusive power. Rather, it is simply a power that Government's have, if they are permitted to abuse power.
The lesson of incorporation, expansion, and territorial gain is not something that is an exclusive "foreign power" of the Executive. Rather, it is something which Congress has a responsibility: To ensure the new citizens and the land acquired remain under the protection of the Constitution.
This is a power which only the Congress has -- the power to mandate that the land acquired from Spain and France remains under the protection of the law of the land, and not abused by any tyrant.
If this Executive chooses to defy the law, and say that any part of the US is not protected, then Congress has the power, and the duty, to fulfill it's treaty obligations it made to those who live in Louisiana, Florida, Hawaii, and the other acquired territories to ensure that their rights are protected.
Hawaii is in a special position. It agreed to give up its local laws on the assumption that, by incorporation, it would have a better system. Today, it is clear that were Congress fails to protect the rights of the citizens of Hawaii, Hawaii may do what other states may wish to explore: Assert local laws of Hawaii to ensure that their system of justice meet or exceeds that which Congress promised.
2. The terms of Hawaii Incorporation
Congress, when it passed FISA, reminded the Executive that the State of Hawaii would have a system of justice that matched the Constitution.
The municipal
legislation of the Hawaiian
Islands, not enacted for the
fulfillment of the treaties so
extinguished, and not
inconsistent with this Joint
Resolution nor contrary to the
Constitution of the United States
nor to any existing treaty of the
United States, shall remain in
force until the Congress of the
United States shall otherwise
Determine. [190 U.S. 197 ]
If FISA – something which Congress has determined applies to Hawaii -- is not respected by the US federal government or the President in Hawaii, then Hawaii may enact and put into force all legislation, judicial, and executive power to bring the FISA into full force.
In turn, under the 14th Amendment, all American Citizens are entitled to the same protections that Hawaii may enjoy: Full protection of Hawaiian system of governance, as affirmed [190 U.S. 197].
3. Here are the implications
In turn, that will trigger Oklahoma’s state level grand jury system which permits grand juries to investigated crimes at the state level. [OK State Grand Jury affirmed [2002 OK CR 28]; Ref ]
If the US government will not enforce at the Federal level the laws of the land, including 18 USC 1802, then the citizens of Oklahoma may, by petition, order a grand jury to investigate the things which Hawaii has the full power to do: Bring into force the US Constitution and FISA at the State level.
In turn, relying on House Rule 603 –- which recognizes the state power to bring indictments against the President -- the states may rely on the Precedent of New York and New Jersey to directly indict with state-level grand juries the President and Vice President, as was done with James Burr over the duel with Hamilton, without going through the House of Representatives.
History
These events are not unprecedented, and there are solutions. What is to be done when the government refuses to investigate criminal activity, and Congress refuses to shut down funding for illegal things?
This is what happened in 1646 and the Grand Remonstrance.
Today, we can craft a New Constitution to set right what has gone wrong. The Executive can be denied power he abuses; and we can make new methods to check the abuse of power and protect rights.
Until we mandate a New Constitution as we are permitted under Federalist 78, this Constitution will simply be trashed.
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