Editors Note:while I do not agree with everything Andy Rooney says, recently he spoke out on a few issues that many would agree with!

Andy Rooney said on ’60 Minutes’ a few weeks back:

I don’t think being a minority makes you a victim of anything except numbers. The only things I can think of that are truly discriminatory are things like the United Negro College Fund, Jet Magazine, Black Entertainment Television, and Miss Black America. Try to have things like the United Caucasian College Fund, Cloud Magazine, White Entertainment Television, or Miss White America; and see what happens…Jesse Jackson will be knocking down your door.

Guns do not make you a killer. I think killing makes you a killer. You can kill someone with a baseball bat or a car, but no one is trying to ban you from driving to the ball game.

I believe they are called the Boy Scouts for a reason, which is why there are no girls allowed. Girls belong in the Girl Scouts! ARE YOU LISTENING MARTHA BURKE?

I think that if you feel homosexuality is wrong, it is not a phobia, it is an opinion.

I have the right ‘NOT’ to be tolerant of others because they are different, weird, or tick me off.

I believe that if you are selling me a milkshake, a pack of cigarettes, a newspaper or a hotel room, you must do it in English! As a matter of fact, if you want to be an American citizen, you should have to speak English!

My father and grandfather didn’t die in vain so you can leave the countries you were born in to come over and disrespect ours.

I think the police should have every right to shoot you if you threaten them after they tell you to stop. If you can’t understand the word ‘freeze’ or ‘stop’ in English, see the above lines.

I don’t think just because you were not born in this country, you are qualified for any special loan programs, government sponsored bank loans or tax breaks, etc., so you can open a hotel, coffee shop, trinket store, or any other business.

We did not go to the aid of certain foreign countries and risk our lives in wars to defend their freedoms, so that decades later they could come over here and tell us our constitution is a living document; and open to their interpretations.

I don’t hate the rich I don’t pity the poor.

I know pro wrestling is fake, but so are movies and television. That doesn’t stop you from watching them.

I think Bill Gates has every right to keep every penny he made and continue to make more. If it ticks you off, go and invent the next operating system that’s better, and put your name on the building.

It doesn’t take a whole village to raise a child right, but it does take a parent to stand up to the kid; and smack their little behinds when necessary, and say ‘NO!’

I think tattoos and piercing are fine if you want them, but please don’t pretend they are a political statement. And, please, stay home until that new lip ring heals. I don’t want to look at your ugly infected mouth as you serve me French fries!

I am sick of ‘Political Correctness.’ I know a lot of black people, and not a single one of them was born in Africa; so how can they be ‘African-Americans’? Besides, Africa is a continent. I don’t go around saying I am a European-American because my great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather was from Europe. I am proud to be from America and nowhere else

And if you don’t like my point of view, tough…

Originally posted 2008-02-04 14:57:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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For Immediate Release January 24, 2007 To stop the invasion of our country the president proposed giving illegals an "orderly path" and simply doubling the size of the U.S. Border Patrol.  He wants you to believe this "will leave border agents free to chase down drug smugglers", yet two U.S. Border Patrol agents were arrested and jailed for trying to do just that, while the president does nothing!  Constitution Party Communications Director Mary Starrett commented: "Apparently the president hasn’t listened to the overwhelming majority of Americans who want illegal immigration halted." While the Constitution Party applauds the president’s attempt to bring tax reform into the health insurance debate, his proposal doesn’t go far enough to remove government from the equation.  National Chairman Jim Clymer stated: "Our health care costs aren’t so high because we have too little government involvement but because we have too much. Americans now fund half of all medical care expenses with their taxes -mostly through Medicare and Medicaid." Clymer cited medical procedures typically paid for out of pocket as a case in point: "Operations like laser eye surgery have fallen in price every year for a decade, proving that when consumers, not corporations or the government are in charge, the market will dictate both quality and lower costs." The Constitution Party decries the president’s call for expanded federal mandates for alternative fuels and increased fuel efficiency standards.  "’Command and Control’ environmentalism stymies free market solutions. It’s not cost effective for consumers and it’s unconstitutional" Clymer said, adding "Despite the scare tactics used by both parties, air pollution emissions in the U.S. are lower than they were in 1940. Instead of being beholden to big multi-national oil companies, we should allow the free market to develop new energy sources." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Free Hot Prophecy Updates, News, Articles, Offers, and More, Sign Up Now! Check out “The In The Light of Prophecy Package” ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ As to the constitutionally unauthorized war in Iraq, the Constitution Party reminds Americans that during his 2003 State of the Union address, the president said: "If Saddam Hussein does not . disarm.we will lead a coalition to disarm him." He said those words relying on intelligence information that we now know to be false.  More than 3,000 U.S. soldiers have since died.  Both parties in Congress abdicated their duty to either declare war or prevent engaging in war.  The president should now be looking for ways to extricate the U.S. from the quagmire he and Congress got us into by making arrangements for Iraq to immediately assume the responsibility of stabilizing its government, and getting our troops out. Let us use the past as prologue for what could very well be justification for yet another war in the Middle East, this time in IRAN.  What could be the purpose of calling for an increase in the size of the military, other than to engage in further excursions as world policeman?  Has this president learned nothing from the Iraq debacle? Unlike the Republican and Democrat parties, the Constitution Party remembers that our founders warned against such "foreign entanglements". The Constitution Party believes the president’s request to renew his No Child Left Behind law should be flatly denied by Congress. According to the president, NCLB, would "prepare our children for jobs of the future."  Presumably, these are the same jobs that have been shipped offshore by this administration’s misguided trade policies. The Constitution Party (www.constitutionparty.com), the third largest party in the United States measured by voter registrations, is growing fast and is made up of Americans who believe a return to constitutional government is imperative.

Originally posted 2007-01-24 11:03:46. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2007, Issue No. 13
February 5, 2007

** DHS VIEWS TERRORIST THREAT TO AVIATION
** NAVY NICKNAMES AND CODEWORD MANAGEMENT
** NONCOMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS
** SELECTED CRS REPORTS

DHS VIEWS TERRORIST THREAT TO AVIATION

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "continues to
receive information on terrorist threats to the U.S.
aviation industry and to the Western aviation industry
worldwide," according to a May 2006 DHS threat assessment
that was partially released last week.

SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2007, Issue No. 13
February 5, 2007

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** DHS VIEWS TERRORIST THREAT TO AVIATION
** NAVY NICKNAMES AND CODEWORD MANAGEMENT
** NONCOMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS
** SELECTED CRS REPORTS

DHS VIEWS TERRORIST THREAT TO AVIATION

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "continues to
receive information on terrorist threats to the U.S.
aviation industry and to the Western aviation industry
worldwide," according to a May 2006 DHS threat assessment
that was partially released last week.

Yet "an independent assault at the Los Angeles International
Airport in July 2002 that left two dead and four wounded
near the El Al ticket counter remains the sole successful
aviation-related terrorist attack within the United States
since 11 September 2001," the document noted.

Approximately two-thirds of the unclassified DHS aviation
threat assessment was withheld from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act.  But all of the endnotes were
disclosed, including open source references to remotely
piloted vehicles, lasers, parachutes and shoulder-fired
missiles.

See "Strategic Sector Assessment: U.S. Aviation," DHS
Homeland Infrastructure Threat & Risk Analysis Center
(HITRAC), 18 May 2006 (redacted for public release):

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/dhs/aviation.pdf

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

NAVY NICKNAMES AND CODEWORD MANAGEMENT

The U.S. Navy has issued updated instructions on the use of
nicknames to refer to Navy activities, events and other
information.

"A nickname is a combination of two separate unclassified
words, assigned an unclassified meaning that is employed for
unclassified, administrative, morale, or public information
purposes. Nicknames may be assigned to actual, real-world
events, projects, movement of forces, or other non-exercise
activities," the new policy states.

"Nicknames should not be confused with code words.  A code
word is a single word assigned a classified meaning by
appropriate authority to ensure proper security concerning
intentions and to safeguard information pertaining to
actual, real-world military plans or operations classified
as CONFIDENTIAL or higher once activated."

The choice of nicknames should not "express a degree of
aggression inconsistent with traditional American ideals or
current foreign policy."  Nor should it "convey anything
offensive to good taste or derogatory to a particular group,
sect, or creed."

See "Code Word, Nicknames, and Exercise Terminology System,"
OPNAVINST 5511.37D, January 30, 2007:

    http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/navy/opnavinst/5511_37d.pdf

A dictionary of thousands of code words, nicknames and
related terms was compiled by Bill Arkin in Code Names
(www.codenames.org), published in 2005.

NONCOMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS

Noncombatant evacuation operations are addressed in a new
doctrinal publication from the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

"Noncombatant evacuation operations (NEOs) are conducted to
assist the Department of State (DOS) in evacuating US
citizens, Department of Defense (DOD) civilian personnel,
and designated host nation (HN) and third country nationals
whose lives are in danger from locations in a foreign nation
to an appropriate safe haven."

As generic doctrine, the 169-page document contains but a
single passing reference to Iraq, and does not address the
question of U.S. obligations toward Iraqi non-combatants.

See "Noncombatant Evacuation Operations," Joint Publication
3-68, January 22, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp3-68.pdf

SELECTED CRS REPORTS

Noteworthy new reports of the Congressional Research Service
include the following.

"U.S. Strategic and Defense Relationships in the Asia-Pacific
Region," January 22, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33821.pdf

"Kinetic Energy Kill for Ballistic Missile Defense: A Status
Overview," updated January 5, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL33240.pdf

"Afghan Refugees: Current Status and Future Prospects,"
January 26, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33851.pdf

"Chemical Facility Security: Regulation and Issues for
Congress," January 31, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL33847.pdf

"Islamist Extremism in Bangladesh," January 31, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22591.pdf

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Originally posted 2007-02-06 07:37:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2004, Issue No. 76
July 24, 2007

** NEW NAVY POLICY ON BIOLOGICAL SELECT AGENTS
** CRS REPORTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS
** A CAVEAT ON THE SPECIAL FORCES MEDICAL MANUAL

NEW NAVY POLICY ON BIOLOGICAL SELECT AGENTS

The U.S. Navy has issued its first security policy for protection of
"biological select agents and toxins" (BSAT) at Navy facilities, a move
that may signify heightened Navy interest in research involving these
lethal materials.

Select agents, which are designated by the Department of Health and
Human Services and the Department of Agriculture, are substances that
"present a high bioterrorism risk to national security and have the
greatest potential for adverse public health impact with mass
casualties of humans and/or animals or that pose a severe threat to
plant health or to plant products."  A few dozen particular biological
agents and toxins have been so designated, including ebola and smallpox
viruses, botulinum, etc.

There are currently two Navy facilities in the United States that have
possession of select agents and toxins, according to the new policy:
Naval Surface War Center (NSWC) Dahlgren and the Navy Medical Research
Center.

"The Navy may increase the number of facilities in the future, and
other Navy facilities may gain access or possession of BSAT due to
non-routine events," the document states.

The Navy policy implements a 2004 Department of Defense Directive on
protecting biological select agents, and a 2006 instruction from the
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence.

See "Minimum Security Standards for Safeguarding Biological Select
Agents and Toxins (BSAT)," Chief of Naval Operations OPNAV Instruction
5530.16, July 20, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/navy/opnavinst/5530_16.pdf

CRS REPORTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Recently updated reports of the Congressional Research Service on
nuclear weapons-related topics include these:

"Nuclear Warheads: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program and the
Life Extension Program," updated July 16, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL33748.pdf

"Nuclear Weapons: The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program," updated
July 13, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL32929.pdf

"Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty," updated July 12,
2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL33548.pdf

"Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the
Former Soviet Union," updated February 23, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL31957.pdf

"North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy," updated July
2, 2007:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/RL33590.pdf

A CAVEAT ON THE SPECIAL FORCES MEDICAL MANUAL

The 1982 U.S. Army medical manual for special forces presented in the
last issue of Secrecy News is dangerously misleading and it should not
be used in practice, one expert in military medicine warned.

"That manual is a relic of sentimental and historical interest only,
advocating treatments that, if used by today’s medics, would result in
disciplinary measures," wrote Dr. Warner Anderson, a U.S. Army Colonel
(ret.) and former associate dean of the Special Warfare Medical Group.

"The manual you reference is of great historical importance in
illustrating the advances made in SOF medicine in the past 25 years.
But it no more reflects current SOF practice than a 25 year-old Merck
Manual reflects current Family Practice.  In 2007, it is merely a
curiosity."

"Readers who use some of the tips and remedies could potentially cause
harm to themselves or their patients."

"I wish you would inform my fellow Secrecy News readers of these
issues, correcting any false impressions," Dr. Anderson wrote.

A completely revised Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook was
published in 2001.  A second edition of that Handbook is now in
preparation, said Gay Thompson, managing editor of the Handbook.

Originally posted 2007-07-26 09:52:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

MIDDLE EAST

Inside Iran: A Rising Chorus

Today, a network of these secret underground churches operates throughout the country, giving Iranian believers a place to fellowship.  Risking the wrath of the Islamic authorities, these young men and women are praying for more boldness to share their faith in a hostile culture filled with many open hearts.

Originally posted 2006-11-14 07:28:10. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

NOTE: From The Watchman..
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Update: I was able to get more info from Karl Denninger whose site was referenced in this post.

+++++++++This is his letter back concerning the Financial Armegeddon++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I referenced this trade in the following entry on the Market Ticker:

http://market-ticker.denninger.net/2007/08/financial-armageddon-warning-friday.html

And there is a LOT of speculation on this topic in the thread here (of
which I’m a participant, but not the originator)

http://www.tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www?post=4669

Both of these are on sites I operate; the Market Ticker is my financial
blog, while the Tickerforum is a public discussion area.

As for evidence regarding WHO put on these trades, I have none; I do not
know who placed those trades and as far as I know, if Homeland Security
knows, they ain’t talking.

But the implications are quite ominous.

Apparently similar trades have been placed on the European indices as
well (I do not have direct access to those exchanges, so I cannot verify
this.)

The SPY call spreads that were put on I noticed the day it happened,
however, and this is a VERY abnormal trading pattern.

As I’ve pointed out, there are a few possibilities; in no particular order:

1. The trades were allegedly coded as a spread (one of the subscribers
on my board called the OCC, which is responsible for clearing options
trades, and this is what he was told.) If so, then there are two
possibilities:

a. The writer was trying to write himself a loan on the options market –
a very high-cost loan. This implies that someone is in VERY BIG TROUBLE
financially and is attempting to stave off a collapse using "off the
radar" financing for the next three weeks. If this is the case, we are
at extreme risk of a financial shitstorm (not terrorism related, but a
major options market participant failure will cause a major dislocation
in the markets) If they cannot cover those positions on option
expiration Friday in September, all hell will break loose. The amount
of that loan is approximately $30 million – not a huge amount of money,
but nonetheless, it has to be paid back (plus trading costs)

b. The writer really did place a trade that only pays if the market goes
totally to hell. The amount of money involved here if he’s wrong is not
terribly large (only clearing/’trading costs; he got $5/contract at
inception and will pay $5/contract at expiration) but is still quite
significant – 120,000 contracts is going to cost a few hundred grand on
each side. If it pays, however, its worth insane amounts of money.
Potentially the entirety of the $30m net credit.

Or

2. The trades were miscoded and really are either:

a. A naked call write on the SPY (you’d have to be damn sure the market
is going down to do this, or you will get royally screwed.) You’d also
either need a hell of a lot of margin or someone willing to ignore
margin requirements.

b. A covered write – effectively, a "pin" of a long SPY position at the
price as of the write. You will get nothing more out of any price
appreciation nor will you lose on the downside. If this is the
scenario, then $1.7 billion of SPY was "pinned" in this fashion. That’s
someone with a VERY big Spyder position they are afraid is going to lose
a LOT of value.

On the 700 SPX strike, I have no rational explanation for that trade.
At all. Nobody in their right mind would purchase 60,000 calls that far
in the money, and only a madman – or someone very sure that the market
was going to go totally to crap – would sell them short. The margin
requirements on that trade if you’re wrong would ruin anyone – literally
anyone (even someone like Bill Gates!) As such if that position is
"real" I have absolutely no rational explanation for it being placed.

As with all actions in the markets, unless you can "get inside someone’s head" it is not possible to know WHY someone placed a given trade.
However, one can draw reasonable conclusions about why a thing would
happen, given the possible reasons – and then apply your own weight to what you think is a reasonable explanation.

Karl Denninger
++++++++++++++++++++Start of Message++++++++++++++++++++++++++

http://www.anomalicresearch.com/ (Much alternative and suppressed
information)

***BILLIONS IN PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED BETTING THAT THE MARKET WILL
CRASH BY 9-21 BY 30-50%??! ***

Posted By: RayelansMailbag
Date: Friday, 24 August 2007, 6:34 p.m.

You can see why banks are running scared…they know the bottom can
fall out at any moment. I’d suggest keeping minimal deposits in banks
and holding on to cash.

ANOTHER HUGE SALE OF OPTION CONTRACTS

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 19:43:25 GMT

Good Morning Everyone,

OTHER THAN THE EXPECTED FINANCIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS, ANYBODY HAVE A CLUE
AS TO WHAT THESE ‘INVESTORS’ ARE EXPECTING?

THEY DID IT AGAIN. . . . ANOTHER HUGE SALE OF OPTION CONTRACTS ON $4.5
BILLION WORTH OF STOCKS BETTING THE MARKET WILL LOSE 30%-50% OF ITS
VALUE IN FOUR WEEKS!

THIS SALE ON THE SPY.X AND THE ONE FROM YESTERDAY ON THE SPY.Y
(MENTIONED TWO STORIES BELOW) ARE BEING REFERRED-TO BY FOLKS IN THE
MARKET AS "BIN LADEN TRADES" BECAUSE ONLY AN ACT OF TERRORISM AKIN TO
9-11 (WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR WEEKS) COULD MAKE THESE OPTIONS VALUABLE.

There are 65,000 contracts @ $750.00 for the SPX 700 calls for open
interest. That controls 6.5 million shares at $750 = $4.5 Billion. Not
a single trade. But quite a bit of $$ on a contract that is 700 points
away from current value. No one would buy that deep "in the money"
calls. No reason to. So if they were sold looks like someone betting
on massive dislocation. Lots of very strange option activity that I
haven’t seen before.

We have found a thread following this activity confirming that people
ARE monitoring it :

Av8rphil States the following :

There are 65,000 contracts @ $750.00 for the SPX 700 calls for open
interest. That controls 6.5 million shares at $750 = $4.5 Billion. Not
a single trade . But quite a bit of $$ on a contract that is 700
points away from current value. No one would buy that deep in the
money calls. No reason to. So if they were sold looks like someone
betting on massive dislocation. Lots of very strange option activity
that I haven’t seen before. I’ve been doing this about 25 years.

http://www.tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www?post=4669&page=8

The entity or individual offering these sales can only make money if
the market drops 30%-50% within the next four weeks. If the market
does not drop, the entity or individual involved stands to lose over
$1 billion just for engaging in these contracts!

Clearly, someone knows something big is going to happen BEFORE the
options expire on Sept. 21.

THEORIES:
The following theories are being discussed widely within the stock and
options markets today regarding the enormous and very unusual activity
reported above and two stories below. Those theories are:

1) A massive terrorist attack is going to take place before Sept. 21
to tank the markets, OR;
2) China, reeling over losing $10 Billion in bad loans to the
sub-prime mortgage collapse presently taking place, is going to dump
US currency and tank all of Capitalism with a Communist financial
revolution.

Either scenario is bad and the clock is ticking. The drop-dead date of
these contracts is September 21. Whatever is going to happen MUST take
place between now and then or the folks involved in these contracts will
lose over $1 billion for having engaged in this activity.

"$1.78 Billion Bet that Stock Markets will crash by third week in
September Anonymous Stock Trader Sells 10K Contracts on EVERY S&P/Y
"Strike" Shorts Stocks "in the money" effectively selling all his SPY
holdings for cash up front without pressuring the market downward This
is an enormous and dangerous stock option activity. If it goes right,
the guy makes about $2 Billion. If he’s wrong, his out of pocket costs
for buying these options will exceed $700 Million!!!

The entity who sold these contracts can only make money if the stock
market totally crashes by the third week in September.

Bear in mind that the last time anyone conducted such large and
unusual stock option trades (like this one) was in the weeks before
the attacks of September 11.

Back then, they bought huge numbers of PUTS on airline stocks in the
same airlines whose planes were involved in the September 11 attacks.
Despite knowing who made these trades, the Securities and Exchange
Commission NEVER revealed who made the unusual trades and no one was
ever publicly identified as being responsible for the trades which
made upwards of $50 million when the attacks happened.

The fact that this latest activity by a single entity gambles on a
complete collapse of the entire market by the third week in September,
seems to indicate someone knows something really huge is in the works
and they intend to profit almost $2 Billion within the next four weeks
from whatever happens! This is really worrisome."

Originally posted 2007-08-27 15:53:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2007, Issue No. 6
January 16, 2007

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** INTELLIGENCE SCIENCE BOARD VIEWS INTERROGATION
** ARMY ESTABLISHES PSYOPS BRANCH

INTELLIGENCE SCIENCE BOARD VIEWS INTERROGATION

The current state of scientific knowledge regarding the conduct
of interrogation and related forms of intelligence gathering
is limited by numerous gaps in theoretical and practical
understanding, according to a new book-length study from the
Intelligence Science Board, an advisory panel to the U.S.
intelligence community.

Originally posted 2007-01-15 08:49:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

SECRECY NEWS
from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2006, Issue No. 111
October 25, 2006

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** DOD SUPPRESSED DATA ON RISING RESEARCH LAB DEMAND
** RESOURCES ON SPACE POLICY
** ARGENTINA, ARSENIC AND MORE FROM CRS

DOD SUPPRESSED DATA ON RISING RESEARCH LAB DEMAND

In a report to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission
last year, Department of Defense officials selectively withheld
data showing that demand for certain DoD research laboratory
facilities was likely to increase, not decrease, in coming years.

The suppression of this information on "future excess capacity"
appears to have significantly distorted the decision-making
process regarding military base closures.

"The [suppressed] data would have made for an awkward situation
were it not expunged because it showed that excess capacity will
vanish without any BRAC actions taken," according to a sharply
critical November 2005 memorandum prepared by Don J. DeYoung, a
member of an internal BRAC study group.

A copy of the DeYoung memo as well as the suppressed data on
"future excess capacity" at DoD laboratories were independently
obtained by Secrecy News.

"It was unethical to expunge critical data from the official
process, and then withhold it from the public and the affected
DoD workforces," Mr. DeYoung wrote in his internal memorandum.
It may also have been illegal, given a statutory requirement to
provide all relevant information to Congress and the BRAC
Commission.

Any decision to preserve or to shut down a particular facility is
a judgment call that involves consideration of numerous factors.

But because relevant data were withheld, the resulting decisions
"lacked integrity," wrote Mr. DeYoung.  "A necessary and
appropriate public debate was thereby eliminated."

The BRAC decision-making process also produced some results that
are questionable from a public policy point of view.  For
example, a decision was made to close a research facility at Fort
Monmouth in New Jersey even though it is a leading developer of
countermeasures against Improvised Explosive Devices, which are a
major threat to U.S. troops in Iraq.

I want my Copy of D-Day For America at a special price

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The Prophecy Book about America and the Endtimes

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/dod/brac/synopsis.pdf

For links to the uncensored version of the report including data
on "future excess capacity," the censored BRAC report as
presented to the Commission, the November 2005 DeYoung critique
of the process, and a DoD email message suggesting that the
suppressed data be classified, see this page:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/dod/brac/index.html

RESOURCES ON SPACE POLICY

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has produced a revised
edition of its "basic doctrine" which generally "explains what
geospatial intelligence–or GEOINT–is, how it has evolved and
how it contributes to our nation’s security."  See "Geospatial
Intelligence (GEOINT) Basic Doctrine," Publication 1-0, September
2006 (6.2 MB):

     http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/nga/doctrine.pdf

The U.S. Air Force watches the skies by means of the Ground-Based
Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system.  An
introduction to GEODSS, its structure, history and contributions,
was prepared by Allen Thomson in A GEODSS Sourcebook (4.2 MB):

     http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/geodss.pdf

This week the People’s Republic of China successfully launched two
satellites into orbit.  Earlier this month, China issued a white
paper on "China’s Space Activities in 2006," available here:

     http://www.fas.org/spp/guide/china/wp2006.pdf

ARGENTINA, ARSENIC AND MORE FROM CRS

Some recent reports of the Congressional Research Service which
have not been made readily available to the public include the
following.

"The War Crimes Act: Current Issues," updated October 2, 2006:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/intel/RL33662.pdf

"Honduras: Political and Economic Situation and U.S. Relations,"
updated October 13, 2006:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21103.pdf

"Argentina: Political Conditions and U.S. Relations," updated
October 12, 2006:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS21113.pdf

"Arsenic in Drinking Water: Regulatory Developments and Issues,"
updated October 5, 2006:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS20672.pdf

"Defense: FY2007 Authorization and Appropriations," updated
September 5, 2006:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33405.pdf

"North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?" updated August 12, 2004:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30613.pdf

"Chemical Facility Security," updated August 2, 2006:

     http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/RL31530.pdf

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