smugllama's news review
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Well, this will give the tinfoil-hatters something to argue about for years...
Gary Webb was found found suicided in his home on Friday December 10th, 2004. For those of you who don't know, Gary Webb was the San Jose Mercury reporter who brought us a series of stories as well as a subsequent book relating to the CIA's involvement in drug trafficing.
Charlene Fassa has started right in and rightfully pointed out some suspicous circumstances in CIA Drug Running Investigative reporter Gary Webb ’Suicide’ Looking more like Murder
"The way I see it we have at least 4 smoking guns:
1. Two shots to the head
2. Gary had received alleged death threats and had complained of recent break-ins by government agents
3. Allegedly Gary was involved in working on a new story about the CIA and drug trafficking.
4. Gary threatened to systemically expose the drug war for the Trojan Horse that it is, thereby provoking the wrath of the Elites and the CIA. He would not be intimidated. He kept on doing what he did so well, and what he loved so much: investigative journalism."
Even though the Sacramento Bee published a press release from the coroner's office confirming that Webb died from two gunshots, almost every other article I read on the subject only mentions a single gunshot. Odd.
Michael Ruppert found a few more suspicous facts on his call to the coronor's office, including the claim that it was a single gunshot wound.
In Was Gary Webb ’Suicided’ To Kill New Book? Charlene Fassa suggests there was more, yet unreleased, evidence he had against the CIA that he was using as the basis of a new book.
Al Giordano of NarcoNews has an insider perspective as he was a friend of Webb's. His story does offer significant evidence indicating that Webb really have killed himself, though the article is very emotional. How hard is it to kill an Authentic Journalist or a revolutionary? "Gain his and her trust, and then pull the trigger of deception: Make him and her doubt his and her own prowess as a truth-detector. Remind him and her that they are freaks of nature: truth-tellers in a world of liars, and that you are so smart – aren’t you cute and proud of yourself? - that you alone were able to deceive him and her."
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/122004_goodbye_giant.shtml
http://www.newsmakingnews.com/vm,garywebb,12,14,04.htm
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000735932
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=1469&IssueNum=80
http://www.gnn.tv/users/user.php?bid=2569
http://www.gnn.tv/headlines/headline.php?id=482
http://gnn.tv/videos/video.php?id=30
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/13/1457240
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/04/dissonance-cooper.php
http://www.kypost.com/2004/12/13/webb121304.html
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Dec2004/Cohen1213.htm
http://www.counterpunch.org/webb12172004.html
Gary Webb was found found suicided in his home on Friday December 10th, 2004. For those of you who don't know, Gary Webb was the San Jose Mercury reporter who brought us a series of stories as well as a subsequent book relating to the CIA's involvement in drug trafficing.
Charlene Fassa has started right in and rightfully pointed out some suspicous circumstances in CIA Drug Running Investigative reporter Gary Webb ’Suicide’ Looking more like Murder
"The way I see it we have at least 4 smoking guns:
1. Two shots to the head
2. Gary had received alleged death threats and had complained of recent break-ins by government agents
3. Allegedly Gary was involved in working on a new story about the CIA and drug trafficking.
4. Gary threatened to systemically expose the drug war for the Trojan Horse that it is, thereby provoking the wrath of the Elites and the CIA. He would not be intimidated. He kept on doing what he did so well, and what he loved so much: investigative journalism."
Even though the Sacramento Bee published a press release from the coroner's office confirming that Webb died from two gunshots, almost every other article I read on the subject only mentions a single gunshot. Odd.
Michael Ruppert found a few more suspicous facts on his call to the coronor's office, including the claim that it was a single gunshot wound.
In Was Gary Webb ’Suicided’ To Kill New Book? Charlene Fassa suggests there was more, yet unreleased, evidence he had against the CIA that he was using as the basis of a new book.
Al Giordano of NarcoNews has an insider perspective as he was a friend of Webb's. His story does offer significant evidence indicating that Webb really have killed himself, though the article is very emotional. How hard is it to kill an Authentic Journalist or a revolutionary? "Gain his and her trust, and then pull the trigger of deception: Make him and her doubt his and her own prowess as a truth-detector. Remind him and her that they are freaks of nature: truth-tellers in a world of liars, and that you are so smart – aren’t you cute and proud of yourself? - that you alone were able to deceive him and her."
http://www.fromthewilderness.com/free/ww3/122004_goodbye_giant.shtml
http://www.newsmakingnews.com/vm,garywebb,12,14,04.htm
http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000735932
http://www.lacitybeat.com/article.php?id=1469&IssueNum=80
http://www.gnn.tv/users/user.php?bid=2569
http://www.gnn.tv/headlines/headline.php?id=482
http://gnn.tv/videos/video.php?id=30
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/13/1457240
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/05/04/dissonance-cooper.php
http://www.kypost.com/2004/12/13/webb121304.html
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Dec2004/Cohen1213.htm
http://www.counterpunch.org/webb12172004.html
Friday, December 10, 2004
FCC Weighs Olympics Indecency Complaints (mediaweek.com/Todd Shields)
The Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement bureau has asked NBC for tapes of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, apparently in response to one or more indecency complaints.
The Federal Communications Commission’s enforcement bureau has asked NBC for tapes of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics, apparently in response to one or more indecency complaints.
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
US admits the war for 'hearts and minds' in Iraq is now lost (sundayherald.com)
THE Pentagon has admitted that the war on terror and the invasion and occupation of Iraq have increased support for al-Qaeda, made ordinary Muslims hate the US and caused a global backlash against America because of the “self-serving hypocrisy” of George W Bush’s administration over the Middle East.
THE Pentagon has admitted that the war on terror and the invasion and occupation of Iraq have increased support for al-Qaeda, made ordinary Muslims hate the US and caused a global backlash against America because of the “self-serving hypocrisy” of George W Bush’s administration over the Middle East.
Rumsfeld faces thorny questions from troops - Dec 8, 2004 (CNN.com)
"'Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to uparmor our vehicles?' he asked, prompting cheers from other soldiers attending the event."
"'Why do we soldiers have to dig through local landfills for pieces of scrap metal and compromised ballistic glass to uparmor our vehicles?' he asked, prompting cheers from other soldiers attending the event."
Ex-CIA official: We will lose terror war - (United Press International)
"Washington, DC, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The United States will ultimately lose the war on terror because of its policies in the Middle East and because of concerns over the human rights of militants worldwide, the former head of the CIA's team that hunted Osama bin Laden said Friday."
"Washington, DC, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The United States will ultimately lose the war on terror because of its policies in the Middle East and because of concerns over the human rights of militants worldwide, the former head of the CIA's team that hunted Osama bin Laden said Friday."
Berkshire Eagle Online - Editorials(berkshireeagle.com)
"The decision of Congress to cut the budget for the National Science Foundation indicates that Washington's faith-based and fear-based antipathy to science is well on the way to becoming institutionalized. It is bad for the country economically and beyond that it represents another step backwards for a nation that used to pride itself for being on the cutting edge of scientific research and technology."
"The decision of Congress to cut the budget for the National Science Foundation indicates that Washington's faith-based and fear-based antipathy to science is well on the way to becoming institutionalized. It is bad for the country economically and beyond that it represents another step backwards for a nation that used to pride itself for being on the cutting edge of scientific research and technology."
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
"U.S. patriotism is inseparable from imperial warfare and white supremacy." (socialistworker.org)
A little look into people getting riled in academia about the US support of Israel's oppression of the muslim quarter and palestinian interests in the west bank.
A little look into people getting riled in academia about the US support of Israel's oppression of the muslim quarter and palestinian interests in the west bank.
