The Ron Paul Fox News Debacle

I just thought that I would chronicle this whole thing. In February of 2007, when I was running Student Scholars for 9/11 Truth, we approached Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) at his first campaign event in New Hampshire. I simply asked him if he supported a new investigation into 9/11, filmed his response, and put it online. Little did I know that suddenly the video would be posted EVERYWHERE on the net and shown on the O'Reilly Factor!

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Last winter at a meet-the-candidate house party in New Hampshire, students representing a group called Student Scholars for 9/11 Truth asked Paul whether he believed the official investigation into the Sept. 11 attacks was credible. “I never automatically trust anything the government does when they do an investigation,” Paul replied, “because too often I think there’s an area that the government covered up, whether it’s the Kennedy assassination or whatever.” The exchange was videotaped and ricocheted around the Internet for a while. But Paul’s patience with the “Truthers,” as they call themselves, does not make him one himself. “Even at the time it happened, I believe the information was fairly clear that Al Qaeda was involved,” he told me.

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Senate to Hold Hearing Regarding Sen. Leahy's Proposed Bush Truth Commission

by Justin A. Martell

This article is a follow up to "Leahy Proposes Bush Truth and Reconciliation Commission:"

The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing this Wednesday to discuss Senator Patrick Leahy's (D-VT) proposed Truth and Reconciliation Commission that will investigate possible crimes committed by the Bush Administration.

While on the Senate floor last week, Leahy spoke at length about the issue. "How can we restore our moral leadership and ensure transparent government if we ignore what has happened?" He asked his fellow Senators. "I share that desire to move forward, and to reestablish ourselves as a Nation dedicated to the rule of law, respected and trusted throughout the world...We also know that the past can be prologue unless we set things right."

Leahy made it clear, again, that the “formation of a commission of inquiry dedicated to finding out what happened...not for the purpose of criminal indictments, but to assemble the facts, to know what happened, and to make sure mistakes are not repeated.” This was most likely in response to criticism from Republicans and his fellow Democrats, including President Obama, who have said that they only wish to "move forward."

There does appear to be a large amount of support, however, for Leahy's proposed commission. For instance, a USA Today/Gallup poll conducted early last month showed that 62 percent of those polled supported investigations into the Bush Admionistration. Also, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) spoke in support of Leahy, saying, "We cannot set aside our responsibility to take an accounting of where we are, what was done and what must now be repaired."

The hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4th.

Sources:

http://washingtonindependent.com/31444/leahy-announces-hearing-next-week-on-truth-commission

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-02-11-investigation-poll_N.htm

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/25/leahy-takes-truth-commiss_n_169842.html

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Air America Poll Shows 90% Want Bush Crimes Investigated

by Justin Martell

Air America conducted a recent poll in which 9,000 or 90% of its respondents would like to see members of the Bush Administration do time in prison for alleged war crimes.

The poll was conducted in response to Joe Klein of Time Magazine's idea that a pardon from President Obama for George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld for War Crimes "would brand them for crimes without the agony of a trial."

For Air America's respondents, that is not enough. In addition to wanting members of the Bush Administration to serve jail sentences, some would like to see them serve those terms after being subjected to "enhanced interrogation techniques."

This has not been the first sign that many would like to see see the Bush Administration investigated. Just a week ago a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll of 1,027 respondents indicated that 38% wanted a criminal investigation while 24% favored an independent inquiry.

Calls for investigations did not surface after the Bush Administration left office. While top Democrats like Nancy Pelosi have opposed prosecution of the Bush Administration, 56 house Democrats signed a letter to then Attorney General Michael Mukasey calling for an war crimes investigation with regard to the administration's interrogation tactics last June. Also in the same month, Congressman Dennis Kucinich introduced 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush.

President Obama has said very little as to whether he intends to support the prosecution of Bush Administration officials. The most he ever elaborated on the issue was during an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News, saying, "I would want to find out directly from my attorney general--having pursued, having looked at what's out there right now--are there possibilities of genuine crimes as opposed to really bad policies."

Sources:

http://www.pubrecord.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=110:house-democrats-want-bush-administration-investigated-for-war-crimes&catid=6:law&Itemid=9

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-02-11-investigation-poll_N.htm

http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/128423/

http://www.pubrecord.org/docs/mukasey_letter_060708.pdf

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/11/kucinich.impeach/

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Barack Obama to Send Additional Troops to Afghanistan

by Justin Martell

President Obama announced today that he has ordered 17,000 additional troops to be sent to Afghanistan to help suppress Taliban insurgents.

The specific purpose of the deployment is to help the 37,000 U.S. troops already stationed there as well as Canadian, Dutch, and British soldiers that are helping to fight against Taliban forces that have been gaining both ground and support for their movement in the past few months.

The president acknowledged the serious nature of his decision, saying, "There is no more solemn duty as president than the decision to deploy our armed forces into harm's way...I do it today, mindful that the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan demands urgent attention and swift action."

Since the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan in 2001, the Taliban has been mostly limited to operating in the mountain regions on the Afghan-Pakistan border where it is difficult for U.S. military forces to locate them. However, just last week Taliban suicide bombers and gunman killed 20 people in and around government offices in Kabul, which has been though to be the safest area in the entire country.

U.S. Military commanders in Afghanistan have been requesting more troops for several months and are now having their requests granted. The fact that the Obama Administration has been planning to scale back on the number of troops occupying Iraq has made this possible.

President Obama has not given a date as to when either occupation will come to an end.

Sources:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/12/world/asia/12afghan.html?hp

http://www2.canada.com/comoxvalleyecho/obama+orders+more+troops+into+afghanistan/1299442/story.html?id=1299442

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/4684237/Barack-Obama-deploys-17000-more-troops-to-Afghanistan.html

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