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FightingIrish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 10:31 AM
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The Vanishing pResident
Most of us never bought the fantasy of the Bush presidency but for the rest of the world the charade is now wearing very thin. Cindy Sheehan’s vigil during Bush’s ill advised vacation has brought the focus of the world on his diminished stature and slipping grasp of reality. Beyond the obvious deterioration of his mental acumen and ability to speak coherently, with or without a teleprompter, he is plain and simply melting down.

The geniuses that figured out how to install this bumbler in the highest office in the land realized that to preserve the illusion of competency, a lot of time out was going to be required. The opening of Neverland East on Election Day 2000 was part of a carefully crafted plan to make our imaginary leader appear Reaganesque. Now his Texas hideout is looking more like the Branch Davidians’ besieged compound than the Western White House. The affable frat boy made president is now looking very Nixonesque. The showdown at the Crooked W Ranch is nearing a climax.

Bush’s nation building experiment is fizzling and may yet explode. Every day more and more mothers are getting the bad news that ultimately brought Cindy Sheehan to Texas and the world stage. The price of gasoline that was conveniently kept in check through the last election is now wreaking havoc on all sectors of the economy. While Bush pedals blissfully through the cow pies, real Americans are climbing on their bikes out of economic necessity. Our C student president is taking out his revenge on scholarship by discrediting science when it might be our only hope. The long delayed criminal investigation involving the Bush administration is now coming to a head.

If we make it through these converging crises we will long remember that when things got really bad, our leader went into hiding. Even the ridiculous photo ops of his “working vacation” do not mask the reality of a president running from the truth.
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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 10:33 AM
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1. Well said. n/t
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 03:07 PM
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15. VERY well said
:thumbsup:
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Botany Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 10:47 AM
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2. Nice Job
Going to his "ranch" that was built in 1999 to play cowboy
as the world spins out of control, he is a joke.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 10:53 AM
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3. Yup Old Cindy got him hemmed in...........n/t
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Trevelyan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 09:15 AM
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31. TREASONGATE: Total Media BLACK OUT of 18 USC 794, Federal Espionage Statut
http://www.citizenspook.blogspot.com/

TREASONGATE: Total Media BLACK OUT of 18 USC 794, Federal Espionage Statute

In my two part series, TREASONGATE: The Controlling Law,
Part 1 Part 2 I discussed the fact that the Intelligence Identities Protection Act is virtually irrelevant as to the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation. I focussed on the applicability to this fact pattern of 18 USC 793 and 794, the espionage statutes of the United States Code.

Let's go back now, back to the beginning of this affair. Ever since this thing hit the news with gusto only equalled by Monica's dress, we have seen, heard and been witness to a main stream media and main stream blogosphere feeding frenzy of pundits politically analyzing the irrelevant IIPA. What a time they were having until Citizen Spook came along and outed their ruse.

And what timing that the AIPAC indictments should come out a few days after Citizen Spook published this anaylsis, (see TREASONGATE: The Controlling Law, Part 2: THE DEATH PENALTY, 18 USC 794 and the shift from GWOT to GSAVE ). Those indictments were based on 18 USC 793.

But more interesting and more juicy for the media is the simple application of 18 USC 794(b) which provided for the death penalty or life in prison for perpetraitors of espionage "in time of war".

We discussed the diplomatic policy shift from GWOT, global war on terrorism, to GSAVE, global struggle against violent extremism, and how that shift may be evidence of the Bush admin having worries about prosectuion under the controlling espionage laws.

We discussed that 794(b) is met under this fact pattern of the Plame affair since it only requires that the information communicated by the perp be "related to the public defense" and that the perp must intend for that info to be communicated to the "enemy". We distinguised between the term "enemy" and the term "foreign nation" because "enemy" is much broader and does include "the terrorists".

We also discussed that federal case law has held that giving the relevant info to the press is no different than giving it directly to a spy for purposes of the intent requirement of that law.

So why hasn't the main stream media and most of the blogosphere picked up on this story?

BECAUSE THERE'S A MEDIA BLACKOUT IN PROGRESS

I submit that you may begin to "out" everybody in the media and blogosphere based upon their decision to cover 18 USC 794 or not to cover it.

Those who don't cover it, are knowingly or unknowingly, aiding and abetting treason. Coverage of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act was exhaustive, from CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, MSNBC, the liberal blogs, the conservative blogs, etc. It was everywhere as the debate raged on about what was classified and who knew what at what time.

Crapola was fed to the masses. The IIPA is not the espionage act and does not lead to treason convictions. C'mon people, we have a little body of law which is called

THE UNITED STATES CODE!

Let's use it.

Many small web blogs did cover my report on 18 USC 794, and for that, we the people, owe them a debt of gratitude. The only main stream alternative web site which covered my report on 18 USC 794 and the death penalty was Jeff Rense. Rense had an entire section based upon TREASONGATE, which linked to four of my reports. That section has now been removed at rense.com. I dont know why, but I've written Jeff and asked him if there was a problem.

But here we have the biggest story in US history. Treason was perpetrated on this country by the White House. We know the memo listed Plame's ID as "secret" and that classification is prima facia proof of how important it was to national security. She was working on WMD. All of the requirements of 18 USC 794(b) have been met with much more convincing power than under the IIPA, so why has our very own United States Code been ignored.

It's frightening to finally see how deep the rabbit hole goes isn't it.

This information, this law, this US Code, is not speculation or theory. This is the law and it's rock solid.

Where is the press now?
Where is the blogosphere?
Where is the feeding frenzy?
We had it for the IIPA, but for our very own US Code, it's gone, voila.

You knew the info is being controlled, but now you know that it's infected many of your favorite blogs and so called liberal journalists. We've given them a story here at Citizen Spook. Why aren't they running with it?

It's a simple Code, much easier to explain to the people than the IIPA, but it's not as easy to spin and argue about. It's clear, the White House is guilty as sin under 18 USC 794 (and 793) and the penalty is frightening to them.

Take over the blogs.
Take over the comments.
Write letters to the editor.

Where are the big time liberal pundits who are supposed to be fighting against this administration?

Where is the Conyers Blog?
Where is Raw Story?
Where is The Brad Blog?
Where is Daily Kos?
Where is The Huffington Post?
Where is Air America Radio?

Yes, the rabbit hole is deep, but it ends right here.

If the same amount of energy that went into the analysis of the IIPA was applied to 18 USC 794, the White House would be in serious trouble and would be forced to change their plans. They wouldn't have the same time they have now, time to create intricate diversions, time to commit more treason.

America, you have the means to fight this information war and you have the means to demand the media step up and tell the people what laws have been broken. And in doing this you can make them squirm, and you can force their hand and make them act with less time to plan. By exposing the truth, you force them to move faster, to rush their plans and in doing that they are more prone to make a mistake.

Nobody does anything as thorough when they are rushing, compared to when they have time to plot. By ignoring discussion about 18 USC 794 and the death penalty or life in prison, the main stream media and blogosphere are aiding and abetting the enemy by giving it time and resources to plot further treason.

The IIPA discussion was a calculated ruse designed to distract you from the real controlling law, 18 USC 793 and 794.

What are you going to do about it America?

Make some noise, make a lot of noise. If you don't, you have nothing to complain about when they survive this and thereafter bring you tyranny beyond your vision. What doesn't kill them (by this I mean the law) makes them stronger. They destroyed a network of USA intelligence operations, operations that must have been getting close to uncovering treason worse than the treason they committed
by outing Plame and Brewster Jennings et als.

This is war people. There are no civilians in an information war. You're either for the truth and the law, or your against it.

by Citizen Spook

PLEASE REPOST and LINK

coming soon: Citizen Spook on "Treasongate Deciphered", this will blow your mind.
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ladjf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 10:56 AM
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4. Another great post on DU. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 11:14 AM
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5. Excellent
Good post. Nominated.
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LisaLynne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 12:43 PM
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6. Well said. nt
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Mayberry Machiavelli Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 12:44 PM
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7. The emperor has no clothes!!
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mark11727 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 01:30 PM
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8. "The Crooked W Ranch"
I like the SOUND of that...!
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LondonReign2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 02:28 PM
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12. Except I think "The Lazy W" work better
n/t
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krkaufman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 04:06 PM
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18. Crooked W.. Lazy W... like 'em both. n/t
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Trevelyan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 09:09 AM
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30. Citizen Spook was spooked.... www.citizenspook.blogspot.com/
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Citizen Spook was spooked....

Somebody used my e mail account, citizenspook@hotmail.com to open a Paypal account. I just found out about this. Obviously, it's an uncomortable feeling. But it tells me I am stepping on the wrong toes. The information war rages on.]

Citizen Spook is no longer on the run. I was "spooked" at a public library while trying to post to the blog of a heavyweight "left wing" journalist/double agent.

This will be the subject matter of a pending Citizen Spook report. This report will expose the Treasongate/Plame outing unlike anything else you have read. Citizen Spook has deciphered the hidden code of Treasongate.

I am now back at home near friends and family in a major metropolitan area where I will be sure to have my mug logged into the system regularly (for obvious reasons). Citizen Spook is a pacifist who renounces all forms of violence. The revolution can be won with words and the law, which is on our side. I believe in the Constitution. I also believe that the majority of our local, state and federal law
enforcement services, as well as our military, are brave patriots who will never be corrupted by the tyrannical neocon fascist regime.

Unfortunately, the chain of command has been hijacked by an illegal junta, so it is our job to educate our fellow citizens to the law. This is the only role Citizen Spook seeks to play -- educator of laws and facts. There are thousands of public internet access sites within 100 miles of where I live. I intend to use every one of them to bring you the truth, facts and law in simple language.

Citizen Spook

citizenspook@hotmail.com

5 Comments:

Thank you Citizen Spook! I am trying to quote your material and get the word out. So far I've posted to both Daily Kos, the Blue State Project and David Corn's website. Shortly after I blogged on Corn's site, the blogging portion of it went down. Keep up the good work and I'll keep coming back and continuing to get the word out.

By the way, too many folks are getting lost in the story about Margolis replacing Comey. I try to tell folks that Fitzgerald's authority is Plenary and that Margolis can't do squat. Upon doing that, I'm accused of posting without knowing the facts. It's frustrating.

5:58 PM

6:33 PM

Thanks for your earnest reporting my friend, I admit, you had me especially enthralled, but what are we left with at this point?

We cannot prove that indictments were ever handed down to Bush, et. al., or that anyone in this investigation ever gave testimony, nevermind Colin Powell. Fitzpatrick's office is not talking, and while some "intelligence sources" say that they are ready to burst the inflated balloon which is Mr. Bush's head, who's ass seems to be, according to you, on the proverbial hot-plate.:.the news of this in the mainsteam media is assuredly absent, as our colleagues rest comfortably on permanent vactaion, or more accurately: the scripted news doesn't include this information in it's performance...it's as simple as that.

I truly hope you get to the bottom of this, I am behind you all the way. It pisses me off that Rense.com had you as a headline and then dropped your link. Alot of commoners view that site. I'm one of them, and I think it's one of the best sites out there which provides alternative news coverage. Drew Curtis' idea of pure, unabashed information flow jibes well with this thing that I am feeling, a feeling of information awareness and the thought of being integral in bringing the concept of truth to light. It's kind of exciting, because it's good, and right, and just. Granted, we are not the first to ponder epiphany from this concept, but perhaps we may be blessed as the fortunate few who escape the grasps of the giant mechanism that seems to regulate this scary, confusing reality.

I'm with ya. Solidarity, they call it. Good luck, my brother. Let me know if I can email ya a coupon for a free pound of your favourite java or whatever.

~*PEACE*~

7:27 PM
There is no tube-new. Situation Rm is strange. Common citizens are not stupid, rather intimidated by events they do not understood.

My dog barks at what he does not understand because he's afraid.
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milkyway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 01:56 PM
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9. And those were "gentleman's C's" bush received, given to the spawn of the
elite when they really deserved an F.
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thereismore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 02:01 PM
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10. Very nice piece. thanks. I wonder
why we don't refer to the "ranch" as compound. Really, if you think about it, we have seen satellite pictures of it, but no real view pictures. His only way in and out is by helicopter, because a lady is waiting outside. Also, the "ranch" is closer to Waco than the Branch Davidian compound was. So why not

"The President's Compound in Waco, TX"?
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 02:07 PM
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11. Fuehrerbunker
would be closer.
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:27 PM
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21. I read this elsewhere on DU and
think it's on the mark: Let's just call it "Compound W."
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vard28 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 02:34 PM
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13. Yet another great DU post! Thanks! n/t
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blue neen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 02:51 PM
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14. Sadly enough, it's all so true.
Good job. :thumbsup:
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katty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 03:42 PM
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16. never bought bush's bull-not from day 1 of his faux pResidency
aside from his crazy base and the red states...the entire world would like to see this man driven out of office, or better, pack up and leave TODAY (the nixon 'last wave' while boarding the plane would be a nice touch)
but, bush and that madhatter cheney will have to be dragged out
of the WH.
-we are at critical mass with his crowd of crazy, greedy criminals--everyday I awake I ask myself..."will this be THE DAY?" the day we get rid of this plague...the criminality is so obvious.
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Stephanie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 03:45 PM
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17. Welcome to Waco
Burn baby burn.
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 04:26 PM
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19. Excellant piece, Bush's numbers keep falling- Cindy's support
keeps growing daily!!
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GottaLaff Donating Member (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:18 PM
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20. I'm new here
:yourock: That was an excellent post. Nearly edible. You have my undying gratitude.
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LibDemAlways Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:28 PM
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22. Welcome to DU.
You'll like it here!
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FightingIrish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:43 PM
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23. I'm honored that I earned your first post
Welcome to DU
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Batgirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-17-05 08:52 PM
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24. great summation
"pedals blissfully through the cow pies" -- love it. Can't wait for him to vanish for real.
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jose_carlos Donating Member (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 07:27 AM
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25. excellent
and not only did he hide, he managed to burry the karl rove
crisis, but like you said, he has not seemed able to avoid
this latest anti-war confrontation. all i can say is i never
voted for the village idiot...
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Trevelyan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 09:02 AM
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29. I Certainly Support Cindy, Have Been Reading As Many of the Articles
with the great photos as I can. Emailing the media, writing Cindy but I am beginning to worry that somethings like Rovegate which is beginning to look much deeper than Rove or Libby and the Fitzgerald investigation including 2 attempted bombings is getting lost.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 07:32 AM
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26. This sums it up perfectly. Very nicely said.
I couldn't add a thing to this great post. Thank you.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 07:35 AM
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27. I love some of your phrases
Neverland East!

looking more like the Branch Davidians' besieged compound

I love it. good job.

May I borrow some of those phrases for a LTTE?

Thanks


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FightingIrish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 09:29 AM
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32. Please do
Thanks for asking
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Buns_of_Fire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-18-05 07:38 AM
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28. When the going gets tough, the "tough" go bananas
I think it's emblazoned on the boosh* family shield. Or maybe on boosh's* underwear.
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