Translator alleges FBI / State Dept espionage, possible treason

[whitestar]

WASHINGTON -- APRIL 27, 2004 01:30 ET -- TomFlocco.com -- Former FBI contract linguist Sibel Dinez Edmonds did not back down regarding reported evidence she uncovered implicating espionage in the FBI and State Department when we recently asked whether she thought the explosive information would ever see the light of day.


"As you know, I cannot say much about that; but why do you think Attorney General Ashcroft asserted State Secret Privilege in my case when I decided to go public with what I had found in the translations?" she said, as we walked down the circular marble staircase from the second floor 9-11 panel hearing room to the ground floor atrium in the Hart Senate office building. Justice Department lawyers at the request of FBI Director Robert Mueller invoked the arcane legal procedure which even allows the withholding of evidence documents from the judge.

Sibel Edmonds will attend a court hearing today in Washington, DC where FBI lawyers will attempt to block a subpoena to have her deposed as a witness by attorney Ronald Motley who represents thousands of 9-11 family members in a $1 trillion lawsuit regarding terrorism finance.

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Should be an interesting day in DC courts!

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[truthspeaker]

1. go, Sibel, go!

If the Feds win this battle, and you feel compelled to go into hiding and leak what you know, I know a website operator who would be happy to post it (hint hint).
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[nadinbrzezinski]

2. Well, well maybe for once the worst theories by many

tin foil hat wearers will not reuqire a tin foil.

May you all live in interesting times, the chinese curse goes, and we are

[Killarney]

3. she should stay off small planes

[JohnyCanuck]

4. If you want to help Sibel Edmonds, it's time to step up to the plate.

Dear 9-11 activists and concerned citizens,

The following urgent action alert was forwarded to us from Catherine
Austin Fitts in support of former FBI translator and 9-11 whistle-blower
Sibel Edmonds, upon whom the DOJ is poised to place a gag order. There
are five recommended actions. Please take the time to read Catherine's
impassioned appeal below, and then take action today! We strongly urge
your participation. (Also, forward this email around to as many people
and lists as you can.)

For 9-11 Truth,

Emanuel Sferios
Webmaster, 9-11 Visibility Project
http://www.septembereleventh.org

-----
URGENT ACTION!

To ensure that the truth can be heard on 9-11, I need your support. On
April 9, 2004 I publicly accused National Security Advisor Condoleezza
Rice of lying under oath before the 9-11 Commission. On Monday, April
26, the Department of Justice is going to be in court trying to silence
Sibel D. Edmonds, an FBI whistle-blower who claims she has evidence
regarding those lies.

The DOJ is attempting to quash her subpoena ? and therefore her
testimony -- relating to a private lawsuit involving some 9-11 victims'
family members (details linked below). This private lawsuit could
potentially illuminate the Saudi role in and around 9-11. There is also
concern that the DOJ and Judge Reggie Walton will take action in
separate, pending litigation to subject Ms. Sibel to a gag order in the
name of "national security." Both actions include gagging information
that our government had specific warnings of the possibility of planes
being used as missiles.

Now is the time to take a stand! I cannot stress enough how CRITICAL it
is for the 9-11 Truth movement to stop the DOJ in this attempt to
silence Sibel Edmonds. Our success hinges on supporting those inside the
machinery of government who are willing to speak out. If we allow the
government to gag Sibel Edmonds, we will be sending the wrong message to
other potential truth-tellers. We need to let those on the inside know
the movement will support them if they come forward.

I personally have sat in the court room alone for nine years. No one
came. No one cared. It is a brutal and horrible experience. The DOJ
lawyers laugh. The judges laugh. My own attorneys felt the isolation.

Going to rallies and marches may be more fun, but we MUST support the
individuals who are confronting the system from the inside. We need to
march into court and say "NO! You will NOT stop the truth from coming
forward!"

Is Sibel Edmonds telling the whole truth? I have no idea. Is Sibel
Edmonds a perfect person? Probably not. But this is irrelevant. Sibel
Edmonds is taking the single most courageous act an insider could take ?
to publicly testify to the piece of the puzzle that she
knows, inside the very belly of the beast. And she is going up against
EXACTLY THE SAME PEOPLE AND NETWORKS WHO ARE DOING THIS SAME THING TO
ME.

Supporting Sibel Edmonds right now means supporting the principle of
protection for whistle-blowers, and for government transparency. We need
to stop the DOJ's efforts to terrorize the people who could bring out
the truth, whether it is Sibel, me, or anyone who promotes transparency
inside the machinery.

And it won't take much to turn the tide. The DOJ and the Courts
desperately rely upon the appearance of the rule of law. They WILL back
down if we confront them within the very court system they use to
maintain the appearance of legitimacy. Don't underestimate the power of
sunshine.

Here's what you can do to help. (Please do as many of these as you can.)

#1. COME TO COURT ON MONDAY!

If you live in the DC area, please come to support Ms. Edmonds and to
make sure the Judge and the DOJ know that the public insists on 9-11
transparency. The hearing will be held in the US District Court (3rd and
Constitution Avenue), in Judge Reggie Walton's courtroom, on Monday,
April 26, at 11:30 AM. Ms. Edmonds will be in front of the Constitution
entrance at 11:00.

DC Court with map
http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/location.html


#2. EMAIL AND CALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO MATTER

The Department of Justice budget is funded by the White House and the
Congress. Please email John Ashcroft and cc Bush, Cheney, Rice, Frank
Wolf (Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee), Roscoe C. Howard,
Jr. (DC US Attorney), Peter D. Keisler (Assistant Attorney General), and
Judd Greg (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
the Judiciary).

Simply copy and paste the following sample text in your email, or use
your own words.


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Dear John Ashcroft,

I have recently learned that the department of Justice is attempting to
silence Sibel D. Edmonds, a former FBI translator who is attempting to
tell the truth about 9-11. It is outrageous that my tax dollars are
being used to prevent government transparency in what appears to be a
9-11 coverup. Does this administration have something to hide? Ms.
Edmonds and any other government employees or contractors who want to
tell the truth
have a right to do so. The public has a right to know the truth!


Sincerely,

(your name)

cc: President George Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, National Security
Advisor Condaleezza Rice, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Frank
Wolf, DC US Attorney Roscoe C. Howard, Jr, Assistant Attorney General
Peter D. Keisler, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the
Judiciary Chairman, Judd Greg
-----

EMAIL ADDRESSES

Copy and paste the following addresses into the "to"
field:

[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

And please copy and paste my address into the "bcc" field so I can keep
track of how many emails are sent:

[email protected]

To email Frank Wolf, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, use this
web-mail form:

http://www.house.gov/wolf/email.html

To email the entire House Appropriations Committee, use this web-mail
form:

http://appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm \?FuseAction=ContactInformation.Contac
tForm

PHONE NUMBERS

President George W. Bush Vice President Richard Cheney: 202-456-1111
Attorney General John Ashcroft: 202-514-2001
Assistant Attorney General Peter D Keisler: 202-514-3301
DC US Attorney Roscoe C. Howard, Jr.: 202-514-7566
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Frank Wolf: 202-225-5136

Senate Appropriations Committee: 202-224-7363
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Chairman,
Judd Greg: 202-224-3324

#3. FORWARD THIS ACTION ALERT TO OTHERS


Please post this action alert to relevant lists and forward it to ten or
more people in your network who are interested in seeing the truth
emerge on 9-11. Also, contact your local media (use a google search to
find their emails and phone numbers) and encourage them
to cover the story.

#4. THROW THESE PEOPLE OUT OF OFFICE -- VOTE WITH YOUR
ATTENTION AND MONEY

While we wait until November to vote at the pools, we can vote in the
marketplace with our media attention, bank deposits, and our purchases
and investments. When we shift our market "votes" to local banks and
local media, we break up the economic power that is running the federal
government. Shift your bank deposits from a large bank to a well managed
local credit union or community bank. Shift your media attention and
subscriptions to media that is telling the truth about 9-11 and your
local media. Let's use our consumer power to break up the banking and
corporate cartel that is running our government to stop transparency and
accountability.

#5. PRAYERS AND MEDITATIONS

Our intention is for total transparency on 9-11. Keep believing and
thinking, "May it be so!"

-----
MORE INFORMATION


Documents related to the hearing on Monday
http://www.septembereleventh.org/edmonds

My public letter to Condaleezza Rice
http://www.whereisthemoney.org/hotseat/condoleezzarice.htm

Judge Reggie B. Walton overseeing the case
http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/walton-bio.html

Alert from Citizens Watch for Monday Hearing
http://www.solariactionnetwork.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php \?t=910


Stories about Sibel D. Edmonds

Lost in Translation
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/25/60minutes/main526954.shtml

Statement of FBI Whistleblower Sibel D. Edmonds and her Attorneys
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/articles/whistleblower ...

We should have had orange or red-type of alert in June or July of 2001
http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/03/26/translator/index_np.html

[whitestar]

5. Thanks JC

Was just talking to Tom Flocco about this very thing. Let's keep the pressure on and our full support behind these people!

Thanks again,

whitestar

[redqueen]

6. Thanks whitestar and JC

Keep on top of this subject. We have to try to keep it from suffering the same fate as the scandal over the treasonous outing of Agent Valerie Plame.

[JohnyCanuck]

9. You're welcome n/t

n/t

[liveoaktx]

7. THIS is what CNN should be covering

instead of Kerry's medals. Call them!

[bobthedrummer]

8. This is important.

:dem:

[JohnyCanuck]

10. Public Pressure Forces Judge to Open 9/11 Whistleblower Hearing

-- A Victory for Accountability and Transparency - News and Commentary by Kyle F. Hence

2004-04-27 | Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds could soon become the thorniest of thorns in the side of the most secretive administration in American history. Whether she does or not depends on whether or not the American public will stand up and challenge the Department of Justice’s attempt to quash the truth, avoid accountability and bury the facts behind lies, double speak and the National Security trump card.

Edmonds, showing such courage in the face of such stacked decks, deserves to be supported in her growing campaign to see that her first amendment rights as an American citizen are honored and that someone is held accountable at the FBI and elsewhere for the gross negligence or worse she uncovered as an FBI translator in the months immediately following the 9/11 attacks. http://www.911citizenswatch.org >

The first victory in this effort occurred yesterday when the U.S. District Court proceedings previously ‘sealad’ (closed to the public and press) were forced open after members of the public and press confronted the court and then U.S. Marshals directly challenging the unjustified and undocumented order for official secrecy regarding the Edmonds case that morning. The hearing in the courtroom of Bush appointed Judge Reggie Walton was scheduled to be closed but in an apparent bow to vocal objections brought by a former CIA agent, a foreign print journalist, the author of this account and Edmonds’ lawyer, the Judge elected to open the doors and allow public and press scrutiny of the proceedings.

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In the end, despite pleading and arguments made by counsel Allan Gerson on behalf the 9/11 Families and their lawsuit, the U.S. District Court Judge Reggie Walton quashed the current deposition subpoena that would have had Edmonds testifying today before the lawyers for several thousand family members who has suing those they believe are behind terrorism. However, given the need for further review of the case, and perhaps the new public and press scrutiny, Judge Walton did set a date (June 14th) for another hearing and decision on whether to allow her deposition in some form. With this much advance time there is more than enough opportunity to rally a large public audience who would be willing to show Sibel Edmonds a very strong show of support and in the process help this disturbing information reach more Americans who deserve to know.


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