Public Pressure Forces Judge to Open 9/11 Whistle Blower Hearing!

[TNOE]

Awesome - WE are making a difference! Screw you fascist bastards!

http://www.unobserver.com/index.php?pagina=layout5.php&id=1619&blz=1

Snips from E-mail - to be posted FAR AND WIDE:

Former Bush I official credits 911Visibility.org with forcing public FBI hearing "former Bush I official, Catherine Austin Fitts, who helped orchestrate a grass-roots lobbying campaign, with the 9/11 Visibility Project, in support of Sibel Edmonds, said that this was a case in which citizen and press demands for transparency won out over the strong arm of the Department of Justice and the Court's effort to
keep all hidden behind closed doors. "It ís a great victory. Don't
underestimate your power," said Fitts."

For Immediate Release
April 27

Contact:
Kyle F. Hence
401-935-7715
[email protected]

Public Pressure Forces Judge to Open 9/11 Whistleblower Hearing -- A
Victory for Accountability and Transparency

News and Commentary by Kyle F. Hence ? April 27, 2004

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 Justiceís 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.

The first victory in this effort occurred yesterday when the U.S.
District Court proceedings previously ësealadí (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 Edmondsí lawyer, the Judge elected to open the doors and allow public and press scrutiny of the proceedings.

Upon hearing the news, former Bush I official, Catherine Austin Fitts,
who helped orchestrate a grass-roots lobbying campaign, with the 9/11
Visibility Project, in support of Sibel Edmonds, said that this was a
case in which citizen and press demands for transparency won out over
the strong arm of the Department of Justice and the Courtís effort to
keep all hidden behind closed doors. "Itís a great victory. Donít
underestimate your power," said Fitts.

Edmonds is the latest in a string of FBI whistleblowers, including
Colleen Rowley and Robert Wright, who have come forward before and since 9/11 with damning evidence and allegations which taken together show a disturbing pattern of spiked and compromised investigations and
investigative or intelligence assignments of the most junior or
incompetent of agents to the most important of charges.

[Jeezwhiz]

1. The Blame Game

Let's get real people; the blame lies with Osama bin Laden who activated sleeper cells that has been here for years. The 9/11 commission is bogus and full of hacks on both sides.

[TNOE]

2. Baaaahaaaaahaaaaa

Broaden your horizons - educate yourself..... more like binBushCheney did 9/11

[leftchick]

3. The blame lies with the aWol* ass in chief....

who wasn't doing his fucking job.... quit watching faux.

[Bandit]

4. Right and Bush* wasn't on vacation for over half his first year either

The facts were there for his administration to deal with and he went on vacation. What a fine man we have as leader of this nation don't ya think? :crazy:

[Jeezwhiz]

6. Needs to Go

Bushco needs to go and hopefully to trial once his reign of terror is over but the 9/11 issue ain't the one that will hang him; Iraqgate will. The 9/11 commission is a pissing contest over who didn't what and when and no one is stepping up.

[Toucano]

8. Add to that

the fact the Dubya didn't READ his PDB's!

He had Tenent read them to him or summarize them for him.

Lazy, ignorant, miserable failure. That's our Dubya!

[Joanne98]

14. Bush has been on vacation 40% of his presidency.

Somebody counted it all up. :)

[mzmolly]

7. And, it's all Monica Lewinsky's fault. Afterall she showed Bill her thong

what's a poor guy to do?

GEOGE BOOSH was the COMMANDER AND CHIEF :puke: on September 11. He had NUMEROUS warnings, and did NOT PURSUE THE MATTER.

The defense is "well they didn't say what time exactly"... :eyes:

Sorry, that doesn't cut it my friend. He had EVERY responsibility to try and find out more. His so called terrorism commission NEVER met.

Ask yourself why?

[tandot]

12. Jeewhiz, we all know that everything is Clinton's fault

...everthing is his fault: He started the Civil War, WW I and WW II, the Vietnam war...and it is actually him that started the war on Iraq.

And that huge deficit...isn't Bush's fault, either

I am starting to get a headache...and I am certain that this is Clinton's fault, too.








:crazy:

[callous taoboy]

15. Jeez-

Freeperville misses you.

[redqueen]

16. Who didn't give a crap about those sleeper cells? BUSH

He and his whole nincompoop administration, goofing off and picking their noses for months while terrorists plotted.

Nice job, screwups!

[seemslikeadream]

17. JeezWhiz your my kinda guy come here and let me give you a big kiss

[cthrumatrix]

5. when will we hear her testomony...?

[skooooo]

9. Things that give you some hope...

...People do have power to get what they want from government, if they get off their asses and demand it . Doesn't always work, maybe, but you have to keep up some hope.

[JohnyCanuck]

10. It's up to us to make sure they keep feeling the pressure

Maybe action item #1 below had some effect, so don't let up now on items 2 through 5.

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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.


-----
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!"

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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

[redqueen]

18. Thanks for posting this again

and for all your hard work!

[Minstrel Boy]

11. Small victories add up.

Let's have some more of them!

:toast:

[Th1onein]

13. Hoorah! This will sink Bush's ship!