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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 3:28 PM
Subject: FW: Petition
Hello all,
Sibel Edmonds sent me an email and asked
that I forward it to addresses I have. Since she is one brave
lady to stand up for America, I think America needs to stand up for her
and sign the petition at the link below.
She has been trying to get the IG report
released regarding the DOJ / Ashcroft / Bush dealings regarding her and
what she found as an FBI translator that totally disputes the BUSH
MYTHOLOGY of what 9-11 was all about and who did it.
Sibel found drug trafficking, money
laundering, foreign names and AMERICAN NAMES involved in pre-9-11
financing and not all of that came from counter-terrorism (Richard
Clarke's group), some of that came from ongoing investigations within
the FBI that date back to about 1998. In short folks, we have
been lied to and lied to big time.
In short, this is yet another set of facts
and truth that our President, his administration, the 9-11 Commission
and the "sell-out America" artists on Capitol Hill have tried to
suppress.
Keep your eyes on www.onlinejournal.com where I
am breaking a 6 part series titled "Pop Goes the Bush
Mythology Bubble", and pay attention when each of those 6
articles appears. Hard hitting facts regarding 9-11 have
already left my hands to the prosecutors and distribution to the public
both here and abroad.
I have instructed my webmaster to add
Sibel's petition link to my website under "Breaking News" and ask that
each of you stand up for this brave lady and sign the petition.
Remember, we are America, not those that
are selling all of us out in DC.
Karl
Subject: Sibel D. Edmonds Petition
Hi Karl,
I am starting a petition demanding the release of the IG Report,
followed by a joint investigation and hearings by Congress Re: FBI
wrongdoings/accountability. In addition to collecting signatures, I'll
recruit various organizations' (such as POGO, GAP, NWC, Pubic
Citizen,etc.) backing/support.
First, please join me by signing this petition and disseminating it to
as many people as you can (friends, family members, colleagues,...).
Our Congress has been ignoring these issues. But lets not give up, and
lets make these issues difficult/impossible to ignore.
The link for this petition: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/deniz18/petition.html
Second, I wrote a request letter with the link to this petition. It is
attached and copy-pasted below. I need your help to disseminate and
promote this to as many websites/organizations/internet forums as
possible. Can you help me with that? Is it possible to have this on
your website?
Thank you so very much for all your support.
Best,
Sibel
12/01/2004
Dear Fellow Citizens:
For the past three years the United States Department of Justice has
been relentlessly engaged in actions geared towards covering up my
reports and investigations into my allegations. These actions include
gagging the United States Congress, blocking court proceedings in my
case by invoking state secret privilege, quashing a subpoena for my
deposition on information regarding 9/11, withholding documents
requested under the Freedom of Information Act, and preventing the
release of the Inspector General's report of its investigations into my
reports and allegations. My reports, many of which have been confirmed
by the United States Senate and leaked memos by the Department of
Justice, involve criminal conduct against our national interests,
serious security breaches threatening our intelligence, intentional
mistranslation of intelligence with severe consequences, and
intentional blocking of certain terrorism and criminal cases from being
investigated by our government officials.
This is not just about our government's relentless fight against me,
and my information. This fight is also directed against what is known
as "the public's right to know" in our essential oversight
responsibility over our government as responsible citizens. These
actions by our government are not geared toward protecting the
'national security' of the United States. On the contrary, they are
endangering our national security by covering up facts and information
related to criminal activities against this country and it's citizens.
The Department of Justice and this administration are fully aware that
making this information public will bring about the question of
accountability. And they do not want to be held accountable. It is for
these reasons that I have been striving to get the Congress to release
the long overdue report by the Department of Justice Office of
Inspector General, and to hold its own public hearings regarding these
issues. In a letter written July 9, 2004 to the Attorney General,
regarding the classification of the entire report on my case by the
Inspector General's office, Senator Grassley and Senator Leahy
stated: "We fear that the designation of information as
classified in these cases serves to protect the executive branch
against embarrassing revelations and full accountability. Releasing
declassified versions of these reports, or at least portions or
summaries, would serve the public's interest, increase transparency,
promote effectiveness and efficiency at the FBI, and facilitate
Congressional oversight. To do otherwise could damage the public's
confidence not only in the government's ability to protect the nation,
but also in the government's ability to police itself."
I know that it is very easy to get discouraged with the system and give
up the fight. I know sometimes it makes sense to consider attempts to
bring about transparency and accountability futile. I know many of us
believe that by voting once every few years, paying our taxes in a
timely manner, and abiding by the law, we more than fulfill our
obligations as citizens of this great democratic nation. I myself used
to sincerely believe that. There have been times when I came so very
close to giving up, knowing that all those available channels I had
pursued, from the Congress to the Courts, from the IG's office to the
9/11 Commission, became rock solid walls and ears deafened to the voice
of public concern. Giving up would have been the easiest way to stop
the time, energy, and financial resources being consumed in my
fruitless battle to bring about truth, transparency, and
accountability. For me, there were times it would have been very easy
to stop, to get disgusted and give up; if it weren't for those words of
wisdom from our founding Fathers who said: "The price of liberty, is
eternal vigilance." If it wasn't for the fact that I have lived in
countries where the words freedom, liberty, transparency and
accountability represented fantasy, surrealism, and impossibility;
which gave me more reasons to treasure what this great country and its
Constitution offered me as its citizen.
I was told so many times by so many people that " These issues are so
troubling, but this is the government and we can't do anything about
it. We can't rock the boat." But stop for a second and think
about it: We elect the captains of this boat, we maintain and sustain
this boat through our taxes, and we, the people, suffer the
consequences when this boat malfunctions, as we did on September 11. If
we don't have the right to rock this boat, when this boat or part of it
is badly in need of being rocked and repaired, then who does?
Our Congress must fulfill the "checks and balances" responsibilities of
the Constitution in the exercise of its fundamental duties, including
probing deeper to produce more information about government activities
as part of its appropriations, authorization, and oversight functions.
We the people have put these representatives in the Congress. We the
people have given them the authority to ensure oversight, integrity,
transparency, and accountability of our government and our rights.
Thus, we the people have the right and the power to demand that our
representatives fulfill these obligations.
Government transparency is fundamental to democracy. As Thomas
Jefferson wrote, "Information is the currency of democracy." Our
Democracy cannot endure without a committed citizenry and an open
government that answers to the people. Our Democracy has survived
because of the participation of its citizenry, which completely depends
on the government's transparency and accountability.
I am asking for your support to do just that - demand government
transparency and accountability. Please read the following petition
demanding the immediate release of the long-completed IG Report,
followed by public Congressional hearings, by clicking on the link
below. If clicking doesn't seem to work, you can copy and paste the
link into your browser's address window, or retype it there. If you
agree, if you want answers and accountability, please sign this
petition.
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/deniz18/petition.html
Sincerely,
Sibel D. Edmonds