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House Democrats Issue ‘Fast & Furious’ Report

January 31st, 2012 · No Comments

Yesterday, led by Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a 95-page report on their investigation of Operation: Fast & Furious, the controversial gun-running operations that’s taken place during Attorney General Eric Holder’s watch at the Department of Justice. Though I won’t go into many details [...]

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Politically-Motivated Raids Punish Gibson Guitar

September 8th, 2011 · 3 Comments

On the morning of Aug. 24, federal agents raided Gibson Guitar Corporation factories in Nashville and Memphis on the premise that the use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal.  But that’s not all!  Even more disturbing facts have surfaced about the raid since then, leading many to conclude [...]

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Congressman Demands Answers About Gun Ops (Update)

July 12th, 2011 · 1 Comment

Barely 24 hours after I revealed video showing President Barack Obama tied directly to Project Gunrunner, a member of the House Homeland Security Committee is demanding answers from Attorney General Eric Holder and Acting ATF Director Kenneth E. Melson about reports that the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [...]

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Government Transparency Causes ‘Blindness’

August 31st, 2010 · 2 Comments

If my experience with one U.S. Department of Justice agency is indicative of how the federal government operates in this new era of transparency, then I must conclude that transparency causes “blindness.” Several times during the past 18 months, I’ve contacted people at the National Institute of Justice — the research, development and evaluation arm [...]

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Clinton’s Waco Actions Render Claims of OKC Bombing Cover Up More Believable Than Ever

April 20th, 2010 · No Comments

If President Bill Clinton was the man in charge of the federal government’s bungling of the standoff at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco 16 years ago, then claims about his involvement in a cover up of the Oklahoma City Bombing become more plausible. The video above shows former Clinton advisor Dick Morris sharing details [...]

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Objectivity Distant Memory at ABC News

April 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment

“Live from a remote cave in Afghanistan, this is Osama Bin Laden reporting.” Upon hearing an ABC News reporter using that name to sign off, the average American would probably receive anything the reporter said with a healthy dose of skepticism.  Why?  Because most Americans recognize the name of the Al-Qaeda leader and would not [...]

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Expert Says Bribery Video ‘Authentic and Unaltered’

March 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

An expert working for Ecuador’s Judiciary Council has filed a report this week, stating that the videotapes Chevron Corporation officials provided to the government of Ecuador and the U.S. Department of Justice six months ago are authentic and unaltered.  As a result, charges levied by the Amazon Defense Coalition, plaintiff in a 16-year-old, $27 billion [...]

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