A U.S. Appeals Court in New Orleans has upheld the conviction and lengthy sentences of Border Patrol Agents Ignacio Ramos and Jose Alonso Compean.
Refusing to overturn the convictions, the 3-judge panel stated that 'a jury has spoken.'
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Congressmen led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-CO), and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) had called on President Bush to commute the sentences of the two men, releasing them from prison.
Rohrabacher had even presented evidence in Congress of corruption within the U.S. Justice Department involving U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, who had prosecuted the case.
Yet so far nothing has been done to correct an obvious wrong on the part of the U.S. Government in this case.
Read all about this outrageous new development on the Border Patrol scandal HERE.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Smoking Gun Leads to Oval Office
Important and shocking facts have surfaced within the last few days that may indicate high level corruption at the Bush White House. These facts may well lead straight to the Oval Office itself.
This major scandal has nothing to do with 9/11. The 9/11 attack was not an 'inside job' no matter what wackos such as Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell have to say.
More importantly, it also has nothing to do with the present Democratic hissy-fit over the firing of eight U.S. prosecuting attorneys. The President was well within his Constitutional authority to fire those attorneys at will.
The scandal that may well lead to the unraveling of the Bush White House revolves around the prosecution and imprisonment of the two Border Patrol agents who were sent to jail for over a decade for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler in the buttocks.
We know, for example, that the two men are not guilty of the charges brought against them. Their supervisors were present when the incident took place. We also know that U.S. Attorney and Bush crony Johnny Sutton hid evidence from the court and charged the two men under statutes that were not appropriate for their alleged crimes, for the single purpose of putting them away for a long, long time.
Why was Sutton so determined to get these men out of the way for over a decade?
We know, further, that members of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security lied to Congress about this case. Republican Representative Dana Rohrabacker, R-California, can recount in minute detail each time a member of the Administration lied to him and his committee that was charged with investigating this case.
These Administration officials even admitted to that committee that they had lied.
What were their lies intended to hide?
People do not lie to Congress unless they are engaged in a cover up of some sort.
In addition, when Rep. Rohrabacker attempted to get the White House to agree to release the two Agents on bond pending the appeal of their sentence, even then the White House refused.
Why?
Part of the answer lies in formerly classified documents that were released under the Freedom of Information Act. Not only did Johnny Sutton grant the Mexican drug smuggler immunity in exchange for providing testimony against the two Agents, but he provided him with unlimited border pass privileges, even though Sutton knew he had engaged in more drug smuggling AFTER the incident in which he was shot in the buttocks by the Agents.
My friends, this kind of gross malfeasance occurs only when there is more beneath the surface than one can readily observe. Johnny Sutton, President Bush, and others involved in this case would not engage in such activity unless there were much more to hide.
The two Border Patrol agents were merely the tip of the iceberg. Under the surface lies a massive cauldron of corruption involving the Mexican government, the Bush administration, shady deals with criminals to appease Mexican government thugs, and heavy-handed attempts to suppress law enforcement at our southern border, while publicly claiming that 'we need to make sure our borders are secure.'
Sutton and others like him in the DOJ and the DHS would not be conducting these kinds of dirty deals unless they were part of an overall policy implemented by the Administration.
Rep. Rohrabacker has stated repeatedly that he is not 'out to get President Bush.' He has made it clear that he is not the enemy, even going as far as personally inviting the White House to come clean about the situation so that steps can be taken to correct it without soiling the President's reputation.
Yet at each and every juncture, Rohrabacker has been met with rudeness and stonewalling. Not even holding out an olive branch could sway the Bush White House.
As we have stated many, many times before on The Liberty Sphere, the President made what could be a politically fatal mistake when he refused to cooperate with Rep. Rohrabacker, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Rep. Tom Tancredo, and others within the Republican Party who were never the President's enemies.
Now he is facing a totally hostile environment in the Senate as the President's sworn political enemies are clearly attempting to grab at straws--anything to destroy him.
The President has refused to cooperate with the very people who have supported him through thick and thin. Now he must face hostile enemies who smell blood.
If the Democrats find out that the investigation of the firing of eight attorneys gets them nowhere, and that the dozens of other investigations they have opened all lead to dead-ends (and this most definitely WILL be the outcome), then they will gradually hop on the issue of the two innocent Border Patrol agents with a vengeance.
Of all of the investigations the Democrats hoped would lead to the demise of the Bush White House, this is the ONLY one that has the facts to back up the suspicions.
Dianne Feinstein has already sniffed out a coup. She has sent the President a memo calling for the release of Agents Ramos and Compean.
But the President is highly naive if he thinks she and her colleagues will stop there.
They will simply keep snooping around until they uncover the vast corruption involving our southern border and the country of Mexico--and the President's stubborn refusal to deal with it.
Whoever has been giving the President advice on this issue should be fired and sued for the return of their government salaries. It is obvious they are about three cards shy of a full deck and have done nothing but allow the President to become vulnerable to political suicide. In fact, their ineptitude is alarming.
Any political advisor who allows this to happen is nothing but a numbskull.
Even so, the President still has a chance to salvage his reputation, his Administration, and his Party, by coming clean, clearing out the sleaze that has infested the DOJ and the DHS, and setting the two Border Patrol agents free.
This major scandal has nothing to do with 9/11. The 9/11 attack was not an 'inside job' no matter what wackos such as Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell have to say.
More importantly, it also has nothing to do with the present Democratic hissy-fit over the firing of eight U.S. prosecuting attorneys. The President was well within his Constitutional authority to fire those attorneys at will.
The scandal that may well lead to the unraveling of the Bush White House revolves around the prosecution and imprisonment of the two Border Patrol agents who were sent to jail for over a decade for shooting a Mexican drug smuggler in the buttocks.
We know, for example, that the two men are not guilty of the charges brought against them. Their supervisors were present when the incident took place. We also know that U.S. Attorney and Bush crony Johnny Sutton hid evidence from the court and charged the two men under statutes that were not appropriate for their alleged crimes, for the single purpose of putting them away for a long, long time.
Why was Sutton so determined to get these men out of the way for over a decade?
We know, further, that members of the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security lied to Congress about this case. Republican Representative Dana Rohrabacker, R-California, can recount in minute detail each time a member of the Administration lied to him and his committee that was charged with investigating this case.
These Administration officials even admitted to that committee that they had lied.
What were their lies intended to hide?
People do not lie to Congress unless they are engaged in a cover up of some sort.
In addition, when Rep. Rohrabacker attempted to get the White House to agree to release the two Agents on bond pending the appeal of their sentence, even then the White House refused.
Why?
Part of the answer lies in formerly classified documents that were released under the Freedom of Information Act. Not only did Johnny Sutton grant the Mexican drug smuggler immunity in exchange for providing testimony against the two Agents, but he provided him with unlimited border pass privileges, even though Sutton knew he had engaged in more drug smuggling AFTER the incident in which he was shot in the buttocks by the Agents.
My friends, this kind of gross malfeasance occurs only when there is more beneath the surface than one can readily observe. Johnny Sutton, President Bush, and others involved in this case would not engage in such activity unless there were much more to hide.
The two Border Patrol agents were merely the tip of the iceberg. Under the surface lies a massive cauldron of corruption involving the Mexican government, the Bush administration, shady deals with criminals to appease Mexican government thugs, and heavy-handed attempts to suppress law enforcement at our southern border, while publicly claiming that 'we need to make sure our borders are secure.'
Sutton and others like him in the DOJ and the DHS would not be conducting these kinds of dirty deals unless they were part of an overall policy implemented by the Administration.
Rep. Rohrabacker has stated repeatedly that he is not 'out to get President Bush.' He has made it clear that he is not the enemy, even going as far as personally inviting the White House to come clean about the situation so that steps can be taken to correct it without soiling the President's reputation.
Yet at each and every juncture, Rohrabacker has been met with rudeness and stonewalling. Not even holding out an olive branch could sway the Bush White House.
As we have stated many, many times before on The Liberty Sphere, the President made what could be a politically fatal mistake when he refused to cooperate with Rep. Rohrabacker, Rep. Duncan Hunter, Rep. Tom Tancredo, and others within the Republican Party who were never the President's enemies.
Now he is facing a totally hostile environment in the Senate as the President's sworn political enemies are clearly attempting to grab at straws--anything to destroy him.
The President has refused to cooperate with the very people who have supported him through thick and thin. Now he must face hostile enemies who smell blood.
If the Democrats find out that the investigation of the firing of eight attorneys gets them nowhere, and that the dozens of other investigations they have opened all lead to dead-ends (and this most definitely WILL be the outcome), then they will gradually hop on the issue of the two innocent Border Patrol agents with a vengeance.
Of all of the investigations the Democrats hoped would lead to the demise of the Bush White House, this is the ONLY one that has the facts to back up the suspicions.
Dianne Feinstein has already sniffed out a coup. She has sent the President a memo calling for the release of Agents Ramos and Compean.
But the President is highly naive if he thinks she and her colleagues will stop there.
They will simply keep snooping around until they uncover the vast corruption involving our southern border and the country of Mexico--and the President's stubborn refusal to deal with it.
Whoever has been giving the President advice on this issue should be fired and sued for the return of their government salaries. It is obvious they are about three cards shy of a full deck and have done nothing but allow the President to become vulnerable to political suicide. In fact, their ineptitude is alarming.
Any political advisor who allows this to happen is nothing but a numbskull.
Even so, the President still has a chance to salvage his reputation, his Administration, and his Party, by coming clean, clearing out the sleaze that has infested the DOJ and the DHS, and setting the two Border Patrol agents free.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Senate Investigates Border Patrol Scandal
Washington, DC (TLS). The U.S. Senate has opened an investigation into the Border Patrol scandal that sent two innocent men, Agents Ramos and Compean, to prison. Each of the men will be in jail for over a decade.
President Bush's friend and crony from Texas, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, has made sure that anyone who seriously enforces U.S. law on illegal aliens will have a heavy price to pay. His intimidation tactics at the border have put a blanket of fear over those who attempt to control illegal border crossings.
The House of Representatives has repeatedly attempted to gain the cooperation of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Justice Department in investigating wrongdoing on the part of the government in prosecuting and convicting two innocent men.
However, the White House, the DHS, and the DOJ have essentially told the House of Representatives it can go to hell.
U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, was even contacted by Karl Rove to be informed that he would no longer have access to the White House.
Tancredo has been a persistent warrior on behalf of the two falsely accused and imprisoned Border Patrol agents.
Another great American patriot in Congress who has sought truth and justice in this case is Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California. Officials in the Bush Administration even admitted to lying to Rohrabacher's committee, which was investigating the scandal.
Despite the investigations, the pleas, and the threats of Republican Congressmen, absolutely nothing has been done to rectify one of the most despicable displays of prosecutorial misconduct and government corruption in the history of the U.S. Justice Department.
Not even the persistent pleas of the highly respected and longtime Republican Congressman from California, Duncan Hunter, could convince the Administration to do the right thing.
The Bush Administration may well regret that it did not cooperate with Rohrabacher, Tancredo, and Hunter. The U.S. Senate, under the control of Democrats, has now seized the issue.
Thus, no longer is the White House dealing with its friends in Congress. It will now go head-to-head with those who have a vested interest in completely destroying the Bush White House and putting a permanent stain on the legacy of this Administration.
To be perfectly candid, the Administration had it coming. They have brought this on themselves. By refusing to do the right thing and free the innocent Border Patrol agents, fire Johnny Sutton, and launch an investigation into government corruption of its own, the Bush White House will now suffer the consequences--a completely hostile investigation.
Normally The Liberty Sphere views investigations launched by Democrats in Congress as nothing more than political opportunism at its worst. In this case, however, we find ourselves fully supporting the Democrats in the Senate who wish to get to the bottom of this horrific scandal.
Perhaps this is one case where both Republicans and Democrats can work together to reign in an Administration that apparently operates under the assumption that it can do whatever it wants, legal or not.
Mr. Bush could help himself tremendously by admitting to the mistakes of Johnny Sutton and others, firing those who need to be ousted, and taking responsibility for those in his Administration who were neither ethical nor trustworthy.
I fear that unless Mr. Bush does his own housecleaning now, the Democrats will surely do it in 2008 with a massive sweep that will put both the White House and the Congress under their control.
And such a thing would be ominous for the country.
Read the complete story of the Senate investigation here:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200707/NAT20070716a.html
President Bush's friend and crony from Texas, U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, has made sure that anyone who seriously enforces U.S. law on illegal aliens will have a heavy price to pay. His intimidation tactics at the border have put a blanket of fear over those who attempt to control illegal border crossings.
The House of Representatives has repeatedly attempted to gain the cooperation of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Justice Department in investigating wrongdoing on the part of the government in prosecuting and convicting two innocent men.
However, the White House, the DHS, and the DOJ have essentially told the House of Representatives it can go to hell.
U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo, R-Colorado, was even contacted by Karl Rove to be informed that he would no longer have access to the White House.
Tancredo has been a persistent warrior on behalf of the two falsely accused and imprisoned Border Patrol agents.
Another great American patriot in Congress who has sought truth and justice in this case is Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California. Officials in the Bush Administration even admitted to lying to Rohrabacher's committee, which was investigating the scandal.
Despite the investigations, the pleas, and the threats of Republican Congressmen, absolutely nothing has been done to rectify one of the most despicable displays of prosecutorial misconduct and government corruption in the history of the U.S. Justice Department.
Not even the persistent pleas of the highly respected and longtime Republican Congressman from California, Duncan Hunter, could convince the Administration to do the right thing.
The Bush Administration may well regret that it did not cooperate with Rohrabacher, Tancredo, and Hunter. The U.S. Senate, under the control of Democrats, has now seized the issue.
Thus, no longer is the White House dealing with its friends in Congress. It will now go head-to-head with those who have a vested interest in completely destroying the Bush White House and putting a permanent stain on the legacy of this Administration.
To be perfectly candid, the Administration had it coming. They have brought this on themselves. By refusing to do the right thing and free the innocent Border Patrol agents, fire Johnny Sutton, and launch an investigation into government corruption of its own, the Bush White House will now suffer the consequences--a completely hostile investigation.
Normally The Liberty Sphere views investigations launched by Democrats in Congress as nothing more than political opportunism at its worst. In this case, however, we find ourselves fully supporting the Democrats in the Senate who wish to get to the bottom of this horrific scandal.
Perhaps this is one case where both Republicans and Democrats can work together to reign in an Administration that apparently operates under the assumption that it can do whatever it wants, legal or not.
Mr. Bush could help himself tremendously by admitting to the mistakes of Johnny Sutton and others, firing those who need to be ousted, and taking responsibility for those in his Administration who were neither ethical nor trustworthy.
I fear that unless Mr. Bush does his own housecleaning now, the Democrats will surely do it in 2008 with a massive sweep that will put both the White House and the Congress under their control.
And such a thing would be ominous for the country.
Read the complete story of the Senate investigation here:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200707/NAT20070716a.html
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Rohrabacher: Bush Arrogant, Shows Contempt
Washington, DC (TLS). Using his strongest language yet to lash out at President Bush, U.S. House Representative Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, described the President as 'arrogant' and exhibiting an utter 'contempt' for Congress in the Border Patrol scandal.
Rohrabacher made his remarks in a speech before the U.S. House on Monday afternoon.
Claiming that in response to the outcry of Congressmen such as Rohrabacher, Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, and others, who have all but begged the President for a pardon for the two falsely accused agents, Bush instead 'dug in his heels' and stubbornly refused to hear the mountain of evidence concerning Johnny Sutton's lies, the lies of the Department of Homeland Security, and the pain suffered by the two agents and their families.
The Department of Homeland Security, said Rohrabacher, is raging out of control with nobody truly at the helm to make sure justice is done. The Department has just now released transcripts of the Ramos-Compean trial, a full two years after the incident at the Border took place, despite persistent requests from Congress that the documents be released.
Rohrabacher further described other incidents of foot-dragging on the part of Homeland Security in providing much-needed information on the case--a case in which the Department admitted it lied.
The Congressman points the finger directly at Johnny Sutton, Alberto Gonzalez, and President Bush in fixing the blame for the debacle. In spite of written documentation proving that the government violated the chain of custody in handling vital evidence of bullet fragments in the case, and in spite of the fact that a Homeland Security official allowed the illegal alien drug smuggler to stay overnight at his personal residence after his release from the hospital, the government doggedly pursued the prosecution of agents Ramos and Compean, suppressing evidence that most assuredly would have changed the opinion of the jury.
In a display that shows just how passionately Rohrabacher feels about this case, the Congressman angrily suggested that Bush has become a puppet of the Mexican government when it comes to our southern border and that law enforcement agents are prosecuted at Mexico's bidding.
Rohrabacher stated that a Congressional investigation would ensue into charges of undue influence-peddling by the Mexican government in the U.S. judicial system--illegal activity that has been met with no objection from the Justice Department, Attorney-General Gonzalez, or President Bush.
The Liberty Sphere reported many weeks ago that this one case could spell the unraveling of the Bush Presidency. In the midst of ridiculous and laughable saber-rattling by Democrats on such insignificant matters as the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys (because the Dems are afraid their replacements will investigate in earnest the ample corruption of Congressional Democrats), the one thing that could legitimately bring down the Bush Presidency has been conspicuously ignored by Democrats.
This is because they share culpability with the President over our nation's despicable practice of deliberately failing to enforce federal law on illegal aliens.
Once more, I would like to remind the President, Attorney-General Gonzalez, Johnny Sutton, and at least 300 Democrats that the U.S. Code plainly states that aiding and abetting illegal aliens is a FELONY.
I am almost at the point of charging ALL of them with committing felonies and getting rid of the entire lot.
The nation can be most thankful that 2008 is on the way!
Rohrabacher made his remarks in a speech before the U.S. House on Monday afternoon.
Claiming that in response to the outcry of Congressmen such as Rohrabacher, Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo, and others, who have all but begged the President for a pardon for the two falsely accused agents, Bush instead 'dug in his heels' and stubbornly refused to hear the mountain of evidence concerning Johnny Sutton's lies, the lies of the Department of Homeland Security, and the pain suffered by the two agents and their families.
The Department of Homeland Security, said Rohrabacher, is raging out of control with nobody truly at the helm to make sure justice is done. The Department has just now released transcripts of the Ramos-Compean trial, a full two years after the incident at the Border took place, despite persistent requests from Congress that the documents be released.
Rohrabacher further described other incidents of foot-dragging on the part of Homeland Security in providing much-needed information on the case--a case in which the Department admitted it lied.
The Congressman points the finger directly at Johnny Sutton, Alberto Gonzalez, and President Bush in fixing the blame for the debacle. In spite of written documentation proving that the government violated the chain of custody in handling vital evidence of bullet fragments in the case, and in spite of the fact that a Homeland Security official allowed the illegal alien drug smuggler to stay overnight at his personal residence after his release from the hospital, the government doggedly pursued the prosecution of agents Ramos and Compean, suppressing evidence that most assuredly would have changed the opinion of the jury.
In a display that shows just how passionately Rohrabacher feels about this case, the Congressman angrily suggested that Bush has become a puppet of the Mexican government when it comes to our southern border and that law enforcement agents are prosecuted at Mexico's bidding.
Rohrabacher stated that a Congressional investigation would ensue into charges of undue influence-peddling by the Mexican government in the U.S. judicial system--illegal activity that has been met with no objection from the Justice Department, Attorney-General Gonzalez, or President Bush.
The Liberty Sphere reported many weeks ago that this one case could spell the unraveling of the Bush Presidency. In the midst of ridiculous and laughable saber-rattling by Democrats on such insignificant matters as the firing of eight U.S. Attorneys (because the Dems are afraid their replacements will investigate in earnest the ample corruption of Congressional Democrats), the one thing that could legitimately bring down the Bush Presidency has been conspicuously ignored by Democrats.
This is because they share culpability with the President over our nation's despicable practice of deliberately failing to enforce federal law on illegal aliens.
Once more, I would like to remind the President, Attorney-General Gonzalez, Johnny Sutton, and at least 300 Democrats that the U.S. Code plainly states that aiding and abetting illegal aliens is a FELONY.
I am almost at the point of charging ALL of them with committing felonies and getting rid of the entire lot.
The nation can be most thankful that 2008 is on the way!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Border Patrol Scandal Update
Washington, DC (TLS). The Liberty Sphere has learned that Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, intends to reveal documents that prove the illegal alien who was shot by two Border Patrol agents, resulting in lengthy prison terms for both, was involved in a second drug smuggling attempt even as he was granted immunity by U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton. According to published records revealed by WorldNetDaily News, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Department of Homeland Security possessed reports that show illegal alien Osbaldo Aldrete-Davila not only had smuggled drugs into the U.S. before, but was a suspect in yet another attempt to smuggle hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs into the country.
Yet U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton repeatedly claimed that the illegal alien was NOT a suspect under investigation for a second attempt at drug smuggling.
The jury in the trial of the two accused Border Patrol agents never received the information held by the DEA and the Department of Homeland Security--information that most assuredly would have demonstrated to the jury that the state's number one witness was totally lacking in credibility.
Had the jury known of this information, more than likely the two Border Patrol agents would have never been convicted and sent to prison.
At the very least this information is cause for a new trial of Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean. Thus, Rep. Rohrabacher will make public the documentation that the U.S. Government kept secret. The documentation will also highlight and underscore the fact that the Government lied in order to convict the two agents.
The fact that the government lied is actually a separate issue from the withholding of vital evidence from the defense and the jury. The latter is cause for a new trial. The former, however, is cause for an outright dismissal of the case and the release of the two men.
Department of Homeland Security Inspector-General Richard L. Skinner admitted to a Congressional subcommittee that he lied to that committee concerning the actions of the Ramos and Compean. Skinner had indicated to the committee that he had information that implicated the two men in felonies, information which was used during the trial to drag the reputations of the Ramos and Compean through the mud. Skinner had portrayed the two as 'bad cops' who thus deserved prosecution.
Skinner later admitted that he had no such information against Ramos and Compean.
Thus, the two Border Patrol agents were convicted under false pretenses, based upon evidence that does not exist. And this is reason enough for a full Presidential pardon and their release from prison.
But this is only the tip of the iceberg. There is a scandal of draconian proportions lurking here in this story. And the U.S. Government is up to its eyeballs in lies and deception. The sources of this graft needs to be routed out and prosecuted in order to preserve the integrity of the criminal justice system in this nation.
Yet U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton repeatedly claimed that the illegal alien was NOT a suspect under investigation for a second attempt at drug smuggling.
The jury in the trial of the two accused Border Patrol agents never received the information held by the DEA and the Department of Homeland Security--information that most assuredly would have demonstrated to the jury that the state's number one witness was totally lacking in credibility.
Had the jury known of this information, more than likely the two Border Patrol agents would have never been convicted and sent to prison.
At the very least this information is cause for a new trial of Border Patrol agents Ramos and Compean. Thus, Rep. Rohrabacher will make public the documentation that the U.S. Government kept secret. The documentation will also highlight and underscore the fact that the Government lied in order to convict the two agents.
The fact that the government lied is actually a separate issue from the withholding of vital evidence from the defense and the jury. The latter is cause for a new trial. The former, however, is cause for an outright dismissal of the case and the release of the two men.
Department of Homeland Security Inspector-General Richard L. Skinner admitted to a Congressional subcommittee that he lied to that committee concerning the actions of the Ramos and Compean. Skinner had indicated to the committee that he had information that implicated the two men in felonies, information which was used during the trial to drag the reputations of the Ramos and Compean through the mud. Skinner had portrayed the two as 'bad cops' who thus deserved prosecution.
Skinner later admitted that he had no such information against Ramos and Compean.
Thus, the two Border Patrol agents were convicted under false pretenses, based upon evidence that does not exist. And this is reason enough for a full Presidential pardon and their release from prison.
But this is only the tip of the iceberg. There is a scandal of draconian proportions lurking here in this story. And the U.S. Government is up to its eyeballs in lies and deception. The sources of this graft needs to be routed out and prosecuted in order to preserve the integrity of the criminal justice system in this nation.
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Rohrabacher: 'Bush Doesn't Give a Damn'
Washington, DC (TLS). A Republican Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives stated that President Bush 'doesn't give a damn' about the lives of the two Border Patrol agents who sit in prison, their request to be released on bond pending an appeal of their conviction denied. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, made the charge in response to the court's decision to deny the release of the two falsely accused agents who shot an illegal alien drug smuggler from Mexico in the buttocks.
According to Rep. Rohrabacher, 'the lives of agents Ramos and Compean are obviously at risk, and the President not only doesn't care about securing our southern border, he doesn't give a damn about those who protect it.'
Rohrabacher lays the blame for the entire fiasco directly at the feet of the President of the United States, whom the Congressman says is more concerned about the public relations nightmare with Mexico in the event of the release of the two agents than he is about their lives. Fear of the damage the release of the two would do to Bush's reputation with the Mexican government is the driving factor in the President's refusal to issue pardons, according to Rohrabacher.
The Liberty Sphere agrees. As we reported on Friday, nothing that has come to light about the case in the last few weeks has done anything but reinforce initial suspicions that the two Border Patrol agents are the victims of a government set-up job. The Department of Homeland Security admitted to Congress that it lied in order to secure a conviction of the two men.
Yet the President still refuses to pardon the agents or reprimand government officials handling the case. At the very least investigations should ensue into gross misconduct, and high crimes and misdemeanors, on the part of at least a dozen or more government officials connected with the case.
The longer the President waits to act the more he himself is implicated in this sordid mess.
Read the complete story here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54418
According to Rep. Rohrabacher, 'the lives of agents Ramos and Compean are obviously at risk, and the President not only doesn't care about securing our southern border, he doesn't give a damn about those who protect it.'
Rohrabacher lays the blame for the entire fiasco directly at the feet of the President of the United States, whom the Congressman says is more concerned about the public relations nightmare with Mexico in the event of the release of the two agents than he is about their lives. Fear of the damage the release of the two would do to Bush's reputation with the Mexican government is the driving factor in the President's refusal to issue pardons, according to Rohrabacher.
The Liberty Sphere agrees. As we reported on Friday, nothing that has come to light about the case in the last few weeks has done anything but reinforce initial suspicions that the two Border Patrol agents are the victims of a government set-up job. The Department of Homeland Security admitted to Congress that it lied in order to secure a conviction of the two men.
Yet the President still refuses to pardon the agents or reprimand government officials handling the case. At the very least investigations should ensue into gross misconduct, and high crimes and misdemeanors, on the part of at least a dozen or more government officials connected with the case.
The longer the President waits to act the more he himself is implicated in this sordid mess.
Read the complete story here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54418
Friday, February 09, 2007
Republican Lawmaker Calls for Resignations
Washington, DC (TLS). A Republican Congressman is now calling for the resignations of Department of Homeland Security officials who lied to Congress concerning its 'evidence,' or lack thereof, with regard to the Border Patrol debacle. U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, stated that resignations are in order for those within Homeland Security who claimed to have evidence that did not exist, resisted requests by Congress for documentation in the case, and then lied to Congress about that documentation.
The Inspector-General of the Department of Homeland Security, Richard L. Skinner, reported to a House subcommittee in September of 2006 that the Department had evidence that implicated the two Border Patrol agents in felonies.
However, when Skinner appeared before the Committee once again this week, he was questioned about that claim. Skinner stated to Rohrabacher, 'The person who told you that misinformed you.'
That person was Skinner himself. That incident of 'misinformation,' in plain English, means LIE. Thus, Skinner implicated himself in lying to Congress.
Today Rohrabacher called for Skinner's resignation. However, this problem goes far beyond Skinner. Ohers were most definitely involved in the hoax, including U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, District Judge Kathleen Cardone who presided over the case, and a host of others within the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Justice Department. A massive scheme of this magnitude, involving retrieving a convicted drug offender from Mexico and giving him immunity to testify against the agents, would have to involve persons in high levels of government. Sutton repeatedly lied about how the illegal alien came to his office. False testimony was secured from persons who were obviously threatened into silence about what they actually knew. The jury in the case never heard or saw critical evidence. And the Judge resisted any effort to release the men pending appeals. Instead, they were quickly whisked off to prison like hardened mass murderers to rot in jail for a dozen years. Most murderers are given lighter sentences.
Somebody, somewhere wanted these two agents out of the picture in a hurry.
The Liberty Sphere demands to know who and for what purpose. The public has a right to know.
We will go a step further than Representative Rohrabacher in calling for Skinner's resignation. Johnny Sutton and Kathleen Cardone should also step down. They should also face investigations for misconduct, possibly a felonious attempt to frame two innocent men.
These actions of corrupt government officials are too serious, too damaging to the credibility of the criminal justice system in America, that much more than a simple resignation is in order. It is a felony to wilfully and knowingly prosecute and convict innocent citizens. We have LOADS of evidence that government officials knew exactly what they were doing. If this is the case, then they should face jail time.
No one in this country is above the law. Not the President, not the U.S. Attorney, not the Judge, and nobody in the Department of Homeland Security. Lying to Congress is a crime as well. Those who did so must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law to show to the citizens of this country that there is still a tiny bit of integrity left in the criminal justice system. Anything less will send an ominous signal with far-reaching consequences that bode ill for this Republic.
Read more about calls for resignations here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54142
The Inspector-General of the Department of Homeland Security, Richard L. Skinner, reported to a House subcommittee in September of 2006 that the Department had evidence that implicated the two Border Patrol agents in felonies.
However, when Skinner appeared before the Committee once again this week, he was questioned about that claim. Skinner stated to Rohrabacher, 'The person who told you that misinformed you.'
That person was Skinner himself. That incident of 'misinformation,' in plain English, means LIE. Thus, Skinner implicated himself in lying to Congress.
Today Rohrabacher called for Skinner's resignation. However, this problem goes far beyond Skinner. Ohers were most definitely involved in the hoax, including U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, District Judge Kathleen Cardone who presided over the case, and a host of others within the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Justice Department. A massive scheme of this magnitude, involving retrieving a convicted drug offender from Mexico and giving him immunity to testify against the agents, would have to involve persons in high levels of government. Sutton repeatedly lied about how the illegal alien came to his office. False testimony was secured from persons who were obviously threatened into silence about what they actually knew. The jury in the case never heard or saw critical evidence. And the Judge resisted any effort to release the men pending appeals. Instead, they were quickly whisked off to prison like hardened mass murderers to rot in jail for a dozen years. Most murderers are given lighter sentences.
Somebody, somewhere wanted these two agents out of the picture in a hurry.
The Liberty Sphere demands to know who and for what purpose. The public has a right to know.
We will go a step further than Representative Rohrabacher in calling for Skinner's resignation. Johnny Sutton and Kathleen Cardone should also step down. They should also face investigations for misconduct, possibly a felonious attempt to frame two innocent men.
These actions of corrupt government officials are too serious, too damaging to the credibility of the criminal justice system in America, that much more than a simple resignation is in order. It is a felony to wilfully and knowingly prosecute and convict innocent citizens. We have LOADS of evidence that government officials knew exactly what they were doing. If this is the case, then they should face jail time.
No one in this country is above the law. Not the President, not the U.S. Attorney, not the Judge, and nobody in the Department of Homeland Security. Lying to Congress is a crime as well. Those who did so must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law to show to the citizens of this country that there is still a tiny bit of integrity left in the criminal justice system. Anything less will send an ominous signal with far-reaching consequences that bode ill for this Republic.
Read more about calls for resignations here:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54142
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Is This the Beginning of the End of the Bush Presidency?
Washington, DC (TLS). A dark cloud has descended upon the nation's capital over the past 24 hours. What began as whispers in the corners of hallways around the beltway is now becoming an angry, demanding crescendo of outrage directed at the President of the United States, the Department of Justice, and the Department of Homeland Security. One Republican lawmaker publicly warned the President late Wednesday that impeachment looms in his future if immediate action is not taken to correct a most dreadful travesty of justice, the imprisonment of two Border Patrol Agents about whom the government admits it lied in order to secure their conviction.
The thing that is adding fuel to the fire concerning the possibility of impeachment is the fact that one of the Agents was beaten to within an inch of his life over the weekend in a prison facility in which he was placed along with the general prison population--something that the government promised and assured the public it would NOT do. The attack has resulted in outrage among Republican lawmakers on the Hill. U.S. House Representative Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, was so enraged that he directly issued a warning to the President. Rohrabacher stated at a news conference late Wednesday, "I tell you Mr. President, if these men - especially after this assault - are murdered in prison, or if they lose their lives, there's going to be some sort of impeachment talk in Capitol Hill."
Rep. Rohrabacher is not the only one within the President's own party that are talking impeachment. Republicans are finally getting the message through their thick skulls that Americans are completely fed up with the government's conduct on the issue of illegal aliens. They are sick of people being allowed to work here, get medical care here, and receive an education here who do not go by the rules like everyone else who wishes to be good citizens...citizens who obey the laws of their adopted country. Americans are fed up with employers who look the other way when hiring those they know to be illegal aliens so that they can save a few bucks. And Americans are completely enraged that nothing is being done to secure our border.
And let me digress for just a moment to issue a warning to Democrats about this. Don't think that you escape culpability in this massive national disgrace. For years you have promoted the idea of open borders, lax enforcement of immigration law, and the like, because you see Hispanics as an easy mark for support. You want their votes, so you are just as guilty as Republican big business in looking the other way. Thus, if you turn this into a political issue with which to whip Republicans, take it from me--it AIN'T gonna fly. We are coming after YOU too. And you will pay a heavy price in the next election. And don't start with the hypocritical denunciations of Republicans, when you yourselves have closets so full of dirty laundry that the stench emanates upward to high heaven. I will be more than happy to roll out your record on immigration for all the world to see if you so much as hint that you plan to use this as political fodder.
Republicans on the Hill are finally getting the message, and they are in no mood to continue to play games with the nation's laws and security in order to appease a President whose shady dealings with the Mexican government trump the nation's clearly-stated laws on illegal immigration.
What began as a pesky little court case involving two supposed 'bad cops,' as the Department of Homeland Security described them, has gradually turned into a scandal of gargantuan proportions. This scandal implicates the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case, Johnny Sutton, the Judge in the case, Kathleen Cardone, Homeland Security Inspector-General Richard L. Skinner, who lied to Congress about the case, the U.S. Department of Justice, and even the White House itself. The fact that the White House has engaged in consistent stonewalling when questions are asked about the Border Patrol Hoax, plus the President's foot-dragging in the process of pardons for the two innocent Agents, only increases suspicions and outrage.
We can rest assured that Republicans in Congress notice the dubious actions of the White House. And they are snooping, as well they should. Already feeling betrayed by a President whose poor ratings in the polls brought about the loss of Congress, Republicans have very little patience with the President when it comes to a highly emotional issue that most Americans feel has been placed on the back burner--illegal aliens invading our country, aided and abetted by a Republican President and Liberal Democrats who make strange bedfellows but who are co-conspirators in allowing U.S. law to be broken for ulterior motives. The public clearly wants something done to stop it, and Republicans sense the deep sense of outrage out there in the heartland. They have no intention of allowing Mr. Bush to bring them another defeat in 2008. If he does not get the message and issue pardons for the two Agents, then Republicans will gladly seize upon the impeachment process to show the electorate that they clearly DO NOT support a President who is selling the nation's soul to Mexico.
Thus, as much as I loathe quoting a question from Dan Rather, it seems very appropriate here.
What did President Bush know, and when did he know it?
The thing that is adding fuel to the fire concerning the possibility of impeachment is the fact that one of the Agents was beaten to within an inch of his life over the weekend in a prison facility in which he was placed along with the general prison population--something that the government promised and assured the public it would NOT do. The attack has resulted in outrage among Republican lawmakers on the Hill. U.S. House Representative Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, was so enraged that he directly issued a warning to the President. Rohrabacher stated at a news conference late Wednesday, "I tell you Mr. President, if these men - especially after this assault - are murdered in prison, or if they lose their lives, there's going to be some sort of impeachment talk in Capitol Hill."
Rep. Rohrabacher is not the only one within the President's own party that are talking impeachment. Republicans are finally getting the message through their thick skulls that Americans are completely fed up with the government's conduct on the issue of illegal aliens. They are sick of people being allowed to work here, get medical care here, and receive an education here who do not go by the rules like everyone else who wishes to be good citizens...citizens who obey the laws of their adopted country. Americans are fed up with employers who look the other way when hiring those they know to be illegal aliens so that they can save a few bucks. And Americans are completely enraged that nothing is being done to secure our border.
And let me digress for just a moment to issue a warning to Democrats about this. Don't think that you escape culpability in this massive national disgrace. For years you have promoted the idea of open borders, lax enforcement of immigration law, and the like, because you see Hispanics as an easy mark for support. You want their votes, so you are just as guilty as Republican big business in looking the other way. Thus, if you turn this into a political issue with which to whip Republicans, take it from me--it AIN'T gonna fly. We are coming after YOU too. And you will pay a heavy price in the next election. And don't start with the hypocritical denunciations of Republicans, when you yourselves have closets so full of dirty laundry that the stench emanates upward to high heaven. I will be more than happy to roll out your record on immigration for all the world to see if you so much as hint that you plan to use this as political fodder.
Republicans on the Hill are finally getting the message, and they are in no mood to continue to play games with the nation's laws and security in order to appease a President whose shady dealings with the Mexican government trump the nation's clearly-stated laws on illegal immigration.
What began as a pesky little court case involving two supposed 'bad cops,' as the Department of Homeland Security described them, has gradually turned into a scandal of gargantuan proportions. This scandal implicates the U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the case, Johnny Sutton, the Judge in the case, Kathleen Cardone, Homeland Security Inspector-General Richard L. Skinner, who lied to Congress about the case, the U.S. Department of Justice, and even the White House itself. The fact that the White House has engaged in consistent stonewalling when questions are asked about the Border Patrol Hoax, plus the President's foot-dragging in the process of pardons for the two innocent Agents, only increases suspicions and outrage.
We can rest assured that Republicans in Congress notice the dubious actions of the White House. And they are snooping, as well they should. Already feeling betrayed by a President whose poor ratings in the polls brought about the loss of Congress, Republicans have very little patience with the President when it comes to a highly emotional issue that most Americans feel has been placed on the back burner--illegal aliens invading our country, aided and abetted by a Republican President and Liberal Democrats who make strange bedfellows but who are co-conspirators in allowing U.S. law to be broken for ulterior motives. The public clearly wants something done to stop it, and Republicans sense the deep sense of outrage out there in the heartland. They have no intention of allowing Mr. Bush to bring them another defeat in 2008. If he does not get the message and issue pardons for the two Agents, then Republicans will gladly seize upon the impeachment process to show the electorate that they clearly DO NOT support a President who is selling the nation's soul to Mexico.
Thus, as much as I loathe quoting a question from Dan Rather, it seems very appropriate here.
What did President Bush know, and when did he know it?
Republican Lawmaker Warns Bush of Impeachment
Washington, DC (TLS). With outrage reaching a fever pitch on Capitol Hill over the government's admission that it lied to convict two Border Patrol Agents, one Republican lawmaker is warning President Bush of impeachment proceedings. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-CA, warned the President in a news conference late Wednesday that if the two incarcerated Agents are murdered or die in prison, the President himself will be held personally responsible.
Republican lawmakers have demanded the full and free Presidential pardon of the two Agents who did the job they were hired to do to protect the nation's borders from illegal aliens. So far, the President has been dragging his feet, and White House spokesman Tony Snow has persistently stonewalled on questions related to the government's mishandling of the case, including fabricating and falsifying evidence, lying to a court of law, lying to Congress, and incarcerating two men the government knew to be innocent of the charges.
Unless the President immediately takes the steps necessary to release the two men from prison and launch a full, relentless investigation of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, then I am quite certain Republicans will do the job Democrats have threatened in the past. They will launch impeachment hearings against the President.
All of this, of course, would be unnecessary if the President steps up to the plate, admits that people within the government engaged in willful deception, take steps to prosecute the guilty, and releases the innocent Agents from prison. This would clear the President's name and reputation and avert pending impeachment proceedings launched by members of his own party.
As it stands now, however, the President is implicated in the entire mess due to his close ties to the main players. If the President was unaware of the corruption of his cronies in this case, then he needs to say so and undertake the necessary steps to rid the government of their shameful presence.
Click here for more on impeachment talk:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200702/NAT20070207d.html
Republican lawmakers have demanded the full and free Presidential pardon of the two Agents who did the job they were hired to do to protect the nation's borders from illegal aliens. So far, the President has been dragging his feet, and White House spokesman Tony Snow has persistently stonewalled on questions related to the government's mishandling of the case, including fabricating and falsifying evidence, lying to a court of law, lying to Congress, and incarcerating two men the government knew to be innocent of the charges.
Unless the President immediately takes the steps necessary to release the two men from prison and launch a full, relentless investigation of the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, then I am quite certain Republicans will do the job Democrats have threatened in the past. They will launch impeachment hearings against the President.
All of this, of course, would be unnecessary if the President steps up to the plate, admits that people within the government engaged in willful deception, take steps to prosecute the guilty, and releases the innocent Agents from prison. This would clear the President's name and reputation and avert pending impeachment proceedings launched by members of his own party.
As it stands now, however, the President is implicated in the entire mess due to his close ties to the main players. If the President was unaware of the corruption of his cronies in this case, then he needs to say so and undertake the necessary steps to rid the government of their shameful presence.
Click here for more on impeachment talk:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewNation.asp?Page=/Nation/archive/200702/NAT20070207d.html
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