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March 30, 2006
QUOTES
FROM
HISTORY
"Beer is proof that
God Loves us and
wants us to be happy"
Benjamin Franklin
"Fate is the same for
the man who holds
back, the same if he
fights hard. We are
all held in a single
honor, the brave with
the weaklings. A
man dies still if he
has done nothing, as
one who had done
much."
Homer, Iliad
"We shall go on to
the end. We shall
fight in France, we
shall fight on the
seas and oceans, we
shall fight with
growing confidence
and growing
strength in the air,
we shall defend our
Island, whatever the
cost may be, we
shall fight on the
beaches, we shall
fight on the landing
grounds, we shall
fight in the fields and
in the streets, we
shall fight in the
hills; we shall never
surrender."
Winston Churchill
"We Shall Never
Surrender" speech
before the House of
Commons
June 4, 1940
View The Competing Immigration Reforms Bill In Their Entirety
You’ve heard and seen the debate about immigration reform. Now view the
competing immigration reform bills of United States House Of Representatives
(H.R. 4437 – “Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control
Act of 2005” (Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James Jr.) and the United States Senate
(Senate Bill 2454 – “Securing America’s Borders (Sen. Frist, William H.) and
(Senate Bill 1033 – “Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act” (Sen. McCain,
John and Sen. Kennedy, Edward M.).
Now, you can read each of these competing bills in their entirety by clicking
below.
H.R. 4437 (Sensenbrenner) S.B. 2454 (Frist) S.B. 1033 (McCain/Kennedy)
April 3, 2006
United States Supreme Court Denies Review Of Appeal In Jose Padilla v. C.T.
Hanft, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig
Today, the United States Supreme Court denied review of the appeal of Jose
Padilla v. C.T. Hanft, United States Navy Commander, Consolidated Naval Brig,
547 U.S. ____ (2006). Jose Padilla is a United States Citizen apprehended at
Chicago's O'Hare airport after the President issued an order to the Secretary Of
Defense designating Padilla as an enemy combatant and ordering his military
detention. The instant case arises as a result a petition filed by Padilla on July 2,
2004 requesting he be released immediately or charged with a crime. On
February 28, 2005, the District Court of South Carolina granted the petition. On
September 9, 2005, the Court Of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed the
judgment. After filing his petition for review by the U.S. Supreme Court, Padilla
was charged with various federal crimes. In denying review, Justice Kennedy
wrote "Padilla's current custody is part of the relief he sought." Justice Ginsberg
wrote a dissenting opinion dissenting from the denial of the petition. [Click here
to read the opinion by Justice Kennedy]. [Click here to read the dissenting
opinion by Justice Ginsberg].
March 30, 2006
United Nations Security Council Calls For Iran To Suspend All Nuclear
Enrichment Related Activities
In its March 29, 2006 session, the United Nations Security Council called for Iran
to suspend all nuclear enrichment related and reprocessing activities including
research and development. The Council requested that the IAEA provide a
report in 30 days to assist in the monitoring of Iran's activities. The Council
seeks to determine whether Iran's nuclear program is for "exclusively peaceful
purposes." With regard to steps to be taken by the Security Council after 30
days, John Bolton, United States Ambassador to the United Nations stated: "So
there’s no ambiguity in what we’re waiting for here – we’re waiting for the
Iranians to do what they themselves have said they were going to do and violated
and the obligations that they undertook by being a member of the IAEA. Now
what will the Iranians do in the next 30 days, I certainly don’t know, but as I said
to you earlier, we’re prepared to be back here on the 31st day given the Iranian
record to date of consistently flouting the International Atomic Energy Agency
attempting to obscure what they’ve done and to continue to pursue nuclear
weapons. Now what happens at that point will be the subject of discussions in
Berlin tomorrow when Secretary Rice meets with her counterparts, but they will
be having a forward looking discussion." [Click here to read Ambassador
Bolton's remarks following the Security Council session].
March 29, 2006
Government Investigators Transport Radioactive Material Across
Northern And Southern Border Crossings
Yesterday, the United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs heard testimony on Border Security. Testimony was given by
Eugene E. Aloise, Director, Nuclear & Nonproliferation Issues, Natural
Resources and Environment , Government Accountability Office;
Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits & Special
Investigations, Financial Management & Assurance , Government
Accountability Office; and Keith A. Rhodes, Chief Technologist, Center
for Technology and Engineering , Government Accountability Office.
During his testimony, Mr. Kurtz testified that investigators purchased
amounts of radioactive material sufficient to manufacture two dirty
bombs that would result in small radiation exposures that would not
cause death or illness. The investigation involved the purchase of small
amounts of radiation from commercial suppliers Washington, D.C. area
by posing as employees of a fictitious company in the Washington, D.C.
The purpose of the investigation was to determine whether radiation
portal monitors would detect radioactive sources carried by
investigators, whether border crossing inspectors exercised due
diligence in determining the authenticity of papers presented by the
investigators and whether a National Regulatory Commission document
could be counterfeited by information readily accessible to the public.
Mr. Kurtz concluded that investigators purchased, received and
transported radioactive sources across the southern and northern
borders of the United States with ease. Mr. Kurtz' testimony gives
specific details of how investigators were able to accomplish their tasks.
The Government Accountability Office investigation into border crossing
security was an important test of our nation's ability to deal with border
security. However, the investigation and Mr. Kurtz' testimony was
conveniently omitted from any of the sources of main stream media.
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