There's a reason why witnesses called to testify in a court of law are required to pledge to

Tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Things left out or embellishments stuck in pervert the truth and turn it into a lie. We recently saw that happen with Hillary Clinton's sniper fire in Tuzla and it's also been apparent in the stories told by the twenty-two dirty pensioners--perjurers in the court of public opinion--who spread half-truths and snippets of mis-information about the invasion/occupation of Iraq to deceive the American people and enrich themselves.

And yesterday Secretary Robert Gates joined them. Or maybe he just decided to do his own dirty work. Because the dirty pensioners were a Department of Defense operation.

This past Sunday, the venerable New York Times published a lengthy screed in which it was revealed that some twenty-two high ranking retired military men and one still on active duty in the Pentagon had been suborned to give false evidence, about the conduct and progress of the aggression against Iraq, to the electronic and print media.

SOURCE: Press Release

Deb Gibbons

Concord, New Hampshire ----- HR24, the Petition to Commence Impeachment Procedures in the United States Congress submitted by NH Representative Betty Hall, was tabled by the New Hampshire House on Wednesday, April 16. The vote was 227 to 95 to table the petition. Before the tabling motion was made, there was limited debate, during which most Republicans left the House floor.

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — A clear majority of New Hampshire voters favor legislation to reduce the penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use, according to a recent poll. The poll of 625 registered voters was conducted by telephone April 7 to 8 by Mason-Dixon Research for the Marijuana Policy Project and NH Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy.

By a resounding 53-34 percent margin, New Hampshire voters support "a change in the law to provide for a $100 fine without jail time for those who possess an ounce or less of marijuana for personal use."

Current New Hampshire law is one of the harshest in the nation, carrying the potential for a year in jail and a $2,000 fine for small quantities of marijuana. By contrast, driving under the influence of alcohol in New Hampshire does not carry the possibility of jail or prison time for the first offense.

A bill to reduce penalties for possessing one-quarter ounce or less of marijuana passed the New Hampshire House but faces uncertainty in the Senate, based partially on the opposition of Gov. John Lynch.

SOURCE: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00239.htm

Zubaydah, Bush and the Bureaucracy of Torture, Wednesday, 16 April 2008, 1:18 pm, BY Michael Collins

"certifiable, insane"

"The United States does not torture." - Pres. Bush, Sept. 6, 2006

The devastating attack of 9/11 conferred unprecedented popularity on the Bush administration. This was more a reflection of the strong desire for national unity in the wake of a tragedy than an endorsement of Bush policies.

After the attack, there was a frantic effort inside the administration to show a major success in their newly proclaimed war on terror. The administration knew what the public didn't: Far from being surprised by airplanes used as weapons, they'd had a series of warnings from intelligence sources that commercial airplanes were indeed the next weapon of choice by terrorists. Once that information became public, the Bush administration would need something more to boost its image.

SOURCE: Concord Monitor
State representatives to vote on resolution

By LAUREN R. DORGAN, Monitor staff, April 15, 2008

Calling President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney "domestic enemies," Pentagon Papers icon Daniel Ellsberg headlined a rally in Concord last night calling for their impeachment.

The rally, which drew more than 200 people to the Capitol Center for the Arts, was aimed at the New Hampshire House, which is considering a resolution that would call on Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney. The resolution may come to a vote on the House floor tomorrow.

A pre-rally reception for the House members who will vote on the resolution drew a couple of dozen, among them a few who said they were on the fence about the resolution. Rep. Betty Hall, the 87-year-old Brookline Democrat who is the measure's lone sponsor, was bullish, pumping her arms at a press conference and saying: "I think it's gonna pass."

SOURCE:   http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0804/S00172.htm

NH Impeachment Resolution: Betty Hall Interview, Saturday, 12 April 2008, 3:12 pm, Column: Rosalea Barker

Stateside With Rosalea Barker

The ship of state is drifting and it’s getting hard to steer
It’s a complicated issue but the direction’s pretty clear
And each of us is who we need to get to there from here
In these times
Noel Paul Stookey, “In These Times”

As someone who once helped a group of people push a stranded scow back out into the Pacific Ocean, I know personally what people can achieve when the tide is right. In this brief email interview with Betty Hall, she says:

Top Bush Advisors Approved 'Enhanced Interrogation'

Detailed Discussions Were Held About Techniques to Use on al
Qaeda Suspects

By JAN CRAWFORD GREENBURG, HOWARD L. ROSENBERG and
ARIANE de VOGUE

SOURCE: April 9, 2008, ABC News

In dozens of top-secret talks and meetings in the White
House, the most senior Bush administration officials
discussed and approved specific details of how high- value al
Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central
Intelligence Agency, sources tell ABC News.

The so-called Principals who participated in the meetings
also approved the use of "combined" interrogation techniques
-- using different techniques during interrogations, instead
of using one method at a time -- on terrorist suspects who
proved difficult to break, sources said.

Highly placed sources said a handful of top advisers signed
off on how the CIA would interrogate top al Qaeda suspects --

Had enough? Then take back our elections. Who put Bush in the White House? The American voters? No. Does this government represent YOU? If it doesn't, there's a reason for that. Representational democracy only works when the elections work. Until then, we all have this blood on our hands. It won't wash off easy.

SOURCE: BradBlog.com

Constitutional Attorney Jonathon Turley Tells MSNBC Congress Refuses To Investigate Because They 'Do Not Want to Deal With That Fact' Guest Blogged by Alan Breslauer

Jonathan Turley: It really is amazing because Congress, including the Democrats, have avoided any typed of investigation into torture because they do not want to deal with the fact that the President ordered war crimes. But evidence keeps on coming out - the only thing we don’t have is a group picture with a detainee attached to electrical wires. I mean every time we see more evidence we have more and more high ranking people at the scene of this crime. And what you get from this is that this was a premeditated and carefully orchestrated torture program. Not torture, but a torture program.

Do you vote in NH? Do you know that 84% of NH votes are counted in secret by Diebold corporation? Do you think that's okay? If you are willing to give away - give away - your democratic elections to private corporations and then pay them - pay them - to count your votes in secret, well, what do you expect to get back? Secret vote counting is not exactly the hallmark of democracy. It is the hallmark of something else altogether. Something that looks like this:

SOURCE: Harpers.org

By Scott Horton

I am distressed to see U.S. foreign policy on legal issues formulated with the sort of thinking we associate with mafia dons. If one word were to be picked to describe it, it would be “disgraceful.” The torture policy of the Bush Administration is a policy of, by and for torturers. It marks a radical departure from prior U.S. policies of honorable compliance with the Convention. We have every right to expect it to end on January 20, 2009.

The Torture Team

SOURCE: MSNBC.com

Dan Abrams talks to Artur Davis and Scott Horton about the release of Don Siegelman from prison tonight, and recaps some of his coverage on the story. Now will justice be served to Karl Rove for his role in this? I hope so but I'm not holding my breath. Sadly as long as George Bush has a pardon pen in his hand there's no use in trying to convict him now anyway since Dubya will let him walk if he's found guilty.

SOURCE: http://www.BrasscheckTV.com

http://www.BrasscheckTV.com

Most people have the sense that there was something bizarre and surreal about the sudden coordinated FBI and US news media attack on New York Governor Eliot Spitzer.

After all, unproven allegations about how he may have chosen to spend his own money on his own time hardly seems a worthy subject of front page news for a week

Review testimony from NH citizens at the NH House hearing on HR 24 the Resolution to Impeach. NH citizens from all political stripes, all adhering the the US Constitution, speak out on the need to get to the truth about the Bush administration.

View all of the youtubes here

Click the video below to hear Representative Betty Hall's testimony

CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE — A letter from Manchester mayor and likely gubernatorial candidate Frank Guinta shocked political observers after being reported in today's Union-Leader. In the letter, Guinta asked State Rep. David Scannell (D-Manchester) to resign from his position as spokesman for the Manchester school district after voting in the 193-141 majority for HB 1623, a bill reducing the penalty for possession of one-quarter ounce of marijuana to a violation punishable by a $200 fine.

According to the Union-Leader, Guinta said it was inappropriate for Scannell to support the bill because "he interacts with kids on a daily basis." This logic caused many to wonder if Guinta realizes that most of the 193 legislators who voted for the bill have children of their own, and if he thinks these individuals are now unfit to interact with their own children.

"I'm pretty sure none of these 193 representatives considered their vote to be a vote in favor of marijuana use," explained Matt Simon, executive director of the New Hampshire Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy. "And in fact, 40 of these 193 representatives were Republicans, three of whom represent Manchester — did Mayor Guinta take time to ask any of these individuals what prompted them to support the measure?"

SOURCE: Concord Monitor, Article published Mar 19, 2008, By SARAH LIEBOWITZ

Photo, KEN WILLIAMS / Monitor staff
Rep. Betty Hall, a Democrat from Brookline, (right) talks with Majority Leader Mary Jane Wallner at the State House yesterday.

The first time Rep. Betty Hall had the opportunity to vote in support of a presidential impeachment, she declined.

It was 1973 and Hall, only two years into what would become a lengthy legislative career, found herself surrounded by New Hampshire lawmakers debating a resolution urging the impeachment of then-President Richard Nixon. Opposition was overwhelming: The proposal garnered 11 votes, Hall said.

NH Representative Baldasaro (r-Londonderry) attempts to derail HR24 with illegal amendment to impeach Carol Shea Porter...HELP NEEDED - ETERNAL VIGILANCE - HELP PASS HR24

Betty Hall will be on George Corrette's radio show this morning (Thursday) from 9-10am live streaming on this web site: www.WKNH.org

George's program is called "Empire Watch" and it comes right out of Keene State College 91.3 FM (It comes right after Democracy Now! from 8-9am).

What happened Wednesday was only the tip of the iceberg revealed right here in NH....we now see plainly the cards that Bush's supporters are mounting against Betty's petition calling for commencement of impeachment hearings of Bush/Cheney.

We are shining the light of underhanded tactics.....meant to discredit and bring shame on the impeachment process and drag US Representative Carol Shea-Porter into this nefarious plot by introducing...like a toxic slug!....an illegal amendment onto Betty's petition.

Rep Betty Hall's HR24 to be voted on Wednesday, March 19.

Concord, NH - We know Rep. Hall has the courage, she is known for her integrity and today, Wednesday March 19, New Hampshire House Resolution 24 will come up for the a vote in the Full House Session.

Today on the 5th Anniversary of the Invasion of Iraq, while some around the country are discussing "sunshine patriots", Representative Hall and her colleagues will debate attributes of Jefferson's Manual, FISA, US Attorney firings and how "our right to vote protects all other rights" regarding impeachment of President Bush and Dick Cheney.

We learned at an impeachment teaching forum last night, in Manchester that they cannot ignore an impeachment subpoena or it becomes another impeachable offense. Ignoring the subpoena is what caused Nixon to decide to resign in 1 1/2 days.

Many people we have contacted including House Representatives tell us they are looking forward to the debate. US Representatives Paul Hodes and Carol Shea-Porter have been invited and could attend.

From the report below: EAC Commissioner Paul DeGregorio comes off in the report as a rather straight shooter (more on that later in this blog). Too bad the same can’t be said of former EAC Commissioner Ray Martinez. Martinez, a Democratic appointee to the EAC (now off the EAC), is prominently featured in a part of the report where the IG discusses possible outside influence in the report. According to the report, Martinez said that fellow Commissioner Donetta Davidson (a Republican appointee) came to him with tears in her eyes and told Martinez that she was being pressured not to release the voter fraud report. This pressure apparently came around June 2006, the timing of which is meaningful. This was around the same time that the White House and DOJ were putting pressure on U.S. Attorneys to help Republicans in the fall elections by pushing them to pursue voter fraud cases.

SOURCE: The Campaign Legal Center Blog, Posted March 13, 2008 BY J. Gerald Hebert: "He Said, She Said" at the EAC

SOURCE: Salon.com

Finally, we have some genuine resolve and defiance in favor of the rule of law and basic constitutional protections.

BY Glenn Greenwald

Mar. 14, 2008 | (updated below - Update II)

The House just now approved a new FISA bill that denies retroactive immunity to lawbreaking telecoms and which refuses to grant most of the new powers for the President to spy on Americans without warrants. It passed comfortably, by a 213-197 margin.

Notably, many of the 21 "Blue Dogs" who previously signed a letter indicating their support for telecom immunity and the Rockefeller bill -- including several of the six whom our highly successful fund-raising campaign earlier this week targeted -- voted (and spoke) in support of the House bill (only 10 Democrats voted against the bill, including at least a couple of progressives who think the bill doesn't go far enough). Many of those Blue Dogs were persuaded to support the bill by the protections which the bill offers to telecoms (i.e., authorizing them to introduce even classified evidence in the lawsuits to prove they complied with the law, if they actually did).