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Betrayal in
Atlantic City - CRDA
A
New York Times editorial about how CRDA has failed to hit their objectives
to solve blight and how they then changed their objectives to pump cash
back into the casinos. Read
the editorial here.
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Congressmen Frank LoBiondo, Gene Taylor and Senator Olympia Snow
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AMERICAN
WAR DEAD DAILY
9-11 Timeline 7000 Reports
Sgt.
Shawn M. Dunkin, 25, of Columbia, S.C.
Pfc. Matthew
C. Bowe, 19, of Coraopolis, Pa.
Pfc. Adare
W. Cleveland, 19, of Anchorage, Alaska died Feb. 19 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of wounds suffered when the vehicle they were in was struck by an
improvised explosive device.They were assigned to the 1st Squadron, 89th
Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort
Drum, N.Y.
Capt. Todd M. Siebert, 34, of Baden, Pa., died Feb.
16 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance Cpl.
Brian A. Escalante, 25, of Dodge City, Kan., died Feb. 17 while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned
to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Lance Cpl.
Blake H. Howey, 20, of Glendora, Calif., died Feb. 18 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion,
7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Pfc. Brett
A. Witteveen, 20, of Shelby, Mich., died Feb. 19 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to Marine
Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sgt. Clinton
W. Ahlquist, 23, of Creede, Colo., died Feb. 20 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion,
4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force,
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Buddy J. Hughie, 25, of Poteau, Okla., died Feb.
19 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact
with enemy forces using small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades.Hughie
was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 180th Infantry, Oaklahoma Army National
Guard, Ada, Okla.
Spc.
Louis G. Kim, 19, of West Covina, Calif., died Feb. 20 in Ramadi,
Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces
using small arms fire.Kim was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt,
Germany.
Staff
Sgt. David R. Berry, 37, of Wichita, Kan., died Feb. 22 in Qasim,
Iraq, when the vehicle he was in struck an improvised explosive device.Berry
was assigned to 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National
Guard, Dodge City, Kansas.
Sgt.
Richard L. Ford, 40, of East Hartford, Conn., died Feb. 20 in
Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered during combat operations.Ford was assigned
to 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd
Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Pfc.
Jason D. Johns, 19, of Frankton, Ind., died Feb. 21 in Bagram,
Afghanistan, of a non-combat related injury. His death is under investigation.
Johns was assigned to the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd
Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.
Spc.
Christopher K. Boone, 34, died Feb. 17 in Balad, Iraq, of a non-combat
related injury.Boone was assigned to the 121st Infantry (Long Range Surveillance),
Georgia Army National Guard, Fort Gillem, Ga.
Cpl.
Timothy D. Lewis, 20, of Lawrenceburg, Ky., died Feb. 15 as a
result of non-hostile action in Jolo, Republic of the Philippines. His
death is under investigation.Lewis was assigned to Combat Logistics Regiment
37, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa,
Japan.
Pvt.
Kelly D. Youngblood, 19, of Mesa, Ariz., died Feb. 18 in Ramadi,
Iraq, of wounds suffered during combat operations.He was assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.
Chief
Warrant Officer Hershel D. McCants Jr., 33, of Ariz.McCants
was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky., and
Chief Warrant
Officer John A. Quinlan, 36, of New Jersey.Quinlan was assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne),
Fort Campbell, Ky., and
Sgt. Adam
A. Wilkinson, 23, of Fort Carson, Colo.Wilkinson was assigned
to the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne),
Fort Campbell, Ky., and
Spc. Travis
R. Vaughn, 26, of Reinbeck, Iowa.Vaughn was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort
Campbell, Ky., and
Spc. Brandon
D. Gordon, 21, of Naples, Fla.Gordon was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), Fort
Campbell, Ky., and
Pfc. Ryan
C. Garbs, 20, of Edwardsville, Ill.Garbs was assigned to the
3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga., and
Pfc. Kristofer
D. S. Thomas, 18, of Roseville, Calif.Thomas was assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
All died Feb. 18 in southeastern Afghanistan when the Chinook helicopter
they were in crashed.The incident is under investigation.
Sgt.
Matthew S. Apuan, 27, of Las Cruces, N.M., died Feb. 18 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy
using small arms fire while on combat patrol.Apuan was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc.
Chad E. Marsh, 20, of Wichita, Kan., died Feb. 18 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of wounds suffered when a grenade detonated near him during combat
operations.Marsh was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Pfc.
Justin T. Paton, 24, of Alanson, Mich., died Feb. 17 in Taramia,
Iraq, when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms
fire.Paton was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st
Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt.
1st Class William C. Spillers, 39, of Terry, Miss., died Feb.
17 in Baghdad, Iraq, from a non-combat related injury.Spillers was assigned
to the 230th Finance Detachment, Jackson, Miss. The incident is under
investigation.
Sgt. Pedro
J. Colon, 25, of Cicero, Ill.
Spc. Montrel
S. Mcarn, 21, of Raeford, N.C., died Feb. 19 in Baghdad, Iraq,
of wounds suffered when their unit came under attack by enemy forces using
multiple weapons.They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry
Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. John
D. Rode, 24, of Pineville, N.C., and
Sgt. Carl
L. Seigart, 32, San Luis Obispo, Calif., and
Spc. Ronnie
G. Madore Jr., 34, of San Diego. Ca., died
Feb. 14 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated
near their vehicle. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry
Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Branden C. Cummings, 20, of Titusville, Fla.,
died Feb. 14 in Baqubah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device exploded
near his vehicle during combat perations.Cummings was assigned to the
1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Lance
Cpl. Daniel T. Morris, 19, of Crimora, Va., died Feb. 14 while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.Morris was assigned
to 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine
Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Sgt. First
Class Allen Mosteiro, 42, of Fort Worth, Texas, died Feb. 14
in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with
the enemy using small arms fire during combat operations Feb. 13 in Taji,
Iraq.Mosteiro was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment,
1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Pfc. Nickolas
A. Tanton, 24, of San Antonio, died Feb. 13 in Kirkuk, Iraq,
from non-combat related injuries.He was assigned to the 3rd Brigade Special
Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks,
Hawaii.
The incident is under investigation.
Petty Officer
2nd Class Laquita Pate James, 23, of Orange Park, Fla., died
Feb. 12 of apparent natural causes while deployed aboard the multipurpose
amphibious assault ship the USS Bataan.The cause of death is under investigation.
James was a Navy master-at-arms supporting operations off the Horn of
Africa aboard the USS Bataan.
Spc. Dennis
L. Sellen Jr., 20, of Newhall, Calif., died Feb. 11 in Umm Qasr,
Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
185th Infantry Regiment, Fresno, Calif. The incident is under investigation.
Pvt. Clarence
T. Spencer, 24, of San Diego, died Feb. 4 in Balad, Iraq, of
wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy using small
arms fire in Baqubah, Iraq. Spencer was assigned to the 1st Battalion,
12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. Robert
B. Thrasher, 23, of Folsom, Calif., died Feb. 11 in Baghdad,
Iraq, of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with the enemy
using small arms fire during combat patrol.Thrasher was assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Pfc. Brian
A. Browning, 20, of Astoria, Ore., died Feb. 6 in Baghdad, Iraq,
of wounds suffered from enemy small arms fire while conducting security
operations. Browning was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum,
N.Y.
Pfc. Tarryl
B. Hill, 19, of Shelby Township, Mich.,
died Feb. 7 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Hill was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 1st Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Mount Clemens, Mich.
Sgt. Long
N. Nguyen, 27, of Portland, Ore.,
died Feb. 10 in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, of a non-combat related wound.Nguyen
was assigned to the 141st Brigade Support Battalion, Portland, Ore.
The incident is under investigation.
Sgt. James J. Regan, 26, of Manhasset, N.Y., died Feb.
9 in northern Iraq of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle while on combat patrol.Regan was assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Ga.
Lance Cpl.
Matthew P. Pathenos, 21, of Ballwin, Mo.,
died Feb. 7 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Pathenos was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine
Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Bridgeton, Mo.
Staff Sgt.
Alan W. Shaw, 31, of Little Rock, Ark., and
Staff Sgt.
Eric Ross, 26, of Kenduskeag, Maine, and
Spc. Leeroy
A. Camacho, 28, of Saipan, Mariana Islands.
died Feb. 9 in Baqubah, Iraq, of wounds suffered from an explosion during
breaching operations.The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion,
12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Sgt. James J. Holtom, 22, of Rexburg, Idaho and
Spc. Ross
A. Clevenger, 21, of Givens Hot Springs, Idaho, and
Pvt. Raymond
M. Werner, 21, of Boise, Idaho. died
Feb. 8 in Karmah, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive
device detonated near their unit while on combat patrol.The soldiers were
assigned to the 321st Engineer Battalion, Boise, Idaho.
Capt. Jennifer
J. Harris, 28, of Swampscott, Mass., and
1st Lt. Jared
M. Landaker, 25, of Big Bear City, Calif.
and
Sgt. Travis
D. Pfister, 27, of Richland, Wash. and
Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, 30, of Toms River, N.J., and
Sgt. James R. Tijerina, 26, of Beasley, Texas All five
Marines died Feb. 7 when the helicopter they were flying in crashed while
supporting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.
Harris, Landaker, Pfister, and Tijerina were assigned to Marine Medium
Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft
Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Saba was assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262, Marine Aircraft
Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa,
Japan. The cause of the incident is under investigation.
Sgt. Maj. Joseph
J. Ellis, 40, of Ashland, Ohio, died Feb. 7 while conducting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.Ellis was assigned to Battalion
Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 15th Marine Expeditionary
Unit (Special Operations Capable), I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp
Pendleton, Calif.
Cpl.
Jennifer M. Parcell, 20, of Bel Air, Md., died Feb. 7 while supporting
combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Parcell was assigned to
Combat Logistics Regiment 3, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary
Force, Okinawa, Japan.
Sgt.
Joshua J. Frazier, 24, of Spotsylvania, Va., died Feb. 6 while
conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Frazier was assigned
to 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Lance
Cpl. Brandon J. Van Parys, 20, of New Tripoli, Pa., died Feb.
5 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. He was
assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II
Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Petty
Officer 1st Class Gilbert Minjares Jr., 31, of El Paso, Texas,
and Petty Officer 3rd Class Manuel A. Ruiz, 21, of Federalsburg, Md.,
died Feb. 7 in a helicopter crash in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. The cause
of the crash is under investigation. Minjares was
assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, Cherry
Point, N.C., and Ruiz was assigned to 2nd Medical Battalion, 2nd Marine
Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Chief Warrant Officer Keith Yoakum, 41, of
Hemet, Calif., and
Chief
Warrant Officer Jason G. Defrenn, 34, of Barnwell, S.C., died
Feb. 2 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds suffered when their Apache helicopter
was forced to land during combat operations.Both soldiers were assigned
to the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division,
Fort Hood, Texas.
Cpl.
Richard O. Quill III, 22, of Roswell, Ga., died Feb. 1 from a
non-hostile cause in Al Anbar province, Iraq. Quill was assigned to 2nd
Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary
Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.
Sgt. Randy J. Matheny, 20, of McCook, Neb., died Feb.
4 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle.He was assigned to the 1074th Transportation
Company, Sidney, Neb.
Capt. Kevin C. Landeck, 26, of Illinois.He was assigned to the
2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team,
10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., and
Staff Sgt. Terrence D. Dunn, 38, of Houston.He was assigned
to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., died Feb. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds
suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.
Capt.
Kevin C. Landeck, 26, of Illinois.He was assigned to the 2nd
Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., and
Staff Sgt. Terrence D. Dunn, 38, of Houston.He was assigned to
the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain
Division, Fort Drum, N.Y., died Feb. 2 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained
when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle.
Spc. Eric R. Sieger, 18, of Layton, Utah, died Feb. 1
at Buritz, Iraq, of wounds suffered when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle
rolled over.Sieger was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment,
3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
Staff Sgt. Ronnie L. Sanders, 26, of Thibodaux, La., died Feb.
3 in Baghdad, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device
detonated near his vehicle.He was assigned to the 407th Brigade Support
Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg,
N.C.
Spc. Alan E. McPeek, 20, of Tucson, Ariz.He was assigned
to the 16th Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division,
Giessen, Germany and,
Pvt.
Matthew T. Zeimer, 18, of Glendive, Mont. He was assigned to
the 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry
Division, Fort Stewart, Ga. died Feb. 2 in Ramadi, Iraq, of injuries sustained
when they came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire. |
| Firefighters
Battle Blaze
in Egg Harbor Township 
Photo Alan Dumoff
EHT firefighters battle a house fire on Brookside Drive Saturday
night.
Galloway Party Bosses
Rig GTRL Endorsement
Candidate Assad Says Link
Link to political blog
Levinson
Urges Assembly Vote
to Prevent Future Casino
Shut Downs Link
Should Blee
Resign
for the Good of his Party?
A second tactical opportunity exists for
Republicans
to run incumbents from the 2nd district and counter
the George Norcross-Camden County cash flow. Link
Ruff Launches First
Salvo Against McCollough
Link
Mice,
Roaches, Black Mold
Injured American Soliders Neglected
Building 18 - Walter Reed Hospital
Story
2 Dana Priest VIDEO on NBC news shows reality
for some soldiers returning from war. (Scroll
Down for Video).
Under
scrutiny, Walter Reed
Repairing Vets' Housing Link
Black
History Month exhibit
Black Americans on postage stamps Link
8
Coalition troops killed 14 injured
in helicopter crash in Afghanistan Link
State
House slathered in subpoenas
FBI probes NJ Dems & Pubs NSL
Judge
orders back up for voting machines
in 18 counties including Atlantic
Newark Star Ledger Report
AC
Hosts Temple University professor
Black History Month seminar Tue. evening Link
Sacchinelli
pleads guilty to theft
Loses Turnpike Job and Elected Office Story
Contractor
pleads guilty to tax evasion Link
Another
crooked congressman?
Federal authorities are investigating gifts
and payments
that Gov. Jim Gibbons of Nevada received as a congressman
from an executive of a software company that received millions
in federal contracts, government officials said Thursday.
Link
NJ
voting machines never certified or tested?
Link
NJ
voting machines go to court Friday
Link
Securing
the vote moves beyond
curtains and levers Panel certifying modern
machines has old-time rules to guide decision Newark
Star Ledger Report
Bowling
teams forming to promote
l ocal kids Link
Ex-Aide
says Rice misled Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Controversy over a possible missed U.S.
opportunity for rapprochement with Iran grew on Wednesday
as former aide accused Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
of misleading Congress on the issue. Story
Reuters
Atlantic County Budget
Passes - Unanimous Vote
The Atlantic County budget was passed Tuesday evening
by a unanimous vote. Democrats who were vocal during
the political season about "wasteful" county government
had
no qualms about adopting the budget. Story
Senator William
Gormley to receive
'Statesman Award' From Southern NJ
Development Council
Link
Depleted Uranium:
Pernicious Killer
Keeps on Killing Americans
and Iraqis By
Craig Etchison, Ph.D.
Hillary Clinton Video
'Roadmap Out of Iraq'Link
61 Suspected
Terrorists Arrested
5 IEDs Seized - AFPS Report Link
Bush Compares
Self
to George Washington
Iraq War to American Revolution
Link
Soldier
MIA from Korean
War coming home
U.S.
Army Cpl. Jimmie L. Dorser
will be buried with full military honors Link
This
Week in Politics
Bush:
'Money Trumps Peace
Sometimes Heh Heh'
By VIRGINIA McCABE
Published Feb. 17, 2007
I thought I
was experiencing auditory hallucinations
when I heard the President say that “money trumps
peace sometimes heh heh,” in response to a Wall
Street Journal reporter’s question about sanctions
against Iran and the pain it could cause other
European nations doing business with that country.
Huh? WHAT?
Did the President just say that?
Nah, I must be hallucinating from this orange,
pineapple, banana juice. I took a long hard look
at my glass.
Hmmm, Bad banana?
.
Then my phone rang and snapped me out of it.
A friend of mine, a reporter who thought he was
hallucinating called to asked me if I had watched the
press conference.
“Of course I watched the press conference,” I said.
“What did you hear?”
“I thought the President said that ‘money trumps
peace sometimes.’ Did he say that?”
“That’s
what I heard too. ‘Money trumps peace
sometimes,’ yeah, he said it.
There was a long pause before we both hung
up the phone without speaking another word to
each other.
Before I tapped
out the first sentence, I thought
I would check www.youtube.com, sure enough,
somebody posted the President’s
“money trumps
peace sometimes” truth gaffe on the internet.
(AUDIO-VIDEO
OUT)
I watched the clip over and over again. I was trying
to figure out why the President was laughing, almost
chuckling, as he answered the reporter’s question.
He explained in the grossest possible terms how
“money trumps peace sometimes.”
It was scary watching it. I felt like I was watching a
mass murderer talking about the cold justification
for evil craft.
Bush’s face was contorted, not in pain, but in a
weird kind of pleased with himself, smug way…like
a kid pulling the wings off a fly or a mad genius
explaining to lesser mortals how much money can be
made off of the atomic bomb.
The whole episode was just creepy because it
seemed to me that the President had the rare
grasp of the conspirator's mind. Worse yet, he
was totally unaware of how manifestly evil and
calculating he sounded, at least to me.
Those four simple words, “money trumps peace
sometimes,” is the glue that binds together all the
fractured pieces of the war. It is the reason for Abu
Gharib, it explains the dead bodies littering the
Middle East, and the broken ones that come
home from war. It explains how $9 billion dollars
in American taxpayer cash has gone missing
from the field in Iraq. It explains a lot of the insanity
that we have seen over the last six years of this
presidency.
I am wondering…if Bush thinks that “money trumps
peace sometimes,” what else does money trump in
Bush World?
I was also thinking of Cindy Sheehan’s eternal
unanswered question.
“For what noble cause did my son die?”
I guess the Washington press corps was too
stunned to ask the obvious follow up question.
“Mr. President, who is making all that money
and when will they have enough cash so that
we can bring our troops home, Sir?”
Pair
Indicted for Bank Fraud Link
Freeholder Giordano Calls for End
to Taxpayer Funded Cars Link
Governor
Signs Law Eliminating School Mandates Link
NJ
Drug Dealer Gets Life
in Prison
He lived the high-style
life of a drug kingpin driving a
$120,000 Mercedes Benz and an $80,000 Land Rover.
He will move from a luxury apartment into prison. Story
The World's Oldest Newspaper Goes online and online only.
Read the full story here
New Jersey Naval Aviator from Viet Nam War Recovered
Remains Returned to U.S. Link
Noteworthy
Women
Female Astronaut Sets Space Walk
Record This Week
Link
FBI Cracks Sex Tape Plot
Against Rev. Gene Robinson
By
VIRGINIA McCABE
Published Feb. 11, 2007
When
a sex video tape of Rev. Eugene Robinson, an Atlantic City Councilman,
surfaced in November, FBI agents began working to solve the
crime with the Atlantic City Police Detective Bureau and Atlantic
County Prosecutor's investigators.
The blackmail case has been cracked by the FBI and most
if not all of the people involved with the crime have been
identified, according to two sources with knowledge
of the legal case.
A group that includes former and present municipal
officials and others outside of Atlantic City, allegedly
conspired or knew Robinson was taped without his
knowledge for means of blackmail and retaliation for
specific votes he cast in the city, according to sources
with knowledge of the case.
One of the alleged conspirators confessed to their and
others’ involvement in the crime to an investigator, but
the dominos began falling prior to the alleged confession.
City, county and federal investigators were already on the trail
of
the perpetrators.
People with special knowledge of the crime had already
contacted investigators and shared their knowledge.
The government will allege that a room in a motel on the
White Horse Pike in Absecon was rented in early November
2006 for several days before Robinson and the
unidentified female had sex in the room.
A camera was stationed adjacent to the bed,
providing the fullest possible exposure of Robinson
and the young woman. The young woman was involved in
the conspiracy, according to sources with knowledge
of the case.
The crime of taping someone in a sex act
without their knowledge and using the video for
nefarious means can carry a five-year prison sentence. Other
charges, which might include conspiracy, could land
them in prison for a longer period of
time, according to one attorney with knowledge
of the case.
However some experts are speculating that the
government would likely enter into plea negotiations
to avoid a long and protracted trial that would be
expensive for taxpayers.
The defendants would likely accept plea negotiations to
avoid long prison terms, according to sources
familiar with the legal case.
In November 2006 Robinson was followed around
for days without his knowledge until a “perfect storm”
of circumstances coalesced and ensnared him in the trap,
according to officials with knowledge of the investigations.
The video of Robinson, a divorced man, was distributed
to the media in late November with a note claiming the
woman was a "white, 16-year old prostitute" and that
Robinson, who was wearing his city hall badge, had
driven to the motel in a city owned vehicle.
It also stated that the woman was smoking and pointed out Robinson
had taken an anti-smoking position in legislation regarding
the casino industry.
Experts in child pornography have said the woman
appears to be in her early 20s. The tape showed an
exchange of money, but the absence of audio on the tape fails
to prove there was an exchange of money for sex. There
was no evidence that Robinson used a city owned vehicle.
Robinson has denied any wrongdoing in the case. He has told
officials that he was being blackmailed and told that if he
did not
resign from office, the tape would be released.
Robinson did not give into the alleged blackmail demands and
continues to serve on city
council.
An ominous threat about another councilman was included in the
note that was delivered
with the tape. It stated that a city councilman had been caught
on tape using illegal drugs.
That tape never surfaced in the explosive aftermath of the Robinson
video.
The Atlantic Daily Sentinel received a copy of the
tape on Monday, Nov. 27. After viewing the video
and reading a note that a minor might have been involved
in the video, the Atlantic Daily Sentinel immediately
contacted law enforcement. Possession of pornographic images
involving a minor is a violation of state and federal laws.
Law enforcement officials had already heard that a tape would
be surfacing. The Sentinel turned the tape over to law enforcement
officials. At that time, they strongly requested that a reporter
not speak or write about handing over the tape until the crime
was solved.
The Atlantic Daily Sentinel agreed but reserved the right to
continue covering the story as it unfolded.
The Atlantic Daily Sentinel released all other information it
had gathered in a series of news stories surrounding the tape
in November and December 2006.
Other news outlets received copies of the video from those involved
in the crime, according to sources with knowledge of the case.
The video was also distributed by the suspects in Atlantic City
to at least one barber shop where patrons were allowed to view
the tape, officials said. Other copies were circulated in the
city, according to local municipal officials.
The Atlantic Daily Sentinel has agreed not to publish
the names of the suspects in the case until arrests or plea
negotiations are completed. One named suspect, an
alleged "ring leader" in the crime, was contacted
by
the Atlantic Daily Sentinel Sunday evening for comment
on the story and vehemently denied the allegations.
Informants names were not made known to the Atlantic Daily
Sentinel. |
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