Monday, January 31, 2005

Concede the nation; Inform our people

Once revered by the peoples of the world as defender of freedom and the dignity of the common man, the U.S. is now the nation enjoying the pinnacle of global scorn for its universally-televised violations of human rights and abuse of military might.

Company Admits Paying Kickback

A heating company admitted Tuesday that it paid a $4,000 kickback to win a school boiler contract from the city of Waterbury in a scheme that involved former Mayor Philip Giordano and a reputed mobster.

Sarracco Heating and Air Conditioning of Naugatuck pleaded guilty to mail fraud in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport

Some U.S. Students Say Press Freedoms Go Too Far (see link here)

One in three U.S. high school students say the press ought to be more restricted, and even more say the government should approve newspaper stories before readers see them, according to a survey being released today.

CT. Gov : Give Sikorsky a Chance

In a letter to President Bush, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she wants the Navy to reconsider the decision awarding the Marine One helicopter contract to Lockheed Martin instead of to Stratford-based Sikorsky Aircraft.

Rell toured the Sikorsky facility on Friday, moments after the contract was announced to Maryland-based Lockheed. The decision angered state officials, lawmakers and workers, who said the president's helicopter should be 100 percent American-made."I was, I am, at a loss to understand this decision," Rell wrote

Man found not guilty after 18 years on US death row

INCOMPETENCE: A US federal court ruled that defense lawyers did a bad job -- but prosecutors still have 90 days to decide whether to retry the murder case.

It said Richey's lawyers hired an unqualified forensic expert to investigate the fire and did not adequately challenge the state investigator's handling of the inquiry.

Sunday, January 30, 2005

THEIR GOVERNMENT AT WORK

Women told, 'Work in brothel, or else'
Posted: January 30, 2005 / 1:00 a.m. Eastern

German law forces out-of-work females to take sex jobs or lose unemployment
A provision in the German welfare system is forcing out-of-work women to chose between taking jobs in the sex industry or losing their unemployment benefits.

The German experience closely follows that of the Netherlands, according to the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. Following the 2000 legalization of prostitution by the Dutch and the registration of prostitutes, brothels began using official job centers to find new employees.

Germany legalized prostitution in 2002 in the belief it would slow down the trafficking in women and reduce the role of organized crime in the profession. Instead, government is expanding the sex industry by guaranteeing a steady stream of new recruits, some willing and some not.

Democrats Decry Use of Agency in Social Security Battle

"These messages serve no other purpose than to sear the idea of crisis into the public's mind," said Sen. Frank Lautenberg D-N.J.

Steve Kofahl, a Social Security claims representative from Seattle who addressed the all-Democrat panel, said SSA employees have been told that Social Security is in a crisis that only private accounts can salvage. He said the employees "have been directed to share this message with the public at every opportunity."

"I do not believe it is proper for public funds or public employees to be used to stir up fear" and push the White House agenda, Kofahl said.
Source: Washington Post

Friday, January 28, 2005

Lieberman to Run For Re-Election

Is there anything BLUE left in US Senator Joe Lieberman, after all his RED Neo-Con activities in DC, and Israel ?

Corrupticut needs fundamental values restored to the State Democratic Party, please no prosecutors, or party hacks with corporate expense accounts need apply.

In Memory of Dearly Beloved....

Watchdog for Public Official Predators, is dedicated to all of America's women, children, and innocent victims, put in harm's way, killed, raped, or beat by criminal cops who are protected by Public Official Predators in the United States of America.

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Public Official ...Puts Poor in Prison

Poor and cold, unemployed and sickly Zhao Lizhong wrote President Hu Jintao of China. Zhao pleaded they had nowhere else to turn. He and his co-workers were laid-off and cheated by their employer, the power supply company; they had not received the pension benefits promised. After many petitions, for the benefits promised, Zhao, and his wife Gong Xiuchen were imprisoned.

China does not have an independent judiciary, the communist party runs the justice system. Zhao complained: There is no law. They were sent to labor camp because he was told they disturbed social stability. With corrupt officals, going to the police is no option for help. Public officals are connected to the police, and ending in prison is a certainty. - Poor and Powerless, Washington Post 01/26/05