CNN: President George W. Bush and Laura Bush

CNN LARRY KING
AUDIO UPDATE: President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
Fri Jul 7, 2006 02:28
http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?disc=149495;article=102751;title=APFN

Thursday's show 7/6/06
President George W. Bush and Laura Bush

Exclusive: A revealing hour with President George W. Bush and Laura Bush from the White House. Tune in Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.

• Related story: King won't decide first question till cameras roll
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/

Complete AUDIO..... (Aprox 40 min)

AUDIO: President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
http://www.apfn.net/pogo/L001I060706-bush.MP3

BUSH ON KEY LAY AND OBL ARE VERY INTERESTING....

CIA disbands bin Laden hunt unit Message List
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apfn-1/message/86738

Message #86738 of 86762 < Prev | Next >
CIA disbands bin Laden hunt unit
www.chinaview.cn 2006-07-05 08:44:39
discussion.cgi.38.html

CIA disbands bin Laden hunt unit
www.chinaview.cn 2006-07-05 08:44:39

SOURCE URL:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/05/content_4795907.htm

BEIJING, July 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The CIA has disbanded a unit set up to hunt for Osama bin Laden and reassigned its agents in what intelligence officials described as a recognition of the changing nature of al-Qaida, a U.S. intelligence official said on Tuesday.

The bin Laden unit, codenamed Alec Station, became less valuable as the movement's focus shifted more to regional networks of militants, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Alec Station was established in 1996 after bin Laden's initial calls for global jihad, and employed about two dozen people. Its members have been transferred to broader operations that track Islamist militant groups.

"Al Qaeda is no longer the hierarchical organization that it was before 9-11. Three-quarters of its senior leaders have been killed or captured," said the official.

CIA officials said that tracking bin Laden and his deputies remained a high priority and that the decision to disband the unit was not a sign that efforts to do so were being reduced.

Instead, the officials said, it reflected a belief that the agency could better deal with high-level threats by focusing on regions rather than specific organisations or individuals.

The New York Times reported on Tuesday that the bin Laden unit was disbanded late last year and quoted its first director, Michael Scheuer, as predicting the move would harm the CIA's efforts to find bin Laden.

Bin Laden and his second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, are believed hiding in the mountains along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Enditem

(Agencies) Editor: Lu Hui

============================
MORE Pentagon/Bush Propaganda: No. Korean Missile Details
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/angry.htm

ENRON-BUSH-HARVARD-WTC-OIL-CONNECTION
HTTP://WWW.APFN.ORG/APFN/ENRON_BUSH.HTM

BUSH DON'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT THE POLLS SAY OR
HE DOESN'T GIVE A SHIT WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY!

-------------------------------------------------------
APFN-1 YahooGroups:
Subscribe: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/apfn-1/join
Unsubscribe: apfn-1-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

APFN MSG BOARD:
`In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.'
http://disc.server.com/Indices/149495.html

APFN CONTENTS PAGE:
http://www.apfn.org/old/apfncont.htm

"RADIO YOUR WAY" APFN POGO NETWORK (( WOW!! ))
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of
good conscience to remain silent" -- Thomas Jefferson
http://www.apfn.net/POGO.HTM

Find elected officials, including the president, members of
Congress, governors, state legislators, local officials, and more.
http://congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/

SUPPORT APFN
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/kenvardon.htm

IFJ: ATTACKS ON WHISTLEBLOWERS AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

PLEASE DON'T HAVE ANY ILLUSIONS CONCERNING THIS MATTER, IT IS ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE THE SAME: ''Journalists in the Netherlands have had had their communications tapped by security services and in Germany spies were planted in media to stop leaks to the press.''

IFJ RAISES ALARM OVER WESTERN ATTACKS ON WHISTLEBLOWERS AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM

The International Federation of Journalists said today it is alarmed by mounting attacks on media and whistleblowers by Western governments trying to hide potentially illegal or damaging actions and statements.

³It is unacceptable to see countries like the United States, Great Britain, and Denmark trying to intimidate and stifle independent journalism,² said Aidan White, IFJ General Secretary, ³while others, like Germany and the Netherlands, are caught out snooping on media and tapping the telephones of journalists.²

The IFJ says that a global crackdown on investigative journalism led by countries that are supposed to be models of democracy is repressive and is depriving people of their basic rights ³most importantly the right of citizens to know what their government is doing.²

There have been numerous attacks on media in the US and Europe in recent months, with governments often defending their actions in the name of protecting public safety or ³fighting the war on terrorism.²

The latest case involves the New York Times which has faced a barrage of heavy criticism from President George Bush and other Republican officials and pundits for its detailed expose of US security services monitoring hundreds of thousands of international bank transactions. Some Republican lawmakers say criminal charges should be brought against the reporters who broke the story.

In the UK, it was revealed at the weekend that the government is planning a new crackdown to strengthen official secrecy laws to prevent whistleblowers from revealing information about government policy. Officials with access to sensitive information will no longer be able to claim they act in the public interest by exposing wrongdoing or unlawful acts by the government.

The government has been embarrassed by a spate of leaks revealing concerns about the legality of the US-led invasion of Iraq, including concerns allegedly expressed by Tony Blair about American tactics and revelations to media of a classified memo containing comments President Bush made about bombing broadcaster al-Jazeera. The government has prohibited other media from reporting on the memo.

And in Denmark Michael Bjerre and Jesper Larsen of the daily newspaper Berlingske Tidende, a Danish daily, face two years in prison at their trial later this year in an unprecedented trial because they reported in 2004 that before joining the Iraq invasion, the Danish government was told by military intelligence there was no firm evidence of banned weapons in Iraq. They are charged with "publishing information illegally obtained by a third party" under the Criminal Code.

THE DANISH WHISTLEBLOWER, A FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, WAS CONVICTED AND JAILED FOR FOUR MONTHS LAST YEAR.

These actions, coupled with the news that journalists in the Netherlands have had had their communications tapped by security services and that in Germany spies were planted in media to stop leaks to the press, are raising concerns that there is a concerted effort across the Western world to try to stifle voices of dissent within government and to prevent journalists from exposing wrongdoing.

³When governments bully their journalists, censor the media and persecute whistleblowers, they seriously damage the watchdog role of journalism,² said White. ³In turbulent times we need more informed, professional and accurate reporting about the work of government, not gags and intimidation.²

The IFJ believes that the credibility of western governments as torch-bearers for democracy and press freedom is being seriously undermined by these latest actions.

³The United States and Europe need to lead by example,² said White. ³The enemies of press freedom and open government are the only winners when journalists are put under pressure in this way.²

[andend] - Story Url.: http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Index=4027&Language=EN

For further information contact the IFJ: +32 2 235 2200

The IFJ represents over 500,000 journalists in more than 100 countries.

RELATED:

The Netherlands & 'silencing journalists/researchers, 300 mtrs from where this is written - Url.: http://tinyurl.com/882ro

Google & Yahoo - like most Web search machines - are owned by the group that advocates profitable wars - An example of censorship on Internet - Url.: http://www.freedom4um.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=18546

Fwd. by:

http://forpressfound.blogspot.com/
Editor: Henk Ruyssenaars
http://tinyurl.com/amn3q
The Netherlands
fpf@chello.nl

-0-

Why Are Americans So Angry? — APFN, Fri Jul 7 16:38

CNN: President George W. Bush and Laura Bush — CNN LARRY KING, Fri Jul 7 17:15

Senators Kyl and Graham's Hamdan v. Rumsfeld Scam: — By JOHN W. DEAN, Fri Jul 7 21:09

7/7/06 - INTERVIEW W/ JOHN DEAN, MAJORITY REPORT — MAJORITY REPORT, Fri Jul 7 21:37

Sen. Jon Kyl not intend to deceive the U.S. Supreme Court — By Paul Giblin, Tribune, Fri Jul 7 20:20

Sen. Kyl Dishonest About Being Dishonest — APFN, Sat Jul 8 00:26