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| 2007/6/26-29 [Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:47075 Activity:high |
6/26 Another Bush Administration official convicted by a diabolical
prosecutor and a vengeful Congress, similar to the Libby case:
http://www.csua.org/u/j11
\_ Uhm, no. This guy was directly involved in a bribery scandal.
Libby was busted for his memory of events not matching eight
reporters memory of events which didn't match each other's
memory of events nor their own notes nor their own prior
testimony. Thanks for the opportunity to correct your grave
misunderstanding of Libby's situation, troll.
\_ If this was really true he wouldn't have been convicted. He
got caught red handed, refused to turn on his boss and expose
Cheney's treasonous crimes and so went to jail.
\- As Mr. Uhm, no suggests, Libby was a victim of the RAHM-
PELOSI-JURY-REPULICAN_JUDGE-REPUBLICAN-PROSECUTOR conspiracy.
I think it is is pretty clear George McGovern created
Patrick Fitzgerald in his mountain side laboratory and
had him spend 30 years infiltrating the REPUBLICAN
ESTABLISHMENT for a moment like this. The code word
to activate him was "Barbarella".
\_ Oh yeah, forgot to mention that the prosecutor and judge
were both Republicans or Republican appointees.
\_ You've heard of 'the appeals process', right? We have that
because the justice system is understandably flawed. By
your 'logic' we don't need an appeals process and all those
folks on death row should be executed immediately. Care to
try again?
\_ You erased the much more amusing preceding material just
post this? Minus ten points for Slytherin.
\_ It wasn't amusing at all. It was off-topic and not
even dailykos quality and frankly the same drivel that
gets posted anytime anyone here tries to have a serious
political discussion. I'm trying to discuss the facts
of the case with the other poster, this has nothing to
do with anything. It is pure noise and as such
provides no opportunity for intelligent discussion and
no, it wasn't funny the second time either.
\_ You presume to be arbiter of teh funny? Being too
thin-skinned to take your well-deserved mockery
should make you rethink using motd.
\_ Yadda yadda blah blah blah, yadda yadda. I see
there's still no reply to the real comment about
the appeals process, Libby's case details, etc.
Just whining about "my drivel got deleted, wah!"
I'll take that as either agreement or general
ignorance of what actually happened in Libby's
case, thanks.
\_ Saying "the sky is blue" doesn't really warrant
a reply. Yes, it's up for appeal. How 'bout
you try again after his appeals are rejected?
\_ So as I said, you don't know a thing about
his trial and exactly how his bogus
conviction came about. I'll say it again
even though I know you don't want to know
the truth: he was convicted because his
story didn't entirely match the stories of
8 reporters. The 8 reporters stories didn't
match each other. The 8 reporters stories
didn't even match their own earlier
testimony, nor their own written notes. It
was not possible for Libby's story to match
the differing and ever-changing stories of
8 people. Thank you for supporting real
justice and not punishing people for having
political views that differ from your own.
\_ You are utterly convinced that your
reading of the case is correct. Will
you acknowledge you have been wrong
if his appeals are denied? Somehow, I
suspect not.
if his appeals are denied?
And you really have an obnoxious delete
finger. Fuck off.
\_ Erasing other people's comments on a globally
editable MOTD just shows that you are too short for
this ride.
\_ Comments are erased on a daily basis. Get over
it.
\_ What is it with people missing the point today?
Sure, comments are erased on a daily basis,
but erasing part of a thread just so you can
post your own POV is something else entirely.
Grow up.
\_ Bzzt, sorry. Erasing someone else's post
had no effect on posting my POV. Try
again? (y/N)__? |
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| www.csua.org/u/j11 -> news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070626/pl_nm/usa_crime_griles_dc_1;_ylt=AtcmX9QT14ncam03TLvhlWEE1vAI Reuters Former official gets 10 months in Abramoff case By Andy Sullivan Tue Jun 26, 6:26 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A high-ranking Bush administration official was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Tuesday for lying to Congress as it investigated a bribery scandal centered on lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But Judge Ellen Segal Huvelle said Griles had refused to take responsibility for his actions and imposed a sentence tougher than the one sought by prosecutors. "Even now, you continue to minimize and try to excuse your conduct and the nature of your misstatements," Huvelle said. Griles, 59, is the highest-ranking Bush administration official convicted in the wide-ranging bribery scandal centered around Abramoff. Griles pleaded guilty in March to lying to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee as it examined Abramoff's clout in the Interior Department. Abramoff is serving a six-year prison sentence and cooperating with investigators. Griles was introduced to Abramoff by Griles' sometime girlfriend, Italia Federici, shortly before he started at Interior. Federici has also pleaded guilty to obstructing Congress. Federici acted as a go-between for the two men as they worked together to influence Interior Department actions that affected Abramoff's Indian-tribe clients, Justice Department lawyers said. In return, Abramoff offered Griles a lucrative job and directed money to Federici's charity at Griles' request, the government said. Griles would have faced multiple felonies if he had not accepted a plea deal, Justice Department trial attorney Armando Bonilla said. Griles' lawyer said he did not intentionally lie to the Indian Affairs Committee and was being unfairly punished for working with a lobbyist whose name has become synonymous with corruption. "The stench of Jack Abramoff is everywhere and they claim Mr Griles suffers from that because he dealt with him as a lobbyist," defense attorney Barry Hartman said. A tearful Griles told Huvelle that he never asked Abramoff to contribute to Federici's charity, and said she only brought up his concerns "two or three" times. Griles is not the only official to serve prison time in the Abramoff probe. Bob Ney of Ohio is serving a 30-month prison sentence for accepting bribes, while former Bush administration procurement official David Safavian has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for lying and obstructing justice during the investigation. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon. |