Harman Is A Poster Child For What Has Been Wrong With Congress For The Last 8 Years

[Fireweed247]

In a stunning development, powerful Democratic congresswoman Jane Harman has been busted via wiretap for promising the AIPAC lobbying group that she would get a couple of spies off the hook.

As Congressional Quarterly's Jeff Stein, Glenn Greenwald, Raw Story and others point out, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales blackmailed Harman into support warrantless spying on Americans by threatening to prosecute her for her little AIPAC episode if she didn't play ball.

As dramatic as that is, that's not Harman's only scandal.

For example, Harman was briefed on the use of waterboarding in 2002, and yet did nothing to stop it.

Moreover, she knew by 2003 that the CIA had videotapes of the torture of alleged 9/11 plotters, and yet covered up that fact as well. She not only failed to tell the public, but she also hid the existence of the videotapes from the 9/11 Commission.
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http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2009/04/is-there-more-to-harman-story-than.html

[FLAprogressive]

1. This is important -- K&R

[monmouth]

2. And I truly doubt she was alone with this knowledge. Very bad...n/t

[rateyes]

3. Now we know the reason for the damned cover-ups and refusals

to prosecute, don't we? Or, if not the reason, at least a motive.

[dkofos]

4. I think it goes back longer than 8 years. (More like 30 years)

And it won't change as long as we keep electing politicians.

[FLAprogressive]

6. unfortunately the electorate is so brainwashed....there might not be any hope.

And AIPAC is just so entrenched into our foreign policy....

[Fireweed247]

20. We need to help expose their control over our government

The traitors need to be arrested and removed from the US Congress. Since we don't know just how many are involved, and judging from the 'success' of the Bush Administration in ignoring our Constitution and pushing the PNAC agenda, I think we better just throw them all out and start over.

[DJ13]

5. Her ties to AIPAC have been under investigation for years

Probe of Harman's AIPAC Ties Confirmed

Wednesday, October 25, 2006; Page A06

Federal law enforcement sources confirmed yesterday that the FBI opened an investigation in 2005 into whether Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.) improperly enlisted the aid of a pro-Israel lobbying group, but they cautioned that no evidence of wrongdoing was found.

The inquiry focused on whether Harman had made promises to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in exchange for its support of her desire to become chairman of the House intelligence committee if Democrats take control of the House, several law enforcement sources said.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/24/AR2006102401446.html
Probe of Harman's AIPAC Ties Confirmed - washingtonpost.com

[dkofos]

8. I guess someone is trying to make a career out of it.

[lunatica]

7. Wasn't she the one that wanted to pass some bill that made it illegal to think about dissent?

Something about just planning or thinking about being un-Patriotic is enought to have you picked up as an enemy combatant. I thought that was her bill.

[FLAprogressive]

9. yup

[Fireweed247]

10. kick

:kick:

[punkyrooster92]

11. dude i dont believe there were 911 attackers

911 was staged by the gov to scare us all... and... these tapes... maybe its just because im the genius that i am that i propose to say that these are the people on all those charts of people of MOST WANTED.. just to keep them silent and not interrupt americas big plans for the public... dude its all a big ass scheme.. for total control.. theres no east and west anymore... its north and south... either you in or your out... either your poor and a slave.. or your rich beyond imagination... hitler pulled the same act on his people... lets not let that happen again.. look... times are strange... and people are more clever... and they will do whatever it takes to get what they want.. and if that means to kill thousands of innocent people.. whats the difference? If this were a time and a a place where the death of one person actually mattered to most people.. then the controllers of this sad country would kill one person... and claim their there to protect us... but it takes thousands to die to make a statement nowadays... theres no al queida! theres no muhammad johammed joe shmo... theres no bin laden! its all a haox! as fake as big foot. (not saying that hes a fake but he sure as hell aint proven foreal).... so i know im WAYYYYYHAHAYYYY off topic here.... but those tapes you speak of... man their not bombers thats for sure... now i wonder why she was hiding these vids?

[tkmorris]

15. LOL

You amuse me. I hope you last awhile.

[suede1]

12. Voted for the war. She's been terrible during the Bush years. Not as bad as Feinstein but close.

K&R

[Supersedeas]

17. Feinstein Pelosi and Harman make quite a trio

[opihimoimoi]

13. A full investigation should initiated asap

[JackRiddler]

14. It's a small but happy step...

let's hope that we've found, finally, a string that will unravel the damned sweater.

[snake in the grass]

16. 8 years?

[Fireweed247]

19. and then some

:rofl:

[pacalo]

18. K&R.