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Wednesday June 13, 2007
Band Biz

We had a cool, if a bit mellow jam last night. Marcos and Hope stopped by. After a short band meeting we all agreed on playing out again soon. There are a couple of new songs in the works as well, so I'll update you on all of this as soon as I know more. How did you like Brewman’s song by song breakdown of the last gig? Rock on people!

Breaking News

Many things are afoot today folks, so here goes....
Judicial Committee Issues Subpoenas

Looks like the attempted appointment of Harriet by Dubya could be construed as a very scary move to ensure the Supreme Court would tilt a certain way if required to referee any close elections. This is an excerpt from Raw Story:

Two former White House officials will face subpoenas for their involvement in the firing of 8 US Attorneys earlier this year. House investigators will issue a subpoena for Harriet Miers, former White House Counsel, and the Senate will issue a subpoena for Sara Taylor, a former top aide to Karl Rove. Both committees also sought a variety of documents from the White House. "Let me be clear: this subpoena is not a request, it is a demand on behalf of the American people for the White House...to help us answer the questions that remain," said Rep. John Conyers (D-MI). "The breadcrumbs in this investigation have always led to 1600 Pennsylvania. This investigation will not end until the White House complies with the demands of this subpoena in a timely and reasonable manner so that we may get to the bottom of this."

FBI Terror Watch List 'Out of Control

In a connected story from The Blotter:

A terrorist watch list compiled by the FBI has apparently swelled to include more than half a million names. Privacy and civil liberties advocates say the list is growing uncontrollably, threatening its usefulness in the war on terror The bureau says the number of names on its terrorist watch list is classified. A portion of the FBI's unclassified 2008 budget request posted to the Department of Justice Web site, however, refers to "the entire watch list of 509,000 names," which is utilized by its Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force.

"If we have 509,000 names on that list, the watch list is virtually useless," he told ABC News. "You'll be capturing innocent individuals with no connection to crime or terror."

U.S. lawmakers and their spouses have been detained because their names were on the watch list.
Reporters who have reviewed versions of the list found it included the names of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, at the time he was alive but in custody in Iraq; imprisoned al Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui; and 14 of the 19 Sept. 11, 2001 hijackers, all of whom perished in the attacks.

"There's a reason the FBI has a '10 Most Wanted' list, right? We need to focus the government's efforts on the greatest threats. When the watch list grows to this level, it's useless as an anti-terror tool," Sparapani said..

See ya next time, Meshers Out