Sibel Edmonds just put out an essay titled "Gagged, but not Dead". It is a great summary of her ongoing struggle against the tyrants of the Executive Branch. It goes to show how spineless the Legislative and Judicial branches have become, and how quick they are to bow down to Executive authority. Not to mention how little respect they have for upholding the Constitution. They have much to hide, yes.
It is obvious that whatever she knows is so damning that John 'Ass'croft has gone so far as to not only gag her, but to also (this is insane) to gag Congress, the US District Court, and his own Inspector General's report! Next up for Sibel was the US Appellate Court Judges and what happen next is...well...read for yourself:
...the Appellate judges asked my attorneys and me (the plaintiff) to leave the courtroom, so that the government attorneys could secretly answer questions and make their argument. The guards escorted us, the plaintiff, out, locked the doors, and stood there in front of the courtroom and watched us for about fifteen minutes...here I was, with my attorneys, standing outside the courtroom and being guarded, while in there, three judges were having a cozy mingling session with a large troop of government attorneys. Then, it was over; that was it; we were told to leave. In other words, my attorneys and I were barred from being present in our own court hearing, and my case remained covered up and gagged; but I continued on.
The Appellate Court and it's three judges were, apparently, also gagged. This is justice? Here's, in my opinion, the most intriging lines from her essay:
According to legal experts familiar with my case, the level of secrecy and classification in my court case and the attitudes and handling of the court system in dealing with my case is unprecedented in the entire U.S. court history.
This is why this is so important...what are they hiding and who are they protecting?
Those of you who still think this case, my case, is about covering up some administrative blunder or bureaucratic mismanagement,...that my Kafkaesque case, the unprecedented secrecy, is due to some justified and official higher reasons,...that our government, our entrusted leaders, may have an ongoing investigation of criminals involved, please think again.
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The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Justice, in its `unclassified report,' has confirmed my core allegations. What were those core allegations, and who did they involve? Not only some low-level terrorist or terrorist organization; not only some `maybe' critical foreign entities. No; trust me; they would not go to this length to protect some nobody criminal or terrorist.
Are we getting the picture yet? The Attorney General gives two reasons to "justify the unconstitutional and panic driven assault " against Sibel Edmonds; to protect certain diplomatic relations and to protect certain US foreign business relations. Who is the US dealing with that is so secretive and sensitive? What are these business relations about??
Sibel Edmonds is a true bad-ass. Imagine how frustrating it would be, knowing what she knows, and being shot down at every turn in her attempt to achieve some kind of justice...to be silenced about the truth. Sibel Edmonds is a true freedom fighter and her case is proof of the evil we are up against...perhaps it is only a matter of time before we all find ourselves in her shoes. Everyone should support Sibel Edmonds and stay informed of her stuggle.