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To: LindyBill who wrote (443475)	8/30/2011 11:31:12 PM
From: DMaA	3 Recommendations Respond to of 793964

This is choice. NYT finds Darrel Isa's request for a retraction of a provable false story "troubling": NYT Editor Finds Issa's Retraction Demands 'Troubling' - But Hit Piece Has Been Corrected 3 Times By Clay Waters \| August 30, 2011 \| 10:44 1Share Change font size: A \| A The New York Times so far has issued three corrections to reporter Eric Lichtblau’s August 15 front-page hit piece on conservative California Rep. Darrell Issa of California, but the paper won't consider a retraction because, as the Times's Washingtion bureau chief says: “The article was carefully reported, written, and edited, and we stand by the story both in its broad thrust and, except as noted, in its particular details.” Lichtblau, who along with James Risen is notorious for printing the sensitive details of classified terrorist surveillance programs on the front page of the Times, is not known for his fairness to conservative subjects; his 2008 book “Bush’s Law” bluntly accused the administration of lying about the “war on terror” (quotation marks are Lichtblau’s). Stephen Clark of FoxNews.com reported on Issa’s aggressive counterattack, which has resulted so far in three corrections, in print and also appended at the end of the original story online: Correction: August 16, 2011 An article on Monday about the business empire of Representative Darrell Issa, Republican of California, misstated the worth of the companies involved in his splitting up of a holding company. The split entailed separate multimillion-dollar companies, not multibillion-dollar ones. Correction: August 26, 2011 An article on Aug. 15 about Representative Darrell Issa’s business dealings, using erroneous information that Mr. Issa’s family foundation filed with the Internal Revenue Service, referred incorrectly to his sale of an AIM mutual fund in 2008. A spokesman for the California Republican now says that the I.R.S. filing is “an incorrect document.” The spokesman, Frederick R. Hill, said that based on Mr. Issa’s private brokerage account records, which he made public with redactions, the purchase of the mutual fund resulted in a $125,000 loss, not a $357,000 gain. Story Continues Below Ad ? Read more: newsbusters.org

To: LindyBill who wrote (443475)	8/30/2011 11:41:12 PM
From: joseffy	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793964

15 Arrested At Playland In Dispute Over Muslim Garb ............................................................................................. By William Demarest, Zach Oliva, Nik Bonopartis, and Renea Henry 8/30/2011 newcity.patch.com Fifteen people were arrested and the entrance to Playland was closed Tuesday afternoon after a dispute at the park involving religious dress. Police from multiple departments from throughout Westchester County were called in for assistance. The dispute broke out at about 2:30 p.m. near the park's entrance between members of the Muslim American Society of New York, according to Peter Tartaglia, deputy commissioner of Westchester County Parks. Fighting began when they were told they would be denied access to certain rides if they wore religious garb, Tartaglia said. Two seasonal officers were injured while joining Westchester County Police who were trying to break up the scuffle, he said. At least 60 police vehicles from eight surrounding departments quickly arrived at the park and park visitors say they thought that as many as 20 or more people were taken away from the park by police. The park and its rides remained open Tuesday, but new visitors were not being allowed into the park. Tartaglia said no one inside was asked to leave the park. Members of the Muslim American Society of New York said they were at the park today for a group visit, with members from Yonkers, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. There were 3,000 members of the tour group, comprising half of the 6,000 patrons that visited Playland on Tuesday. The group was at the park celebrating Eid ul-Fitr (Festival of Breaking the Fast), which marks the end of Ramadan. The holiday lasts for three days and includes celebrations with prayers, sweets and presents for children, and community festivities. Members of the group said that some of their fellow members sought refunds from that park and that led to a disturbance. Park officials dispute this, saying a refund was offered. Tartaglia said the rules and regulations of the park were made clear before the group arrived, blaming group organizers for not conveying the message. "Part of our rules and regulations, which we painstakingly told them over and over again, is that certain rides you can not wear any sort of headgear," said Tartaglia. "It's a safety issue for us on rides, it could become a projectile." Members were are at the park gates shortly after the incident, noting that they had not been able to get information about the status of friends and relatives. Members of the group said they were discussing what to do next — whether they should stay at the entrance to the park or leave. "They just want to make our life a nightmare for no reason," said Akram Farghlay, while waiting outside. Akram Ghadami, a member of the group, said they came to Playland to have fun and celebrate the holiday. "We shouldn't be treated that way," Ghadami said. "We have a right to have a little fun like everyone else. Why are they making a big deal about this?" He was standing at the entrance to Playland with several of his friends, waiting for others who were still inside the park. "For some reason, they think everyone in there is a terrorist," Ghadami said. Others said the situation was blown out of proportion, and didn't require such a large police presence. "If that person had a problem, they should have just handcuffed the person and taken him away without making a big scene," said Ali Shiba, who was leaving the park with his wife and children. The 15 arrested are charged with misdemeanors, Tartaglia said, but other charges are possible. Those arrested were taken to Westchester County Police offices in Hawthorne and Ossining. The suspects were mostly from New York City. They were arraigned and released Tuesday evening, according to a statement the county released Tuesday tonight. The park's entrance was to open Tuesday evening. Here's what Playland says about restrictions on head gear: • Loose articles and personal possessions such as electronic devices, keys, hats, glasses, backpacks, purses and stuffed animals should be left at home, kept in a locker or left with a non-rider while at the Park or on rides. Lockers are provided for a fee, and some rides provide shared bins. All items and clothing must be appropriately secured while on a ride; some smaller items can be stored/secured in cargo pockets or waist pouches. Hats must be secured, and jackets/sweaters must be worn properly and not around the waist while on a ride. Some rides do not allow backpacks, purses or head gear of any kind.

To: LindyBill who wrote (443475)	8/30/2011 11:52:35 PM
From: FJB	3 Recommendations Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 793964

RE:Thinking back, I realize that one of the few people in the world who could have told him the truth, Colin Powell, was sitting right next to him. Amazing what a lowlife he turned out to be.

To: LindyBill who wrote (443475)	8/31/2011 7:23:17 AM
From: Tom Clarke	7 Recommendations Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793964

What about Fitzgerald? He knew the leaker was Armitage, yet he pursued the case against Libby. Who oversees the special prosecutor?

To: LindyBill who wrote (443475)	8/31/2011 9:14:53 AM
From: D. Long	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793964

More to the point, if Armitage told the FBI that he was the leaker, why did the FBI go on a witch hunt in the White House for two more years? The FBI asked us not to share any of this with anyone else, as did Mister Gonzalez. And so, if the White House operatives had come forward as readily as Mister Armitage had done, then we wouldn’t have gone on for two more months with the FBI trying to find out what happened in the White House. There wouldn’t have been special counsel appointed by the Justice Department who spent two years trying to get to the bottom of it. And we wouldn’t have the mess that we subsequently had. And so if the White House and the operatives in the White House and Mister Cheney’s staff and elsewhere in the White House had been as forthcoming with the FBI as Mister Armitage was, this problem would not have reached the dimensions that it reached.