Sibel indicates she saw FBI intercepts showing that Richard Perle and Douglas Feith financed the 9/11 attacks. Zelikow's 9/11 Commission made no attempt to trace the financing of 9/11, saying "the matter of who financed the attacks is ultimately of little practical significance."

Investigation, anyone?

-Kevin Barret

Here is the link to the Petition:

http://letsibeledmondsspeak.blogspot.com

Let Sibel Edmonds Speak Sibel Edmonds is the most gagged person in US history. The government has repeatedly invoked the State Secrets Privilege in her case - not for reasons of 'national security' but to hide ongoing criminal activity. Please call Waxman and Conyers' offices this week and demand public open hearings into Edmonds' case and the State Secrets Privilege. Links to the petition, action items and phone numbers will remain in the post on top. Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Petition for open hearings into Sibel Edmonds' case & SSP This post will stay on top. Scroll down for new posts. Please call the offices of Congressmen Waxman - (202) 225-3976 - and Conyers - (202) 225-5126 - demanding open hearings into Sibel Edmonds' case and the State Secrets Privilege. (Capitol switchboard number - 800-828-0498)

The Petition:
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To: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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To: The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A Petition to require public hearings by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform into confirmed reports by FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds of wrongdoing, criminal activities, cover-ups against the security and interests of the United States and its citizenry, and the erroneous use of the State Secrets Privilege to shut down all court proceedings in her case. In March 2002 the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General (DOJ-IG) began its investigation of Ms. Edmonds' reports. In June 2002, in at least two unclassified Senate briefings, FBI officials confirmed the validity of Ms. Edmonds reports; however, in May 2004 Attorney General Ashcroft retroactively classified information from these briefings and gagged the Congress, preventing further investigation.

In October 2002 Attorney General Ashcroft invoked the 'State Secrets Privilege' to block all court proceedings in Edmonds' case. In July 2004 the DOJ-IG investigation into Edmonds' dismissal was completed but was entirely classified. In January 2005 the DOJ-IG released an unclassified summary report on Edmonds' case which concluded that Edmonds was fired for reporting serious security breaches & isconduct in the agency's translation program, and that many of her allegations were supported by other witnesses and documents. The issues that were reported by Ms. Edmonds include:

Cases of espionage activities within the FBI, DOD, and the Department of State
Cases of cover-up of information and leads pre and post 9/11, under the excuse of protecting certain diplomatic relations
Cases of intentional blocking and mistranslation of crucial intelligence by FBI translators and management
Cases of foreign entities bribing certain government officials and elected representatives Edmonds filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the Department of Justice, but the government successfully argued that the state secrets privilege was an absolute bar to her suit going forward. She was even barred from the courtroom during the argument of her appeal! The Supreme Court declined to review the case. The government's invocation of the state secrets privilege in a motion to dismiss her case contradicts the core idea of judicial review and essentially allows the Executive Branch to dictate to the federal courts what cases they can and can't hear. Invoking the State Secrets Privilege is a tactic frequently used by the Executive Branch to stop potentially embarrassing lawsuits against the government. Many of these suits are brought by govt. employees, such as Ms. Edmonds, who allege fraud, mismanagmt, or other unlawful conduct, and the state secrets privilege has successfully been invoked by the government to silence them. The state secrets provision has been used too frequently and with too little public protection.Given the seriousness of Ms. Edmonds' reports and in the best interests of the security of the country, it is incumbent upon the Congress to exercise its oversight responsibilities and authority as representatives of the people of the United States, therefore: We, the undersigned, now call upon the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in Congress to hold public hearings into the case of FBI Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds, and the erroneous use of the State Secrets Privilege to shut down all court proceedings in her case.

See here for the full list of signatories including 30 liberal, libertarian and conservative groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, Citizen Outreach, OMB Watch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Government Accountability Project, Electronic Freedom Foundation, and the National Coalition Against the Censorship. Please call the offices of Congressmen Waxman and Conyers demanding open hearings into Sibel Edmonds' case and the State Secrets Privilege.