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From one of my websites I go to for info.>"From the news report I read it is a section of pipe line from the oil field east an west of Prudhoe Bay They are going to have to shut in something like 1000 wells before work can start. There is no refinery in Prudhoe Bay. The closest oil refinery is out side of Fairbanks in North Pole Alaska also home to the Santa Claus house. Some North Slope oil is refined there but most of it is sent downstream to Valdez, loaded onto tankers an sent to refineries in California an all along the West Coast. To answer your question about hiring given the current world situation I am sure they are at least taking names at this point an will probably be requesting manpower within the week. The work will be handled out of the Fairbanks hall Local 375. Be ready to leave when you call." I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I think they said they would prefer to see life in prison in Iraq over the death sentence. On a side note, when was the last military execution in the US? 1961 I believe The U.S. Military Death Penalty Executions in the Military Overview of the military's death penalty system Racial Disparities in the military's death penalty system -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facts and Figures Total Death Row Inmates: 9 (as of 4/1/2006) RACE Black - 6 White - 2 Asian - 1 GENDER Male - 9 United States Military Death Row Roster 1. Kenneth Parker (B) 2. Wade L. Walker (B) 3. [Jessie Quintanilla] (A) 4. [James T. Murphy] (B) 5. Ronald Gray (B) 6. Dwight J. Loving (B) 7. [William Kreutzer] (W) 8. Hasan Akbar (B) 9. Andrew Witt (W) Names in brackets awaiting re-trial, re-sentencing, or where court ordered reversal is not yet final. (Source: NAACP Legal Defense Fund; updates by DPIC). Number of Executions 135 people have been executed by the Army since 1916 (Source: National Law Journal, 4/5/99) Date of last military execution On April 13, 1961, U.S. Army Private John A. Bennett was hanged after being convicted of rape and attempted murder. (R. Serrano, "Last Soldier to Die at Levenworth Hanged in an April Storm," Los Angeles Times, 7/12/94). Minimum Age to Receive the Death Penalty 18 years New Military Regulations regarding Executions (1/16/06) Death Row Location U.S. Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Method of Execution Lethal Injection Date the Death Penalty Was Reenacted after Furman In 1983, the Armed Forces Court of Appeals held in U.S. v. Matthews, 16 M.J. 354, that military capital sentencing procedures were unconstitutional for failing to require a finding of individualized aggravating circumstances. In 1984, the death penalty was reinstated when President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order adopting detailed rules for capital courts-martial. Among the rules was a list of 11 aggravating factors that qualify defendants for death sentences. Life Without Parole A recent amendment to the Uniform Code of Military Justice offers a new alternative to the death penalty. For crimes that occurred on or after November 17, 1997, a sentence of life without the possibility of parole is now possible. Prior to this legislation, those servicemembers serving a life sentence would be eligible for parole after serving 10 years. Clemency Process The President has the power to commute a death sentence and no servicemember can be executed unless the President personally confirms the death penalty. Capital Offenses The Uniform Code of Military Justice provides the death penalty as a possible punishment for 15 offenses, many of which must occur during a time of war. All 7 men on the military's death row were convicted of premeditated murder or felony murder. Who Decides Sentence In a military capital case, the convening authority -- a high ranking commanding officer who decides to bring the case to a court martial -- decides if the death penalty will be sought. Once decided, the convening authority picks those servicemembers who will serve as panel members/jurors. One requirement for the panel is that if the accused so chooses, at least 1/3 of the panel must consist of enlisted personnel. The only other requirement of a panel is that it consist of at least five members. Therefore, the number of panelists in a military death penalty case can vary from case to case. Although no state provides for a panel of less than 12 jurors in a capital case, military appellate courts have rejected challenges to capital court-martialed panels with fewer than 12 members. (see, e.g., United States v. Curtins, 32 M.J. 252 (C.M.A.), cert denied, 502 U.S. 952 (1991)). (Unless otherwise noted, source: D. Sullivan, "A Matter of Life and Death: Examining the Military Death Penalty's Fairness," The Federal Lawyer, June 1998) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overview An excerpt from: "A Matter of Life and Death: Examining the Military Death Penalty's Fairness" by Dwight Sullivan (The Federal Lawyer, June 1998) (reprinted with permssion of author) Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 15 offenses can be punishable by death, though many of these crimes -- such as desertion or disobeying a superior commissioned officer's orders -- carry the death penalty only in time of war. The "convening authority" -- a high-ranking commanding officer who decides to bring the case to trial -- chooses whether the government will seek a death sentence. If the case is referred capitally, the defendant cannot choose a bench [judge only] trial; rather, the case must be tried before a panel of at least five military members. The Uniform Code of Military Justice also precludes the defendant in a capital case from pleading guilty. Thus, every military death penalty case is resolved by trial before a panel of servicemembers. A death penalty will be imposed only if the panel members reach unanimous agreement on four separate points. First, a military defendant cannot be sentenced to death absent a unanimous conviction of a death-eligible offense.... If the panel returns a unanimous conviction, the case then enters the sentencing phase.... The case's outcome will depend upon the [panel] members' resolution of three issues. First, they must determine whether the government has proven a specified aggravating factor beyond a reasonable doubt.... Most of these aggravating factors -- such as killing more than one person or being the triggerman in a felony murder -- are similar to those found in civilian capital punishment schemes. Other factors -- such as committing an offense with the intent to avoid hazardous duty or knowingly endangering a mission -- are unique to the military. [The panel] must then weigh all of the aggravating evidence in the case against any evidence in extenuation and mitigation. A death penalty may not be imposed unless the members unanimously conclude that the aggravating circumstances substantially outweigh the mitigating circumstances. Finally, even if every member agrees upon the existence of an aggravating factor and concludes that the evidence in aggravation outweighs the extenuating and mitigating evidence, any member is still free to choose a sentence other than death. Thus, members must unanimously conclude that death is an appropriate sentence. When a death sentence is imposed, the record is initially reviewed by the convening authority, who has the power to reduce sentences and to set aside guilty findings.... The convening authority can reduce the sentence, but cannot increase it. And this review is no mere rubberstamp. Several years ago, a Marine Corps general commuted an adjudged death sentence to imprisonment for life. If the convening authority approves the death sentence, the condemned servicemember will be moved to military death row.... The record of trial then goes before one of the military justice system's four intermediate appellate courts: the Army, Navy-Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals.... If the Court of Criminal Appeals affirms a death sentence, the case then goes before the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, as the Court of Military Appeals was renamed in 1994. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces is a five-member Article 1 court that sits atop the military justice system. Its judges are civilians appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate to serve 15-year terms. [If the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces affirms the sentence], the case is eligible for Supreme Court review. The Supreme Court's certiorari jurisdiction over military justice cases... was enacted in 1983.... When the Supreme Court affirms [the sentence] or denies certiorari in a military capital case, the death sentence is then reviewed by the executive branch. If the President approves the death sentence, the condemned servicemember can seek habeas relief from the Article III judiciary. If the habeas petition is ultimately denied, the condemned servicemember will be led from death row down a flight of stairs to the USDB's death chamber. There he will be strapped to a gurney and executed by lethal injection. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Racial Disparity There is racial disparity on the military's death row. Of those on the military death row today, five are African-American, one is a Pacific Islander, and only one is Caucasian. Whereas nationwide, about half of the 3,600 death row inmates are members of a minority, the military has an 86 percent minority death row population. According to Dwight Sullivan (see above), "While the number of servicemembers under death sentence is fairly small, the racial disparity in military death penalty cases has been distressingly persistent. During World War II, African-Americans accounted for less than 10 percent of the Army. Yet, of the 70 soldiers executed in Europe during the war, 55 [79%] were African-American. After President Truman ordered an end to the armed forces' segregation in 1948, this racial disparity actually increased. The military carried out 12 executions from 1954 until the most recent one in 1961. Eleven of the 12 executed servicemembers were African-American." "The death sentences adjudged since 1961 have continued to fall disproportionately on minority servicemembers. In 1983, when the Court of Military Appeals issued its Matthews opinion invalidating the military death penalty, seven servicemembers were on death row. Five were African-American, one was Latino, and one was Caucasian." In addition to the racial disparity among death row inmates, there is also racial disparity among victims. Each time an African American has been sent to the military's death row, the case has involved a white victim. (R. Serrano, "A Grim Life on Military Death Row," Los Angeles Times, 7/12/94). For more information about racial disparities, see DPIC's Race and the Death Penalty page. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- News and Developments (Prior to 2005) Military Death Sentence Vacated An Army Court of Criminal Appeals has vacated the death sentence of William Kreutzer, a Fort Bragg soldier who was sent to the military’s death row for killing a fellow soldier and wounding others in 1995. The Court cited a number of grounds for the ruling that opens the door for rehearings on some charges and the sentence. For example, Kreutzer’s attorneys failed to adequately explain the significance of their client’s mental health problems for the panel that determined his guilt and sentence. In the ruling, Col. James S. Currie noted, “Appellant’s trial can be summed up in one sentence: Three defense counsel who lacked the ability and experience to defend this capital case were further hampered by the military judge’s erroneous decision to deny them necessary expert assistance, thereby rendering the contested findings and the sentence unreliable.” Court documents revealed that Kreutzer had considered suicide at age 16 and “fantasized out loud” about killing fellow soldiers after they teased him and played practical jokes on him. The Appeals Court criticized the trial judge for refusing to grant a defense request for a “mitigation specialist,” who could explain how Kreutzer’s mental health problems contributed to his actions. See Military Death Penalty. See also Representation. Pentagon List Gives Names of 169 Military Members Who Were Executed A list containing the names of 169 members of the U.S. military who were executed between 1942 and 1961 was recently discovered at the Pentagon. The list also contains a few dozen additional cases where persons were sentenced to death, but not executed, and the names of 7 German prisoners of war who were executed. The 1961 execution of Pvt. John Bennett, who was hung after convictions for rape and attempted murder, was the military's last execution. The ledger also includes the name of Pvt. Eddie Slovik, who is the only member of the U.S. military to be executed for desertion since the Civil War. The list was discovered by accident by Pentagon employees and was made public as the military prepares to try accused terrorists currently held at the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The death penalty is a possible sentence in such military tribunals. (Associated Press, December 12, 2003) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additional Information Foreman, Maj. Mary M., "Military Capital Litigation: Meeting the Heightened Standards of United States V. Curtis," Military Law Review, December 2002, 174 Mil. L. Rev. 1 Bonner, Raymond, "Push Is on for Larger Jury in Military Capital Cases," New York Times, September 3, 2001 DeFrank, Thomas M., "Servicemen on Death Row: 6 killers await as military justice crawls" New York Daily News, June 24, 2001 I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

AGAIN. For the morons out therehttp://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr021506.htm I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

bahwahaahaahaahaa!! I'm still amazed by how many people have that sh*t. Of all ISPs and content providers, AOL does everything but put up a banner that they are tracking your every single move with all that shitty software you have to install. My sympathies as well. But, but. It's America Online. Shouldn't I be patriotic and go w/ that. Oh. I forgot this country (and it's corp. buddies)are fucking outsourcing everything . I guess the only place to be now is in the military killing people or suck up to those big corps. and be a sheep Or be a U.S. politician and really RAPE the U.S. citizens Naanaa-naa-naanaaa-naa! You're just upset because you came out of the closet. "Hi, my name is xxx and I have AOL" -- "Hi xxx" The recovery process is a long, narrow road, but I know you can make it!! Getting your Internet and content through your local phone company is more patriotic, as the provisioning requests (i.e. for DSL, etc) and other events actually happen in the US. AOL, being content only, has most of their stuff in India already, including back-end provisioning requests for broadband. LOL. I have all the above. I just use AOL cause that is what I know the best. Took me a couple yrs. how to figure out how to use a computer. Old school. Sorry. AOL is history. I have Juno, Int. Exp. MSN blah blah blah. If jump around you can have them all for free I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

bahwahaahaahaahaa!! I'm still amazed by how many people have that sh*t. Of all ISPs and content providers, AOL does everything but put up a banner that they are tracking your every single move with all that shitty software you have to install. My sympathies as well. But, but. It's America Online. Shouldn't I be patriotic and go w/ that. Oh. I forgot this country (and it's corp. buddies)are fucking outsourcing everything . I guess the only place to be now is in the military killing people or suck up to those big corps. and be a sheep Or be a U.S. politician and really RAPE the U.S. citizens I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I try to read it all. The Good ole USA wouldn't support censorship would they? If true this shit pisses me off. I know. It's all to keep us safe.http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/8D1986F6-7C22-40EC-AA05-64D8472C1A73.htm Just finished reading this one too. Prolly a repost but some may not have read it. A bit long. Not too bad>http://www.house.gov/paul/congrec/congrec2006/cr021506.htm I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I haven't read anything on it here in the U.S. and I stay on top of the news . Sure we'll see it shortly I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

the B sample is securely closed and the athlete in question is present when it is opened for the follow on test. What you described is a very plausible concern with the supposed Armstrong positives on the 1999 samples. No chain of custody ot real security was maintained, and the research in question intended to use some spiked samples. What I'm saying. What happens to it between pt. A and B is anybodys guess I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

it still smells funny - there was no problem with the other tests, then an 11:1, then normal again. Giving the two most likely scenarios - he screwed up on the doping, or the tests failed for a false reason. I'd like to believe the latter, but the burden of proof is definitely on his side now. Tell ya what. I have to take drug tests all the time. Who the fuck knows what they do w/ those samples once outta your sight? I think you should have a 3rd sample (your own) to be verified by a 3rd party I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Hate to say it but it will be good for me and my union pipeliner bros. We need the work Just a minute....weren't you just complaining about physicians because we look out for our own interests sometimes too??? Or am I mistaken? linz Ya got me. What a hippocratic A hole I am. I'll have to pay extra for meds. and the extra gas prices too. What a big circle we go in eh? Don't think I don't lay awake at nite thinking about all this shit. Greenhouse gas effects from my industry. Trust me I don't sleep well nowadays I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Fixin to lose em.http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/08/07/D8JBTSQG0.html I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Hate to say it but it will be good for me and my union pipeliner bros. We need the work I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

I wonder who got the 50K. It wasn't brilliant detective work me thinks. Money talks I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Article VII. To enable the United States to maintain the independence of Cuba, and to protect the people thereof, as well as for its own defense, the Government of Cuba will sell or lease to the United States lands necessary for coaling or naval stations, at certain specified points, to be agreed upon with the ]?resident of the United States.____________________________________________I always wondered how we kept Gitmo there. Thanks for the history lesson. I'm gonna go there for a visit one day but I have to go via mexico or by boat as it stands. I love cuban cigars. I was in Ybor City awhile back and went into a cigar shop. I asked the guy where I could get a good Cuban cigar. He replied "Kuba" Thought I was customs maybe I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

When I got hurt a few yrs back lawyers started calling me. They said the same thing "they'd sue EVERBODY". I told them it was my choice to get in that plane and to FUCK OFF I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

You assume a lot here. It just might be so that the majority of the Cuban population wants Castro as their leader. It is not a given that they are "wanting to be free of tyranny" or that they have "wanted freedom for 47 years". I know that the Cubans in Miami would have you think this but is it really true? Yes I agree w/ that. Now would be the perfect time for the U.S. to invade. We could LIBERATE the people, kill Castro, get some oil, stick a thorn in Chavezs' ass> A Win-Win situation. Hell we might even find some WMD I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Hmm...strangely I was just thinking that this "let's post a link to a news article and add a vacuous tag line" shit, has to stop! To avoid this being no more than a snide remark... I will add that your opinions on any of the subjects you introduce to SC may in fact be the opinions which achieve pure sense, align the planets and enable the manifestation of world peace. But this will require a bit more than a link and an edgy blurb. FallRate So. In laymans terms WTF you trying to tell me? I've had a couple beers and it's late. I'm not much for debating. I'm old and set in my ways and opinions. I just like to get people to think a bit about what the fuck is going on in the world around them and hopefully change it for the better. I'll be long gone. All the sheep will have to deal w/ the aftermath if they don't wake up and smell the coffee I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Punching clouds is fun. Went in at 6k on a jump. Came out at 2k. Accident waiting to happen of course, but it was fun. Glad no FAA around

Not quite so simply, but yes, I do. In addition - in my world - I would tax companies that outsource at a higher rate than those that use domestic labor. I would definately require some sort of payroll tax on all non-domestic payroll and not allow these expenses to be deducted from corporate profits for tax purposes. Then I'd just contract with a with a Consultant or sub-contractor in another country so it wouldn't be shown on my books as payroll. Pass all the taxes you want. Business' will always find a way around it. Isn't that TAX EVASION? I wonder what Ken Lay would do. Think I'll make that my new sig line________ I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

All depends on where you are in this great land of ours. Be everywhere soon enough edit: Sorry, forgot the sarcasm tags.... [sarcasm] How quickly they forget....ok then but not now? "We can't be so fixated on our desire to preserve the rights of ordinary Americans . . . ." --William J. Clinton, USA Today, March 11, 1993 "And so a lot of people say there's too much freedom. When personal freedom's being abused, you have to move to limit it." -- Bill Clinton, 3-22-94, MTV's "Enough is Enough" [/sarcasm] Hey. I hate ALL authority. Fuck Clinton AND Bush. I think they both abused their power as do most people w/ money and power. Morals go out the fuckin window I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

How about? > " the BUSH propaganda machine;how well oiled, coordinated, and manipulating it truly is. _______________________________________________ I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Yes, f*cking really. The UCMJ is one of the toughest legal codes in the western world. Those that volunteer for the armed services are told up front (before swearing in) that they are, in fact, giving up the very freedoms they are swearing an oath to defend. __________________________________________________I did some research. UCMJ is worded pretty vaguely. This one pretty much says it all>TITLE 10 > Subtitle A > PART II > CHAPTER 47 > SUBCHAPTER VII > § 836§ 836. Art. 36. President may prescribe rules (a) Pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, for cases arising under this chapter triable in courts-martial, military commissions and other military tribunals, and procedures for courts of inquiry, may be prescribed by the President by regulations which shall, so far as he considers practicable, apply the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in the trial of criminal cases in the United States district courts, but which may not be contrary to or inconsistent with this chapter. (b) All rules and regulations made under this article shall be uniform insofar as practicable. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

All depends on where you are in this great land of ours. Be everywhere soon enough I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Still entitled to counsel and civilian if they want it I do believe I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.

Yeah, because I want the details of the espionage charge (stemming from his service aboard a top secret Los Angeles class attack submarine) spattered all over so the world can see the details of our naval forces' TTPs. So, in a way, the damage may already be done, I see no reason why more details need to made public. He's a "Fire Control Technician", which pretty much means he knows everything about our attack subs' offensive weapons systems' capability. If he's found not guilty, hopefully more will be known, but I wouldn't hold my breath. I can agree some things need to kept secret (such as the spying stuff w/ his knowledge) But to keep him incommunicado w/ no one knowing or no civilian oversite. The fuckin military can't just do as they please I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all.