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Karl Rove, former top advisor to George W. Bush...
* Lied about US torture. Rove claims publicly that the US government never relied on
torture, even though (a) Craig Murray, former ambassador to Uzbekistan, admitted
that the CIA used techniques like raping people with broken bottles, torturing
children to coerce parents into signing confessions, and boiling people alive[1],
and (b) official torture memos were released establishing that children were
tortured with insects, among a host of other torture techniques.[2] Rove also claims
that sleep deprivation[3] and water boarding are not torture[4].
* Criminally conspired to invade Iraq. Advised republican candidates to focus on the
war[5] and chaired the White House Iraq Group to develop strategies for publicizing
the White House’s assertion that Hussein posed a threat to the US[6]. Former White
House counterterrorism director Richard Clarke later wrote that the Iraq “crisis
was manufactured, and Bush political advisor Karl Rove was telling Republicans to
‘run on the war.’”[7]When friends of Rove’s asked whether Bush planned to invade
Iraq in 2002, Rove was known to reply, “Let me put it this way: If you want to see
Baghdad, you’d better visit soon.”[8]
* Subverted rule of law. Used “executive privilege” to refuse to comply with over a
dozen Congressional subpoenas related to improper firing of Federal attorneys,
illegally pressuring EPA, torture, election violations, etc.[9]
* Held secret meetings with terrorist supporters. Rove and Bush met secretly with
Abdurahman Almoudi in 1999. US intelligence knew since 1994 that Alamoudi had deep
ties to terrorist organizations. [10] When asked publicly (twice, by citizens) why
he had been meeting secretly with Alamoudi , Rove refused to answer and walked
away.[11]
* Used state power to protect private corporations. Was a paid consultant to
tobacco giant Philip Morris from 1991 to 1996, and continued his relationship with
Philip Morris while he was an advisor to then-Texas Governor George W. Bush. Helped
draft a 1996 push poll against then-Texas Attorney General Dan Morales in an
attempt to pressure Morales out of filing a lawsuit against the major American
Tobacco corporations. The push poll was financed by tobacco companies.[12]
* Did we mention he’s a liar? Attempted to discredit report of Joseph Wilson that
Iraq was not seeking yellow cake uranium in Niger. Special Prosecutor Patrick
Fitzgerald claimed that “Rove lied to investigators and the prosecutor eight out of
the nine times he was questioned about the leak and also tried to cover-up his role
in disseminating Plame Wilson\'s CIA status.” [13]
* Relied on disinformation and dirty politics to subvert democratic will of the
people. A colleague and friend of Rove’s at the University of Texas at Austin
admits that “Rove is both student and master of plausible deniability.” That Rove
has “improved on Macchiavelli,” “operated without constraint,” “camouflaged his
breaking of the law,” and hid “under the cover of journalists.” [14]
* Opposes the right of gays to marry, based on a claim that we should respect the
tradition of marriage. [15] Last year he filed for a divorce.[16] It was his second
divorce.[17]
[1] http://rawstory.com/2009/2009/11/ambassador-cia-people-tortured/
[2]http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/04/17/bush-torture-memos-align-with-account-that-911-suspects-children-were-tortured/
[3] http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200904170031
[4] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124226863721018193.html
[5] http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/26/roves-powerpoint/
[6] http://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/03/05/cia.leak.probe/
[7] http://www.president-bush.com/bombiraq.html
[8] http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,356034,00.html
[9]http://warcriminalswatch.org/index.php/news/40-recent-news/230-7-1-09-10-most-wanted-war-criminals
[10] http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=abdurahman_alamoudi
[11] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_51XsphHi4#t=0m20s
[12]http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Karl_Rove#Involvement_with_the_Tobacco_Industry
[13] http://www.truthout.org/article/grand-jury-hears-evidence-against-rove
[14] http://www.infowars.com/articles/us/rove_save_first_amendment_from_rove.htm
[15]http://thinkprogress.org/2008/02/12/high-schooler-spars-with-rove-over-gay-marriage/
[16] http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1209/31036.html
[17] http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2005/oct/23/usa.comment
See the official event announcement below:
From Politcal News Now - The Snow Report
"The University of California-Santa Barbara College Republicans will be hosting Karl Rove on campus . The “architect” will be discussing his role in the Bush White House and a behind the scenes look at all eight years. Seating to the general public is not available. The seats will be given mainly to the students on campus. But, the College Republicans are offering a few seats to those community members who would be willing to help contribute to bringing Karl Rove to campus. The club will be holding a special reception before the speaking engagement where donors and club members will be able to meet Mr. Rove and mingle with like minded individuals from the Santa Barbara community. There are two ways to help out: The first is to become an event sponsor and the other is to be a reception attendee.
The venue and the reception are only a few hundred feet apart the convenient parking right next door. One of the best parts about supporting the event is that the donations will be made to the Young America’s Foundation. YAF is a 501(c)3 and donations are tax deductible, so everyone wins! A sponsorship, currently, is at $800. This is a discounted rate until February 1, 2010 and an attendee is $200. We know this is a lot, but know it is helping a great cause. Any money extra made will be saved for future events in a fund at YAF for UCSB specifically."
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