“In 1987, Robert L. Earl told a grand jury that he had destroyed and stolen national security documents while working for Lt. Col. Oliver L. North during the Iran-Contra scandal,” reports today’s Los Angeles Times. “Now, he sits in one of the most coveted offices in the Pentagon as chief of staff to Gordon R. England, acting deputy secretary of Defense. Earl has clearance to review the kinds of classified documents he once destroyed.” (PRWatch)
According to SourceWatch, England is a former top dog at General Dynamics. More below:
Read the story of Robert Earl in a document on the Iran-Contra scandal at the Federal Assoc. of Scientists site: “Earl attempted to conceal evidence regarding the arms sales to Iran and the diversion of profits to the contras. He destroyed NSC documents, assisted North in the destruction of documents, assisted North’s secretary, Fawn Hall, in the illegal removal of NSC documents, conspired with Hall to make false statements to the FBI, and made false statements to the FBI.”
According to this document Earl served as a Special Assistant to England when he was Secretary of the Navy. I’d be willing to bet he’s been following England from General Dynamics to Homeland Security and back into DoD.
bring back all the old criminals. Every last one. Why not?
Just when you think the Bush regime’s criminal empire can’t stoop any lower or show any more contempt for the country and for democracy, they pull a stunt like this.
This is what happens when shameless and self-absorbed psychopaths get too much power. The audacity, the impunity with which they do these things is astonishing.
Put on your tin-foil hat. Look for a reference to Gordon England in this article.
I found him. He and his wife went to a football game with the Houstion man who owns the ISP that caters to terrorist Web sites (a bit of a digest version).
But, I’m a simple person. Where’s the tinfoil part?
that would be for the people that believe in the Octopus.
The link from North to England thru England’s most recent hire… and then the link from the website that took responsibility for the London bombing to a friend of Englands.
Tin-foil hatters love stuff like that.
I was amused to see that the link describes Al Quds as a “terrorist newspaper.” It’s only one of the oldest Arabic newspapers in Jerusalem, where it’s been published since 1951.
Maybe there’s some work for him in Karl Rove’s office.
Unfortunately, after Bolton, Gonzalez etc., it is a pattern (if not the rule) that many individuals now occupy positions for which they are poorly suited. I read today on AP news that possibly Scalia or Thomas will be nominated to Rehnquist’s seat when the time comes for his retirement. Yikes!!!
FYI, the article just points out that the co-founder of a Houston-based ISP that is well known for hosting terror, porn and spam sites is a good friend of Sharon Bush and Gordon England. Nothing “tin foil hat” about it.
The reference to Al Quds comes from the source I linked to, which is why it is in block quotes; it is not my original material.
The point of the article is that EV1 has been hosting terror sites since President Bush issued Executive Order 13224 in October of 2001, which prohibits transactions with persons who commit, threaten to commit, or support terrorism. Why has EV1 not been shut down?
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