Journalist Jerome Corsi appeared on the Alex Jones Show today to discuss in depth his

astounding new investigation that implicates both Alberto Gonzales and U.S. Attorney

Johnny Sutton in the cover-up of a pedophilia scandal involving the Texas Youth

Commission.

 

"Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton, both already under

siege for other matters, are now being accused of failing to prosecute officers of the

Texas Youth Commission after a Texas Ranger investigation documented that guards

and administrators were sexually abusing the institution's minor boy inmates," writes

Corsi in a report for World Net Daily.

 

"Among the charges in the Texas Ranger report were that administrators would rouse boys

from their sleep for the purpose of conducting all-night sex parties."

 

A 2005 investigation led by Texas Ranger Brian Burzynski revealed that systematic abuse

of minors was commonplace at West Texas State School in Pyote, Texas. Burzynski

presented the findings of the investigation to both Gonzales and Sutton but was rebuffed,

and even received a letter from Sutton's office that attempted to legitimize the sexual abuse

of children, claiming that "under 18 U.S.C. Section 242," it would have to be demonstrated

"that the boys subjected to sexual abuse sustained "bodily injury," states the letter from Bill

Baumann, assistant U.S. attorney in Sutton's office.

 

Incredulously, Baumann's letter goes on to make the case that the minors consented to and

even enjoyed the acts of pedophilia, therefore no further action was necessary.

U.S. Attorney General Johnny Sutton.

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Tennesseans for Responsible Immigration Policies | November 22 2004

FLASHBACK: Architect of Abu Ghraib Torture is Bush's Pick for Attorney General

National Council of LaRaza confirms that Alberto Gonzales is one of their members. Those of us in border states know the slogan of this group:

"For those within 'the race,' everything; for those outside 'the race,' nothing."

The definition of "the race" of course, is "Hispanics/Latinos/Chicanos" or whatever their current name du jour. Should a "white" candidate be a member of the KuKluxKlan or other white supremacist group, the National Council of La Raza would scream in outrage. Seems they believe that racists are only "white."

Contact your two US Senators and tell them no, no, no. NO on Alberto Gonzales for Attorney General and NO for the US Supreme Court. When candidates for office (elected and appointed) are rejected for membership in racist groups like LaRaza, membership will become a liability.

To send an e-mail to your US Senators, go to http://www.senate.gov/ and you'll find their website email forms. You'll also find the phone numbers of their offices for a follow-up phone call.
 

NCLR WELCOMES NOMINATION OF GONZALES TO SERVE AS ATTORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., today welcomed President Bush's nomination of White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales to succeed John Ashcroft as Attorney General. If confirmed, Gonzales would be the first Hispanic ever to serve as Attorney General.

"We are very encouraged by the Gonzales nomination. We previously criticized the Bush Administration for not having an Hispanic in the cabinet since the departure of former HUD Secretary, now Senator- elect, Mel Martinez. We are pleased that one of the first acts since the President's reelection both rectifies that situation and marks an historic milestone for the Latino community. Never before has an Hispanic served as head of one of the four major cabinet posts - Secretary of State, Treasury, Defense, and Attorney General," stated Janet Murguia, NCLR Executive Director and COO.

Murguia also noted Gonzales' ties to the Hispanic community throughout his career. "Alberto Gonzales served with distinction on the board of directors of one of NCLR's oldest and most respected affiliates, the Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans (AAMA) in Houston, Texas. Moreover, during his tenure as White House Counsel, he has been one of the most accessible members of the White House staff to NCLR and other Hispanic organizations," added Murguia.

Murguia concluded, "We acknowledge that this is the first step of a long confirmation process that requires that his record be fully examined. That being said, Gonzales is a thoughtful, reasonable public servant, a man of his word, and we have every expectation that his nomination will be very well received in the Latino community."

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San Francisco Chronicle | January 7 2005

Washington -- White House Counsel Alberto Gonzales rejected the use of torture on terrorist suspects and vowed Thursday that he would protect Americans' civil liberties if he is confirmed as the nation's next attorney general.

At his Senate confirmation hearing, the 49-year-old former Texas Supreme Court justice faced tough criticism from Democrats for his role in drafting memos that defended the use of torture and justified the lengthy detention of enemy captives.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said the legal policies shaped by Bush's top lawyer "have been used by the administration, the military and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva Convention violations by military and civilian personnel."

In his testimony, Gonzales defended the White House's anti-terrorism policies, but also insisted that he never approved a legal opinion justifying the use of torture to extract information from suspects.

"I share (the president's) resolve that torture and abuse will not be tolerated by this administration," he told the Senate Judiciary Committee. "If confirmed, I will ensure the Department of Justice aggressively pursues those responsible for such abhorrent actions."

Lawmakers also questioned whether Gonzales, a confidant of President Bush since serving as counsel to then-Gov. Bush in Texas, could be independent enough of the White House to serve impartially as chief enforcer of the nation's laws.

Gonzales, who is expected to win confirmation and become the first Hispanic attorney general, said he recognized he would be assuming a new role.

"I will no longer represent only the White House, I will represent the United States of America and its people," he said. "I understand the differences between the two roles."

Gonzales was unflappable through more than six hours of televised testimony, appearing polished, modest and affable. He managed to smile even under aggressive questioning from administration critics on the committee.

But he was vague in response to some questions, and Democrats complained he didn't fully discuss his involvement in a series of controversial memos about the treatment of terrorist suspects.

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., joked at one point, "Mr. Gonzales, I'd almost think that you'd served in the Senate, you've learned how to filibuster so well."

Gonzales was engaging in damage control after news reports this week detailed the role he played in shaping an August 2002 memo by Justice Department lawyers, which argued that U.S. interrogators could use torture against terrorist suspects without facing criminal penalties.

Gonzales told the senators that the opinion was sought by intelligence officials after the arrests of several terrorist suspects, including al Qaeda operations chief Abu Zubaydah.

"We had captured some really bad people who we were concerned had information that might prevent the loss of American lives in the future," Gonzales said. "It was important to receive that information. ... The agencies wanted to be sure that they would not do anything that would violate our legal obligations. And so they did the right thing: They asked questions. 'What is lawful conduct?' "

The memo, requested by Gonzales and prepared by Justice Department lawyers, stated that physical acts of "an extreme nature" could be used to extract information from terrorist suspects as long as interrogators had the president's approval and were not seeking to inflict bodily harm.

When the memo was leaked last summer, the policy was widely condemned. The legal opinion has since been abandoned, and last week the Justice Department released a new definition of torture, calling the tactic "abhorrent. "

At the hearing, Kennedy pointed out that Gonzales had attended meetings with Justice Department officials where methods of torture were discussed -- including "water boarding," where a suspect is strapped to a board, turned upside down, and immersed in a wet towel to simulate the feeling of drowning.

"Did you ever suggest to them that they ought to lean forward on this issue about supporting the extreme uses of torture?" Kennedy asked.

Gonzales said he never urged Justice Department lawyers to come to any specific conclusions and never approved of any specific torture tactics.

"It was not my role to direct that we should use certain kinds of methods of receiving information from terrorists," he said.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who introduced the nominee from his home state, said Gonzales and Justice Department lawyers were not crafting a new policy, but interpreting a 1994 law that set severe penalties for those who committed torture.

"President Bush and Judge Gonzales have both unequivocally, clearly, and repeatedly rejected the use of torture," Cornyn said. "But is there anyone here today who would fail to use every legal means to collect intelligence from terrorists that can save American lives? I certainly hope not."

Gonzales tried to distance himself from a Jan. 25, 2002, memo he wrote, arguing that the war on terrorism "renders obsolete (the Geneva Conventions') strict limitations on questioning of enemy prisoners and renders quaint some of its provisions."

In his testimony, he said, "Contrary to reports, I consider the Geneva Conventions neither obsolete nor quaint."

But he defended the administration's decision not to extend the protections offered under the Geneva Conventions to al Qaeda suspects, saying to do so would "honor and reward bad conduct" and make it easier for terrorist captives to share information and plot new attacks.

He noted that Iraqi captives had never been denied legal protections because the country had signed the Geneva Conventions.

Critics believe that Gonzales' memo provided the legal justification for the lengthy detentions of suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and may have contributed to the prisoner abuse scandal at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

Gonzales said Thursday that he was "sickened and outraged" by the Abu Ghraib scandal. But he rejected the idea that White House policies contributed to the abuse and instead blamed the individual soldiers involved.

"This was simply people who were morally bankrupt trying -- having fun, " he said. "And I condemn that."

Gonzales faced criticism from an unexpected source Thursday -- Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Graham, a reserve appellate military judge, said the memos Gonzales helped draft had contributed to the view in the Muslim world that the United States mistreats detainees.

"When you start looking at torture statutes and you look at ways around the spirit of the law, then you're losing the moral high ground," Graham said.

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What they said
"I think it's safe to say that everyone agrees that Abu Ghraib represents a shameful episode in this nation's history. Yet some people actually want to exploit that tragedy for their own purposes. ... So if there is no evidence whatsoever that Judge Gonzales was any way responsible for the criminal acts that occurred at Abu Ghraib by a few, why are we talking about this at Judge Gonzales' confirmation hearing?"

-- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas

"So there's a certain kind of sense by many of us here that the administration -- and you're the point person on the administration -- has not been forthcoming on the whole issues of torture. . . . Now, the ... torture memoranda, written at your request ... made abuse of interrogation easier, it sharply narrowed the definition of torture and recognized this new defense for officials who commit torture. For two years -- for two years -- from August 2002 to June 2004, you never repudiated it. That's the record. You never repudiated it."

-- Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.

"As we fight the war on terror, we must always honor and observe the principles that make our society so unique and worthy of protection. We must be committed to preserving civil rights and civil liberties."

-- Alberto Gonzales

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