{"id":1052,"date":"2008-07-30T21:08:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-30T21:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2012-01-28T00:44:31","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T00:44:31","slug":"net-sluit-zich-om-karl-rove","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/2008\/07\/30\/net-sluit-zich-om-karl-rove\/","title":{"rendered":">Net sluit zich om Karl Rove"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a style=\"left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;\" title=\"Klik hier om dit objekt te blokkeren met Adblock Plus\" class=\"abp-objtab-09326277284832115 visible\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BWQ5ZMnz25I&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1a89e&amp;color2=0xb1a89e&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><\/a><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BWQ5ZMnz25I&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1a89e&amp;color2=0xb1a89e&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/BWQ5ZMnz25I&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xb1a89e&amp;color2=0xb1a89e&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" wmode=\"transparent\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/param><\/object><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Karl Rove stapte een jaar geleden op als presidentieel adviseur van George Bush. Hij wordt verantwoordelijk geacht voor de <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2005\/1115\/p01s04-uspo.html\">Plamegate<\/a>-affaire en het be\u00efnvloeden van de rechtspraak ten gunste van de Republikeinse Partij<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">. Zo liet hij een politieke tegenstander, voormalig gouverneur <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pine-magazine.com\/content.php?id=836\">Don Siegelman<\/a> van Alabama, opzettelijk opsluiten in de gevangenis, naar verluidt onder politiek gemotiveerde aanklachten.<\/span><br \/><\/span><br \/>Onlangs kwam Rove <a href=\"http:\/\/therealnews.com\/t\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=31&amp;Itemid=74&amp;jumival=1846\">niet opdagen<\/a> voor een hoorzitting van de<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary\"> <\/a><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary\"> House Judiciary Committee<\/a>, zogezegd vanwege een eerder geplande<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Judiciary\"> trip naar het buitenland.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vorige week vrijdag ontkwam hij tenauwernood aan een<a href=\"http:\/\/www.allheadlinenews.com\/articles\/7011750556\"> citizen&#8217;s arrest<\/a>, toen hij een lezing wilde geven in Des Moines.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/bravenewfilms.org\/\">Activisten<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> hebben onlangs een online <\/span><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/sendkarlrovetojail.com\/\">petitie<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> opgestart, om Rove voor het gerecht te brengen. Deze kan ook internationaal worden ondertekend, desgewenst<br \/>anoniem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Inmiddels lijkt het Amerikaanse Huis van Afgevaardigden<a href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/presidentbush\/2008\/07\/rove-in-contemp.html\"> actie te ondernemen<\/a> tegen Karl Rove, die niet zo heel lang geleden nog uithaalde naar oud-Witte Huis-woordvoerder <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dag.nl\/1077435\/NIEUWS\/Artikelpagina-Nieuws\/Oud-woordvoerder-Bush-Oorlog-Irak-is-fout.htm\">Scott McLellan<\/a>, die in zijn memoires kritiek uitoefent op het Irak-beleid van zijn voormalige werkgever.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ter verduidelijking een<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"> ingekomen bericht van Robert Greenwald, initiatiefnemer van de hierboven genoemde petitie:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The campaign to <a wot1217451348196=\"bravenewfilms.org\" href=\"http:\/\/bravenewfilms.org\/watch\/21943963\/46054?utm_source=rgemail\" target=\"_blank\">Send Karl Rove to Jail<\/a> just took a huge step forward! In a stunning action just minutes ago, the House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Rove in contempt. <\/p>\n<p> <strong>Brave New Films and our partners have been working steadily to maximize the impact of the petition. And we want to continue this fight, so <a wot1217451348196=\"salsa.democracyinaction.org\" href=\"https:\/\/salsa.democracyinaction.org\/o\/552\/p\/10040\/paywhatyouwant\" target=\"_blank\">please contribute<\/a> so we can.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p> Let&#8217;s take a look at the campaign so far: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div style=\"padding: 0pt 0pt 5px 15px; float: right; width: 220px;\"><a wot1217451348196=\"bravenewfilms.org\" href=\"http:\/\/bravenewfilms.org\/watch\/21943963\/47436?utm_source=rgemail\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> <strong>12 Days Ago:<\/strong> We launched <em><a wot1217451348196=\"bravenewfilms.org\" href=\"http:\/\/bravenewfilms.org\/watch\/21943963\/46054?utm_source=rgemail\" target=\"_blank\">Send Rove to Jail<\/a><\/em>. You immediately recognized a crucial chance to hold Rove accountable for flagrantly breaking the law and you seized it, raising over 40,000 signatures in 24 hours!<\/li>\n<li><strong>9 Days Ago:<\/strong> CREDO Mobile took note of your efforts. They hopped on board and sent the petition to their subscribers, garnering tens of thousands more signatures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>5 Days Ago:<\/strong> We hit the 100,000 signature milestone, causing even more progressive groups to get involved, including Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, The Nation, Campaign for America&#8217;s Future, Progress Now, and People for the American Way, the last of whom alone generated another 15,000 signatures.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yesterday:<\/strong> Brave New Films Editorial Director ZP Heller hand delivered three petition boxes containing over 127,000 signatures to the House Judiciary Committee in Washington D.C. Together with our partners, we took our message directly to HJC member Linda Sanchez (D-CA), who was impressed by the sheer number of signatures. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s ridiculous that Karl Rove thinks that he doesn&#8217;t have to follow the law,&#8221; Sanchez said. &#8220;And nobody in this country should be above the law.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Today:<\/strong> Sanchez led the HJC in a vote of contempt for Rove!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> In just 12 days, your ability to sign and spread our petition led us from merely pointing out Rove&#8217;s lawbreaking hubris to helping convince the HJC to vote him in contempt. <\/p>\n<p> Now help us take this fight to the full House.  <a wot1217451348196=\"salsa.democracyinaction.org\" href=\"https:\/\/salsa.democracyinaction.org\/o\/552\/p\/10040\/paywhatyouwant\" target=\"_blank\">Contribute here<\/a> so Brave New Films can remain vigilant in this battle. For it is not just about Rove; his case raises larger critical issues of holding lawbreakers accountable and advocating justice within the framework of our legal system. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><link rel=\"alternate\" type=\"application\/rss+xml\" title=\"RSS\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/Johnito\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>>Karl Rove stapte een jaar geleden op als presidentieel adviseur van George Bush. Hij wordt verantwoordelijk geacht voor de Plamegate-affaire en het be\u00efnvloeden van de rechtspraak ten gunste van de Republikeinse Partij. Zo liet hij een politieke tegenstander, voormalig gouverneur &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/2008\/07\/30\/net-sluit-zich-om-karl-rove\/\">Lees verder <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[896,895,26,575,1,894,893,490],"tags":[1906],"class_list":["post-1052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-don-siegelman","category-karl-rove","category-neocons","category-plamegate","category-politics","category-scott-mclellan","category-valerie-plame","category-war-crimes","tag-politiek-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1052"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1975,"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052\/revisions\/1975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/johnito.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}