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TUSKEGEE - By Jerry Leonard

1998, CIA Oilmen & Israelis plan to overthrow Saddam for the oil.

Bush/Gore  Oil/War-(Oct,2000)  

Bush's own explainer (Oct 2000) re: Iraq Oil

Eminent Domain Pain continues

Pat Snyder, Corrupticut Eminent Domain Bag-Jobee-  Arrested and harassed all the way in Arizona- 

Senator John McCain helped (not anyone from Corrupticut)

http://starkravingviking.blogspot.com/

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http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-kelo0523.artmay23,0,7572286.story?coll=hc-headlines-local

A Vow To Keep The `Fort' Families Hold Rally, Seek Rell's Aid In Eminent Domain Case By LYNNE TUOHY COURANT STAFF WRITER May 23 2006 The stalwart seven families fighting eviction on the Fort Trumbull peninsula of New London have lost significant legal battles, but they continue to vow they will not lose their homes. On Monday, Suzette Kelo - the named plaintiff in the nation's most notable eminent domain battle in more than half a century - and others called on Gov. M. Jodi Rell to intercede before the May 31 deadline the New London City Council has imposed on the homeowners to abandon their properties or face eviction. Their eight-year legal and emotional odyssey has taken its toll; Kelo said she awakens most mornings "stressful and discouraged." She also awakens resolute. "Hardly a day goes by when I work in my garden or have a cup of coffee in my kitchen, both of which overlook the Thames River, that I wonder if I had this to do all over again, would I?" she said. "Even on my worst days, and there are many of those, my answer is always the same: Yes. "A day of reckoning will come to all," Kelo said. "I would rather be me than them," she said, referring to those trying to take her property. Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote in the Kelo case said government entities are entitled to use the property "takings clause" of the Constitution to take private property for economic development - even by a private developer - if the taking benefits the public in some way. The ruling mirrored a state Supreme Court ruling the year before that economic development, even in a non-blighted area, was an acceptable public use of eminent domain. Within weeks of the ruling by the nation's highest court, the city of New London and its quasi-public New London Development Corp. began eviction proceedings, at which point Rell intervened and asked for a voluntary moratorium on evictions until the legislature could weigh in. Monday, Rell chastised the legislature for its inaction this past session, but also declined to take sides in the heated controversy. In a statement that tries to have it both ways, she said development of "the entire peninsula" is vital to the city and the region. "At the same time, I have remained sympathetic to the occupants," she said. Few would disagree with her statement that the controversy "has gone on far too long." "I regret that the General Assembly has been largely silent on the overall issue of eminent domain, despite the fact that they called a special session last fall and were in regular session for three months earlier this year," Rell said. Kelo and her neighbors are placing their faith in Rell, much as they placed their faith in the U.S. Constitution to protect their interests. "I'm assuming she's a say-what-she-means, means-what-she-says person," Kelo said. Susan Kniep, president of the Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations, encouraged Rell to again intercede and ask New London city officials to return their deeds to the property owners. Kniep said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling "allowed governments to give developers a key to our front door and invade the sanctity of our homes for financial gain." Kelo and Kniep spoke at a press conference held on the granite steps of the north side of the state Capitol. The Kelo plaintiffs collectively own 15 properties on two parcels of the 90-acre peninsula targeted for redevelopment into a hotel, high-end condominiums, marina and other upscale attractions. The peninsula stands in the shadow of the massive global research and development campus that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer opened earlier this decade. Attorney Scott Bullock, senior attorney for the nonprofit Institute of Justice, which champions eminent domain battles nationwide on behalf of homeowners and others, said the Supreme Court ruling "is the most universally despised Supreme Court ruling in recent memory." Bullock said that in its wake, 47 states drafted legislation to restrict eminent domain abuse and 20 actually passed laws. "Unfortunately, Connecticut has not been among those states; Connecticut needs to step up." Of Kelo and her neighbors, Bullock said, "These people are American heroes. They need to be respected, not evicted." Bullock said it is not clear exactly what action the city council will take after the May 31 deadline. Homeowners by law must be given 90-day notice before they can be evicted from their homes. The next city council meeting after the deadline passes is June 5. In addition to getting the homeowners off the Fort Trumbull peninsula, city officials want them to pay back occupancy fees for the time they've continued to reside in their homes while the NLDC held title to them. Michael Cristofaro said his family's home has been assessed at $97,000; Kelo said she believes her assessment is $78,000. "It's just one more day in the fort," Kelo said. Copyright 2006, Hartford Courant

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