Sibel Edmonds

Rep. Jan Schakowsky. (Getty Images) In one of the stranger political stories to come down the pike as of late, American Conservative magazine is about to run a cover story that alleges that Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky , a Democrat out of Illinois, was seduced by a Turkish female spy. Whistleblower Sibel Edmonds. (weblo.com) The seduction, was which reportedly filmed with secret cameras planted in Schakowsky's townhouse, took place by Turkish agents looking to compromise the Congresswoman after it was discovered that the married Schakowsky was bisexual. We'd like to very much stress that we have no idea whether all of this is true. The ... Read Full Story

The ACLU has called her “the most gagged person in the history of the United States of America.” When we first heard about Blackwater USA (now known as Xe) , you can view some of our posts mentioning Blackwater USA or Xe, it's all the same, here , we were a bit intrigued. Afterall why would the United States, home to some of the best fighting forces in the world, need mercenaries. Ah yes, we can be cynical and naive at the same time. We are always intrigued by how the government works. How it works locally, at the state level and at the ... Read Full Story

On State Street, that great street, I just want to say They do things they don't do on Broadway "Chicago" lyrics The November 2009 issue of the American Conservative Magazine has an interview with Sibel Edmonds that you can read online and which clearly and concisely lays out her story of having been fired from her job as a translator for the FBI for blowing the whistle on deep-seated internal corruption. Whether or not what she says is strictly true, she outlines very plausible scenarios in which nations collude, government officials' lifestyles are monitored and the data used to blackmail them into cooperation and/or ... Read Full Story

[Note on title: Unspeakably wretched, indeed! ] I've been meaning to write about Sibel Edmonds for some time, but I've never gotten around to sitting down and spending several hours pulling all the threads together for a solid piece. Now I see that Don Emmerich has done exactly that, so why duplicate his work when I can just link to it? Sibel Edmonds 101 is stuff you need to know , folks. Read Full Story

US Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) has been accused of having a lesbian affair with a Turkish spy. The accuser, Sibel Edmonds, was a translator working for the FBI when she became aware of the alleged affair. Schakowsky denies the entire thing, but a US Dept of Justice report said that the Edmonds accusations have enough merit to warrant a thorough investigation. Schakowsky called Edmonds a liar - in Read Full Story