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Jesse McCartney

Jesse McCartney

Jesse Arthur McCartney (born April 9, 1987 in New York City) is an American pop singer and actor of Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry. He has one brother, Timothy ("Timmy") Glover Mark McCartney (born 1996) and one sister, Lea Joyce McCartney (born 1991). McCartney graduated from Ardsley High School June 22, 2005.

Career

McCartney began his career at age seven, performing in local community musicals with his best friend Lauren Stanwick. At 10, he made his Broadway debut in "The King and I". He has appeared with The Who's Roger Daltrey in "A Christmas Carol".

He joined the children's group Sugar Beats as a vocalist. Three of the group's albums were nominated for Grammys: How Sweet It Is (1998), Wildthing (1999) and Car Tunes (2000).

At 12, McCartney joined the boy band Dream Street (2000 to 2002), which earned a platinum record with their debut CD. He kept his career life on the side while dating his girlfriend Lauren on the side. They stayed together until the boy band broke up, which was devastating to Jesse. The band broke up while touring with Aaron Carter. At age 16 Jesse began work on a solo career with a local band, featuring Dillon Kondor (guitar), Peter Chema (bass), Katie Spencer (keyboards), Alex Russek (drums), Karina LaGravinese (background vocals) and Sharisse Francisco (background vocals), under the management of his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Stanwick, and Sherry Goffin Kondor, the producer and founder of Sugar Beats.

McCartney's acting career blossomed at the same time as his music. He landed the role of J.R. Chandler on the television soap opera All My Children (1998 to 2001), for which he was nominated in 2001 and 2002 for a Daytime Emmy in the category Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. In 2004 and 2005, McCartney played Bradin Westerly on the WB series Summerland, which was canceled in the summer of 2005.

McCartney has recorded with Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records on various projects. He has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch (2005).

Beautiful Soul

Jesse McCartney released his first solo EP "JMac" in July 2003. The album featured three songs: "Beautiful Soul," "Don't You" and "Why Don't You Kiss Her".

His first full-length solo album, Beautiful Soul, was released Sept 28, 2004. The album was two years in the making, and features four songs co-written by McCartney. The title song reached #2 on AOL Music. The video for "Beautiful Soul" did well on MTV TRL, having been voted into the top 10 fifty times, and peaking at #4. The album achieved platinum status February 2005.

McCartney has also recently performed "Beautiful Soul" numerous times while making guest appearances on late night talk shows such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." While performing live, listeners get a rare opportunity to hear the more raw and unfiltered singing voice of McCartney that is always processed and filtered on studio recordings from his album.

Solo Tour

Jesse McCartney's first solo tour after his full-length album was released, the "Beautiful Soul" tour, started on May 2, 2005 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, California. This featured a new band, comprised of Dory Lobel (guitar), Zane Carney (guitar), Andre De Santanna (bass), Mitchell Yoshida (keyboards), Karen Teperberg (drums), Margeaux "JoJo" Fernandez (background vocals) and Julie Dickens (background vocals). His July 9 appearance at Great America, Santa Clara, CA was the subject of a live CD (Nov 2005 release) and his first concert DVD (Nov 21, 2005, Australia (1)). The US portion of the tour spanned 56 stops, ending Sept 10 at the Madera District County Fair in Madera, CA.

Future Projects

McCartney is slated to take a break from Beautiful Soul this fall in order to tour in Australia and later open for the Backstreet Boys in Europe. Band personnel has changed slightly. He will star in the movie Keith, scheduled for 2006 release.

Interests

Jesse McCartney enjoys sports, especially baseball and football. He learned how to surf while filming the TV series Summerland. He has donated proceeds of his 2005 "Beautiful Soul" tour for disaster relief. He recorded radio spots promoting the "Kids For A Drug-Free America" campaign and is a spokesperson for the St. Jude's Children's Hospital. He used to date Stephanie Libos. Jesse also enjoyed spending time with his girlfriend Katie Cassidy, daughter of former teen idol David Cassidy, but now, sadly, they have ended their relationship.

Appearance on Punk'd

McCartney became the fifth star ever to be featured on Punk'd more than twice. His first appearance was when he was tricked by Ashton Kutcher on his way to Beverly Hills High School. Jesse was punk'd by Ashton Kutcher making him believe he broke some gang's motorcycles. His second is when he Punk'd Akon while making a commercial, probably for Toshiba, Panasonic, or Sony. (Helping out his close friend Ashton Kutcher) his trick was that he had Akon think he was making a Japanese commercial and made him say pretty ridiculous things in Japanese.

Discography

Albums

  • Beautiful Soul (2004) #15 US, #1 Australia, TBA Spain (realease February, 20)
    • RIAA Certification: Platinum
      • US Sales: 1,213,200
  • Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) #153 US
    • RIAA Certification: Uncertified
      • US Sales: 58,250
  • Off The Record (2005)

Singles

  • 2005 "Beautiful Soul" #15 US , #1 Australia , #1 Taiwan, #1 Philippines, #17 UK
  • 2005 "She's No You" #91 US, #10 Australia +, #6 Philippines
  • 2005 "Get Your Shine On" #36 Australia +
  • 2005 "What's Your Name?" (Radio Disney Release)
  • 2005 "Because You Live"

Non-Album Tracks

  • "Best Day Of My Life" (from A Cinderella Story soundtrack)
  • "Beautiful Soul" (exclusive remix) (from A Cinderella Story soundtrack)
  • "Winter Wonderland" (from Radio Disney Jingle Jams)
  • "One Way Or Another" (from Radio Disney Jingle Jams)
  • "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" (with Anne Hathaway) (from Ella Enchanted soundtrack)
  • "Crushn'" (from Lizzie McGuire: Total Party!)
  • "The Second Star to the Right" (from Disneymania Vol. 2)
  • "When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Disneymania Vol. 3)
  • "Get Your Shine On" (from Summerland soundtrack)
  • "She's No You (Neptune's Remix)

Filmography

  • The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) (DVD, concert recorded July 9, 2005 at Great America, Santa Clara, CA) (released in Australia only)
  • Up Close (2005) (Video compilation)#3 Australia (DVD available both in the US and Australia)
  • The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005) (Guest Appearance)
  • Punk'd (2005) (TV)
  • Summerland (2004) (TV)
  • Pizza (2004)
  • The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz (2002) (TV)
  • The Pirates of Central Park (2001)
  • All My Children (1998-2001) (TV)

Awards, Nominations

  • American Music Awards - Nomination as Best New Artist (2005)
  • Soap Opera Digest Award - Nomination as Outstanding Child Actor (2001)
  • Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, two-time nominee (2001 and 2002)
  • Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor, two-time winner (2001 and 2002)
  • Grammy Awards - Nominations for albums by theSugar Beats (1998, 1999, 2000)

Music Videos

  • "Beautiful Soul"
  • "She's No You"
  • "Because You Live"

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(Helping out his close friend Ashton Kutcher) his trick was that he had Akon think he was making a Japanese commercial and made him say pretty ridiculous things in Japanese. Critics argue, this contradicts the purported “smoking gun” of the issue of WMDs being fabricated. His second is when he Punk'd Akon while making a commercial, probably for Toshiba, Panasonic, or Sony. Or on Israel, added the Defence Secretary.. Jesse was punk'd by Ashton Kutcher making him believe he broke some gang's motorcycles. For instance, what were the consequences, if Saddam used WMD on day one, or if Baghdad did not collapse and urban warfighting began? You said that Saddam could also use his WMD on Kuwait. His first appearance was when he was tricked by Ashton Kutcher on his way to Beverly Hills High School. It has also been pointed by many observers that in the same exact memo, the mention of the possible use of WMD is discussed:.

McCartney became the fifth star ever to be featured on Punk'd more than twice. ([48]) Furthermore, the grammatical conjunction 'but' implies a contradiction which would only be grammatically correct if the phrase 'fixed around' was the American definition. Jesse also enjoyed spending time with his girlfriend Katie Cassidy, daughter of former teen idol David Cassidy, but now, sadly, they have ended their relationship. Others have dismissed this criticism, saying the British usage of the term is the same as in the U.S., and that the meaning of "fixed around" in the memo is clear from context. He used to date Stephanie Libos. This view was seconded by the writer Christopher Hitchens. Jude's Children's Hospital. " 'Fixed around' in British English means 'bolted on' rather than altered to fit the policy," he says.

He recorded radio spots promoting the "Kids For A Drug-Free America" campaign and is a spokesperson for the St. Robin Niblett, a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank, says it would be easy for Americans to misunderstand the reference to intelligence being "fixed around" Iraq policy. He has donated proceeds of his 2005 "Beautiful Soul" tour for disaster relief. [47]. He learned how to surf while filming the TV series Summerland. It's an entirely different document that describes legal authorization for the invasion of Iraq under standing UN resolutions. Jesse McCartney enjoys sports, especially baseball and football. (At this link, view this PDF: 07.03.03: Attorney general's full advice on Iraq war (pdf)) This PDF detailed Lord Goldsmith’s confidential advice on the legality of the Iraq war and does not match the text of any of the alleged Downing Street Memos.

He will star in the movie Keith, scheduled for 2006 release. It turned out to actually be a picture of a document found in an 28 April 2005 Guardian Unlimited story. Band personnel has changed slightly. [46]. McCartney is slated to take a break from Beautiful Soul this fall in order to tour in Australia and later open for the Backstreet Boys in Europe. On Thursday, 16 June 2005 Reuters mislabelled a photograph of what it claimed was "a copy of the Downing Street Memo". The US portion of the tour spanned 56 stops, ending Sept 10 at the Madera District County Fair in Madera, CA. [45].

His July 9 appearance at Great America, Santa Clara, CA was the subject of a live CD (Nov 2005 release) and his first concert DVD (Nov 21, 2005, Australia (1)). That article is called "Failure is not an option, but it doesn't mean they will avoid it". This featured a new band, comprised of Dory Lobel (guitar), Zane Carney (guitar), Andre De Santanna (bass), Mitchell Yoshida (keyboards), Karen Teperberg (drums), Margeaux "JoJo" Fernandez (background vocals) and Julie Dickens (background vocals). The 18 September 2004 Daily Telegraph article contains the only known reproductions of the original memos (scanned from a photocopy). Jesse McCartney's first solo tour after his full-length album was released, the "Beautiful Soul" tour, started on May 2, 2005 at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento, California. [44]. McCartney has also recently performed "Beautiful Soul" numerous times while making guest appearances on late night talk shows such as "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." While performing live, listeners get a rare opportunity to hear the more raw and unfiltered singing voice of McCartney that is always processed and filtered on studio recordings from his album. PDF format.

The album achieved platinum status February 2005. [43]. The video for "Beautiful Soul" did well on MTV TRL, having been voted into the top 10 fifty times, and peaking at #4. This document originated in the Hutton Inquiry and can be viewed here. The title song reached #2 on AOL Music. Another document was the Rycroft email, showing the author of the Downing Street Memo actually believed that Saddam should be removed because of a threat by Iraq getting WMDs into the hands of terrorists. The album was two years in the making, and features four songs co-written by McCartney. A further document, a July 21, 2002, cabinet office paper titled "Conditions for Military Action", which is a briefing paper for the meeting of which the Downing Street Memo is the minutes, was published (with the last page missing) by The Sunday Times on June 12, 2005.[42].

His first full-length solo album, Beautiful Soul, was released Sept 28, 2004. The six documents are available in PDF form from the Think Progress web site.[41]. The album featured three songs: "Beautiful Soul," "Don't You" and "Why Don't You Kiss Her". The Los Angeles Times published an article on June 15, 2005, describing several of the "new" documents; the article says that "Michael Smith, the defense writer for The Times of London who revealed the Downing Street minutes in a story 1 May, provided a full text of the six new documents to the Los Angeles Times."[40]. Jesse McCartney released his first solo EP "JMac" in July 2003. Interest in these documents was revived around 8 June 2005, following their appearance in a discussion thread at Democratic Underground[39] and subsequently they began to be quoted in US media, after Rawstory and NBC verified their authenticity with Smith and British government sources. He has modeled for Abercrombie & Fitch (2005). The file derives ultimately from the typed transcript of the documents made by Smith and the Telegraph.

McCartney has recorded with Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records on various projects. On October 5th, 2004, a zipped file (leaks-brief.zip), containing facsimiles of these documents in PDF form, appeared on Cryptome[37], provided by Professor Michael Lewis of Cambridge University, who had also housed the file at Iraq expert Glen Rangwala's Middle East Reference website[38]. In 2004 and 2005, McCartney played Bradin Westerly on the WB series Summerland, which was canceled in the summer of 2005. The documents were widely quoted in the British press immediately following the Telegraph's story, for example in The Guardian[35] and The Sunday Herald[36]. Chandler on the television soap opera All My Children (1998 to 2001), for which he was nominated in 2001 and 2002 for a Daytime Emmy in the category Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series. (As reported in Rawstory[34].). He landed the role of J.R. On receipt of the documents, in September 2004, acting on the advice of lawyers, Smith says he photocopied them and returned the originals to his source, then, after the Telegraph's legal desk secretary typed transcripts on an "old fashioned typewriter", the Telegraph destroyed their copies of the originals, in order to frustrate any future police investigation of the leaks.

McCartney's acting career blossomed at the same time as his music. (6) a memo from Jack Straw to Tony Blair, 25 March 2002 containing advice ahead of Blair's meeting with George Bush in April. At age 16 Jesse began work on a solo career with a local band, featuring Dillon Kondor (guitar), Peter Chema (bass), Katie Spencer (keyboards), Alex Russek (drums), Karina LaGravinese (background vocals) and Sharisse Francisco (background vocals), under the management of his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Stanwick, and Sherry Goffin Kondor, the producer and founder of Sugar Beats. (5) a memo from Peter Ricketts, Political Director, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, to the Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, dated 22 March 2002, with background and opinion for Straw's advice to Tony Blair ahead of his meeting with George Bush in April. The band broke up while touring with Aaron Carter. (4) a report from Christopher Meyer to David Manning on his meeting with Paul Wolfowitz, dated 18 March 2002. They stayed together until the boy band broke up, which was devastating to Jesse. (3) a report from David Manning to Tony Blair on his meeting with Condoleezza Rice, dated 14 March 2002.

He kept his career life on the side while dating his girlfriend Lauren on the side. (2) Iraq: Legal Background, prepared by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office Legal Department, dated 8 March 2002. At 12, McCartney joined the boy band Dream Street (2000 to 2002), which earned a platinum record with their debut CD. (1) Iraq: Options Paper, prepared by the Overseas & Defence Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, dated 8 March 2002, describing options available for pursuing regime change in Iraq. Three of the group's albums were nominated for Grammys: How Sweet It Is (1998), Wildthing (1999) and Car Tunes (2000). They are:. He joined the children's group Sugar Beats as a vocalist. The documents describe issues relating to the meetings held between Bush and Blair at Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch in April 2002.

He has appeared with The Who's Roger Daltrey in "A Christmas Carol". Previous to the appearance of the Downing Street Memo, six other British (Blair) Cabinet papers originating around March 2002 were obtained by Michael Smith and used in two Daily Telegraph stories[32] [33] published on 18 September 2004. At 10, he made his Broadway debut in "The King and I". The full transcript is available here. McCartney began his career at age seven, performing in local community musicals with his best friend Lauren Stanwick. Straw stated that he had not expected the question to come up. . On May 18th, 2005, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw were questioned on the memo, although neither was able to give a detailed answer.

McCartney graduated from Ardsley High School June 22, 2005. On 23 May, when BTC News reporter Eric Brewer asked him about his May 16th statement, McClellan said:. He has one brother, Timothy ("Timmy") Glover Mark McCartney (born 1996) and one sister, Lea Joyce McCartney (born 1991). [30]. Jesse Arthur McCartney (born April 9, 1987 in New York City) is an American pop singer and actor of Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry. On 17 May, McClellan told reporters that the White House saw "no need" to respond to the letter from Congress. "Because You Live". [29].

"She's No You". However, McClellan admitted that he has not read the memo, but has only received reports of what it contains. "Beautiful Soul". On 16 May, presidential spokesman Scott McClellan said that the memo's statement that intelligence was "being fixed" to support a decision to invade Iraq was "flat out wrong". Grammy Awards - Nominations for albums by theSugar Beats (1998, 1999, 2000). [28]. Young Artist Award - Best Performance in a Daytime TV Series - Young Actor, two-time winner (2001 and 2002). He said the same thing in a June 7, 2005 interview with Gwen Ifill on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.

Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series, two-time nominee (2001 and 2002). He also reiterated that he and Bush had continued to try to find a way to avert war, "As it happened, we weren't able to do that because -- as I think was very clear -- there was no way that Saddam Hussein was ever going to change the way that he worked, or the way that he acted," again without explaining the apparent contradiction with the contents of the memo. Soap Opera Digest Award - Nomination as Outstanding Child Actor (2001). Blair's response to Steve Holland at the joint news conference with Bush was "No, the facts were not being fixed in any shape or form at all". American Music Awards - Nomination as Best New Artist (2005). When the document was published, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair denied that anything in the memo demonstrated misconduct and said that it added little to what was already known about how British policy on Iraq developed. All My Children (1998-2001) (TV). … I'm not sure who 'they dropped it out' is, but—I'm not suggesting that you all dropped it out there.".

The Pirates of Central Park (2001). Is this an accurate reflection of what happened? Could both of you respond?" President Bush did not address the issue of the intelligence and facts being "fixed" around a decision to go to war, but he did deny that he had, at the time of the memo, already decided to use military force against Saddam Hussein, saying "There's nothing farther from the truth." Bush also questioned the motives of whoever leaked the memo during the British election, saying "Well, I—you know, I read kind of the characterizations of the memo, particularly when they dropped it out in the middle of his race. The Strange Legacy of Cameron Cruz (2002) (TV). Bush-Tony Blair press briefing in the White House, Reuters correspondent Steve Holland asked, "On Iraq, the so-called Downing Street memo from July 2002 says intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy of removing Saddam through military action. Pizza (2004). On 7 June 2005, at a joint George W. Summerland (2004) (TV). [24] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair denied that anything in the memo demonstrated misconduct and said that it added little to what was already known about how British policy on Iraq developed.

Punk'd (2005) (TV). One of the first articles on the memo to appear in the US media quoted "a former senior US official", who, speaking on condition of anonymity, called the memo's account "an absolutely accurate description of what transpired" during the senior British intelligence officer's visit to Washington. The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005) (Guest Appearance). Several other documents obtained by Smith, and treated similarly (see below), were confirmed as genuine by the UK Foreign Office.[23]. Up Close (2005) (Video compilation)#3 Australia (DVD available both in the US and Australia). This has led some to question the document's authenticity, but no official source has questioned it, and it has been unofficially confirmed to various news organizations, including the Washington Post, NBC, The Sunday Times and the LA Times. The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) (DVD, concert recorded July 9, 2005 at Great America, Santa Clara, CA) (released in Australia only). The document was retyped from the photocopy, and the photocopy destroyed.

"She's No You (Neptune's Remix). Michael Smith, the journalist who first reported on the Downing Street Memo, has said that he protected the identity of his source by photocopying the original and returning the original document to the source. "Get Your Shine On" (from Summerland soundtrack). [22]. 3). MSNBC has an article and a video clip from NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. "When You Wish Upon a Star" (from Disneymania Vol. Network news coverage by NBC on 14 June.

2). The Associated Press first issued a story about the memos on 7 June. "The Second Star to the Right" (from Disneymania Vol. It stated explicitly,. "Crushn'" (from Lizzie McGuire: Total Party!). The Star Tribune revisited the Downing Street Minutes as part of the evidence in a Memorial Day editorial (30 May, 2005). "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" (with Anne Hathaway) (from Ella Enchanted soundtrack). And it was disclosed four days before the British elections, raising concerns about the timing.".

"One Way Or Another" (from Radio Disney Jingle Jams). Also on 8 June, USA Today printed an article by their senior assignment editor for foreign news, Jim Cox, saying with respect to the memo, "We could not obtain the memo or a copy of it from a reliable source… There was no explicit confirmation of its authenticity from (Blair's office). "Winter Wonderland" (from Radio Disney Jingle Jams). NewsHour transcript, audio and video. "Beautiful Soul" (exclusive remix) (from A Cinderella Story soundtrack). He said it may have been assigned to 'foreign news' correspondents and wasn't seen as a Bush story, or it may be the US media is still working on researching it (although he then admitted he had no reason to believe that). "Best Day Of My Life" (from A Cinderella Story soundtrack). [21] Although Okrent stepped down at the end of May (the routine end of his term), on NewsHour on 8 June he suggested some possible explanations for why the US media had been so slow to cover what he considered a very important story.

2005 "Because You Live". He also stated that, due to continuing reader interest, the paper intends to give fuller coverage to the memo. 2005 "What's Your Name?" (Radio Disney Release). On May 20th, 2005, Daniel Okrent, the Public Editor at the time for The New York Times, publicly assessed the coverage of the minutes in the paper in a forum on the NYT's website. 2005 "Get Your Shine On" #36 Australia +. [20]. 2005 "She's No You" #91 US, #10 Australia +, #6 Philippines. The report was one of the most extensive for a nationwide publication up until that time.

2005 "Beautiful Soul" #15 US , #1 Australia , #1 Taiwan, #1 Philippines, #17 UK. One of the first reports include that topic was a May 17 article in the Christian Science Monitor. Off The Record (2005). Since that time, much of the coverage about the memo has discussed the lack of coverage. US Sales: 58,250. [19]. RIAA Certification: Uncertified

    . The article was initially scheduled to run on May 11, but was pushed back so that it could have greater prominence on a slower news day later in the week.

    Live: The Beautiful Soul Tour (2005) #153 US

      . After a few days of no news, however, a local reporter was assigned. US Sales: 1,213,200. Undoubtedly, many other newspapers across the country reacted similarly. RIAA Certification: Platinum
        . Being quite a distance from London, editors first waited for articles to come across on wire services. Beautiful Soul (2004) #15 US, #1 Australia, TBA Spain (realease February, 20)
          . At the Star Tribune, initial interest had been piqued after a reader e-mailed information he had seen on the Internet to the paper's ombudsman, who forwarded it to others in the news department.

          The Los Angeles Times and Star Tribune put local reporters on the story, and produced early articles on May 12 and May 13, respectively. The Knight-Ridder news service produced some reportage at the time, but independent articles were limited. According to Media Matters [18], there were some early mentions in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the New York Sun, and the Washington Post, though coverage was slight (the Post's first article appeared in the "Style" section) and primarily aimed at the impact it would have on the British elections, rather than how it affected the Bush administration. .continue to downplay [the] story." [17].

          print media, saying they ". The organization Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting has been among those that have criticized the U.S. The story had limited coverage in the USA but has recently received greater attention in the American press. The Downing Street Minutes was a major story in the British press during the last few days of the 2005 general election campaign and was also covered in other countries.

          A strong majority of Democrats, and around 25% of Republicans, agreed with the sentiment. voters believe that Congress should impeach President Bush if it is found that Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq. A June 2005 Zogby poll shows that 42% of U.S. In addition to the grand prize for eliciting a clear "Yes" or "No" answer, a number of lesser prizes are offered for lesser responses, down to $100 reward for video evidence of having posed the question clearly to President Bush within his hearing but getting no answer.[16].

          Democrats.com has raised one thousand dollars, offered as a reward to anyone who can get George Bush to answer the following question:. A website, afterdowningstreet.org, has been established for the newly emerging citizens' coalition. Among the citizen groups are:. The request states the constitutional grounds for impeachment:.

          Bonifaz and is available here. The formal Resolution of Inquiry request was written by Boston constitutional attorney John C. Article written by Larisa Alexandrovna, pushing the topic to the MSM. [12].

          A coalition of citizen groups will ask Congress to file a Resolution of Inquiry, the first necessary legal step to determine whether President Bush has committed impeachable offenses. [11]. On 26 June, drug war critic Donald Way wrote commentary on holocaustnow citing the relevance of those portions of the memos detailing how the air war began in 2002 for the purpose of provoking Saddam Hussein into reacting in such a way that could be used to justify the military invasion. [10].

          Also on that day, he and Kevin Zeese authored an op-ed for the Boston Globe to support the call for impeachment against Bush, citing the memo as part of the evidence that the possibility of deliberate deception by the administration should be investigated. On 31 May, consumer advocate and former Presidential hopeful Ralph Nader wrote an article on ZNet calling for Bush and Cheney’s impeachment under Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution [9]. [8]. On 18 May, conservative pundit and former Reagan Administration advisor Paul Craig Roberts wrote an article calling for Bush's impeachment for lying to Congress about the case for war.

          Conyers' blog is keeping tabs on the number of signatures on a petition for the campaign to re-open hearings (see petition links below). US Congressman John Conyers has also set up a blog to raise support for re-opening the Congressional investigation into the 9/11 attacks, ConyersBlog.us. These lists are also linked to by a network of blogs. Every day it lists new contact information for three news outlets, to urge them to provide better coverage of the issues.

          On 1 June 2005 a targeted media campaign called 'Awaken the Mainstream Media' began jointly at Daily Kos and downingstreetmemo.com. On 30 May 2005, in a "blogswarm" fueled by the memo, hundreds of blogs joined together to form the Big Brass Alliance in support of After Downing Street. Created in late May, AfterDowningStreet.org is a coalition of organizations that support an official inquiry into the DSM, pre-war intelligence, and the planning and execution of the Iraq war. The website also has a blog dedicated to discussing issues surrounding the memo, called downingstreetmemo.blogspot.com.

          A website, www.downingstreetmemo.com, was created on May 13 to inform the public about the memo and provide context. By the next morning the document had become a major story at Daily Kos, where Congressman Conyers learned of it. James Wolcott may have been the first blogger in the US to take note of the Sunday Times publication, on 30 April 2005. Wilson and Cindy Sheehan among others testify.[5][6][7].

          presides over a hearing or forum on the Downing Street memo in a basement room in the Capitol where Joseph C. Congressman John Conyers, Jr. On June 16, 2005: U.S. [4] As of 16 June 2005, over 100 congressmen had signed the letter, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

          By 13 June 2005, the letter had received over 540,000 signatures from citizens, and more congressmen had signed on, bringing the total to 94. [3] The letter has been getting between 20,000 and 25,000 signatures a day, which was boosted by MoveOn.org joining the campaign on 9 June. Conyers initially requested 100,000 signatures from citizens (a petition) to request that President Bush answer the questions in his letter. [2].

          al have given serious consideration to sending a fact-finding mission to the UK. In response to the Bush Administration's refusal to answer the congressional delegation's questions, Conyers et. No specific White House response to the letter has been made publicly. On 5 May, Congressman John Conyers sent a letter to President Bush signed by 89 of his colleagues demanding an explanation of the revelations in the memo.

          However, the minutes explicitly state that the capability was less than that of Libya, Iran, and North Korea, and that Saddam was not threatening his neighbors. It has been said that some of those present at the meeting believed that Iraq might possess weapons of mass destruction (WMD) "capacity". Another paragraph has been interpreted to show that Geoff Hoon believed timing of the war's start was intended to influence American elections:. They also say that the minutes are dated at a time when Bush stated that "we haven't made any decisions on Iraq, but all options are on the table.".

          Powell presented the administration's case to the United Nations Security Council, in a speech on February 5, 2003. Bush did not finally decide to carry out the invasion of March 2003 until after Secretary of State Colin L. Also, proponents say that the contents (such as "Military action was now seen as inevitable.") and the date of the memo, July 23, 2002, contradicts the official White House position that Mr. In particular, they say that the minutes indicate that the Administration was determined to go to war with Iraq prior to considerations of legality, and with full knowledge that, at best, "the case was slim." And furthermore that they selected and exaggerated intelligence so as to confirm their policy and developed a plan to manipulate public opinion.

          In the United States, proponents of a formal congressional inquiry say that the minutes, along with testimonies from credible witnesses, shed sufficient doubt on the actions of the Bush Administration to warrant a formal inquiry. The main sections covering the ultimatum are:. The British analysis of US policy is also stated elsewhere in the minutes:. Others argue that "being fixed around" was used in the sense of selectively choosing or ignoring facts depending on whether they supported the already decided conclusion.

          The author of the memo, Matthew Rycroft, uses this term in an e-mail when talking about an appointment, This is now fixed for 0800 [1]. Supporters of President Bush argue that the usage of the phrase "were being fixed" in the 5th sentence is a colloquialism meaning "to agree upon". The most controversial paragraph is a report of a recent visit to Washington by head of the Secret Intelligence Service Sir Richard Dearlove (known in official terminology as 'C'):. Tony Blair is quoted as saying that the British public would support regime change in the right political context.

          It suggests that an ultimatum for Saddam to allow back United Nations weapons inspectors be issued, and that this would help to make the use of force legal. The minutes run through the military options and then consider the political strategy in which an appeal for support from the international community and from domestic opinion would be most likely to be positively received. Bush intended to remove Saddam Hussein from power by force. It should be shown only to those with a genuine need to know its contents." It deals with the lead-up to the 2003 Iraq War, and comes at a point at which it becomes clear to those attending, that US President George W.

          No further copies should be made. The minutes were meant to be kept confidential and are headed "This record is extremely sensitive. Addressees of the memo
          Copies of the minutes were sent to:. Thomas Query for current number.

          The resolution currently has 70 co-sponsors. A resolution of inquiry was filed by Representative Barbara Lee, which would request that the President and the State Department turn over all relevant information with regard to US policy towards Iraq. Bush to respond to the contents of the document. A group of 131 United States Congressmen, led by John Conyers, have repeatedly requested of US President George W.

          Both UK and US officials have since either refused to affirm or deny its content, or else have tacitly validated its authenticity (as when Tony Blair replied to a press conference question by saying "That memo was written before we went to the UN."). No official sources have questioned its accuracy or disputed its authenticity, despite being questioned directly about it on numerous occasions. If it is not a forgery, another original copy may surface. Because of this, the retyped copy would not be admissible in any court.

          Hence, it will be impossible to authenticate the contents of the copy by physical means. The retyping process certainly opens up the possibility of errors or mischief. To protect the source who provided him with the classified memorandum, the Sunday Times journalist who acquired it retyped its contents (using an old-fashioned typewriter rather than a computer) and returned his copy of the original to his source. A typed replica of the memo was printed in The Sunday Times on 1 May 2005.

          The term "Downing street memo" is also used to generally describe a larger body of associated or related documents leaked to the public from November 2004 onwards, which date from March 2002 through July 2002—the DSM being the most important. As this issue began to be covered by American media, two other main allegations stemming from the memo arose: that the UN weapons inspection process was manipulated to provide a legal pretext for the war, and that pre-war air strikes were deliberately ramped up in order to soften Iraqi infrastructure in preparation for war, prior to the October congressional vote permitting the invasion. The Memo went largely unremarked in the US press at first but was heavily covered in progressive blogs such as those on Daily Kos, in particular because of a remark attributed to Richard Dearlove (then head of British foreign intelligence service MI6) that "the intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy" of removing Saddam Hussein from power, which was taken to show that US intelligence on Iraq prior to the war was deliberately falsified, rather than simply mistaken. The memo was named by the Times after the official residence of the UK Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street in London ("Downing Street" is a metonym for the Prime Minister's office.).

          The memo was first published in The Sunday Times on May 1 2005, during the last days of the UK's general election campaign. . The "Downing Street memo" (occasionally DSM), sometimes described by critics of the Iraq War as the "smoking gun memo", contains an overview of a secret 23 July 2002 meeting among United Kingdom Labour government, defence and intelligence figures, discussing the build-up to the war—including direct reference to classified United States policy of the time. According to CNN, currently classified documents which were dated at the same month as the Downing Street memo, March of 2002, were uncovered in Iraq, and contained evidence that Russian intelligence notified Iraq about the "determination of the United States and Britain to launch military action." [27].

          In addition, that was before we went to the United Nations and secured the second resolution, 1441, which had unanimous support."[26]. When asked about the contents of the memo by Plaid Cymru MP Adam Price in the House of Commons on 29 June 2005, Blair again refrained from disputing the document's authenticity, saying only "[…]that memo and other documents of the time were covered by the Butler review. A White House official said the administration wouldn't comment on leaked British documents. The British Embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment.

          Bush has not responded to questions from Congress regarding the memo's accuracy. George W. US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, when questioned about the document's accuracy, did not confirm or deny its accuracy. White House spokesman Scott McClellan, when questioned about the document's accuracy, did not confirm or deny its accuracy.

          Tony Blair, responding to a question on the document, said: "that memorandum was written before we went to the United Nations" [25]. Bush. [13] [14] [15] Several links supporting the impeachment of George W. Gold Star Families for Peace.

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