Not a whisper about this at Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars, Raw Story, Daily Kos. Of course no mention on NPR, MSNBC, CNN, too much town hall "screamers" still Micheal Jackson Etc.

Several post over at Seminal at Firedoglake but none of the heavy hitting bloggers have touched it as far as I know

Have a great trip.

That link to Valerie Plame at the radio station in Florida was a much listen. Wonder what she will say tonight down there in Florida

FWIW, Kathleen, Saturday's depo was covered over at HuffPo by Andrew Kreig.

Don't know whether or not they highlighted it there, however (which usually makes all the difference with HuffPo coverage of anything).

Oh, and Mike Finnigan at Crooks & Liars did link over to our Saturday coverage in his "Blog Roundup" item today over there. Just for the record.

Brad saw that link at Crooks and Liars. Just can not figure out why those sites would rather post something big about Kate and John rather than something significant about Sibel?

Where did that post about Valerie go. I linked it over at Firedoglake along with the radio interview with Valerie in Florida

Wayne Madsen is covering it, as I noted in my post on FDL. I gave kudos to Brad's coverage/live-blogging, too.

Brad Friedman sitting in for Mike Malloy interviews Sibel Edmonds, former FBI translator, on July 31, 2009
Listen

This blog censors comments it doesn't agree with.

Good coverage of Saturday's depo in Armenian newspaper Asbarez right here...

As to Madsen's coverage, Styve, suffice to say I am no fan of his work. Not in regard to his particular coverage of this story, but rather in general. I have found him, from my own first-hand experience to be, um, not particularly reliable or responsible, just to put it kindly.

Don't be such a baby, Gos. It's perfectly
possible to have a very lively disagreement
with the editors here even while being moderated.

Try it

An article in the Armenian Reporter now to here.

Perhaps someone can ask the writer through the comments section in the Dayton Daily News on this article why they didn't discuss Sibel's testimony from this weekend.

Brad...
What do you think of the following paragraph from WMR, about the Schakowsky situation, and what it could mean for the compromise of US Intelligence, particularly with regard to Iranian nuclear program and Israel's insistence that it be destroyed?

Currently, Schakowsky is chair of the House Select Committee on Intelligence’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations --- which puts her in a conflict-of-interest in investigating Turkish and related Israeli intelligence penetration of the FBI and State Department, as stated under oath by Edmonds, and the paying of bribes by Turkish government interests to current and former members of Congress.

Talking Points Memo's Reader Blog has a good new post on this, even though it doesn't show up on Google News, and it points to a good 25 minute video here from Erik Larson that augments the other video with interviews also with Bruce Fein, Steve Kohn, and Sibel Edmonds after the cross-examination too.

Bruce Fein claims that Sibel Edmonds didn't know anything about the recent election and the case Schmidt had that David Krikorian lied when he was claiming she took "blood money" from the Turkish government and entities, implying that what she knew about earlier times doesn't apply now.

Tell me Brad! Do we Canadian cousins really have anything to worry about with this so called NWC or are they simply just blowing bubbles with U>S Canadians?

I hear ya! Hey sinner vic when they start a love center list, you'll be on the top of "IT"

Really! You don't say!

I have tried it zapkitty, but they've removed 3 out of the last 4 posts when I link to a thread questioning their legitimacy. So I really don't think that's a debate.

There's different types of coverage. It's prominently featured, or it's a "blurb", just like when the NYTimes doesn't want to get your attention with something important. They'll put "terrorist ring caught" on page 1 with pictures. When the case is thrown out, it's on page 98.

Also, repeating coverage. They keep relisting an important story, as it rolls off the blog or website.

It is strange that Antiwar.com had nothing today (Monday) about the Sibel Edmonds/Krikorian deposition.

Antiwar had been covering the Edmonds case for quite a long time, and yet today I see nothing today.

Does anyone here have any idea of what is going on at Antiwar?

Styve @ 12 asked:

What do you think of the following paragraph from WMR, about the Schakowsky situation

I think it's damned irresponsible to go on record with that based on an anonymous source. Particularly when there is no evidence, that I'm aware of, that the Congresswoman in question (whether Schakowsky or anybody else) necessarily knew she was even being set up for blackmail. She may not have even known it do this day, unless WMR has evidence to the contrary. If so, he should present it.

If you're gonna name names on something as damning as that, and state is as fact, it seems you should offer some actual evidence as to wrong-doing by the person you're naming. Otherwise, you're just "outing", as far as I can tell. And offering no evidence to back up your outing in the bargain.

David @ 18:

It is strange that Antiwar.com had nothing today (Monday) about the Sibel Edmonds/Krikorian deposition.

Good catch, David. I'll drop Scott H. a note to see what's up. Guessing many may be on vacation right about now (as I was supposed to be by now!)

It looks like two congresscritters may fit Sibel's criteria on the Armenian Genocide resolution....

Jean Harmon (D-CA)
or
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI)

Hmmm... Rep. Harmon DID attend Smith College after all.

Re David and Brad:

If you look at Balkanalysis.com's home page, it looks like Antiwar.com contributor Chris Deliso might be on vacation until mid September.

or democracynow.org

this begs the question....wtf?

The next post is about the blackout of coverage on the Blackwater/Erik Prince issue. Need a post of the blackout of Sibel issue.

And the MSM wonders why they get a D when it comes to coverage

You have to wonder about the blackout on what Sibel stated about Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)

Is this the work of Rahm Emmanuel the blackout? Nothing about the Sibel testimony her claims about Schakowsky...nothing..

The same thing happened when the I lobby went after Charles Freeman...nothing on the MSM nothing

Brad, Clemons seemed receptive to a chat. Perhaps you can pry the door open a bit.

I thought NWC had their own cameras recording the deposition. Wasn't that the case?

If not I hope the video doesn't have to go through the DOJ first to be censored.

Why pick on poor, ol' Wayne? He's just a little into the drinkie-poo?

Alot of the same criticisms could have been made of Jack Anderson. Not that Wayne will ever make it to that level...we can hope....

You have to know how to read Wayne and his character. He'll pull some good stuff out of his hat every once in a while. But...no...he's not an academic, nor is he the Public Library.

The bottom line is the Turks (who have had their hands into everything from nuclear smuggling to 911) have their hooks into one of our key progressives on the Hill. Either we blow open the whole sexual-blackmail-as-national-security-policy wound (because it is a BOTTOMLESS PIT), or we watch the intelligence services pick off our leaders one by one.

I'll opt for scorched Earth. Everyone's skeletons out of the closet right here, right now. Mass confession. Mass absolution. No one should have to be a saint to hold public office, you should just be reliable and take representing your mass constituency seriously and with integrity. If you slip, fall and end up coming into close contact with the nether regions of another adult...I'm with the French --- no big whoop.

Don’t know if anyone is reading this now, but WMR reports that Schakowsky’s son-in-law died on 8/9 in a snorkeling accident…

August 12, 2009 — Schakowsky’s son-in-law dead in snorkeling accident

Representative Jan Schakowsky’s son-in-law Michael McLaughlin, 38, died on August 9 while vacationing with his wife Lauren Creamer, the daughter of Schakowsky’s husband Richard Creamer with his first wife. Schakowsky and her husband Richard Creamer were also present in Tulum, Mexico when the accident occurred.

According to today’s Chicago Tribune, a local coroner said that McLaughlin died of asphixiation while snorkeling.

The news involving Schakowsky’s son-in-law happened after the congresswoman was identified in a WMR exclusive as being subjected to a Turkish intelligence lesbian sexual blackmail operation involving Schakowsky and a female employee of a Turkish government-run organization in Washington, DC. The information was provided to WMR by federal law enforcement and congressional sources.

Congresswoman’s son-in-law dies snorkeling

CHICAGO - Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s son-in-law has died while snorkeling during a family outing in Mexico.

The Illinois Democrat, husband Robert Creamer, their nine children and grandchildren were all in Mexico when Michael McLaughlin died.

Schakowsky says McLaughlin’s death “leaves a big hole” in family members’ lives.

McLaughlin was snorkeling alone Sunday when a bystander on the beach saw that something was wrong. Family members tried unsuccessfully to rescue him.

McLaughlin was a 38-year-old New York filmmaker and editor. His wife, Lauren McLaughlin, is the daughter of Creamer and his former wife, Day Piercy.

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Information from: Chicago Sun-Times, http://www.suntimes.com/index

August 17 --- still no release of Sibel's testimony. Anyone else tired of this BS??

Hmm.. Maybe now that Robert Novak died today, someone out there will feel safer with the testimony regarding Grossman being released! Curious timing of that event. Kind of like Ken Lay dying before sentencing...

Sibel Edmondss testimony has been released in its full unedited form as a video deposition. The link is at her blog 123realchange. Now Mainstream media and fake alternative media have no excuse.