Al-Qaeda Endorses McCain

John McCain 'endorsed by al-Qaeda supporters'

Supporters of al-Qaeda have said they would prefer Republican candidate John McCain to win the US election because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

In a message broadcast on the password-protected al-Hesbah site, the group said they would also welcome a pre-election terror attack on the US because that would make a McCain win more likely.

The group said that if al-Qaeda wants to exhaust the US militarily and economically, the "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate is the better choice.

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Branchflower Report to the Legislative Council
October 10, 2008

CONCLUSION

Governor Sarah Palin

I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act:

"The legislature reaffirms that each public officer holds office as a public trust, and any effort to benefit a personal or financial interest through official action is a violation of that trust."

The mental state required of an executive branch employee like Governor Palin in order to violate a provision of the Ethics Act is "knowingly." This means that an executive branch employee cannot be found to be in violation of the ethics laws when he or she does not at least know that his or her conduct is in violation of the Act, e.g. one cannot negligently or accidentally violate the Act.

The policy underlying Alaska's Ethics Act is to discourage executive branch employees from acting upon personal interests in the performance of their public responsibilities and to avoid conflicts of interest in the performance of duty. The Act makes clear that compliance with the code of ethics creates a burden on each executive branch employee that is personal in nature.

Compliance with the code of ethics is not optional. It is an individual responsibility imposed by law, and any effort to benefit a personal interest through official action is a violation of that trust. The term "benefit" is very broadly defined, and includes anything that is to the person's advantage or personal self-interest.