$100,000 REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
A coalition of 120 liberal and progressive groups calling themselves
VelvetRevolution.us has launched what they call the "Government
Accountability Reward Fund," a $100,000 prize for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of "high government officials."
Specifically, they are asking for information about the outing of CIA
agent Valerie Plame, purported fraud in the 2004 Ohio presidential
election, and bribes allegedly given to Speaker of the House Dennis
Hastert, as reported in Vanity Fair.
A press release issued by VelvetRevolution.us is even more specific. An excerpt follows:
The information provided must be new and not previously provided to the
press or government entity or official. The information must be
verifiable and be a major contributing factor in the arrest and
conviction of the government official(s). In the case of the Valerie
Plame, the evidence must implicate and convict a senior White House
official or officials. In the case of Dennis Hastert, the evidence must
implicate and convict him. In the case of Ohio, the evidence must
implicate and convict persons who actually and knowingly rigged the
2004 Presidential election in such a way that it changed the true
outcome.
There have been credible news reports that senior White House officials
conspired to and did knowingly and intentionally disclose the identity
of Valerie Plame. Other news reports have indicated that Dennis Hastert
took bribes from foreign interests and hid those bribes through
political action committees. Moreover, many news reports have stated
that persons rigged the election in Ohio to favor the Republicans, and
now top Republican officials are under investigation and indictment in
Ohio for corrupt practices.
VR believes that, if these reports are true, there are upstanding American
citizens who have important information which could verify them. VR wants
these people to come forward, and this reward is an incentive to do so.
If a person desires confidentiality, please say so and we will honor that
request. However, we must be able to verify the information provided
and documentation is preferred. Send information to reward at
velvetrevolution.us
The release urges those with information to contact Velvet Revolution.
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One of our bloggrrrls is getting an unwelcome visit from the beast known as the Bush economy. Melissa of the Koufax-nominated 
