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38 Haro bust: Scott, p. 176.
39 Honduran supplier: Scott, p. 184.
40 Mexico corruption: Ibid.
41 Salinas, Citibank, Lehman: Scott, p. 186.
42 Profits flowing south: “Obama Targets Mexican Cartels,” Washington Post, April 16, 2009.
43 Drug war deaths: “Vast U.S. Illegal Drug Market Fuels Mexican Cartels,” by David Crary, Associated Press, May 26, 2009.
44 Guns from U.S.: Truthout Web site, June 19, 2009.
45 Plan Mexico: “U.S.-Trained Death Squads?”, Mother Jones magazine, July- August 2009.
46 Obama effort: “Obama Targets Mexican Cartels.”
47 Obama policies: “Will Obama End ‘War on Drugs?’” by Sherwood Ross, June 1, 2009, www.truthout.org.
48 Drug figures: “Vast U.S. Illegal Drug Market Fuels Mexican Cartels.”
49 Marijuana on public lands: “High Sierras,” Mother Jones magazine, July-August 2009.
Chapter Eleven
1 John Ellis and Fox: “Because Jeb Said So: What Really Happened on Election Night in Florida,” by David W. Moore, in Loser Take All, edited by Mark Crispin Miller, Ig Publishing, Brooklyn, 2008, p. 36.
2 Volusia County “mistake”: Loser Take All, “Diebold and Max Cleland’s ‘Loss’ in Georgia,” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., p. 66.
3 Voter delays; photo IDs; missing ballots: “The Stolen Presidential Elections,” www.michaelparenti.org.
4 Felon purge in Florida: Greg Palast, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Plume paperback, 2003, pp. 11-21.
5 Post story: Ibid., p. 19.
6 Russert comment: Ibid., p. 39.
7 Absentee ballots: “Did Bush camp encourage military personnel to vote after Election Day?”, by Jake Tapper, www.salon.com, March 5, 2001.
8 Mob and recount: “The Five Worst Republican Outrages,” by Wayne Barrett, www.villagevoice.com, December 19, 2000.
9 Scalia on decision: Miller piece, Loser Take All, p. 40.
10 Later articles showing Gore victory: cited in Miller article, Loser Take All, p. 37.
11 Times and Post on 2004 election: “Was the 2004 Election Stolen?”, by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., posted June 1, 2006 at www.rollingstone.com.
12 Kennedy on election: Ibid.
13 Voting machine companies: “Diebold and Max Cleland’s ‘Loss’ in Georgia,” Loser Take All, p. 66.
14 Vote shift: “The Suspicious, Disturbing Death of Election Rigger Michael Connell,” by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2008/3320, December 21, 2008.
15 Ohio events: Kennedy article.
16 Lou Harris: Ibid.
17 Blackwell and Conyers: Fitrakis and Wasserman article.
18 Suit against Blackwell: King Lincoln Bronzeville Neighborhood Association v. Blackwell.
19 Missing Ohio records: “2004 Ballots Not Preserved,” Cincinnatti Enquirer, August 12, 2007.
20 Background on lawsuit: Cliff Arnebeck interview with Dick Russell, August 21, 2009.
21 Arnebeck on Spoonamore: Interview with Dick Russell, August 2009.
22 Spoonamore background: “Cyber Security Expert Says KingPin Attack Benefited Bush,” www.epluribusmedia.net, October 30, 2008.
23 SMARTech: “Chattanooga Takes Center Stage in Connecting Voters for President,” Chattanooga Times Free Press, March 19, 2004.
24 Contract between Ohio, GovTech: “Statement of Work Under State Term Schedule Number 533384-1, Secretary of State Contract Number 180.”
25 Spoonamore on Ohio setup: Interview with Dick Russell, August 21, 2009.
26 Bush/Rove/Blackwell meeting: “Are Rove’s Missing E-mails the Smoking Guns of the Stolen 2004 Election?”, by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman, The Free Press, April 25, 2007.
27 Connell managing: Mark Crispin Miller on Democracy Now!, www.truthout.org, December 25, 2008.
28 Triad: “Proof of Ohio Election Fraud Exposed,” on www.michaelmoore.com, December 2004.
29 Connell admission: Court deposition, 2008.
30 Conyers letter: “Ballot Scamming,” www.americanfreepress.net.
31 Connell background: “Who is Michael Connell? Why He Should be Investigated by Congress,” document prepared for House Judiciary Committee, provided Dick Russell, 2009.
32 Spoonamore on Connell: Russell interview.
33 Roy Cales: “Who is Roy Cales and What’s his Connection to Mike Connell?”, epluribusmedia.net,