http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=upcoming Fri, 24 May 2013 00:27:06 -0400 Liveleak http://edge.liveleak.com/80281E/u/u/ll2/logo.gif http://www.liveleak.com/browse?q=upcoming Thu, 23 May 2013 15:45:13 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1cb_1369334116 Catalytic By: Danny Danon President Obama can demonstrate his commitment to Israel by releasing the convicted spy.All of us here in Israel welcomed wholeheartedly the announcement by the White House that President Obama will visit Israel next month . Over the past two years, the president has made critical policy decisions that have enhanced Israel's security. Now, it is my hope that the president will use his upcoming trip not only to meet our political leaders, but to forge a bond with the people of Israel. The best way to do this is to finally pardon Jonathan Pollard , a U.S. citizen convicted of spying for Israel, and allow him to come home to Israel ahead of the presidential visit in March. This would not only right an historic wrong, but will also serve to remove an unfortunate stain from an otherwise close American-Israeli relationship.Earlier in his presidency, Obama made a number of decisions that some of us felt were not helpful in terms of our geopolitical standing and strengthening our negotiating position with our neighbors. Thankfully, during the second half of his first term it seems that he began to chart a new course. The Obama administration stood resolutely by Israel's side at the United Nations as the Palestinians attempted to nullify our signed agreements by forcing a vote on unilateral statehood. Similarly he has joined the US congress in placing - and enforcing - biting sanctions that are aimed at curtailing the Iranian nuclear program. Nevertheless, the feeling persisted here that President Obama has not connected with Israelis on a visceral and emotional level. While the steps the president has taken over the past two years have helped reassure leaders in Israel about the president's intentions, a pardon for Jonathan Pollard would go a long way in showing the Israeli people where his heart lays.Many question the necessity of the president of the United States emotionally connecting with the Israeli electorate. After all, they do not elect the president and he does not report to them. On the other hand, Obama's predecessors -- from both American political parties -- understood that if they want Israel to trust them on matters of grave importance such as the very survival of the Jewish State, then a strong connection must be sustained with the people of Israel. By inviting Ilan Ramon to partake in a NASA mission Bill Clinton further solidified an already strong bond that he had built with the Israeli people and George W. Bush was well aware of the significance of his two visits to Israel while we were celebrating sixty years of our independence. These presidents understood that if they were going to ask Israel to trust the U.S. on the most important matters of national security then they must set the right tone through significant gestures to create good will.Jonathan Pollard has been imprisoned for almost twenty eight years. It is now clear that in passing information to an American ally about dangerous nations that threatened Israel's security, Pollard thought he was acting in the best interests of both nations. More importantly, experts including former senior cabinet ministers and a large number of senators and congressmen, now agree that the punishment of a life sentence that Pollard received was disproportionate to the charges for which he pleaded guilty. Even former CIA Director James Woolsey has said "There is absolutely no reason for Pollard to be imprisoned substantially longer than spies from other friendly, allied and neutral countries."I understand that a decision by President Obama to pardon Pollard and release him from prison will not be without controversy. But I urge Americans to consider the positive effects this act will achieve. Not only will this be an act of justice and compassion by the President, but I know for a fact that it will be universally applauded by regular Israelis. Not all Israelis understand fully what Pollard did and many criticize his actions, but there is wide agreement that the time has come to end this saga and relegate it to the past. O pinion polls in Israel show few issues of mass agreement stronger than the country's call for Jonathan Pollard to be freed now.I do not pretend that all disagreements between our two governments will vanish with Pollard's release. We sometimes differ with the Obama administration on a range of policies; from what is the best way to restart the peace process to how urgently the world must act to end Iran's march towards a nuclear bomb. I do know, however, that if President Obama plans on asking the Israeli people to trust him during what promises to be a tumultuous four years, bringing Jonathan home would be a just and noble way to do so. Member of the Knesset Danny Danon is chairman of the Word Likud and author of Israel: The Will to Prevail. In addition to its own editorials, USA TODAY publishes diverse opinions from outside writers, including our Board of Contributors. http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/02/26/obama-visit-israel-column/1937301/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1cb_1369334116 Catalytic Free Jonathan Pollard: A Column by Israeli Deputy Minister Of Defence Danny Danon Israel, Jews, Convicted, spy, traitor, Jonathan, Pollard, Wed, 22 May 2013 14:35:45 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ba1_1369247676 MaKaElectric On May 31, 2013, asteroid 1998 QE2 will sail serenely past Earth, getting no closer than about 3.6 million miles (5.8 million kilometers), or about 15 times the distance between Earth and the moon. And while QE2 is not of much interest to those astronomers and scientists on the lookout for hazardous asteroids, it is of interest to those who dabble in radar astronomy and have a 230-foot (70-meter) -- or larger -- radar telescope at their disposal. More http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-163&amp;cid=release_2013-163 Asteroid 1998 QE2 NASA JPL Orbit Diagram http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1998%20QE2&amp;orb=1 Copyright NASA http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html Recent &amp; Upcoming Earth Asteroid Encounters http://www.spaceweather.com (Near Bottom Of Page) 7 Asteroids To Pass Near Earth Over Next 2 Months http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2237837/pg1 Meteor Hits Moon Causes Explosion Visible On Earth http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/nasa-meteor-slams-into-moon-causes-explosion-visible-to-naked-eye-on-earth/ Oklahoma Tornado Tears Massive Path Of Destruction http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/20/us/severe-weather/index.html Videos Capture Oklahoma And Kansas Twisters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/20/tornado-videos-oklahoma-kansas-iowa-2013_n_3308902.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ba1_1369247676 MaKaElectric Asteroid 1998 QE2 Close Approach 05/31/2013 1998 QE2, Asteroid 1998 QE2, Close Approach, Oklahoma Tornado, Oklahoma, Tornado, HAARP, Planet X, Nibiru, 2012, 2013, Asteroid, Asteroid Impact, Close Call, Wormwood, The Destroyer, Destroyer, End Of Days, 2012 End Times, End Times, NASA, JPL, NASA JPL, Tue, 21 May 2013 03:56:13 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a72_1369122549 DaveSlaz An idiot fucker sets himself on fire over on Battlecam.com http://www.battlecam.com/video/history/hid/277758 A man was taken to the hospital by air ambulance to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center California after a terrifying attempt for attention went wrong. The accident was broadcast live on KILM Los Angeles. Bustillos is currently in critical condition. John Bustillos, aka Crazyboy, a regular Battlecam.com member, had his friends set him on fire in order to gain a spot in the upcoming "Battlecam House 2," a reality game show in which contestants live through horrible experiences in order to win votes from the audience and the big title of house champion. Bustillos' friend, going by the name "BAMBAM310'' said to Battlecam site administrators that Bustillos had burns to his lungs and had to be put to sleep to have a tube put down his throat for him to breathe. " e was doing all those fire challenges in hopes in the BC house," he said. A Battlecam spokesperson said, " lthough the site is extreme in nature and performances range from the sublime to the ridiculous we do not condone self harm of this nature. This was a stupid and tragic accident in which Mr. Bustillos and his friends are entirely responsible for. We wish him a speedy recovery." Battlecam features users who broadcast themselves on the site and are voted on and off by the audience at home watching TV or online as they attempt challenges for prizes and attention. Selected live video streams are simultaneously streamed to live television from the FilmOn.TV studio in Beverly Hills. Broadcasters on Battlecam stream to the website and they are voted on and off by the audience at home watching TV or from the site as they attempt various challenges for attention and often cash prizes. Selected live video streams are simultaneously streamed to Live Television from the FilmOn.TV studio in Beverly Hills. http://www.shockya.com/news/2013/05/22/man-nearly-dies-on-tv-while-streaming-live-from-battlecam-com/?fb_comment_id=fbc_244125122395968_995424_244379552370525 Further &quot;alleged&quot; enquiries were made , and this is where the &quot;Crispy Taco&quot; is at just now http://jtvwoodshed.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/toasty.html?zx=ffd4fb0ce61244e6 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a72_1369122549 DaveSlaz Dumb Fucker (Sex offender?) sets himself on fire live on BattleCam.com BattleCam,Fire,dumb,Idiot,Alki David Sun, 19 May 2013 11:53:30 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6fa_1368977700 KillerOfTheSun Here we have William Tapley a 71 year old retired furniture engineer born and raised in Forestport,New York. After wasting away most of his adult life studying christian theology he is now a "self-proclaimed" prophet and has gotten personal messages from god about the upcoming end of the world by way of biblical apocalypse. Here he sings one of his most famous songs in a van down by the river. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=6fa_1368977700 KillerOfTheSun Old man sings about the end of the world Christianity,Bible,Music,Keyboard Fri, 17 May 2013 14:46:01 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=158_1368816239 MartinE You will be hearing a lot about the upcoming Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. TPP's negotiations are being held in secret with details kept secret even from our Congress. But giant corporations are in the loop. TPP is a "trade" agreement between several Pacific-rim countries that is actually about much more than just trade. It will be sold as a trade agreement (because everyone knows that "trade" is good) but much of it appears to be (from what we know) a corporate end-run around things We the People want to do to reign in the giant corporations - like Wall Street regulation, environmental regulation and corporate taxation. One-Sided Process The TPP process appears to be set up to push corporate interests over other interests. The TPP is being negotiated in secret, so what we know about it comes from leaked documents. Even our Congress is being kept out of the loop. But 600 corporate representatives are in the loop while representatives of groups that protect working people, human, political and civil rights and our environment are largely not in the loop. This one-sided participation unfortunately indicates that the interests of giant corporations are likely to override the interests of working people and those who want to protect non-corporate interests. Otherwise there would be more representation by representatives of organizations representing these concerns, and greater transparency into the process. read rest of article http://www.globalresearch.ca/secret-negotiations-the-trans-pacific-partnership-agreement-tpp-a-corporate-takeover/5335348 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=158_1368816239 MartinE "Secret Negotiations": The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP): A Corporate Takeover? Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Fri, 17 May 2013 08:50:40 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=93a_1368794367 Salamander Sold for $58.4 million: "Number 19, 1948 is one of the great 'drip' paintings that Jackson Pollock made in a legendary three-year burst of creativity between 1947 and 1950 and will be offered in the upcoming Post-War &amp; Contemporary Evening Sale in New York on 15 May 2013." Sold for 56.1 million: "Roy Lichtenstein's Pop masterpiece, Woman with Flowered Hat... Lichtenstein draws on Picasso's portraits of Dora Maar from 1949-50, but invents her anew in his revolutionary pop language. Coinciding with Lichtenstein's major retrospective at the Tate Modern in London, the Evening Sale will offer four major works that span the artist's career, with classic pictures from the early 1960s and mature renderings from the 1980s and 1990s." Sold for 48.8 million: "Jean-Michel Basquiat's Dustheads realized $48,843,750 achieving a world auction record for the artist in the Post-War &amp; Contemporary Evening Sale in New York on 15 May 2013." Source: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/007144de-be3c-11e2-9b27-00144feab7de.html#axzz2TYKTCMuR http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=93a_1368794367 Salamander Post-War and Contemporary Art sale Contemporary art Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:11 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=169_1368735101 rcracer_tx I went to school with a couple of the members of End, Ocean and wanted to share this band with you all. The bands website is endocean.com. Give them a shoutout and support an upcoming local band... https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=Pp1wDgUdWcg#! The lyrics: Discovered From where I stand I see a city in flames One consumed by fear, brought to their knees reluctant to change I sit here frozen in the midst of you, with no room to Blame And the only thing that's clear from here, for you I fear, only failure remains I won't step back, and watch this one walk away, and never walk back (Where these words fail my actions will suffice) It's not too late You know exactly who we are. And where we need to be. And in the end, it's getting harder to breathe The sky is falling, this world is dying to be free, to be free We don't know where we've gone wrong, we can't see how this came to be. The only way out of this nightmare, lies within me Once shackled by human ignorance, now my feet are planted firm Feel the ground beneath your feet, ill break the binds and gain control Into the void, we'll collapse and take the throne Perhaps this was a foundation not meant to be set in stone, eventually we'll find our own. What we made and what path, just doesn't seem to exist anymore, so find your own (Repeat Chorus) So, maybe I'm the one to give Maybe I'm the one that's keeping you awake, keeping you awake I can only watch, as you dream and I start to dream myself Start to dream myself http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=169_1368735101 rcracer_tx <span class="highlight">Upcoming</span> atmospheric earth metal band- End, Ocean End Ocean, Earth metal, Local band, music, atmospheric, new song Thu, 16 May 2013 07:50:42 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ce0_1368704288 Detroit Iron Posted By John Hudson Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 6:56 PM Insiders with ties to the Obama administration tell The Cable that U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice has become the heir apparent to National Security Advisor Tom Donilon -- a post at the epicenter of foreign-policy decision making and arguably more influential than secretary of state, a job for which she withdrew her candidacy last fall amid severe political pressure. "It's definitely happening," a source who recently spoke with Rice told The Cable. "She is sure she is coming and so too her husband and closest friends." "Susan is a very likely candidate to replace him whenever he would choose to leave," agreed Dennis Ross, a former special assistant to President Obama and counselor at the Washington Institute. "She is close to the president, has the credentials, and has a breadth of experience." Both sources said the timing of succession was uncertain. "I don't believe Tom Donilon is about to leave but would be surprised if he were to remain for the whole second term," Ross said. "But in answer to your question, is very logical." Rice's candidacy for secretary of state imploded in November after she recited talking points about the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi on five Sunday talk shows that turned out to be erroneous. The question now is whether Benghazi's return to the spotlight will affect her potential appointment at a time when the White House is reeling from revelations about the IRS's scrutiny of conservative groups and the Justice Department's subpoena of the calling records of AP journalists. For now, prominent Republicans don't seem inclined to make a fuss. In November, Arizona Sen. John McCain pledged to "do everything in my power to block her from becoming secretary of state"; South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham said , "I don't think she deserves to be promoted"; and Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker said she'd make a better DNC chair: "I think most of us want someone who is more independent minded." But now -- even as Benghazi fever reaches a crescendo following last week's dramatic "whistleblower" hearing and Wednesday's release of 100 pages of Benghazi emails -- the GOP's desire to check her rise has seemingly evaporated, and Republicans have few tools to prevent her appointment, which would not require Senate confirmation. When asked if he was concerned about a future National Security Adviser Susan Rice, Corker, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, told The Cable he was sitting this one out. "In the case of national security advisor," he said, "whomever serves in that position serves at the pleasure of the president. So it's totally his prerogative." When The Cable asked Graham and McCain the same question, their spokesmen declined to comment. In some ways, the deflated interest in Rice is only natural. Though the testimony of State Department witnesses last week served to highlight the inaccuracy of Rice's talk-show appearances, new details of the editing process of her talking points show her nowhere near the drafting process -- just as the administration has long maintained. Meanwhile, a more tantalizing GOP target has emerged in the form of Hillary Clinton, the overwhelming favorite to assume the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. Democrats, Republicans and witnesses fixated on Clinton 32 times during discussions in last week's hearing. Rice spokeswoman Erin Pelton declined to comment for this article. White House National Security Council Spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said, "We don't have any personnel announcements to make at this time, and Mr. Donilon has no plans to depart at this point." She added that Donilon is "fully engaged in managing our national security agenda, from his recent trip to Moscow and major address on global energy, to planning for a trip to China in late May and more upcoming speaking events." The administration hasn't shied away from heaping praise on Rice. Last week, at a gala for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Vice President Joe Biden told the audience that the U.N. ambassador has "the absolute, total, complete confidence of the president," and that when she speaks on issues of foreign policy, nobody doubts she's speaking for Obama. Back in March, when colleague Colum Lynch first reported whispers of Rice's comeback, Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, spoke glowingly of Rice's relationship with the president. "Susan always maintains close relations with the president and his national security team, and that continues to be the case," he said. "If anything, the way she handled the Benghazi situation -- and then the withdrawal -- only enhanced her relations here, because she did so with grace and good humor." The president himself has gone out of his way to wink at an expanded role for Rice within his administration. "I have every confidence that Susan has limitless capability to serve our country now and in the years to come, and know that I will continue to rely on her as an advisor and friend," Obama said in a December statement. http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/05/15/will_benghazi_furor_keep_susan_rice_out_of_the_white_house http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ce0_1368704288 Detroit Iron Will Benghazi furor keep Susan Rice out of the White House? Obama administration, Susan Rice, Thu, 16 May 2013 01:04:11 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=758_1368680423 mrwar Sexy JS05 9mm PDW with Eotch552, and type92 semiauto pistol, a tribute to Battlefield 4, as you can try out these guns in the upcoming epicness overload super badass game :) http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=758_1368680423 mrwar Shanghai SWAT tactical shooting drill SWAT, CHINA, TACTICAL, MAGPUL, EOTECH Wed, 15 May 2013 15:33:37 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d94_1368646280 th1sf8te Looks like it's going to be a good movie A new viral video for Paramount Pictures' upcoming thriller " World War Z " via Yahoo! Movies sees the world in great danger. The short clip, which is in the form of PSA, previews devastating impacts of a zombie epidemic, including violent attacks in Indonesia and mysteriously empty villages in India. "We are literally heading from crisis to zero," says Michael Kim, former director of Global Health Agency. "World War Z" is an apocalyptic horror film which is based on Max Brooks's novel of the same name. The pic from director Marc Forster follows a United Nation employee named Gerry Lane who travels around the world to try and find a cure for the zombie virus and save his family and the world. The Gerry Lane depicter, Brad Pitt , previously took the CinemaCon stage to promote his latest film. Self-proclaimed "an expert" on zombies, Pitt said, "I think you're going to like this as much as my boys are going to," before introducing a clip of horrifying scenes to fans, who packed the Colosseum at Caesars Palace on April 15. Pitt is joined by Mireille Enos , Daniella Kertesz, David Morse and Matthew Fox . James Badge Dale is also included in the cast ensemble for a supporting role. The eerie feature is set to open in the United States on June 21. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d94_1368646280 th1sf8te New Viral Clip for 'World War Z' Teases a Zombie Outbreak New Viral Clip for 'World War Z' Teases a Zombie Outbreak Tue, 14 May 2013 08:02:09 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=151_1368532510 Detroit Iron Senator slams administration on Benghazi, IRS, AP phone tap scandals Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com May 14, 2013 Senator Rand Paul responded to the barrage of scandals to hit the Obama administration, from Benghazi, to the IRS targeting conservatives, to the Justice Department spying on Associated Press reporters, by accusing President Obama of being "drunk on power." Scoffing at an upcoming House Committee on Ways &amp; Means inquiry into the how the IRS targeted those who mentioned the Constitution, the bill of rights, or even making "America a better place to live," Kentucky Senator Paul said he would introduce a resolution today calling for the IRS agents involved to be fired for abusing their power in targeting people for their political activities. "The President says he's going to do something if they're guilty, well it sounds like there's already been an investigation and no one's been fired," Paul told Fox News' Sean Hannity. "I'm afraid he's going to do about as much as he did after Benghazi," he added, noting that those involved in the botched security operation still work for the State Department. Accusing Obama of engaging in "faux outrage" over the IRS scandal, Paul said the President was "using the power of his government to investigate his enemies, he's tapping the phones of the press, and it turns out last year he signed legislation that allows him to detain an American without a trial and send them to Guantanamo Bay." "This sounds like a President somewhat drunk on power, not cautious about how he uses power," added Paul. The Senator also responded to criticism over his claim that Obama is working "anti-American globalists plot against our Constitution," a quote that was characterized by the Washington Post as "black helicopter stuff." "The one thing they can't get away from is that there is a UN Small Arms Treaty, we're not making it up, President Obama has sounded and acted in the UN as if he's supportive, it is moving forward and we are trying to drum up support and publicity for people to say look we do not want to have Americans obey rules of the United Nations, it goes against our sovereignty, it goes against our Constitution," said Paul, adding that he would continue to push the issue. With the White House already reeling from its complicity in the Benghazi cover-up and the IRS controversy, it emerged last night that the so-called "most transparent administration" in history had, via the US Department of Justice, "secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative's top executive called a "massive and unprecedented intrusion" into how news organizations gather the news." Although the government refuses to divulge why it sought the records, which included 20 separate telephone lines assigned to AP and its journalists in April and May of 2012, speculation suggests the move was a reprisal against a May 7, 2012 AP story which disclosed details of a CIA operation in Yemen to disrupt an airliner bomb plot, a story which was initially delayed at the request of government officials. "There can be no possible justification for such an overbroad collection of the telephone communications of The Associated Press and its reporters," said AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt in a letter to Attorney General Holder. "These records potentially reveal communications with confidential sources across all of the newsgathering activities undertaken by the AP during a two-month period, provide a road map to AP's newsgathering operations, and disclose information about AP's activities and operations that the government has no conceivable right to know. We regard this action by the Department of Justice as a serious interference with AP's constitutional rights to gather and report the news." After the Justice Department responded by claiming it valued "the freedom of the press" and was "always careful and deliberative" in its actions, House Oversight Committee chairman Darrell Issa reacted by remarking, "This is obviously disturbing. Coming within a week of revelations that the White House lied to the American people about the Benghazi attacks and the IRS targeted conservative Americans for their political beliefs, Americans should take notice that top Obama Administration officials increasingly see themselves as above the law and emboldened by the belief that they don't have to answer to anyone. I will work with my fellow House Chairmen on an appropriate response to Obama Administration officials." http://www.infowars.com/rand-paul-ap-phone-spying-proves-obama-is-drunk-on-power/ http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=151_1368532510 Detroit Iron Rand Paul: AP Phone Spying Proves Obama is "Drunk on Power" Rand Paul, AP News, Obama Mon, 13 May 2013 23:41:55 -0400 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d25_1368502690 Detroit Iron By Juliet Eilperin and Zachary A. Goldfarb , Updated: Monday, May 13, 8:09 PMInternal Revenue Service officials in Washington and at least two other offices were involved with investigating conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, making clear that the effort reached well beyond the branch in Cincinnati that was initially blamed, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post. IRS officials at the agency's Washington headquarters sent queries to conservative groups asking about their donors and other aspects of their operations, while officials in the El Monte and Laguna Niguel offices in California sent similar questionnaires to tea-party-affiliated groups, the documents show. IRS employees in Cincinnati told conservatives seeking the status of "social welfare" groups that a task force in Washington was overseeing their applications, according to interviews with the activists. Lois G. Lerner, who oversees tax-exempt groups for the IRS, told reporters Friday that the "absolutely inappropriate" actions were undertaken by "front-line people" working in Cincinnati to target groups with "tea party," "patriot" or "9/12" in their names. In one instance, however, Ron Bell, an IRS employee, informed a lawyer representing a conservative group focused on voter fraud that the application was under review in Washington. On several other occasions, IRS officials in Washington and California sent conservative groups detailed questionnaires about their voter outreach and other activities, according to the documents. "For the IRS to say it was some low-level group in Cincinnati is simply false," saidCleta Mitchell, a partner in the law firmFoley &amp; Lardner who sought to communicate with IRS headquarters about the delay in granting tax-exempt status to True the Vote. Moreover, details of the IRS's efforts to target conservative groups reached the highest levels of the agency in May 2012, far earlier than has been disclosed, according to Republican congressional aides briefed by the IRS and the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration -(TIGTA) on the details of their reviews. Then-Commissioner Douglas Shulman, a George W. Bush appointee who stepped down in November, received a briefing from the TIGTA about what was happening in the Cincinnati office in May 2012, the aides said. His deputy and the agency's current acting commissioner, Steven T. Miller, also learned about the matter that month, the aides said. The officials did not share details with Republican lawmakers who had been demanding to know whether the IRS was targeting conservative groups, Republicans said. "I wrote to the IRS three times last year after hearing concerns that conservative groups were being targeted," Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (Utah), the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement Monday. "In response to the first letter I sent with some of my colleagues, Steven Miller, the current Acting IRS Commissioner, responded that these groups weren't being targeted." "Knowing what we know now," he added, "the IRS was at best being far from forth coming, or at worst, being deliberately dishonest with Congress." As new details emerged Monday, Democrats and Republicans alike decried the agency's actions as an unacceptable abuse of power. In a news conference Monday, President Obama said he learned of the investigating in media reports on Friday and has "no patience with it." "If in fact IRS personnel engaged in the kind of practices that have been reported on, and were intentionally targeting conservative groups, then that's outrageous," Obama said. "And there's no place for it. And they have to be held fully accountable." White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters Monday that the White House counsel's office learned of an upcoming IRS inspector general's report on April 22 as part of a routine notification but had not received access to the report. On Capitol Hill, two Senate panels - the Finance Committee and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations - announced Monday that they will investigate. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Ways and Means Committee have been looking into reports of IRS attempts to single out organizations on the right for heightened scrutiny. Ways and Means has called IRS officials to testify Friday. "These actions by the IRS are an outrageous abuse of power and a breach of the public's trust," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.). "The IRS will now be the ones put under additional scrutiny." Separately, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) introducedcompanion bills Monday that would require the IRS to fire any employee found "willfully" violating "the constitutional rights of a taxpayer," according to statements by both lawmakers. The bills also would make them criminally liable for their actions. Even as Obama vowed that his administration "will make sure that we find out exactly what happened on this," however, the IRS offered no new information on how it selected which groups to single out for scrutiny. The White House is legally barred from contacting the IRS about a tax matter, under a prohibition adopted after the Watergate scandal. And although it can contact the Treasury Department about tax issues, neither Treasury nor the IRS can disclose specific taxpayer information. The IRS can release information about a petition for tax- exempt status only after it has been approved. Obama is not in a position to remove Lerner, a career official who can be terminated for cause only under normal civil service proceedings. The IRS has two political appointees: the commissioner, who serves a five-year term, and the chief counsel. As the IRS came under broader political attack Monday, more details surfaced on how the exempt-organizations division struggled to determine which nonprofits should receive "social welfare" status after the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling. That decision, which allowed corporations and unions to raise and spend un-limited amounts of money on elections, opened the door for groups to accept undisclosed contributions as long as their "primary purpose" was not politics. In a Jan. 9, 2012, letter to the Richmond Tea Party, IRS specialist Stephen Seok asked questions including "the names of the donors, contributors and grantors," as well as the size of the contributions and grants, and when they were given. Richmond Tea Party President Larry Nordvig, whose group applied for tax-exempt status in December 2009 and received it in July 2012, said the extended inquiry had "a very chilling effect" on how much money the group could raise because its donors preferred anonymity. The Wetumpka Tea Party of Alabama experienced a two-year delay after submitting its initial application. Becky Gerritson, a 44-year-old stay-at-home mother and the group's president, said the IRS sent a questionnaire asking for the names of all volunteers, donor identification and contribution amounts, the names of any legislators its members had communicated with directly or indirectly, and the contents of all speeches its members had made, among a long list of other details. "I was outraged," Gerritson said. "Being an election year, I felt like it was intimidation." The group did not provide the information. Approval came only after the group sought help from the American Center for Law and Justice, which threatened a lawsuit against the IRS, Gerritson said. Although some of the groups were explicitly labeled "tea party" or "patriot," others that came under intense scrutiny were focused on challenging the Affordable Care Act - known by many as Obamacare - or the integrity of federal elections. In a June 3, 2011, letter to the IRS, Mitchell questioned the agency's motivations for delaying recognition of one of her clients who had filed nearly two years earlier, writing, "Is the opposition to Obamacare and the takeover of America's healthcare system by the government the reason that this application has been held up and not approved?" Catherine Engelbrecht, president of the Houston-based True the Vote, first filed for tax-exempt status in July 2010. At one point, Engelbrecht - who is still awaiting a determination from the IRS regarding her voting rights organization and a separate tea party group, King Street Patriots - said an IRS employee informed her: "I'm just doing what Washington is telling me to do. I'm just asking what they want me to ask." The IRS did not respond to requests for comment Monday. Josh Hicks and Julie Tate contributed to this report. http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-denounces-reported-irs-targeting-of-conservative-groups/2013/05/13/a0185644-bbdf-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story_2.html http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d25_1368502690 Detroit Iron IRS officials in Washington were involved in targeting of conservative groups IRS, Obama