Obstruction of justice in Chinagate?

Judicial Watch filed a complaint before the House Ethics Committee
yesterday alleging that Democrats, led by Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.,
obstructed congressional investigations into Chinagate.

The public interest group based its allegations on information
disclosed by fund-raiser Johnny Chung and expanded upon by the
Washington Times.

Judicial Watch further asked the House Ethics Committee to look into
recent reports suggesting that Waxman is linked to a scheme to use the
Internal Revenue Service to audit, harass and harm critics of the
Clinton administration.

This latest action by Judicial Watch provides an interesting snapshot
of the New Media in operation. Video clips of Chung’s sworn testimony
linking the Clinton administration with bribery during the Chinagate
scandal were made available on the organization’s website
for instant, on demand viewing by both the
media and public.

Chung’s testimony was seen by TV journalist Bill O’Reilly who had
Chung on his Fox News show “The O’Reilly Factor,” earlier this week.
That appearance brought the evidence to a wider audience, and when the
White House stepped in to discredit Chung, Judicial Watch used its
e-news alert system to direct the media to the site and the nine hours
of testimony.

“Since providing false testimony to Judicial Watch and the court
would place Chung at additional legal risk for perjury, it is extremely
unlikely that he would have lied. Moreover, what would Chung have to
gain? His life and those of his loved ones have already been threatened,
and he is now at odds with his one time benefactors in the Clinton
administration,” said Judicial Watch Chairman Larry Klayman via an
e-statement. He further pointed out that, “Ironically, it is Johnny
Chung, not Democrats or Republicans, who now take Chinagate seriously
enough to speak openly about the wholesale espionage and treason that
was committed against this country. While he did wrong, Chung wants to
make amends by now coming forward bravely to tell the truth. Others who
have done so — Nolanda Hill and Linda Tripp — have been retaliated
against, with no help from the ‘opposition party,’ the Republicans.
Judicial Watch will stand by these witnesses, however, and react
strongly to any further attempt to coerce them to be silent.”

Klayman will be a featured speaker at the first-ever WorldNetDaily
conference, “New Media to America’s Rescue,” being held next month,
Sept. 17-19, at the Hilton Universal in Los Angeles.

The conference will bring Klayman together with other New Media stars
such as Bill Gertz, Washington Times correspondent and the author of the
best-selling book, “Betrayal: How the Clinton Administration Undermined
American Security;” Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily founder and editor; Rep.
James Rogan, the young folk hero of the House impeachment proceedings;
J.R. Nyquist, the WorldNetDaily columnist who has captivated Internet
readers and talk radio listeners alike with his analysis of the world
crisis; and radio talk-show hosts and WorldNetDaily columnists Geoff
Metcalf and Jane Chastain.

Klayman, whose relentless filing of Chinagate lawsuits against the
government has done so much to expose the national security scandal,
notes that, “Increasingly today’s political battles are being fought
with tomorrow’s technology. The Internet, electronic mail and other
tools of cyberspace are taking on an ever-greater role and importance.
That’s why we need to not only keep up with the latest technology, but
use it effectively.” The conference will examine how the New Media can
be used as a tool for spearheading journalistic, political, ethical and
legal reform.

Gertz told WorldNetDaily that without the New Media the facts about
how President Clinton ravaged America’s national security revealed in
“Betrayal,” “would never have gotten the exposure they did.” Gertz
credits the release of information from the book on the Internet prior
to its publication as a major factor in making it an instant
best-seller. “I was shut out from all the major newspapers. Not one,
except for The Wall Street Journal, reviewed “Betrayal.” Yet because of
the Internet and talk radio, the book became a best-seller.”

Farah says it’s the synergy between the Internet and talk radio that
is at the core of what is being called the New Media. This revolution in
news distribution is “the most positive and exciting development of the
1990s for those who cherish freedom and the free flow of information,”
says Farah. “The controlled media are dying because there is competition
again — competition from news organizations such as WorldNetDaily.com.”

The conference will kick off Friday night, Sept. 17, with a VIP
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ceremony at which Bill Gertz will be presented with an award for
excellence in investigative journalism. On Sunday, Sept. 19, the
conference will close with a champagne brunch and question-and-answer
session with Bill Gertz and other speakers.

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