Eligibility Update: Cook v. Good: Orders Revoked, No Reason Given; Fitzpatrick Tracked by Secret Service
Update: WorldNetDaily is reporting — based on Dr. Taitz’ recent posting — that the military has revoked Major Cook’s orders for Afghanistan (see her posting for a copy of the order):
A U.S. Army Reserve major from Florida scheduled to report for deployment to Afghanistan within days has had his military orders revoked after he argued that he should not be required to serve under a president who has not proven his legitimacy for office.
His attorney, Orly Taitz, confirmed to WND the military has rescinded his impending deployment orders.
“We won! We won before we even arrived,” she said with excitement. “It means that the military has nothing to show for Obama. It means that the military has directly responded by saying Obama is illegitimate – and they cannot fight it. Therefore, they are revoking the order!”
She continued, “They just said, ‘Order revoked.’ No explanation. No reasons – just revoked.”
A hearing on the questions raised by Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook, an engineer who told WND he wants to serve his country in Afghanistan, was scheduled for July 16 at 9:30 a.m.
Update: The Ledger-Enquirer has recently posted an updated story on the order revocation. The below excerpt is the only direct explanation for why the order was revoked:
“A reserve soldier who volunteers for an active duty tour may ask for a revocation of orders up until the day he is scheduled to report for active duty,” Quon said.
She added that there is an administrative process to request revocation of orders. As of this afternoon, Cook had not asked for his orders to be revoked, Quon said. She could not say why the soldier’s orders were pulled today by 3 p.m. CDT.
“Because of the Privacy Act I couldn’t go into it,” Quon said. …
A hearing to discuss Cook’s requests is scheduled to take place in federal court here Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
(I fully expect opposition research to continue in earnest on Major Cook over the coming hours and days…)
As I originally reported here, Dr. Orly Taitz, ardent eligibility activist and attorney, is representing Army Major Stefan F. Cook in the case Cook v. Good, currently filed in federal Court for the Middle District of Georgia…
Today, the case has received lots of press coverage, including AmericasRight.com and a prominent report via FoxNews’ Special Report with Bret Baier:
Speaking of, Drudge has been linking to the Columbus, GA-based Ledger-Enquirer story:
U.S. Army Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook, set to deploy to Afghanistan, says he shouldn’t have to go.
His reason?Barack Obama was never eligible to be president because he wasn’t born in the United States. …
Cook’s lawyer, Orly Taitz, who has also challenged the legitimacy of Obama’s presidency in other courts, filed a request last week in federal court seeking a temporary restraining order and status as a conscientious objector for her client.
In the 20-page document [my link] — filed July 8 with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia — the California-based Taitz asks the court to consider granting his client’s request based upon Cook’s belief that Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States and is therefore ineligible to serve as commander-in-chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.
Cook further states he “would be acting in violation of international law by engaging in military actions outside the United States under this President’s command. … simultaneously subjecting himself to possible prosecution as a war criminal by the faithful execution of these duties.”
Cook, a reservist, received the orders mobilizing him to active duty on June 9.
According to this document, which accompanies Cook’s July 8 application for a temporary restraining order, he has been ordered to report to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday. From there, the Florida resident would go to Fort Benning before deploying overseas.
Documents show Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961, two years after it became a state.
A hearing to discuss Cook’s requests will take place in federal court here Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
The Miami Herald also reported the Ledger-Enquirer’s story, as has CBSNews.com. WorldNetDaily, of course, chimes in, and challenges the Columbus paper’s article with their claim, “Documents show Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961, two years after it became a state:”
In a story WND first reported July 11, the Ledger-Enquirer in Columbus, Ga., published the account of an Army Reserve officer who claims he should not have to obey deployment orders to Afghanistan, because Obama has not provided proof of his eligibility for office.
In an earlier version of the story, the daily newspaper published by McClatchy followed Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook’s eligibility concerns with a statement claiming the president was born in Hawaii.
“Actually, Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961, two years after it became a state,” it stated, unequivocally. …
The article was featured on the Drudge Report. The Ledger-Enquirer did not respond to WND’s questions about the alleged “documents” it cites.
The report also failed to identify the plaintiff’s well-known attorney, Orly Taitz, as female. Instead, the story indicated Maj. Cook was “his” client.
As WND reported, Maj. Cook is scheduled to have a hearing on the matter July 16 at 9:30 a.m., according to Taitz, who is handling the claim.
Cook told WND he’s ready, willing and able to carry out the military needs of the United States, but he raised the challenge to Obama’s eligibility to be president because if he would be captured by enemy forces while serving overseas under the orders of an illegitimate president, he could be considered a “war criminal.”
And, of course, opposition research has begun in the form of the WashingtonIndependent.com site reporting that Major Cook is a FReeper.
My question concerning this case is this: why is the press all over this story, right now? There have been more than 30 cases on eligibility (link below) with nary a peep out of the mainstream, or almost any other, media, and now we see a virtual onslaught of coverage. After all, the only thing that’s been done with this case, to date, is that it has been filed; why the sudden widespread interest?
Are Mr. Obama’s poll numbers finally to the point that the press is willing to lift a finger and report negative things about him? That’s the only reasonable explanation that comes to mind for me!
Another story that I have been following concerns encounters with the Secret Service. This time, Commander Walter Fitzpatrick, the man who officially lodged a complaint against the President for being treasonous, posted a conversation he had with a Secret Service agent:
The cold call came yesterday (Monday 13 July 2009) at 1038 hours.
JH: “Hello”
SS: “Is this Mr. Fitzpatrick?”
JH: “Which one?”
SS: “Commander Walter Fitzpatrick.”
JH: “Who is this?”
SS: “Are you Walter Fitzpatrick?”
JH: “Who are you and what do you want?”
SS: “Secret Service out of our D.C. Field Office.”
JH: “What’s your name?”
SS: “Blake.”
JH: “Spelled B-L-A-K-E?”
SS: “Yes.”
JH: “What’s your first name Special Agent Blake?”
SS: “That’s not important. I understand you’re in the D.C. area. Is that correct.?”
JH: “My whereabouts is none of your damn business! Why are you calling me? What’s your first name?” “Why are you tracking me?”
SS: “I’m not tracking you. My name isn’t important. The Secret Service was notified you are near D.C. and are a possible threat to [OBAMA/SOETORO] or to others the Secret Service is assigned to protect. You’re in my area now, that makes you myresponsibility. It’s my job.”
JH: “Who called you?”
SS: “That’s not important.”
I answered none of Secret Service Special Agent Blake’s repeated questions regarding my whereabouts, how I travelled from Tennessee to my present venue. My present address. My present and future plans. And so many other similar questions.
Shelia Miller--executive assistant to U.S. Attorney Phillips--gave out the phone number S/A Blake used to call here. And it is Phillips who turned the Secret Service on me now that I’m near D.C.
The discussion with S/A Blake lasted about thirty-five to forty minutes.
Blake told my my first contact with the Secret Service this past March in Tennessee has placed me on the Secret Service’s list of things to do for the rest of my life.
S/A Blake did say repeatedly throughout the phone call that I enjoyed a right to submit the criminal complaint. There is nothing wrong in submitting a meritorious complaint. Moreover, Blake wasn’t calling me about the criminal complaint.
Still Blake said in so many words, the Secret Service painted a bulls eye on my chest in Tennessee that marks me from this day on. The Secret Service will stalk me until the day I assume room temperature.S/A Blake: “Are you a threat to [OBAMA/SOETORO]?”
JH: “Yes I am! I am one of the most serious threats OBAMA/SOETORO faces! But not that kind of threat the Secret Service can address. He’s not my president, he’s not my commander in chief! Repeating the writing in the federal criminal complaint:OBAMA/SOETORO is a FOREIGN BORN DOMESTIC ENEMY. OBAMA/SOETORO was born in Mombasa, Kenya. OBAMA/SOETORO is my sworn enemy. By education, experience, training, and by oath my duty is to protect the Constitution with my life! It’s my duty to see OBAMA/SOETORO removed from the White House under arrest for TREASON.
S/A Blake: “I know. You’re recognized as a patriot trying to do his job. The Secret Service knows about your criminal complaint but there’s noting we can do. We know about your website and writings. I’m looking at the JAG HUNTER site right now. My job is to protect the president.”
I took this opportunity to express my deep appreciation and respect to S/A Blake and commend him and his cohorts for their dedication and service. I pressed on with this rhetorical inquiry. Recognizing that secret service agents will “take a bullet” for a legitimate chief executive I asked how Blake’s family would react to Blake sacrificing his life in defense ofThe IMPOSTOR?
Blake chuckled uncomfortably. “I can’t answer that,” he said.
I insistently asked throughout the 35-40 minute exchange how I am to advance the federal criminal complaint. Blake said, ” I can’t help you with that. It’s not my job. The Secret Service doesn’t have the authority. You need to take that up with somebody else.”
JH: “Who?”
S/A Blake: “I don’t know.”
S/A Blake told me he was on The JAG HUNTERwebsite during a portion of our telephoneconversation. Sitemeter hit #88504. Blake jumped from this site: The “G” Blogs — Gunny online.
The Secret Service site is described “UNKNOWN.” IP#: 96.61.109.156_(Unknown organization ).
I called in today to confirm S/A Blake is who he says he is. Christopher Blake does work out of the D.C. Field Office located at 1100 “L” Street. Two gate guard numbers transfer callers to Blake’s voice mail (he answers as “Chris Blake”). Those numbers (1) 202.406.5800, or (2) 202.406.8800.Many calls were made today to U.S. AttorneyChanning Phillips or Shelia Miller to advance and status the federal criminal complaint. None of those calls were accepted (phone #: 202.514.7566). [emphases original]
See the following links regarding the eligibility saga:
- Obama’s Presidential Eligibility: What You Need to Know
- Obama’s Sealed Background Documentation
- What’s the Difference Between a Birth Certification Versus a Birth Certificate?
- Keyes v. Lingle: Forensic Examiner and IT Expert Disprove Certification of Live Birth
- Obama Citizenship Facts
- The State Department and Sen. Patrick Leahy’s (D-VT) Natural Born Citizen Resolution (April 10, 2008)
- Citizen Grand Jury Updates and Eligibility Lawsuit Listing
-Phil
Photo via AP/CBS
Similar Posts:
- Cook v. Good: Case Dismissed, To Be Refiled; Wrong Plaintiff!
- Cook v. Good: Job Threatened; Keyes v. Obama: Judge Will Hear Case Merits
- In Response to My Posting RE: Cook v. Simtech
- Eligibility Update: Cook v. Simtech, Swensson v. Soetoro, Certificate Numbering, Hannity Investigative Reporting
- WND: More TN Lawmakers Sign Up for Eligibility Lawsuit
“I have listened to Orly on more than one occasion and it is a struggle to figure out what she is trying to say.” (BL)
<<<<Maybe you are comfortable with calling someone illiterate when English is not that person's first language. Bush was notorious for gaffes, malapropisms. I suppose you cut him the same slack as you do Judge Sotomayor, given that he was our President for two terms? I often cringe at Orly's actions, but I didn't come from the same background as she. Was it you calling her a Communist? Can you source that she holds to those beliefs?
Also, here is the story on ABA accreditation for distance learning schools:
http://abovethelaw.com/2009/07/distance_learning_schools_and_accreditation.php
(a snippet)
…the American Bar Association is in the midst of reviewing law school accreditation. Not only are they putting a focus on measuring student outcomes, they're reviewing Standard 306, which governs "distance education" a.k.a. online programs.
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The ABA Standards Review Committee plans to issue a new review of Standard 306 in Fall 2010. If there's to be a focus on "student outcomes," the Committee might want to take this year's ACS moot court competition under consideration. Apparently, Concord law students gave Stanford law students a run for their money.
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<<<<If you look at the site for Taft, you'll see a very valid point, also raised in the above article:
ABA approved schools realize if they allow distance education to expand nationally they will not be able to continue to justify the tuition rates for Juris Doctor programs which average in excess of $80,000 nor the faculty salaries which often exceed $100,000 per year.
http://www.taftu.edu/TLS/gi27.htm
[Concord costs $9,500 per year. see above link]
Black Lion,
Accreditation is quite the onerous process, and for good reason. However, there are those institutions who wish not become accredited institutions. This has absolutely zero to do with not being a “real” school; it has to do with the decisions of that institution’s administration.
If you knew someone who deals with accreditation (in other words, had some semblance of knowing what you’re talking about), you would have known this already and I wouldn’t have to take the time to correct you.
Really, I’d recommend your toning down your rhetoric a bit. You’re verging on getting rather irrational with your leading conclusions.
-Phil
Sharon 2 says:
July 20, 2009 at 11:46 pm
Read my comment carefully, Black Lion, and you’ll see that the comment concerned calling someone whose first language is not English illiterate when one would not apply that standard to all. I don’t think I stated that Orly Taitz should be promoted to the Supreme Court. I also don’t know enough about either woman to say who is the “better” American. Since Russians are not a protected minority, you’re comment will withstand any claim of discrimination.
BTW, your elitism is showing. I think that if someone wants to get an online degree of any kind, that person has a right to be treated with dignity. Not everyone can go to Harvard or Princeton. I would suggest that there are very good lawyers all across America who didn’t graduate from an Ivy league school. I would further bet that there are many people across America who could not afford the services of a Yale graduate.
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I don’t think it is elitism at all. Did you ever wonder why the infamous online Taft Law School is not accredited? It is because that school is a joke. It is considered a diploma mill. I am all for getting an education, but there are reasons that real schools are accredited and places like Taft are not.
However you are right. You were trying to compare Judge Sotomayor’s grasp of English to Orly’s. I am sure you are entitled to your opinion but Judge Sotomayor is more consise and coherent and can make her point without you trying to figure out what she is trying to say. I have listened to Orly on more than one occasion and it is a struggle to figure out what she is trying to say.
I should add, right about the disclosed “information.”
I have never thought that the HI DoH and places like FactCheck have ever been on the same page about genuineness. I don’t think they’re even talking about the same document all the time. (Phil)
That is probably true, Phil.
Sharon 2:
Make up your mind, Sharon.
Do you want the Hawaii DoH to be direct and unambiguous? Or don’t you?
Sheesh! You whine about when they try to follow the follow the letter of the law, and then you whine about when they try to get around it. Do you want to know the truth or don’t you?
They are certainly trying as hard as thay can to tell you!!!
Sharon 2,
I have never thought that the HI DoH and places like FactCheck have ever been on the same page about genuineness. I don’t think they’re even talking about the same document all the time.
-Phil
“Instead of terminating the conspiracy theories, that inspired new theories — that the certificate had been forged or that even if it hadn’t been forged it was the sort of certificate that could be given to someone born outside of the United States. But the certificate is specific about Obama’s birth in Honolulu, down to the 7:24 p.m. time.”
Phil,
Why is she allowed to disclose that? What exactly is private?
Read my comment carefully, Black Lion, and you’ll see that the comment concerned calling someone whose first language is not English illiterate when one would not apply that standard to all. I don’t think I stated that Orly Taitz should be promoted to the Supreme Court. I also don’t know enough about either woman to say who is the “better” American. Since Russians are not a protected minority, you’re comment will withstand any claim of discrimination.
BTW, your elitism is showing. I think that if someone wants to get an online degree of any kind, that person has a right to be treated with dignity. Not everyone can go to Harvard or Princeton. I would suggest that there are very good lawyers all across America who didn’t graduate from an Ivy league school. I would further bet that there are many people across America who could not afford the services of a Yale graduate.
C. n. natus:
Oh, you misread us completely. We are deeply disgusted, especially those of us who are veterans.
We are deeply disgusted by MAJ Cook’s disloyalty, insubordination and political grandstanding at the expense of his fellow soldiers.
Merely being fired is getting off too easy. If he escapes without being busted in rank and a less than honorably discharge, then he has been treated far better than he deserves.
Joseph Maine:
They have. But the Birther response is to consider such statements dishonest participation is “the conspiracy.”
Her job is “Spokesperson.” She speaks for the Department of Health. What about that do you find confusing or ambiguous.
Reasonable people connect the dots. Conspiracy theorists try to squeeze in between them.
If what “would be done if a foreign birth were the case” is not what was done, then a foreign birth is not the case. The syllogism is among the simplest in the English language and in classical logic.
Because “if what Okubo is saying is proof of something being legit” then your next step would be redundant. This is a perfect example of the Birther tendency to constantly move the goal posts.
You always have one more ad hoc step to add.
The fact that the Hawaii DoH is explicitly aware of the Obama COLB and have not (as per their legal responsibility were it a forgery) declared it a forgery is clear and convincing evidence that it is real. The fact that they have repeatedly bent over backwards to verify its authenticity without crossing the explicit line and violating the law would be an additional clue to most people.
But Birthers would rather invent their own clues than pay attention to the ones that actually exist.
Sharon 2 says:
July 18, 2009 at 12:15 am
Phil,
Also, I don’t remember where I saw this, but someone was belittling Orly Taitz about her use of the English language, calling her illiterate. Recently, I heard on a talk radio show several clips of Sonia Sotomayor behaving very much like Archie Bunker with her malapropisms.
Wow! You are comparing a Communist Russian with a true American. The hate for the President is amazing. Judge Sotomayor, who graduated cum laude from Princeton and was on the Yale Law review, and has been a Judge for almost 20 years, compared to someone that went to an online diploma mill for her law degree in a box and needs a disbarred former lawyer to write her legal pleadings. Yes you are correct. Judge Sotomayor’s malapropisms are much worse than Orly’s butchering of the English language. So we should just promote Orly and her tremendous legal mind to the Supreme Court. Ridiculous.