The Scum at the Top
Commentary on the Rats in Washington
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy"
-Obiwan Kenobi
Washington Scum - Part F
Annals of National Security:
Preparing the Battlefield - Part 1
Annals of National Security:
Preparing the Battlefield - Part 2
By Seymour M. Hersh
The New Yorker
© July 7, 2008
The Bush Administration steps up its secret moves
against Iran.
Putin accuses U.S. of
orchestrating Georgian war
By Matthew Chance
CNN
© August 28, 2008
Story Highlights
- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accuses
U.S. of plotting conflict
- Putin says U.S. did it to help one of the
presidential candidates
- Russia fails to win support of Asian security
alliance over Georgia
- Russia had appealed to the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization for backing
White House sends press corps
al-Maliki praise for Obama plan
CNN
© July 19, 2008
The Rise of the Rest
By Fareed Zakaria
Newsweek
Pages 24-31
© May 12, 2008
It's true China is booming, Russia is growing more
assertive, terrorism is a threat. But if America is
losing the ability to dictate to this new world, it
has not lost the ability to lead.
Bush agrees to time
'horizon' on Iraq troop cuts
By Terence Hunt
AP News/Excite
© July 18, 2008
Strike on Iran could turn
Mideast into fireball, official says
CNN
© June 21, 2008
Story Highlights
- U.N. nuclear watchdog chief warns of dangers
of military strike on Iran
- Attack may lead Iran to a more-aggressive
nuclear stance, he says
- Iran official reportedly criticized the Israeli
exercises
- Comments follow Israeli military maneuvers in
early June
US may open diplomatic
outpost in Iran
By Matthew Lee and Anne Gearan
AP News/Excite
© June 23, 2008
Rove ignores committee's
subpoena, refuses to testify
CNN
© July 10, 2008
Story Highlights
- Karl Rove ordered to testify before the House
Judiciary Committee
- Rove's lawyers say "executive privilege" makes
him "immune" from subpoena
- Panel is investigating whether Rove was involved
in firing of U.S. attorneys
Official: Bush OK'd
raids into Pakistan
By Kelli Arena and Brian Todd
CNN
© September 11, 2008
Story Highlights
- NEW: Pakistani ambassador: U.S. assured us no
such order exists
- Source: Classified order lets military determine
when Pakistan raids needed
- Pakistanis not notified until during or after
operations, source says
- U.S. forces last week raided compound in South
Waziristan, Pakistan
NATO launches artillery twice
across Afghan border
By Amir Shah
AP News/Excite
© June 22, 2008
McCain denies grabbing
foreign official
CNN
© July 3, 2008
Commentary: Make wearing a
flag pin the 28th Amendment
By Roland S. Martin
CNN
© 2008
Story Highlights
- Roland Martin says flag lapel pin debate is useless,
tiresome and distracting
- He asks: If those pins are so important, why shouldn't
underwear, hats be, too?
- Decisions about candidates should be based on substance,
he says
- He says topics such as secure borders, drug fight,
economy are real issues
Israeli politician threatens
Iran with attack over nukes
CNN
© June 6, 2008
Story Highlights
- International sanctions on Iran not effective,
minister tells newspaper
- Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz is possible
candidate for prime minister
- Israeli PM said earlier this week that "Iranian
threat must be stopped"
- Iran says it's trying to develop nuclear energy;
West sees arms ambitions
Israeli air exercise probably
message to Iran, U.S. official says
CNN
© June 20, 2008
Story Highlights
- U.S. official: Israel conducted major aerial
military exercise over Mediterranean Sea
- U.S. believes Israel was signaling it can attack
Iran's nuclear program, official says
- Official: Size of exercise ensured U.S., nations
in region noticed it
Poll: More disapprove of Bush than
any other president
By Paul Steinhauser
CNN
© May 1, 2008
Story Highlights
- President Bush's disapproval rating hits all-time
high in polling
- More than 70 percent disapprove in CNN/Opinion
Research Corp. poll
- Survey indicates support for Iraq war has never
been lower
- Low approval numbers come five years after "Mission
Accomplished" moment
Report: Iran to hit Israel if attacked
By Ali Akbar Dareini
AP News/Excite
© June 28, 2008
How Much Did Rumsfeld Know?
Time
© May 1, 2008
White House denies fake Iraq-al-Qaida link letter
By Brett J. Blackledge
AP News/Excite
© August 5, 2008
Pentagon debunks Saddam ties to al-Qaida
By R. Jeffrey Smith
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Page 1A
© April 6, 2007
So why did the claims persist?
New report points to key Bush appointee
Leading Experts Say
Congress Must Stop An Attack on Iran
by John W. Dean
CommonDreams.org
© February 9, 2007
Is That Constitutionally Possible? Absolutely -
According to Experts on Both Sides of the Aisle
Cheney Fire Comic
Chalabi Bridge Comic
Israel's Attack on the
USS Liberty, Revisited
By Jeffrey St. Clair
CounterPunch.org
© June 8, 2007
Rockets, Napalm, Torpedoes & Lie
Our leaders have squandered our wealth
By Lou Dobbs
CNN
© January 23, 2008
Story Highlights
- Lou Dobbs says a stimulus package won't prevent a recession
- Our leaders have squandered the nation's wealth, he says
- Dobbs says mistakes of past 25 years have led to this crisis
FBI head takes
blame for Patriot Act abuses
By Greg Gordon, McClatchy News Service
StarTribune
Page A1
© March 10, 2007
Lawmakers blast the bureau for the violations, vowing investigations and possible punitive action.
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