A report issued this past Wedensday from the United Nations bolstered the conclusions of a U.S. intelligence study concluding that the Iraq War has brought about a surge in Al Qaeda membership. Recruits are flooding to Al Qaeda in Iraq and in Afganistan. Support for Al Qaeda in Iraq may wane, since some [...]
September 30th, 2006
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Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., resigned from Congress today, after questions arose about emails he sent to a former teenage male page. Foley issued a simple apology, “I am deeply sorry and I apologize for letting down my family and the people of Florida I have had the privilege to represent.” His re-election bid [...]
September 29th, 2006
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Take a look at Jadob Weisberg’s The Complete Bushisms sometime. Just when you thought it was bad, it’s worse. For example, figure this one out:
“You’re one of the outstanding leaders in a very important part of the world. I want to thank you for strategizing our discussions.”
This to the prime minister of Malaysia, [...]
September 29th, 2006
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Congratulations at last to U.S. Senator Barack Obama. The first bill bearing his name passed the Senate, and was signed into law by President Bush. Obama, while appreciative of the notoriety he has received before and since being elected to the Senate, has joked in his Gridiron speech, “Thanks. When I actually [...]
September 29th, 2006
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More and more generals are critical of our international policy.
Powell wrote to Senator John McCain expressing his belief that redefining Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention would be a grave mistake.? “I do not support such a step and believe it would be inconsistent? with the McCain amendment on torture which I [...]
September 28th, 2006
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A recent Gallup Poll reveals that far more Americans blame President Bush for the United States’ failure to capture Osama bin Laden than they blame former President Clinton.? While some do blame Clinton to a certain degree, far more blame Bush.
Perhaps the sky is clearing.
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September 28th, 2006
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They did it.
By a vote of 63-34, the United States Senate approved the detainee bill sought by the Bush Administration.
Take a look at the sky tonight, this morning, this afternoon, this evening. Wherever, whenever you are. Take a look at the sky.
It’s different, somehow.
Think about all of the things this country is going [...]
September 28th, 2006
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What is going on in Washington? Just a week ago, prominent Republican congressional leaders were condemning the proposed legislation that would allow the Bush Administration to disregard the l Geneva Convention. The detainee treatment bill would deny the fundamental right of habeas corpus to detainees held abroad. The most frightening aspect of [...]
September 28th, 2006
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