The Administration | Purveyors of Fine LiesHIDING THE TOLL OF THE IRAQ WAR. The The Bush administration has (i) banned the media from Dover Air Force Base where the bodies … [Keep reading >>]
Archive for August, 2004
Language at WarPresident Bush opined in a Time Magazine interview that the war in Iraq had been a “catastrophic success.” Various smarty-pants around the world have had a good … [Keep reading >>]
Election 2004 | The Grotesque Old PartyDon’t know how many of you picked up on Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert’s sliming of George Soros the other day… on FOX … [Keep reading >>]
Iraq: A Mother’s TestimonyThe New York newspapers have been working overtime to provide a dazzling array of perspectives on the convention and its protesters. One theme that has … [Keep reading >>]
War Power | Budget BoondoggleMake sure your truly conservative friends hear this….”The $417 billion defense spending bill that President Bush signed in July is 12 percent higher than the average … [Keep reading >>]
Election 2004 | Another Self Hating RepubicanGeneral Merrill A. McPeak, the Air Force chief of staff during the Persian Gulf WarMcPeak has his say on GWB. Listen in.McPeak via … [Keep reading >>]
Iraq |Afghanistan | SecurityWhile the President and his claque are trumpeting our increased safety the news from Iraq is delicately kept off the front pages, everywhere.”BAGHDAD — Two months after … [Keep reading >>]
Convention Watch: Protesters Win Praise
Convention Watch: Protesters Win PraiseCritical Voices from Mid-AmericaDiane Carman of the Denver Post lauds the ‘model citizens’ who marched on Madison Square Garden, though she laments the fact that they … [Keep reading >>]
Convention Watch: Thunder From the RightEllis Henican of Newsday catches a bit of the outrage from the far right on a night that featured ‘moderate’ republican speakers: “And all of … [Keep reading >>]
Iraq: A Stronger Hand for al-SadrMuch of the press is focused on al-Sadr’s political ambitions and new promises of aid for Najaf. But, as Scott Baldauf of the … [Keep reading >>]
National Security | Dual LoyaltiesJuan Cole is just about in orbit over the mole in the Pentagon / ties to Israel / leak / burn / deny story that is … [Keep reading >>]
