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Happy New Year
2007-01-01 17:03:01 May you have a blessed and joyous 2007. More About: New Year , Happy , Happy New Year , Year
Does the Iraq Study Group report call for a timetable? Ummm
2007-01-01 05:02:02 Yesterday, Tony Snow claimed that the Iraq Study Group report contained ?no suggestions for drop-dead dates or benchmarks? for the redeployment of U.S. forces. While the ISG report is filled with so many caveats that it?s difficult to tell what it is actually saying, one implication is clear: the Iraqis have one year to take over military operations ? or else. In other words, yes, it?s a timetable, Tony. Read the rest of this story at thinkprogress.org More About: Iraq Study Group , Time , Report
Conservatives who critcized Kerry?s "invasion" of Mary Chene
2007-01-01 05:02:02 From MediaMatters.org Summary: Focus on the Family expressed its disapproval over Mary Cheney’s pregnancy, with analyst Carrie Gordon Earll arguing that “conceiv[ing] a child outside” of a heterosexual marriage is not “a good idea” because “[l]ove can’t replace a mother and a father,” while Bill O’Reilly devoted a segment to the “controversial” family-to-be. However, Focus on the Family and O’Reilly both criticized Sen. John Kerry in 2004 for allegedly invading Cheney’s privacy when he mentioned her sexual orientation during a presidential debate. Following December 6 reports that Vice President Dick Cheney’s lesbian daughter, Mary Cheney, is pregnant, several conservative organizations and commentators have expressed their disapproval over the pregnancy or at least raised questions. Yet, at least one of these same critics — the organization Focus on the Family — attacked Sen. John F. K... More About: Conservative , Conservatives , Invasion , Sion
House panel finds Replublicans NEGLIGENT in scandal - which
2007-01-01 05:02:02 A House ethics panel has concluded that Republicans failed to adequately respond to warnings about a lawmaker blamed for the Internet sex scandal that shook the U.S. Congress this year, a source said on Friday. Concluding a two-month investigation, the bipartisan panel found that no one violated specific ethics rules but were negligent in protecting young interns in the matter, the congressional source said. Republican Rep. Mark Foley of Florida, a six-term lawmaker, resigned from the House of Representatives on September 29 after it was disclosed he had sent sexually explicit electronic messages to former teenage male interns. The revelation triggered charges that Republicans had tried to cover up the matter and likely helped Democrats win control of an already scandal-rocked Congress in the November 7 elections. The ethics panel investigation focused largely on who knew about Foley’s e-mail contacts with the young aides, when they knew it and what they did about it. Republi... More About: Scandal , Find , Pane , Panel
GOP Senator to colleagues - Iraq War may be criminal
2007-01-01 05:02:02 Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR), a 10-year veteran of the Senate gave this speech last night. Mr. President, I know it is probably appropriate to speak of our colleagues, and I will do that on the record. I rise tonight, however, to speak about a subject heavy on my mind. It is the subject of the war in Iraq . I have never worn the uniform of my country. I am not a soldier or a veteran. I regret that fact. It is one of the regrets of my life. But I am a student of history, particularly military history, and it is that perspective which I brought to the Senate 10 years ago as a newly elected Member of this Chamber. When we came to the vote on Iraq, it was an issue of great moment for me. No issue is more difficult to vote on than war and peace, because it involves the lives of our soldiers, our young men and women. It involves the expenditure of our treasure, putting on the line the prestige of our country. It is not a vote taken lightly. I have tried to be a good soldier in this Cha... More About: Iraq War , War , League , Nato
Annan slams Bush Administration in farewell speech at UN
2007-01-01 05:02:02 In his farewell address Monday, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Anna n criticized the Bush administration’s leadership on the global stage, warning that America must not sacrifice its Democratic ideals while waging war against terrorism. “Human rights and the rule of law are vital to global security and prosperity,” Annan told a packed audience at the Truman Presidential Museum and Library. When the U.S. “appears to abandon its own ideals and objectives, its friends abroad are naturally troubled and confused,” he said. Read the complete story @ yahoo.com More About: Bush administration , Mini , Administration
Rumsfeld says "I don?t think I would have called it the War
2007-01-01 05:02:02 Editor’s note: Donald Rumsfeld, in his first interview since announcingin early November his resignation as secretary of defense, discussed hisconduct of the Iraq War and other world defense issues with Cal Thomas, themost widely syndicated political columnist in the U.S. Secretary Rumsfeld’slast day in office is Dec. 15. His successor, Robert Gates, is scheduled tobe sworn is as the new secretary of defense on Dec. 18.) Cal Thomas: We meet on the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.People compare wars - Vietnam to Iraq - but there were lessons that came outof World War II. If you were to compare the public’s attitude during WorldWar II and the public’s attitude over Iraq, how would they compare? Secretary Rumsfeld: It’s dramatic. In World War II, the attack on PearlHarbor was stunning, but it followed a long series of (events) in Europe,and even in Asia, that were not stunning to the American people. The threatthat was anticipated on the We... More About: The War , Think , Have , Call
White House CENSORS the NY Times Op-Ed Page
2007-01-01 05:02:02 Today the New York Time s runs a very unusual op-ed: Censored. An essay by former CIA official Flynt Leverett has been thoroughly redacted by the White House . The censored essay ? titled “Redacted Version of Original Op-Ed” in case you missed the chunks of blacked-out text throughout ? is what remains of an essay criticizing Bush’s policies toward Iran. According to the Times, it elected to run the redacted version after the White House claimed that portions were classified (this, please note, is after the CIA, which has cleared over 20 other pieces by Leverett, cleared the entire piece). Wednesday, Rep. Louise Slaughter sent a letter to Bush asking whether the redactions were politically motivated. Read the rest from HuffPo Read the REDACTED Editorial at NY Times More About: Page
Happy Holidays
2007-01-01 05:02:02 Merry Christmas Happy Festivus Feliz Navidad However you say it… All the best to you and yours from me and mine… More About: Holidays , Holiday , Happy Holidays , Days |
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