At least according to a US General, that is:
“Ultimately it comes down to the free flow of goods and resources on which the prosperity of our own nation and everybody else in the world depend.”
It’s almost a relief to hear one of them say it out loud. But not really.
Link ‘liberated for democracy’ from Metafilter.
Oh, to have been a fly on the wall. Continue reading “Crichton/Dubya story gathers momentum”
It’s a weird world we live in, isn’t it? Continue reading “Rumsfeld wants more propaganda”
Had to happen eventually. Continue reading “MSM picks up the Crichton/Dubya story”
Chris Mooney at the Intersection follows up the earlier rumours about there being a mention of a meeting between Dubya and ‘award-winning journalist’ / technophobic-thriller author Michael Crichton. Continue reading “More on that Bush/Crichton meeting”
Oooooh, this Crichton business is starting to heat up. Continue reading “More on Crichton…did he meet with Dubya?”
Democratic elctions in Iraq; a shining example of peace, freedom and the westernisation of the middle East…if you believe George, Tony and friends. Here’s what the Independent has to say regarding the freshly counted results: Continue reading “Iraq Election Results”
Spy Court Judge Quits In Protest:
A federal judge has resigned from the court that oversees government surveillance in intelligence cases in protest of President Bush’s secret authorization of a domestic spying program, according to two sources.
Cheney makes surprise Iraq trip:
Last month, Democrat Congressman John Murtha caused a stir with his call for a pullout of US forces in Iraq - coming in the middle of a war of words over the issue.
Continue reading “Cheney doesn’t like ‘people who re-write history’…write your own post-script”
Bush says he signed NSA wiretap order:
After The New York Times reported, and CNN confirmed, a claim that Bush gave the National Security Agency license to eavesdrop on Americans communicating with people overseas, the president said that his actions were permissible, but that leaking the revelation to the media was illegal.
Continue reading “CNN.com - Bush says he signed NSA wiretap order - Dec 17, 2005″
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