via The Raw Story:
In an interview set to air on this Sunday’s 60 Minutes, President George W. Bush vows to send an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq “no matter what” the Democratic-controlled Congress tries to do.
“Do you believe as Commander in Chief you have the authority to put the troops in there no matter what [...]
Well, not so much the country as the Iranian consulate in Iraq. But still, this is sovereign territory of the nation of Iran. It didn’t take the President long to make good on his threats to Syria and Iran in his speech last night. Make no mistake. This is an act [...]
For the first time in two decades the US is going to begin building new nuclear weapons. And the President’s plan has the low-low cost of only $100 billion. That’s the way to convince North Korea and Iran not to build nuclear weapons. Great plan yet again.
The NY Daily News reports:
President Bush has quietly claimed sweeping new powers to open Americans’ mail without a judge’s warrant, the Daily News has learned.
The President asserted his new authority when he signed a postal reform bill into law on Dec. 20. Bush then issued a “signing statement” that declared his right to open people’s [...]
From the New York Times (requires login):
In the week since Saddam Hussein was hanged in an execution steeped in sectarian overtones, his public image in the Arab world, formerly that of a convicted dictator, has undergone a resurgence of admiration and awe.
On the streets, in newspapers and over the Internet, Mr. Hussein has emerged as [...]
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Here’s a link to John Edwards’ positions on a number of issues from his ‘04 VP campaign.
He says all the right things (although I don’t agree with him on the Death Penalty). Let’s see what he can do.
From the Guardian’s blog, Comment is Free:
That the US tortures, routinely and systematically, while prosecuting its “war on terror” can no longer be seriously disputed. The Detainee Abuse and Accountability Project (DAA), a coalition of academics and human-rights groups, has documented the abuse or killing of 460 inmates of US military prisons in Afghanistan, [...]
Keep an eye out for your’s truly and the family.
She will be so relieved.
Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) is the incoming House intelligence committee Chairman so you might think that he would know a little something about al Qaeda. You’d be wrong.
We warmed up with a long discussion about intelligence issues and Iraq. And then we veered into terrorism’s major players.
To me, it’s like asking about Catholics and Protestants [...]
