Meanwhile, the Americans were working closely with Spanish diplomats at the UN to push the Security Council resolution in words which suited Madrid. America’s permanent representative to the UN, John Negroponte told reporters that the Bush administration was satisfied...
Here's an interesting new twist in the ongoing Successful Liberation of Iraq. .....the director general of the Northern Iraqi Oil Co said an explosion set an oil well ablaze in northern Iraq. "The explosion occurred at 3:30 pm (1230 GMT) because of an explosive charge...
Proving once again that the Bushies are totally disconnected from reality and have no clue how their actions affect people around the world, Bush offers a tasteless and crude presentation in a tin-eared effort to suck up to the American media:Bush put on a slide show,...
WASHINGTON : Warnings of an imminent terrorist strike "lit up" in the weeks before September 11, CIA director George Tenet said as the official inquiry into the attacks highlighted confusion and missed opportunities to kill Osama bin Laden. [...] "Our collection...
Much has been written about the bizarre neocon conspiracy theorist Laurie Mylroie, and the seriousness with which her ludicrous notions were taken amongst the Bushie neocons. With the revelations of Richard Clarke currently in the spotlight, Mylroie's influence with...
'Decapitation strike' was aimed at Saddam The decision to launch a "decapitation strike" aimed at Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was made by President Bush during an urgently called meeting Wednesday evening in which the CIA director voiced concern that a prime...
With the Bush administration reeling from the revelations of Richard Clarke exposing its complete incompetence in handling the al Qaeda threat and the Man of PeaceTM assassinating Muslim Sheiks along with whoever else is nearby, David Kay's speech at Harvard today...
Hamas leaders on the Israeli assassination of Yassin: Announcing Yassin's death over mosque loudspeakers, the Hamas leadership said: "Prime Minister Sharon has opened the gates of hell – and nothing will stop us from cutting off his head." The Al Aqsa Martyrs'...
I read about this briefly during the election, but this article goes more in depth. In Spain, however, the objectives were more concrete. Political demonstrations are officially banned in the 24 hours preceding the voting. But this time, activists came together...
Billmon has written the best analysis yet of the astonishing transformation (kind of like David "Come Clean George" Kay on steroids) of Richard Clarke from senior career bureaucrat to whistleblower. Well, Billmon says it better: He's no mild-mannered reporter -- more...
