Category Archives: politics

A dictionary definition of fracturing the base?

… Nobody shocked. The question a lot of people are asking is, why now? Theory 1: A new senate report is going to rake him over the coals Theory 2: Bush asked him to resign (but why would he do … Continue reading →

Mayor of Crawford, TX, endorses Kerry for President. Not a schocker — he is a democrat. Just one of those things that gives you a chuckle….

who writes prose like this? Washington, which was just weeks ago in the grip of neoconservative orthodoxy and absolute belief in Bush’s inevitability and righteousness, is now in the throes of agonizing events and being ripped apart by investigations. Things … Continue reading →

“His primary focus was to drag us into a war that [Bill] Clinton didn’t want to fight.” Whitley Bruner, ex-CIA, on Ahmad Chalabi… Oh, Clinton didn’t want to invade Iraq? [Are you sure? Can’t you parse statement he made to … Continue reading →

As reported by Jason Vest in the Village Voice (Nov 27, 2001): “According to intelligence and diplomatic sources, Powell&em;as well as George Tenet&em;was infuriated by a private intelligence endeavor arranged by Wolfowitz in September. Apparen tly obsessed with proving a … Continue reading →

Accuser: Washington Animal (link, second bullet point) Verdict: Innocent CNN reports The State Department did strike Osama bin Laden’s name and picture from their annual threat assessment. However, they replaced him with more extensive coverage of al Qaeda, which had … Continue reading →

This entry will be a roundup of an ongoing series discussing common allegations, true and false, around the 9/11 attacks, Al Qaeda, and other global war on terrorism related discussion points.

Cue video tape from the 2002 SOTU: bush: “weapons of mass destruction” cue tape from fall 2003: bush: “weapons of mass destruction related programs” cue tape from 2004 sotu: bush: “Weapons of mass destruction related program activities” cue John Kerry: … Continue reading →

read: “Terrorists Don’t Need States” What I don’t understand is why the republican right, specifically the Bush White House, don’t understand the idea of non-state-sponsored terrorism. If there’s one thing they should get it’s privatization and faith-based initiatives….