Congressman: Peru trade deal priority

"Peru and U.S. trade negotiators agreed on a trade pact in April 2006 and it was ratified by Peru's Congress two months later. But its approval has been held up in the Democrat-controlled Congress, where some lawmakers worry that pending trade deals with Peru and other...

Dorrance Smith's Department of Propaganda: Meet the American "Baghdad Bob"

"Dorrance Smith’s Department of Propaganda: Meet the American “Baghdad Bob”"

Gonzales Is Roadkill. Let's make some stew

"Mark Levin says criticizing Alberto Gonzales is like clubbing a baby seal; calling him a weak man, incapable of defending himself. The growing acceptance among Republicans that Gonzales should go is disturbing to me. Not that I’m a great fan of the AG. It’s just that...

Iraq War Pushers' Deception Exposed by Patrick Seale

"A shadowy Pentagon unit -- the Office of Special Plans, headed by Douglas Feith, former U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy -- deliberately fabricated intelligence linking Saddam Hussein’s regime to al-Qaida in order to incite the United States to make war on...

Pentagon Officer Created Phony Intel on Iraq/al-Qaeda Link

"Newly released documents confirm that a Pentagon unit knowingly cooked up intelligence claiming a direct link between Iraq and al-Qaeda in order to win support for a preemptive strike against the country. A report prepared by the Defense Department's Inspector General...

Walter Reed 'Tip of Iceberg'; White House Vows to Do Very Little

So Bush's answer to the Walter Reed hospital scandal, in which wounded veterans are mistreated or ignored, is to conduct a "full inquiry". In other words, form a panel to tell us, a year from now, what we already know: that the White House neglected to care for soldiers...

Britney Goes Bald, Reportedly Goes to Rehab

Those who thought Britney Spears couldn't be further removed from her former pop princess image are in for a shock. On Friday night, Spears was spotted in Los Angeles sporting a never before seen look — a newly shaved head.

The Right Angle on Senate Dems

"Dem Sens Want to Take Back Their 2002 Vote View All Capital Briefs Posts by Amanda B. Carpenter — 02-19-2007 @ 12:06 PM Reader Comments (0) Instead of pursuing a plan to cut funding outright for U.S. troops stationed in Iraq, a few Democrat senators, including Hillary...

Iraq Resolution: Senate Roll Call

"Iraq Resolution: Senate Roll Call Associated Press El Paso Times Article Launched:02/17/2007 02:01:36 PM MST The 56-34 roll call by which the Senate refused to advance a nonbinding resolution disapproving of President Bush's troop surge in Iraq. On this vote, a ''yes'' vote...

Inquiry on Intelligence Gaps May Reach to White House

I wonder if they are entertaining calling Vice President Cheney to testify."Inquiry on Intelligence Gaps May Reach to White HouseBy DAVID S. CLOUD Published: February 10, 2007 WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 — The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Friday that he would...

More "verifying and editing" needed -- WaPo Mess

Here is the correction that the Washington Post has posted online, after the damage had been done by their Front page article about the Pentagon's IG report on Undersecdef Douglas Feith."A Feb. 9 front-page article about the Pentagon inspector general's report regarding the...

Pentagon: Dubious Intelligence the Foundation of Iraq Invasion

I hesitate to call this "news", as it is something widely known and accepted by most of the world. However, this is the first time it is coming from the mouth of a Pentagon official. "Intelligence provided by former undersecretary of defense Douglas J. Feith to buttress the...