I suppose the war’s been on my mind all day. I’ve posted this and that, but I haven’t gotten at what’s troubled me about it so much today – even more than other days. I know it was the letter from my friend about betraying our "commitment" to the Iraqi people. I don’t want to […]
Wolfowitz Blames Media for Resignation Departing World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz in a radio interview broadcast Monday blamed an overheated atmosphere at the bank and in the media for forcing him to resign. Wolfowitz, who has announced he will step down June 30, denied suggestions that his decision to leave was influenced by an apparent […]
Capture one of these killers, and he’ll be quick to demand the protections of the Geneva Convention and the Constitution of the United States, yet when they wage attacks or take captives, their delicate sensibilities seem to fall away. Dick Cheney West Point Graduation May 2007 ergo, do away with the Geneva Convention and the […]
… sent an article this morning with a rationalization for our staying in Iraq, something about honoring our commitment to the parents of the Iraqi youth. I couldn’t finish it. It got all blurry. My tears were about the loss of my friend. We had marched together in the Civil Rights days. We had opposed […]
Now that Bush has talked about our kids, can we ask about his? George W. Bush During his press conference Thursday, the president got personal when talking about the threat from al-Qaida terrorists. "They are a threat to your children, David," he said to NBC’s David Gregory. It’s an understandable instinct. To persuade, we try […]
For Whom Does Cheney Speak? Vice President Dick Cheney … spoke today to the graduating class at West Point. MSNBC described his speech as a "call to arms," urging the cadets to lead the troops against an enemy that is "massing" in Iraq. We’re fighting a war over there because the enemy attacked us first," […]
We were driving down through the mountains today, coming back from visiting some friends in North Carolina. I can’t go too long without bringing up the Bush Administration and I was prattling away. My wife said, "You know. Great civilizations don’t last very long throughout history." I’ve had that thought too. But it’s only been […]
You’ll have to read it for yourself – by Greg Palast on the BradBlog… [see also this and this and this]