The President Asserted Progress on Security and Political Issues. Recent Reports Weren’t Often So Upbeat. In his speech last night, President Bush made a case for progress in Iraq by citing facts and statistics that at times contradicted recent government reports or his own words. For instance, Bush asserted that "Iraq’s national leaders are getting […]
Media Misrepresent Dems’ Options on Iraq War Following a pattern set when Congress passed supplemental funding for the Iraq War last May, major media outlets continued to "explain" the politics of the war in incomplete and misleading ways. The point made by these media outlets again and again is that the Democrats have little power […]
When I first heard this speech, I started dissecting the first paragraph, but I was too angry to finish it. Even after six and a half years, I still expect him to be truthful, because Presidents in the past have at least respected us enough to stick to some kind of consensually validated reality. In […]
Address by the President to the Nation on the Way Forward in Iraq Good evening. In the life of all free nations, there come moments that decide the direction of a country and reveal the character of its people. We are now at such a moment. In Iraq, an ally of the United States is […]
Obituary: Abdul Sattar Abu Risha Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha was a key Sunni Arab ally of the US and Iraqi governments in Iraq’s western Anbar province. The 37-year-old leader of the Al Bu Risha tribe was killed in a bomb attack near his home in the provincial capital, Ramadi, on Thursday. … Abu Risha […]
Purge of voter rolls could swing 2008 election Using statistics and methodology that some voting experts are calling "flawed," the Justice Department’s Voting Section is telling 10 US states to purge voter rolls which allegedly show more registered voters than are eligible–a house-cleaning effort AlterNet’s Steven Rosenfeld says could swing the 2008 election. "Voting Section […]
Political reconciliation in Iraq will occur, but not at our insistence or in ways that meet our benchmarks. It will happen on Iraqi terms when the reality on the battlefield is congruent with that in the political sphere… In Iraq, Little Pressure for Reforms The debate in Washington over troop numbers is intense. But in […]
Bush to Sell Limited Iraq Pullout as Middle Way When top Democratic leaders visited him at the White House this week, President Bush told them he wanted to “find common ground” on Iraq. But when the president said he planned to “start doing some redeployment,” the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, cut him off. “No you’re […]
Gingrich hints of White House bid Newt Gingrich is moving closer to a presidential nomination bid in a severely divided Republican Party. "I will decide based on whether I have about $30 million in committed campaign contributions and whether I think it is possible to run a campaign based on ideas rather than 30-second […]
Posted below is the op-ed piece written by seven soldiers in Iraq. Reading it, and listening to the families talk about the two of them that died in Iraq yesterday, you would never question their patriotism, their Americanism. They are not four star generals, but they’re our soldiers, the kind that fight and die in […]