The more successful we are, the more American troops can return home George W. Bush September 13th, 2007 We obviously are not going to hold the Iraqi Government to any "benchmarks" in the Iraq War. If last week was about anything that mattered, that was the only real clear message. Well maybe there’s a second […]
President Bush Announces Judge Michael Mukasey as Nominee for Attorney General I’m pleased to announce my nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey to be the 81st Attorney General of the United States. Judge, thank you for agreeing to serve. … It’s a pivotal time for our nation, and it’s vital that the position of Attorney General […]
"I’m told researchers like to come and dig through my files, to see if anything interesting turns up. I want to wish them luck – but the files are pretty thin. I learned early on that if you don’t want your memos to get you in trouble some day, just don’t write any." Vice President […]
Mysteries Unraveled Why Alexis Debat Really Did It At 35, Alexis Debat was pretty successful. He had a respectable position in a well-regarded think tank, he was a regular face on television, he was quoted in newspapers… why did he need to keep fabricating interviews in a French journal with a limited circulation? Interesting query, […]
Funding Cuts Could End Iraq Occupation Next week, Congress is expected to take up a $50 billion emergency supplemental bill to continue funding the so-called "surge" in Iraq and military operations in Afghanistan. The bill, which is expected to soar through both Houses, would bring the cost of both wars to more than $600 billion. […]
Blackwater License Being Pulled in Iraq The Iraqi government said Monday that it was revoking the license of an American security firm accused of involvement in the deaths of eight civilians in a firefight that followed a car bomb explosion near a State Department motorcade. The Interior Ministry said it would prosecute any foreign contractors […]
Debat working for the Pentagon? Alexis Debat is telling people he still has some arrangement as an analyst or contributor with Andy Marshall‘s shop in the Pentagon, the Office of Net Assessments. An arrangement that he told people has not been interrupted by recent revelations of the fraudulent interviews he published in France. As […]
Team B was a competitive analysis exercise commissioned by the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1970s to analyze threats the Soviet Union posed to the security of the United States. Team B, approved by then Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, was comprised of "outside experts" who attempted to counter intelligence officials within […]
Michael Mukasey to be Attorney General… And conservatives should be happy. by William Kristol 09/15/2007 6:22:00 PM THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that retired federal judge Michael B. Mukasey is the leading candidate to replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. President Bush is expected to announce the nomination as early as Monday. Mukasey, 66, was nominated […]