Some Perspective on the Bush Administration Fight Against Terrorism
A timeline to show the Bush Administration's relative priorities in the fight against terrorism.
Novak's Shield
Funny how, when Novak makes an argument that hits close to home for him, he can write a column peopled for once with named sources.
Conyers to Turdblossom: If You'll Talk to GQ and Fox, Why Not HJC?
Since Karl Rove has been so chatty to GQ, John Conyers thinks, he might as well come get chatty with HJC.
The ABC Debate: An Opportunity?
As it happens, the two Pennsylvania voters I had visiting and I missed the debate last night. Thankfully. Though I've watched most of it at NYT. And I agree with the general consensus that the debate marks a low point in American journalism.
Still, I wonder whether it can't be turned into a public good.
I've argued for a long time that journalists need to clean up their own house, first, before they
Lyglenson Lemorin and the Liberty Seven
Is one of the original Liberty Seven still in detention even though the judge just declared a second mistrial in the case yesterday?
Family Recipes
The real scandal of the McCain "recipe-gate" is that campaigns feel the need to invent a library of family recipes for potential first ladies in the first place.
Analogies for Yoo: The Merck Scandal
The breaking scandal that Merck had many of its reports supporting Vioxx may offer the best analogy for the role
DOJ: Give Us More Powers Because We F*** Up So Often
EFF catches Robert Mueller playing fast and lose with the facts on a National Security Letter.
Conyers to Mukasey: So You Did Spin Shamelessly, Didn't You?
Conyers wants DOJ to admit that Mukasey was spinning wildly when he claims a revamped FISA could have prevented 9/11. And by demonstration that Mukasey was spinning wildly, he highlights that the Administration--not the House--has been negotiating in bad faith.
Bush: The Country Is at War, Therefore We Do Not Torture
In his apparent denials that we torture, Bush has basically stated that "Anything we do to the end of protecting the American people is within the law." Bush has really been parroting the Yoo Memo for years.
The WaPo Did Not Scoop This Story in 2005
The press still hasn't noticed that the President of the United States just admitted that he signed off on torture. The WaPo believes it has, but it appears to be unclear on the difference between Alberto Gonzales and George Bush.
A Tough Job Market for Discredited Bush Lawyers
Why is it that all the top lawyers that have left the Bush Administration of late have such a tough time finding a job?
Does the Former Holy Inquisitor Refuse to Eat with Torturers?
Is Pope Benedict blowing off his State Dinner because he doesn't want to associate with a torturer?
Bush OKs Torture. Media Yawns.
George Bush admitted to approving torture. And no one seems to care.
Bush to Raddatz: "So?"
Bush took the opportunity of a Friday night news dump interview with Martha Raddatz to basically dismiss any concerns that the POTUS authorized torture.
"The Game Is Over"
Did Viktor Bout have any "game" besides simply getting rich? And if so, do the Russians think the game is not yet over?
Yoo and Academic Freedom
John Yoo's Dean writes a memo on Yoo's academic freedom.
The First Time
Trent Lott's first time. Now there's something you didn't want to think of.
Who "We" Included in the Torture Briefings
There's one source for the ABC news story that is not CIA. As rincewind notes, one of the sources refers to a "we" who received these briefings. It's possible the source from inside the briefings is either Andy Card or Richard Myers.
Torture Telltale Timing
McClatchy reports that yet another torture bombshell--DOJ IG's report on FBI complaints about the torture at Gitmo--is soon to be published. All of this seems to be happening in pretty quick succession, don't you think?
