Bush Impeachment News

The End Game

2007-05-24T17:40:00.000-05:00

The Democratic leadership has made a difficult strategic decision grounded in the realpolitik of the modern American constituency: they don't want to own the 'failure' of this war.Look at it this way: if the Democrats set a timetable or cut funding or limit Bush in anyway, they set themselves up for blame once the war is officially 'lost'. The cry will be "We could have won the war, but we were

Kucinich Files Impeachment Articles against Cheney

2007-04-24T22:10:00.001-05:00

Article IThe Vice President of the United States, Richard B. Cheney, has purposely manipulated the intelligence process to deceive the citizens and Congress of the United States by fabricating a threat of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction to justify the use of the U.S. Armed Forces against the nation of Iraq in a manner damaging to our national security interests.Article IIThe Vice President of

Mad! Mad! Mad!

2007-04-20T22:35:00.000-05:00

"Fredo has become a festering canker on Bush's ass, rendering his espression of "confidence" an exquisite shade of petulant. Bush radiates peevishness like an arrogant frat boy."- M. PeachBush Rebuffs GOP Pressure For Gonzales to Step DownBy Peter Baker and Dan EggenWashington Post Staff WritersPresident Bush yesterday stood by his embattled friend, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, defying

Trump: Bush is the Worst President in History

2007-04-15T07:50:00.000-05:00

First The Donald, and now Lido:""We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff. We've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane... But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when politicians say `Stay the course.'"Stay the course? You’ve got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned

‘They don’t know where the hell they’re going’

2007-04-11T07:32:00.000-05:00

Three Generals Spurn the Position of War 'Czar'Bush Seeks Overseer For Iraq, AfghanistanBy Peter Baker and Thomas E. RicksWashington Post Staff WritersThe White House wants to appoint a high-powered czar to oversee the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan but at least three retired four-star generals approached by the White House in recent weeks have declined the position.Retired Marine General John

Time: “Clearly Unfit To Lead”

2007-04-06T20:43:00.000-05:00

"The three defining sins of the Bush Administration --arrogance, incompetence, cynicism-- are congenital: they're part of his personality. They're not likely to change. And it is increasingly difficult to imagine yet another two years of slow bleed with a leader so clearly unfit to lead.An Administration's Epic CollapseBy Joe Klein Time - Vol. 169, No. 16The first three months of the new

GUILTY!

2007-03-06T21:33:00.000-06:00

Who was Libby lying to protect?Colonel Plum?Professor Mustard?CHENEY!update: The right-wing corporate media goes ape-shit.

Bush Budget Screws Troops

2007-02-19T07:37:00.000-06:00

“It's clearly a budget.It's got a lot of numbers in it.” -G.W. Bush, 5/5/2000WASHINGTON (AP) - The Bush administration plans to cut funding for veterans' health care two years from now — even as badly wounded troops returning from Iraq could overwhelm the system.After an increase sought for next year, the Bush budget would turn current trends on their head. Even though the cost of providing

"Money trumps peace"

2007-02-15T11:01:00.000-06:00

"Let's put it this way, money trumps peace, sometimes."- George W. Bushpress conference - February 14, 2007Uh yeah, well... OK then, as long as it's only, like, sometimes, and not, you know, like, all the time.Wouldn't it be nice to have a man of principle as Preznit, rather than this spineless babbling imbecile?

Bush proclaims his legacy: "Compassionate Conservatism"

2007-02-13T06:50:00.000-06:00

"I made a name by being compassionate."- G. W. BushKey accomplishments in this area: a pilot program that houses 141 homeless veterans in Chicago, an extended web-based service referral system, and centers for faith-based and community initiatives that hosted 110 grant-writing workshops around the country.- www.whitehouse.gov(3,125 U.S. troops (and 60,000 Iraqi civilians) not available for

Bush asks for more reconstruction funds

2007-02-12T17:10:00.000-06:00

Up to $12 billion dollars is missing in Baghdad.The Federal Reserve Bank loaded pallets of cash onto giant transport planes, mostly $100 bills wrapped up in bricks, and flew them to Iraq."Who in their right mind would send 363 tons of cash into a war zone?" asked Representative Henry Waxman, the chairman of the House of Representatives committee on oversight and government reform.Indeed, who?One

What Did Bush Know, and When Did He Know It?

2007-02-08T15:51:00.000-06:00

Bush and Cheney Must Come Cleanby Joe ConasonAt long last, the fog of mystification generated by the Bush administration and the Washington media is lifting, so that everyone can see clearly why I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby is on trial and why his prosecution is important. Whether the jury eventually finds the former White House aide innocent or guilty of perjury, the evidence shows that his bosses

Insane President sez: "More Guns, Less Butter!"

2007-02-04T10:53:00.000-06:00

President Bush said on Saturday that his upcoming budget proposal would emphasize restraint on domestic spending while putting defense and war costs for Iraq and Afghanistan as the top priority.The Pentagon budget, including a detailed request for war funding in 2008, will hit $623 billion, according to a senior Defense official. That total includes $481 billion for the military's normal annual

Impeach, Impeach, Impeach

2007-02-02T08:46:00.000-06:00

"Imagine if Roosevelt had lied about who attacked us at Pearl Harbor and brought us to war with China instead of Japan. Would that not be an impeachable offense?"one of these things is not like the others.one of these things is not the same.Every single day the US puts out another statement about how Iran is helping in attacks against US troops in Iraq. This is nothing but complete lies. The same

Scientists offered $10,000 to dispute climate study

2007-02-01T23:07:00.000-06:00

"The American Enterprise Institute is more than just a thinktank, it functions as the Bush administration's intellectual Cosa Nostra. They are White House surrogates in the last throes of their campaign of climate change denial. They lost on the science; they lost on the moral case for action. All they've got left is a suitcase full of cash." - Ben Stewart, GreenpeaceIan Sample, science

Emboldening The Enemy For Dummies

2007-02-01T11:18:00.000-06:00

(the folllowing are to be construed as "emboldening the enemy")"It’s pretty clear that a resolution that in effect says that the general going out to take command of the arena shouldn’t have the resources he thinks he needs to be successful certainly emboldens the enemy and our adversaries."-Defense Secretary Robert Gates"All of the options that are being talked about on the Hill will embolden

Who Gives a Fuck What the "Enemy" Feels?

2007-02-01T10:57:00.000-06:00

Has anyone come up with a compelling, legitimate reason as to why terrorists, insurgents, and vaguely-defined enemies should dictate how the United States acts and reacts in the Iraq War?'Cause, like, now that the word "embolden" has become such a big goddamn part of the talking point vocabulary of war hawks and Lieber-men, it sure seems like we're all supposed to worry what the "enemy" will feel

Senator Leahy sweats smirky Gonzo

2007-01-28T08:36:00.000-06:00

"'You knew damn well he'd be tortured!"Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) dressed down Attorney General Alberto Gonzales last week over the case of Maher Arar, the Canadian citizen whom the U.S. seized and sent to Syria where he was tortured. Gonzales stumbled when trying to explain why he couldn't discuss the matter, finally promising Leahy a secret briefing on the matter. Leahy still

Habeus Corpus?

2007-01-19T16:09:00.000-06:00

"We don't need no stinking Habeus Corpus!"Gonzales Questions Habeas CorpusBy Robert ParryJanuary 19, 2007In one of the most chilling public statements ever made by a U.S. Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales questioned whether the U.S. Constitution grants habeas corpus rights of a fair trial to every American.Responding to questions from Sen. Arlen Specter at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on

A Question for December 7

2006-12-11T11:45:00.000-06:00

"The Nuremberg process happened in my country. It was painful for us, but we absorbed it. It became a part of our legacy. An important part of our legacy. We will not forget it. But I have to ask you: why has your country forgotten?" A Question for December 7 Scott Horton Today is December 7. This is a special day in our history, a definitional day

Night and Fog comes to America

2006-12-11T11:25:00.000-06:00

The Night and Fog Decree On December 7, 1941, Hitler issued Nacht und Nebel, the Night and Fog Decree. This decree replaced the unsuccessful Nazi policy of taking hostages to undermine underground activities. Suspected underground agents and others would now vanish without a trace into "Nacht und Nebel", the night and fog. SS Reichsführer Himmler issued the following instructions to the

The White House Criminal Conspiracy

2006-11-29T13:40:00.000-06:00

Legally, there are no significant differences between the investor fraud perpetrated by Enron CEO Ken Lay and the prewar intelligence fraud perpetrated by George W. Bush. Both involved persons in authority who used half-truths and recklessly false statements to manipulate people who trusted them.There is, however, a practical difference: The presidential fraud is wider in scope and far graver in

War Profiteer Blackwater Faces Trial

2006-11-29T09:24:00.000-06:00

Blackwater, controlled by secretive billionaire and right wing fanatic Eric Prince, has contended that it should not be subject to state court jurisdiction because it is an extension of the US military.In a major blow to one of the most infamous war profiteers operating in Iraq, Afghanistan and New Orleans, a federal appeals court has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the

MSNBC LIVE INTERNET SURVEY: DO YOU THINK BUSH SHOULD BE IMPEACHED.......

2006-11-10T17:16:00.000-06:00

MSNBC LIVE INTERNET SURVEY: DO YOU THINK BUSH SHOULD BE IMPEACHED....... RESULTS: Yes, between the secret spying, the deceptions leading to war and more, there is plenty to justify putting him on trial.87% No, like any president, he has made a few missteps, but nothing approaching "high crimes and misdemeanors."4.4% No, the man has done absolutely nothing wrong. Impeachment would just be a

The Face of Genocide ?

2006-10-12T07:10:00.000-05:00

(from Alternet)Study: More Than 600,000 Dead in IraqBy John TirmanThe new mortality survey of Iraq that estimates 600,000 deaths by violence is startling and should alter the way America thinks about this war.The John Hopkins University researchers were meticulous about the methods used to randomly choose the survey sites and analyze the data. It is state-of-the-art work, and its accuracy is not

The Lex Gabinia - History Repeats Itself

2006-10-02T12:06:00.000-05:00

Pirates of the Mediterraneanby Robert HarrisIn the autumn of 68 B.C. the world's only military superpower was dealt a profound psychological blow by a daring terrorist attack on its very heart. Rome's port at Ostia was set on fire, the consular war fleet destroyed, and two prominent senators, together with their bodyguards and staff, kidnapped. ... [I]n the panicky aftermath of the attack, the

This Time, Congress Has No Excuse

2006-09-30T07:24:00.000-05:00

By Andrew Cohen - The Washington PostOf all the stupid, lazy, short-sighted, hasty, ill-conceived, partisan-inspired, damage-inflicting, dangerous and offensive things this Congress has done (or not done) in its past few recent miserable terms, the looming passage of the terror detainee bill takes the cake. At least when Congress voted to authorize the Iraq War legislators can point to the

McCain, Graham and Warner Capitulate

2006-09-24T08:22:00.000-05:00

They compromised away our basic valuesGutting habeas corpus is no way to restore America's moral standing.St. Petersburg Times EditorialAfter all the fuss and noise made by three Republican senators who stood in the way of the Bush administration's military tribunals legislation, they quietly capitulated when the pressure was turned up. The "compromise" they reached with the White House is a

The Best War Ever!

2006-09-15T20:10:00.000-05:00

"How are nations ruled and led into war? Politicians lie to journalists and then believe those lies when they see them in print." —Austrian journalist Karl Wiegand, explaining the causes of the First World War.The Best War Ever, by the best-selling authors of Weapons of Mass Deception, is a vital account of why America is losing in Iraq and the Middle East. We have

Osama Bin Forgotten

2006-09-15T19:57:00.000-05:00

Bush Tells Reporter Capturing Bin Laden Is 'Not A Top Priority'"knock-knock""who's there?""nine-one-one""nine-one-one who?""Hey! I thought you said you would never forget!"

Bush Lied: US Senate Intelligence report finds no Saddam-Al Qaeda link

2006-09-09T06:54:00.000-05:00

Bush's False Iraq War Justifications Laid Bare"Saddam Hussein was distrustful of al-Qaeda and viewed Islamic extremists as a threat to his regime, refusing all requests from al-Qaeda to provide material or operational support"Senate report (pdf)"One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." President BushThe Senate Intellignce

Rumsfeld: Bush foes lack courage on terror

2006-08-29T16:38:00.000-05:00

A rare commentary from the publisher of this blog is preamble to today's entry:Dear Mr. Secretary,Bring us Bin Laden's head on a pike, and parade it through Times Square. At that time you may lecture us about "moral and intellectual confusion" and what threatens our nation's security. In the meanwhile, please quit blaming the messenger for the bad news of your failures. Sincerely

Nuremberg Prosecutor says Bush Should Stand Trial For War Crimes

2006-08-26T08:45:00.000-05:00

(from Benjamin Ferencz, Chief Prosecutor)Bush and Saddam Should Both Stand Trial, Says Nuremberg ProsecutorAaron Glantz OneWorld USA chief prosecutor of Nazi war crimes at Nuremberg has said George W. Bush should be tried for war crimes along with Saddam Hussein. Benjamin Ferencz, who secured convictions for 22 Nazi officers for their work in orchestrating the death squads that killed more than 1

Busted, again

2006-08-22T13:59:00.000-05:00

(from The Baltimore Chronicle)"For the second time in two months, a federal court has ruled that the president is in violation of the Constitution.The clear result of the Supreme Court's ruling is that President Bush is a war criminal."Bush is Two Times a Criminalby DAVID LINDORFFFor the second time in two months, a federal court has ruled that the president is in violation of the Constitution.

Judge's ruling may provide grounds to impeach Bush

2006-08-18T18:19:00.000-05:00

(fromCapitol Hill Blue)If a judge's ruling that declares President George W. Bush's domestic spying program unconstitutional holds up under appeal, the President will be guilty of violating federal law at least 30 times and that could provide grounds for impeachment, says a leading Constitutional scholar.Jonathan Turley, law professor at George Washington University and a recognized expert on

Bush Sees No End to War on Terrorism

2006-08-16T14:57:00.000-05:00

and you'll get your rights back as soon as it's over.Associated PressTuesday, August 15, 2006President Bush said Tuesday that the foiled plot to blow up flights between Britain and the United States is evidence the U.S. could be fighting terrorists for years to come."America is safer than it has been, yet it is not yet safe," Bush told reporters at the National Counterterrorism Center just

Bush Proposes Retroactive "Get Out Of Jail Free" Card

2006-08-13T00:32:00.000-05:00

(from FOX News)Retroactive War Crime Protection DraftedWASHINGTON — The Bush administration drafted amendments to the War Crimes Act that would retroactively protect policymakers from possible criminal charges for authorizing any humiliating and degrading treatment of detainees, according to lawyers who have seen the proposal.The move by the administration is the latest effort to deal with

Bush Seeks Military Court Trials for Ordinary U.S. Citizens

2006-08-02T20:20:00.000-05:00

from The Washington PostBy R. Jeffrey SmithWhite House Proposal Would Expand Authority of Military CourtsA draft Bush administration plan for special military courts seeks to expand the reach and authority of such "commissions" to include trials, for the first time, of people who are not members of al-Qaeda or the Taliban and are not directly involved in acts of international terrorism, according

White House treading on other branches

2006-07-30T10:52:00.000-05:00

(from Rhonda Chriss Lokeman, Kansas City Star)Are we to understand that the legislative solution to the constitutional crisis precipitated by Bush II is to sue the administration?Senators proposed reviewing signing statements that President Bush attaches to legislation signed into law. Congress could have the right to sue.Remember Sen. John McCain’s anti-torture amendment introduced to have the

Bush lies to Congress, again

2006-07-26T19:10:00.000-05:00

(from AlterNet)The Washington Post revealed today that the Bush administration knew of a massive Pakistani nuclear reactor in the works -- capable of producing 50 warheads/year -- but didn't tell congress.And the article contains what may well be the quote of the year (in bold type):"What is baffling is that this information -- which was surely information that our own intelligence agencies had -

American Bar Association denounces Bush's signing statements

2006-07-23T20:32:00.000-05:00

(from Chicago Tribune)President Bush has vetoed only one piece of legislation during more than five years in office, but he has issued more than 800 challenges to bills that he has signed into law with formal "signing statements," more than all of his predecessors combined.Now, however, a task force of the American Bar Association has concluded that the president's unprecedented stream of signing

Dubya's Grand Hypocrisy

2006-07-20T21:50:00.000-05:00

(from John Perry)For the first time in his wholly illegitimate presidency, the Pretender-in-Chief has vetoed a bill sent to him by Congress.George W. Bush says the proposed law, which would have increased federal funding for stem cell research, was wrong because it "crosses a moral boundary"."This bill would support the taking of innocent human life in the hope of finding medical benefits for

The second most prominent hypocrite in America.

2006-07-19T11:45:00.000-05:00

Republicans Reject Ralph Reed's Hypocrisy(from The Nation)For those who still claim that the Jack Abramoff scandal will not "play" politically, the Republican voters of Georgia beg to differ.Christian right leader Ralph Reed's plan to begin his climb of the American political ladder as lieutenant governor of Georgia was thwarted in Tuesday's Republican primary.Links to convicted influence-peddler

Bush gropes German Chancellor Angela Merkel

2006-07-19T00:02:00.000-05:00

(from AlterNet)Eclipsing even his father's unfortunate chunk-hurling on the Emperor of Japan, Bush has made yet another shameful blunder on what is now undoubtedly the most embarrassing official trip abroad for any American president.After stumbling from Putin's smackdown at his suggestion that Russia ought to emulate the democracy in Iraq to babbling about wanting to eat a pig to getting caught

Bush Serves Pork for Foreign Policy

2006-07-16T16:04:00.000-05:00

Our Foreign Policy Has Sunk to "Oink, Oink" Stories(from Buzzflash)Today we will just quote from a story in "Newsday" that indicates even the mainstream media may be awakening to the gross negligence and cluelessness of Mr. Bush:"As Israeli warplanes were preparing an attack on Lebanon Thursday afternoon, and a Lebanese militia was aiming a rocket at the ancient Israeli city of Safed, President

Conservatives Without Conscience.

2006-07-15T10:45:00.000-05:00

from the Boston GlobeTriumph of the authoritariansJohn W. DeanCONTEMPORARY CONSERVATISM and its influence on the Republican Party was, until recently, a mystery to me. The practitioners' bludgeoning style of politics, their self-serving manipulation of the political processes, and their policies that focus narrowly on perceived self-interest -- none of this struck me as based on anything related

Bush's Humiliating Spectacle

2006-07-14T16:35:00.000-05:00

from The Syndney Morning HeraldIT WAS a stark admission of helplessness from the leader of the world's only super power.With Israeli jets bombing Beirut airport and Hezbollah rockets landing in Haifa, Israel's third-largest city, the US President was asked what he could do to stop the fighting escalating.Standing beside the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, at a press conference in Rostock before

Plame Sues Cheney

2006-07-13T15:42:00.000-05:00

Will Cheney Go Down In Flames?from BloombergCheney, Rove, Libby Sued by Former CIA Agent Over Identity LeakVice President Dick Cheney, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and former Cheney assistant I. Lewis Libby were sued by a former covert CIA agent who claims the men conspired to illegally reveal her identity.Valerie Plame, who worked at the agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia,

Nixon on the "Bush Knew" Story

2006-07-13T08:47:00.000-05:00

"Richard Nixon was reached by cell phone in purgatory, where he is serving an eon to expiate his sins of office.Purgatory - Sun Apr 11, 2004 09:17 am ET Asked about Bush's prior knowledge of the 9/11 attacks, Nixon commented: "Oh, Hell yes Bush knew! See, here's what really happened: the Saudis were in Washington that week doing pre-emptive damage control. The Bin Laden patriarch knew his

Bush Deeply Infatuated by French Intellectuals

2006-07-11T11:05:00.000-05:00

"I'd like to leave behind a legacy or think-tank, a place for people to talk about freedom and liberty, and theDe Tocqueville model."- George W. BushDe Tocqueville once observed that it's easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.Bush went on to say: "I would like for there to be a place where young scholars can come and write and think and articulate and opine and teach."I

Bush Foreign Policy Painted Into a Corner

2006-07-11T09:26:00.000-05:00

Let's nip this whole "Bush is shifting to a more enlightened foreign policy" theme in the bud, shall we?Time calls it "The End of Cowboy Diplomacy" in this week's cover story. A David Sanger piece in tomorrow's New York Times is headlined, "Bush's Shift: Being Patient With Foes."The sad truth is that the Administration's foreign policy has run aground on the shoals of its own incompetence. As

Cheney is Betting on Bad News

2006-07-10T22:54:00.000-05:00

The Veep's Curious Investment PortfolioVice President Cheney is apparently betting on a rise in inflation and interest rates and on a decline in the value of the dollar against foreign currencies. That's the conclusion Kiplinger's draws after scouring the financial disclosure form released by Cheney this week.more from CounterPunch by Mike WhitneyWouldn't you like to know where Dick Cheney puts

The Case for Impeachment Now

2006-07-09T10:06:00.000-05:00

2008 Might Be Too LateBy RON JACOBSIf George Bush were to be impeached, would it make any difference?Whenever I receive emails or mass mailings that bring up the topic of Bush's impeachment, that is the question I asked. So, it was with some curiosity that I began reading the book A Case for Impeachment, by Dave Lindorff and Barbara Olshansky (Thomas Dunne Books 2006). The process of impeachment

Washington Babylon

2006-07-06T10:35:00.000-05:00

"Washington is unraveling"Vanity Fair article assesses the damage of the Duke Cunningham scandal."What these revelations provide is a window into Babylon or the last stages of Rome," explains a source with knowledge of the multiple ongoing investigations. "Many felonies went undetected because in the Defense Department a lot goes on in secret, and these crimes grew in the shadow of both 9/11 and

Supreme Court: Bush Administration Has Committed War Crimes

2006-07-05T00:48:00.000-05:00

The Real Meaning of the Hamdan RulingBy DAVE LINDORFFLargely missed in all the coverage of the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in the Hamdan v. Rumsfeld case was the establishment by the court majority that all Bush administration claims to the contrary, the Geneva Convention rules regarding captured prisoners apply to the captives taken not only in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but in the

The Supreme Court, Guantánamo, and the Danger of Dictatorship

2006-07-01T08:28:00.000-05:00

The Supreme Court in an important decision thursday ruled 5-3 that the Bush administration's use of "special courts," sanctioned by no one except themselves, to try prisoners held on terrorism charges at Guantánamo, violated both the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which govern U.S. military courts, and the Geneva Convention. By Norman MarkowitzWhile anyone who supports elemental democratic and

Lex Malla, Lex Nulla

2006-06-30T01:18:00.000-05:00

"A bad law is no law "A Victory for the Rule of LawNew York TimesThe Supreme Court's decision striking down the military tribunals set up to try the detainees being held in Guantánamo Bay is far more than a narrow ruling on ... - link -Checking the DeciderWashington PostIt seemed almost too much to hope for, but the Supreme Court finally called George W. Bush onto the carpet yesterday and asked

Obscene Spending, Obscene Profiteering

2006-06-27T08:25:00.000-05:00

U.S. Military Spending More Than Rest of the World CombinedU.S. Senate Approves $517.7B Military Budget [2007]DefenseNews.comThe U.S. Senate unanimously approved a $517.7 billion defense bill for fiscal year 2007 that includes $50 billion $in funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Passed on June 23, the bill, which also includes a 2.2 percent pay raise for troops, will have to be

Iraq: A Shocking Waste of Money

2006-06-27T06:56:00.000-05:00

Matthew YglesiasThe American ProspectLinda Bilmes, a leading Harvard budgetary expert, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz point out in their January 2006 paper, "The Economic Costs of the Iraq War," the spending captured by the CRS, even in strict budgetary terms, is "only the tip of a very deep iceberg."The shocking truth, according to Bilmes and Stiglitz, is that if one applies

Terror Alert: Severe Risk of Hype

2006-06-27T06:15:00.000-05:00

By Richard CohenThe Washington PostTuesday, June 27, 2006; A21It is the sheerest luck, I know, that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales looks (to me) a bit like Jerry Mahoney, because he fulfills the same function for the Bush administration that the dummy did for the ventriloquist Paul Winchell. At risk to his reputation and the mocking he must get when he comes home at night, Gonzales will call

Two-Faced Bush Calls Report on Financial Tracking `Disgraceful'

2006-06-26T19:44:00.000-05:00

Hypocrite offers no comment on the White House Leaker in the Plame affair.June 26 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush called ``disgraceful'' reports last week about a secret government program to track terrorism financing, a strategy he defended as lawful and necessary to protect Americans. ``We're at war with a bunch of people who want to hurt the United States of America,

Government isn’t just listening to phone calls

2006-06-26T07:23:00.000-05:00

The Wichita EaglePosted by Phillip Brownlee - June 25, 2006Are small government conservatives concerned yet about the secret government snooping? They -- and everyone else -- should be.The latest disclosure is that the Bush administration has secretly been tapping into a global database of confidential financial transactions for nearly five years. The program is based on a broad new

Miami "terror" arrests—a government provocation

2006-06-25T09:44:00.000-05:00

Instigator "al Qaeda representative" was paid FBI informantThere are many incongruities surrounding the arrest of seven men from the impoverished Liberty City neighborhood of Miami on charges of conspiracy to "wage war on the United States" that suggest it, like so many previous "terrorist plots" announced by the Bush administration, is a government-inspired provocation mounted for reactionary

License to Lie

2006-06-23T14:06:00.000-05:00

In his devastating new book, Ron Suskind shows how 9/11 allowed George W. Bush and his shadowy courtier, Dick Cheney, to "create whatever reality was convenient."By Gary KamiyaJun. 23, 2006If there are any observers who still deny that the Bush administration is the most secretive, vengeful, reality-averse, manipulative and arrogant government in U.S. history, they will have a lot of fast talking

U.S. captures the Unknown Terrorist

2006-06-23T11:29:00.000-05:00

The terror kabuki continues today with the Army's announcement that they have yet again captured a "senior al Qaeda cell leader ," but they haven't yet figured this new villain's name, despite having captured him on Monday. The Bush Administration has been keeping the propaganda pedal down of late. One day it's Zarqawi, then the "crackdown", next the death of Mansur Sulayman Mansur Khalif

McCain Releases Abramoff Report

2006-06-23T10:23:00.000-05:00

Weekend Early EditionThe folks over at TPM muckraker.com have posted a summary of the McCain Report along with vignettes of the most-likely-to-be-indicted. The list reads like a Who's Who of the GOP.Those whining Freepers who've been crying "but Democrats did it too!" can just pour themselves big steaming mugs of Shut The Hell Up, because their boy John McCain has made it clear that corruption is

War widow protests for VA's recognition of Wicca

2006-06-23T06:25:00.000-05:00

Honoring Sgt. Stewart:Wiccans Are Americans TooBy Charles C. HaynesFirst Amendment CenterThe current flap involving Wiccans in the military is a conflict that should never have happened. But years of foot-dragging by the Department of Veterans Affairs has turned an easy case into a major controversy complete with charges of discrimination and threats of lawsuits.All the VA need do is announce

Another Bush administration official guilty in another corruption case

2006-06-21T07:34:00.000-05:00

Lobbyist Probe GlanceBy The Associated PressFormer Bush administration official David Safavian is the fifth person to be convicted or plead guilty to charges in a public corruption investigation that began with lobbyist Jack Abramoff.• Abramoff, who pleaded guilty in January to mail fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion charges in connection with his lobbying work.• Tony Rudy, lobbyist and one-time

ZeFrank 'The Show' on Bush

2006-06-20T09:25:00.000-05:00

ZeFrank is a popular (and awesome!) daily vidieo podcast.Last thursday's The Show was about Bush.Props to Shawn for the post!

Little girl in Bush campaign commercial was molested by GOP consultant

2006-06-20T09:10:00.000-05:00

Alleged victim testifies in sexual assault trialJune 17,2006Brittney BoothMonitor Staff WriterEDINBURG — A young girl featured in a controversial television ad during the 2000 presidential campaign testified this week that the man who developed the commercial molested her for years and forced her to watch pornography and use sex toys.The girl, now 15, told jurors Carey Lee Cramer — a 44-

Frontline: The battle between Vice President Cheney and CIA to control the 'dark side'

2006-06-19T22:51:00.000-05:00

UPDATE: View this video onlineThe Dark Sidecoming Jun. 20, 2006 to Frontline on PBS(check local listings)On September 11, 2001, deep inside a White House bunker, Vice President Dick Cheney was ordering U.S. fighter planes to shoot down any commercial airliner still in the air above America. At that moment, CIA Director George Tenet was meeting with his counter-terrorism team in Langley, Virginia.

Some Might Call It Treason

2006-06-19T07:11:00.000-05:00

Did Bush steal the 2004 election?"Even if it's true, shut up about it." - Farhad Manjoo, SalonTwo weeks ago, Rolling Stone came out with "Did Bush Steal the 2004 Election?" -- a masterful investigative piece by Robert Kennedy, Jr., arguing that Bush & Co. stole their "re-election" in Ohio, and pointing out exactly how they did it. Primarily because of Kennedy's good reputation, and the

Bush appointees take million-dollar private sector "kick-back" jobs

2006-06-18T14:03:00.000-05:00

Former Antiterror Officials Find Industry Pays BetterBy ERIC LIPTON New York TimesWASHINGTON, June 17 — Dozens of members of the Bush administration's domestic security team, assembled after the 2001 terrorist attacks, are now collecting bigger paychecks in different roles: working on behalf of companies that sell domestic security products, many directly to the federal agencies the officials

Lawsuit confronts Bush on secrecy

2006-06-18T08:31:00.000-05:00

AT&T WIRETAP CASE A TEST OF PRESIDENTIAL POWERSBy Pete CareyMercury NewsWhen a federal judge in San Francisco considers a government request Friday to dismiss a wiretapping lawsuit against AT&T, he will step into an acrimonious national debate over the power of courts to check the alleged excesses of the Bush administration's anti-terrorism programs. While the class-action lawsuit is against AT&T

2500

2006-06-16T06:26:00.000-05:00

Posted by Evan Derkacz on AlterNetJune 15, 2006 at 9:45 AM. The Pentagon announced today that the 2500th American soldier was killed in Iraq. Meanwhile, the latest "resolution" from the Republican leadership on the war is filled with justifications and spin, with little regard for the facts on the ground.CBS News "new developments" hardly paint a picture of an insurgency in even its

Dobbs: President and Senate allied with 'corporate supremacists'

2006-06-15T14:52:00.000-05:00

If President Bush and the Republican leadership of the Senate have their way, 11 million to 20 million illegal aliens will receive amnesty, and at least 60 million new immigrants will be allowed into the country over the next two decades. If President Bush and the Senate prevail, it will be a clear victory for corporate supremacists, advocacy groups and dominant special interests and a

Greens release election lineup, candidate calls for Bush impeachment

2006-06-15T06:56:00.000-05:00

BY BILL SALISBURYPioneer PressTheir U.S. Senate candidate called for President Bush's impeachment. Michael Cavlan, said that "Bush knowingly lied about his reasons for going to war," Cavlan not only advocated impeachment but also backed immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.Their candidate for governor said that as the state's commander in chief, he would pull Minnesota National Guard

Karl Rove and Bush - "Most Insidious Traitors"

2006-06-14T17:52:00.000-05:00

by Evelyn Pringle "...even knowing what they knew, the Bush gang flooded the airwaves with political rhetoric demeaning Plame's importance at the CIA. Each time the talking heads displayed their ignorance by portraying Plame as a mere paper-pusher, or belittled the degree of cover used to protect CIA operatives, they did a disservice to all intelligence agents." Shortly after Valerie

July 19: National Teach-in on Impeachment

2006-06-14T15:48:00.000-05:00

A "National Teach-In" on impeachment organized by the Center for Constitutional Rights and Melville House launches nationwide on July 19 in cities and towns across the country. Please join the effort: visit www.articlesofimpeachment.net and organize a Teach-In in your home or community center. An "action kit" -- including a DVD documentary short, HOW TO IMPEACH A PRESIDENT, the handbook

Welcome CIA Blog Inspectors!

2006-06-14T10:07:00.000-05:00

We'd just like to take this opportunity to offer a hearty 'Hello!' to the CIA agents who recently trolled our blog courtesy of data mining technology provided by ANS Communications.Nice job, boys, and thanks for leaving a DNS trail on the site meter.Of course, we realize that the Terrorist Surveillance Program is classified and only select members of the Congressional Intelligence committees and

President Bush's 'War On Terror' a Dismal Failure

2006-06-13T08:00:00.000-05:00

Global Responses to Global Threats:Sustainable Security for the 21st CenturyChris Abbott, Paul Rogers and John Sloboda, June 2006This major new report is the result of an 18-month long research project examining the various threats to global security, and sustainable responses to those threats.Current security policies assume international terrorism to be the greatest threat to global security,

Time to impeach

2006-06-09T12:53:00.000-05:00

Courier Post online - opinion Let's stop beating around the "Bush" and start beating the "Bush." President Bush is ruining our country. Almost everything he puts his hand on gets fouled up due to his lust for power and absolute authority, his complete lack of concern for the average person and his enormous ego and arrogance. Did this "frat boy" ever have to put in an honest day's work to earn a

The Case of the Missing $21 Billion

2006-06-08T22:12:00.000-05:00

Who's Following the Iraq Money?By DAVE LINDORFF"...more than $9 billion that has gone missing without a trace in Iraq--as well as $12 billion in cash that the Pentagon flew into Iraq straight from Federal Reserve vaults via military transports..." During the days of the Nixon Watergate scandal investigation, reporter Bob Woodword was famously advised by his mysterious source, Deep Throat, to "

Iran-Contra Felons Get Good Jobs from Bush

2006-06-08T09:25:00.000-05:00

Revisited (via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit)AP - March 13, 2002Bush Employs Iran-Contra Veteransby the Association PressWASHINGTON, March 13 (AP)--In the 1980s it was the biggest scandal of the Reagan administration, a covert arms-for-hostages overture to Iran -- more popularly known as "Iran-Contra."Today, a half-dozen alumni of that episode have found prominent jobs in the

Specter warns of 'confrontation' over NSA hearings

2006-06-08T07:56:00.000-05:00

Sen. Arlen Specter scolds Vice President Cheney for lobbying his committee without telling him.CNN Thursday, June 8, 2006WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Senate committee chairman warned of a "constitutional confrontation" with the Bush administration Wednesday over its domestic surveillance program, threatening to subpoena administration officials or phone company executives in a congressional

Democrats call for Bush impeachment

2006-06-08T07:49:00.000-05:00

By JOHN DISTASONew Hampshire Union LeaderSTATE DEMOCRATS did more than listen to rousing speeches at their convention last Saturday at St. Anselm College.They passed several resolutions — chief among them a call for the impeachment of President George W. Bush because he "has committed high crimes and misdemeanors as he has repeatedly and intentionally violated the United States Constitution and

Bush's Cash, Not His Company, Sought by Republican Candidates

2006-06-07T22:46:00.000-05:00

Bloomberg.comRepublican congressional candidates throughout the U.S. love President George W. Bush's fund-raising prowess. They just don't want to be seen in public with him. Bush, whose approval ratings have fallen to record lows, has already raised $125 million for the 2006 elections, according to the Republican National Committee. And his fundraising is ahead of the pace of

There Is No War on Terror

2006-06-06T10:57:00.000-05:00

There is no "War on Terror." There is only a war on the law; a conscious destruction of the U.S. Constitution. This is not the first time right-wing interests have attempted to overthrow the U.S. government. An attempt was thwarted during the FDR administration. Then, as now, America's greatest enemies came from among the ranks of the ruling class.link

ABA to investigate Bush signing statements

2006-06-06T10:54:00.000-05:00

The board of governors of the American Bar Association voted unanimously yesterday to investigate whether President Bush has exceeded his constitutional authority in reserving the right to ignore more than 750 laws that have been enacted since he took office.link

Bush Tops List As U.S. Voters Name Worst President EVER

2006-06-06T10:53:00.000-05:00

Quinnipiac UniversityJune 1, 2006Strong Democratic sentiment pushes President George W. Bush to the top of the list when American voters pick the worst U.S. President in the last 61 years. Bush is named by 34 percent of voters, followed by Richard Nixon at 17 percent and Bill Clinton at 16 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today. Leading the list for best

The Somalian warlords who slaughtered US soldiers are working for Bush now

2006-06-04T22:02:00.000-05:00

Black Hawk Down Revisited Somalia is still ruled by the brutal warlords who dragged dead US soldiers through the streets in 1993. But times change. Now they are America's new allies in the war on terror THIRTEEN years after President Bill Clinton withdrew forces from Somalia, in the "Black Hawk down" shambles, American security officials are giving clandestine support to the same warlords who

The Swift Boating of America

2006-06-04T21:52:00.000-05:00

TomDispatch.comThursday 01 June 2006An illegal war, torture rooms, warrantless wiretapping, manipulated intelligence, secret prisons, disinformation planted in the press, graft, and billions of reconstruction dollars gone missing: just when it seemed that the Bush administration had reached its corruption quota comes a new scandal. This one is a bribery case involving defense contractors,

More Democrats want their leaders to stand up against Bush, war

2006-06-04T21:42:00.000-05:00

BY STEVEN THOMMA Knight Ridder Newspapers MANCHESTER, N.H. - Anti-war and anti-Bush fervor is growing among rank and file Democrats, threatening to pull the party to the left and creating a rift between increasingly belligerent activists and the party's leaders in Washington. Many outside-the-Beltway Democrats want the party to turn forcefully against the war in Iraq and to investigate,

Was the 2004 Election Stolen?

2006-06-02T11:33:00.000-05:00

Rolling Stone does some investigative and rather exhaustive digging into public documents and says we're almost guaranteed the 2004 election results were massively rigged.BY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.In what may be the single most astounding fact from the election, one in every four Ohio citizens who registered to vote in 2004 showed up at the polls only to discover that they were not listed on the

Mission Accomplished

2006-06-01T13:50:00.000-05:00

Shocking, honest, brave and an amazing eye-opener.Watch this movie if you really want to know what's happening in Iraq.Run Time - 89 Minuteshttp://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13440.htm

Noe Admits Illegally Funneling Donations To Bush

2006-05-31T18:07:00.000-05:00

Rare-Coin Dealer Pleads Guilty In Investment Scandal POSTED: 5:46 pm EDT May 31, 2006TOLEDO, Ohio -- A prominent GOP fundraiser at the center of an Ohio political scandal changed his plea to guilty Wednesday on federal charges that he illegally funneled donations to President George W. Bush's re-election campaign. Tom Noe, a rare-coin dealer, still is charged in an

Top Methodist Leader Demands Bush Impeachment

2006-05-31T09:18:00.000-05:00

From the American Spectator:Jim Winkler, head of United Methodist Board of Church and Society with eight million members revs up and calls BS on the "illegal war of aggression" in Iraq."Impeach President Bush!" urged Jim Winkler, head of the Capitol Hill-based United Methodist Board of Church and Society. Winkler was speaking earlier this spring here in town to an "Ecumenical Advocacy Days" rally

Gore: Bush is 'renegade rightwing extremist'

2006-05-31T09:06:00.000-05:00

Oliver Burkeman and Jonathan FreedlandWednesday May 31, 2006The GuardianAl Gore has made his sharpest attack yet on the George Bush presidency, describing the current US administration as "a renegade band of rightwing extremists".In an interview with the Guardian today, the former vice-president calls himself a "recovering politician", but launches into the political fray more explicitly than he

The Bush Administration's Smoky Back Room

2006-05-31T07:15:00.000-05:00

Meet the Bush administration's Keyser SozeKatharine MieszkowskiSalon - June 30A close aide to Dick Cheney screens legislation before it ever reaches Bush's desk, the Boston Globe reported Sunday. David Addington, Cheney's legal advisor and chief of staff, now that Scooter Libby is gone, is the leading architect of some 750 "signing statements" amended to bills to hoard executive power: "The

Bush 'planted fake news stories on American TV'

2006-05-30T09:15:00.000-05:00

By Andrew Buncombe in WashingtonPublished: 29 May 2006Federal authorities are actively investigating dozens of American television stations for broadcasting items produced by the Bush administration and major corporations, and passing them off as normal news. Some of the fake news segments talked up success in the war in Iraq, or promoted the companies' products. Investigators from the Federal