tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284847362009-12-18T13:51:48.524-06:00<img src=http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/c/cd/300px-3a05488v.jpg><p> <i><b>a blog of corruption, malfeasance, and scandal</i></b> <p> by M. Peach <p>mPeachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13188247759566882224noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28484736.post-12516378900046619862007-05-24T17:40:00.000-05:002007-05-25T18:20:12.629-05:00

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

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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

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“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

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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

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"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

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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

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"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

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

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"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?

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"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

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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

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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

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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

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"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

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"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

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(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

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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

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"'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

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"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

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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

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"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

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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

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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

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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

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(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

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