So how bad are things on the international front? The Washington Post gives us a great view: From deteriorating security in Afghanistan and Somalia to mayhem in the Middle East, confrontation with Iran and eroding relations with Russia, the White House suddenly sees crisis in every direction. North Korea’s long-range missile test Tuesday, although unsuccessful, […]
For the first part of his Presidency, Bush has been given a free ride by the press. This not only hurt the American people, but also placed the press in a very peculiar situation. The White House became accustomed to such a passive press that once the media started asking the hard questions they did […]
Now that the Abramoff probe has yielded a conviction that touches the White House, I wonder how they will spin it: David H. Safavian, a former Bush administration official with close ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, was found guilty today in federal court of four of five felony charges against him in connection with […]
First up – what about Scotty? A Bush administration shake-up continued Wednesday, with White House press secretary Scott McClellan announcing his resignation and a source saying that adviser Karl Rove would shed some duties. Appearing with Bush on the White House South Lawn just before the president boarded a helicopter at the start a trip […]
The Gaurdian Unlimited (UK) have reported that John Bolton the US Embassador to the UN has told British MP’s that a militarty strike could halt Irans nuclear programme if diplomatic efforts fail. Why would this be made public now, are diplomatic means already failing and this is just a warning to Iran and a way of justifing […]
It looks like there is still more intrigue to the case of Scooter Libby and the investigation by Patrick Fitzgerald. Editor and Publisher reported this today: Woodward suddenly revealed late last year that he had talked with Libby as well as another unnamed government official about CIA operative Valerie Plame, the wife of former Ambassador […]
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff was not aware a Dubai-owned company was seeking to operate terminals in six U.S. ports and that his agency was leading the review until after the deal’s approval, an administration official said yesterday. Mr. Chertoff’s spokesman, Russ Knocke, told The Washington Times the issue rose no higher than the department’s […]
American Prospect commissioned a non-partisan research firm to investigate the allegations that Abramoff gave money to Democrats also. Their findings: in total, the donations of Abramoff’s tribal clients to Democrats dropped by nine percent after they hired him, while their donations to Republicans more than doubled, increasing by 135 percent after they signed him up; […]
On Wednesday, Raw Story learned from sources that Bob Woodward’s source on Valerie Plame’s identity was Steven Hadley (view article here). Today, Hadley was asked about this by reporters and, well read it for yourself: Hadley Won’t Say if He’s Woodward’s Source National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley won’t say if he was the source who […]
The mystery of the day – who told Bob Woodward of Valerie Plame’s identity? Since the story broke in this mornings edition of the Washington Post there has much much speculation and things being said about who could of told Woodward about Plame. He testified before a federal grand jury yesterday that he was informed […]