A prime example of the cataclysmic damage George W. Bush has done to the nation’s image, as perceived by the rest of the world can be seen in this article: Britons have never had such a low opinion of the leadership of the United States, a YouGov poll shows. As Americans prepare to celebrate the […]
After some hard computer snooping, I have uncovered a citizenship test completed by George W. Bush. Apparently he wanted to try the waters and see how hard it was for illegal immigrants to become U.S. citizens. The answers are interesting. The results appear below the fold. What are the colors of our flag? Republican, White […]
Newsday gives us this nice little bit of information: Now that top White House aide Karl Rove is off the hook in the CIA leak probe, President George W. Bush must weigh whether to pardon former vice presidential aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the only one indicted in the three-year investigation. Speculation about a pardon […]
Today President Bush showed his love for the environment has he created the world’s largest marine sanctuary President George W. Bush today created the world’s largest marine conservation area off the coast of the northern Hawaiian Islands in order to permanently protect the area’s pristine coral reefs and unique marine species. The President used his […]
Iran or the US. Which do you feel a bigger threat to the Middle East? That is the question asked on a recent poll conducted world wide and the answer may shock some: The world increasingly fears Iran’s suspected pursuit of a nuclear bomb but believes the U.S. military in Iraq remains a greater danger […]
Last week the Appropriation Committees of the House and Senate reached a deal on the supplemental appropriations bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The new bill is expected to make it to the floor this week for debate and is expected to pass. Originally there was a provision in this bill to […]
Now think to yourself about why Osama became our enemy instead of our asset in the early 90’s as you read this: Congressional Republicans killed a provision in an Iraq war funding bill that would have put the United States on record against the permanent basing of U.S. military facilities in that country, a lawmaker […]
Vanity Fair has a new, long piece up looking into the Niger yellow cake claim that helped lead this country to invading Iraq and the outting of Valerie Plame: The Bush administration invaded Iraq claiming Saddam Hussein had tried to buy yellowcake uranium in Niger. As much of Washington knew, and the world soon learned, […]
Reuters has a nice article up about the challenge Joe Lieberman is facing this year: After years of ardent support for the Iraq war, Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman could become that conflict’s first big political casualty in a Democratic primary race fueled by rising anti-war anger. Lieberman, the party’s vice presidential nominee in 2000, faces […]
The probe into the Haditha killings has found they were unprovoked: A preliminary military inquiry found evidence that U.S. Marines killed two dozen Iraqi civilians in an unprovoked attack in November, contradicting the troops’ account, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. Forensic evidence from corpses showed that victims had bullet wounds, despite the initial statements by […]