An investigative division of the Pentagon has decided to turn the investigation of the no-bid contracts for Iraq, which were awarded to Halliburton over to the Justice Department for a possible criminal probe. The news came from Democratic Senators who have been holding hearings into the alleged contract abuse. The New York Times has more […]
The Republicans are pulling a strictly political stunt tonight in order to try and insult the Democrats. At approximately 7:00 tonight, they will be holding a vote on a plan to pull troops out of Iraq. The full resolution, which can be viewed at Raw Story, is very simple compared to that offered by Rep. […]
Chuck Hagel (R-Ne) spoke to the Council on Foreign Relations today and delivered a very compelling speech regarding Iraq. Following are some highlights of this speech. The full transcript can be read here. The Iraq war should not be debated in the United States on a partisan political platform. This debases our country, trivializes the […]
The Democrats have launched a website hosted on the House’s server.Iraq on the Record is there as a reference for all who believe what the President has said lately. Here is a brief intro to the site: The Iraq on the Record database contains statements from the five Administration officials most responsible for providing public […]
The New York Times has an interesting article today pointing out other disaster prone areas this country has. It seems that Katrina has awaken most of the country to look into their deteriorating infrastructures and high risk areas and are now more worried than they were this past summer. Some of those possible disasters waiting […]
I guess the elections last week is starting to bother the Republicans in Senate. Now they want to pass a resolution forcing Bush to set a clear plan to withdrawal from Iraq and also supply them with quarterly updates. The plan stops short of requiring an actual timeline. From today’s New York Times WASHINGTON, Nov. […]
While our Congress hesitates to enforce their vital role of oversight which is called for in the constitution, the British Parliament may be enforcing their own. As being reported in today’sSunday Herald: MPs organising the campaign to impeach Tony Blair believe they have enough support to force a highly damaging Commons investigation into the Prime […]
Bush tried to rewrite history yesterday by saying: “more than 100 Democrats in the House and the Senate, who had access to the same intelligence, voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power” Today in the Washington Post, we find out he stretched the truth on that line. President Bush and his national security adviser […]
By WILL LESTER, Associated Press Writer The recent indictment of Vice President Cheney’s top aide has struck a nerve with the American public. Four in five, 79 percent, said the indictment of former Cheney aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby on perjury and other charges is important to the nation, according to a poll by the […]
According to today’s New York Daily News, the relationship between George Bush and Dick Cheney is very bad. WASHINGTON – The CIA leak scandal has peeled back the veil on the most closely held White House secret of all: the subtle but unmistakable erosion in the bond between President Bush and Vice President Cheney. Multiple […]