Time for the RNC to find a new head: Mel Martinez, the public face of the Republican National Committee as its general chairman, announced he was stepping down from his post on Friday after serving only 10 months. “I believe that our future as a party and nation is bright and I have every intention […]
But the commanders want until next year for the “surge” to work: The Pentagon announced yesterday that 35,000 soldiers in 10 Army combat brigades will begin deploying to Iraq in August as replacements, making it possible to sustain the increase of U.S. troops there until at least the end of this year. U.S. commanders in […]
You think the White House would have learned something last November, but obviously that is wrong: The president with the fewest vetoes in more than a century, George W. Bush is poised to make up for lost time as congressional Democrats move legislation the White House says is unacceptable. In the past week alone the […]
Especially Dick Durbin: According to the Associated Press, Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari, a self-proclaimed life member of the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s “Inner Circle Leadership Committee†has been indicted on charges of financing a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan. The AP obtained a resume in which Alishtari states that he became an NRSC Inner […]
WTF? The Marine officer who commanded the battalion involved in the Haditha killings last November did not consider the deaths of 24 Iraqis, many of them women and children, unusual and did not initiate an inquiry, according to a sworn statement he gave to military investigators in March. “I thought it was very sad, very […]
Via the AP Personal data, including the Social Security numbers of 28,000 sailors and members of their families, have been found on a civilian Web site, triggering a criminal investigation. The Navy said Friday the information was in five documents and included people’s names, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Navy spokesman Lt. Justin Cole […]
From TPM Muckraker Hayden, President Bush’s pick to replace Porter Goss as head of the CIA, contracted with MZM Inc. for the services of Lt. Gen. James C. King, then a senior vice president of the company, the sources say. MZM was owned and operated by Mitchell Wade, who has admitted to bribing former Rep. […]
Via the Associated Press DeLay Appears in Houston for Booking Rep. Tom DeLay turned himself Thursday in at the Harris County sheriff’s bonding office, where he was photographed, fingerprinted and released on bond on state conspiracy and money laundering charges. “He posted $10,000 bond and they have left the bonding office,” Lt. John Martin with […]
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Well I had to have some fun today. I saw the following post on Crooks and Liars: Lunatic Fringe on Valerie Plame From: “[email protected]” <[email protected]> Sent: Jul 23, 2005 9:02 PM To: LCJohnson Subject: Valerie Plame is just another CIA scumbag. You really shouldn’t shoot your mouth off about Valerie Plame. She’s no angel. She’s […]