San Diego Union Tribune: A federal grand jury issued indictments on Tuesday against Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes and former high-ranking CIA official Kyle “Dusty” Foggo, childhood friends from San Diego who are embroiled in the Randy “Duke” Cunningham congressional corruption scandal. The U.S. Attorney’s office wouldn’t comment on the matter, but has scheduled a […]
During the holidays, I was getting so frustrated. Every time I turned on MSNBC or CNN, I was greeted with a repeat. Something sounds wrong with turning on a NEWS channel and seeing re-runs. If I wanted re-runs, I would stick to watching prime-time network television, but MSNBC and CNN have turned to that same […]
There has been much talk this week about Rep. Virgil Goode’s comments regarding Muslim’s in Congress: A congressman said Thursday that he will not retract a letter warning that unless immigration is tightened, “many more Muslims will be elected” and use the Quran to take the oath of office. Republican Rep. Virgil Goode triggered angry […]
Condi is out doing the tough talk on North Korea, but is she making promises she can’t keep? U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reassured Japan on Wednesday that Washington would stand by a commitment to protect its Asian ally, trying to temper concerns of an Asian nuclear arms race after North Korea’s atomic test. […]
This was rather big news yesterday: Some Republican strategists are increasingly upset with what they consider the overconfidence of President Bush and his senior advisers about the midterm elections November 7-a concern aggravated by the president’s news conference this week. “They aren’t even planning for if they lose,” says a GOP insider who informally counsels […]
First the blame for all the problems in Iraq went to al Qaeda. Once that theory was debunked, the administration aimed the blame to Iran. Now look at what is happening: There is no evidence the Iranian government is stirring trouble in Iraq, a U.S. general said on Monday, playing down suggestions that Tehran will […]
I just read the following headline and rolled my eyes: Bush wants UN resolution on Lebanon conflict fast We are almost a month into this conflict and now Bush wants a resolution “fast”. What about our veto at the U.N. last month or our constant screwing around with the resolution so it says what the […]
27 – The number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the start of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon 560 – The number of Iraqi civilians killed in Iraq since the start of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon Perhaps Israel provides another great opportunity for Bush – to keep the media attention off […]
This is horrible news, but in reality it is not surprising: Two US soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint have been found dead and were tortured before being killed, an Iraqi defence official says. Iraqi Defence Ministry official Major General Abdul Aziz Mohammed told Reuters the bodies of Privates Thomas Lowell […]
They are just determined to keep this story going: Police labor officials, angry over a federal grand jury’s refusal to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney for assaulting a police officer, said Monday said they want the House ethics committee to review her conduct. And they said the grand jury’s decision last week sent the message that […]