Wow it is nice that we are so much safer since 9/11 and the creation of the super-bureaucratic Department of Homeland Security: A computer hacker stole 1,500 files containing sensitive personnel information on contractors and employees who work for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the agency within the Department of Energy in charge of overseeing […]
When is this crap going to stop?: A hacker stole a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy Department’s nuclear weapons agency. But in the incident last September, somewhat similar to recent problems at the Veterans Affairs Department, senior department officials were told only two days ago, […]
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, […]
Being one to look at all sides of a story I felt it appropriate to show the follwing news article which is available on the Tehran Times website: Its makes very interesting reading….. By Gwynne Dyer The biggest pitfall in predicting the behavior of radical groups like the inner circle of the Bush administration is […]
Here I am, sitting in the UK, reading things like this, Bush and his so called Homeland Security, how the hell can they be trusted to protect a country if they can not even protect their own headquarters. Looks like another fine Bush department needs and overhaul! ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON – The agency entrusted with […]
Murray Waas has exposed a new hole in the pre-war intelligence in his latest article. The first report, delivered to Bush in early October 2002, was a one-page summary of a National Intelligence Estimate that discussed whether Saddam’s procurement of high-strength aluminum tubes was for the purpose of developing a nuclear weapon. Among other things, […]
So now the Vice-President has the authority to just leak out classified information at a time of war? Vice President Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff, I. Lewis (Scooter) Libby, testified to a federal grand jury that he had been “authorized” by Cheney and other White House “superiors” in the summer of 2003 to disclose […]
Well it appears that Iran is looking to develop a nuclear bomb. IAEA confirms Iran prepares for nuclear enrichment 31 Jan 2006 18:55:07 GMT Source: Reuters VIENNA, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed on Tuesday that Iran had begun preparing for nuclear enrichment, which can make fuel for bombs, and continued to […]
This just proves how deep the hatred of the far right goes: In a reversal of policy, the United States on Monday backed an Iranian initiative to deny United Nations consultative status to organizations working to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza […]
Democrat Congressman John Dingle (MI-15) recited the following on the House floor yesterday. I thought it was so nice and humorous it needed to be shared further: Twas the week before Christmas and all through the House No bills were passed ‘bout which Fox News could grouse; Tax cuts for the wealthy were passed with […]