On the great fundraising job you did today! Matt sums it up best: Amount of money Americablog readers raised for body armor for a soldier in a few hours? $5000 Amount of money Bush raised for the reconstruction of Iraq in a few weeks? $600 That friends is the power of the blog! UPDATE: Editor […]
Specter just asked Gonzalez if when they do go to the FISA court for a warrant if they disclose that their information for the warrant was obtained by warrantless taps. Gonzalez would not answer because he didn’t feel comfortable going in to it. This was a very important question. If FISA is denying warrants because […]
This really has me thinking: “The government of Syria’s failure to provide protection to diplomatic premises, in the face of warnings that violence was planned, is inexcusable,” he said in a statement from Texas, where President George W. Bush is staying at his Crawford ranch. Read full articlehere. So we are blaming the Syrian government […]
If you ever had any doubt that one reason for going to war in Iraq was to help boot Halliburton then this story from the Post Chronicle might change your mind: Pentagon Spied on Houston Anti-Halliburton Activists by Houston Global Awareness Jan 24, 2006 A Houston-based anti-Halliburton group was spied on by a top-secret Pentagon […]
Jonathon Turley, professor of Law for George Washington University, gave a very stern opening statement. He said the President has committed a crime by ignoring FISA. While we can argue his motivation the issue of the law is certain. He went into details of when he worked for the NSA as a law clerk and […]
A report conducted by the Pentagon yesterday was released which said that at least 80% of the marines who died in Iraq did so from upper chest injuries, meaning that if they had been given the proper equipment which has been available since 2003 they would of survived. Now this report is a preliminary report […]
Here is an interesting article that doesn’t paint the pretty picture in Iraq that the administration would want us to believe. WASHINGTON (AFP) – Despite US claims of progress in quelling the insurgency in Iraq, it remains as robust as ever and could grow a good deal stronger, according to a new study. The study […]
The White House is now expressing “concern” over the story that our military is paying Iraqi newspapers to print stories written by U.S. soldiers. “We’re very concerned about the reports. We are seeking more information from the Pentagon,” said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. He said Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
Bush publicly scolded Duke Cunningham today over his crimes of taking bribes in exchange for government contracts. Of course Bush speak is nothing more than hypocrisy in action: “Any member of Congress, Republican or Democrat, must take their office seriously and the ethics seriously,” Bush said to reporters during a trip to Texas. Full article […]
This morning, Rep. Murtha was on Meet the Press and did an excellent job at keeping the support for his resolution up. Russert questioned him on what the other Republicans have said and he was good at steering clear of making it a political showdown. Even when Russert asked Murtha about Bush lying the country […]