Remember this? Well it turns out Bush really doesn’t understand sovereignty. A new report in the NYTimes says that Rumsfeld and Bush issued a secret order allowing the military to strike al Qaeda anywhere in the world.
Does everyone remember the Project for the New American Century? This is the group that essential brought us things like the Iraq War and creating an imperial presidency. Well it looks like McCain has heard of them and even signed a letter authored by them. George Bush wasn’t war monger enough for PNAC, but apparently […]
That is is from the Army Times: Soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s Medical Hold Unit say they have been told they will wake up at 6 a.m. every morning and have their rooms ready for inspection at 7 a.m., and that they must not speak to the media. “Some soldiers believe this is […]
Earlier today our commander idiot in chief had this to say: President Bush said on Tuesday the hand of al Qaeda lay behind the sectarian violence racking Iraq, and deflected talk of “civil war.” So that means our number one enemy is behind all our troubles then. Great – that means our military should be […]
The Ap-Ipsos put out a new poll featuring elections and terrorism. It has some really interesting results (Full survey here – PDF file). First, the Democrats still hold a lead in the way of national security Who do you trust to do a better job of protecting the country? Democrats 37% Republicans 32% Both equally […]
Handing over the ports to Dubai would have an impact on the military. What is interesting is the fact that Rumsfeld and Pace were not consulted on this decision. Check out Think Progress for the details
Senator John Warner, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said he intends to summons Rumsfeld to Capital Hill to answer questions about Iraq. He is doing this because of the rising number of lost soldiers, the economic cost and the increased insurgency taking place in Iraq. Mr. Warner is also planning on holding hearings in […]