Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) Lt. General Robert Gard (USA, ret.) Sets the Record Straight on the Surge By davidswanson Created 2008-04-02 20:41 Remarks delivered to the press on April 1, 2008 Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Full transcript available online [1] When President George W. Bush announced in January 2007 that the United [...]
Archive for April 2nd, 2008
2 Apr
General William Odom Tells Senate Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution
Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) General William Odom Tells Senate Rapid Withdrawal Is Only Solution By davidswanson Created 2008-04-02 20:45 Testimony before Senate Commitee on Foreign Relations: Here’s the PDF [3]. TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON IRAQBy William E. Odom, LT General, USA, Ret. 2 April 2008 Good morning Mr. Chairman and members [...]
2 Apr
Who really pays for health care?
Who really pays for health care? By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Victor R. Fuchs Chicago Tribune, March 27, 2008 Who really pays for health care in the United States? Americans believe employers pay the bulk of workers’ premiums, government pays for Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and individuals [...]
2 Apr
Attacks on U.S. Forces Soared at End of March
IRAQI OFFENSIVE Attacks on U.S. Forces Soared at End of March Government Assault On Shiite Militias Drew Americans In By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, April 2, 2008; Page A12 BAGHDAD, April 1 — Attacks against U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces soared across Baghdad in the last week of March [...]
2 Apr
China Says Arrest Links Dalai Lama To Lhasa Rioting
THE TIBET CRISIS China Says Arrest Links Dalai Lama To Lhasa Rioting Officials Assert Connection to Dalai Lama By Jill Drew Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, April 2, 2008; Page A0 BEIJING, April 1 — Chinese officials said Tuesday that police have captured the head of an underground network that officials accuse of [...]
2 Apr
Intelligence-Gathering Program May Be Halted
Intelligence-Gathering Program May Be Halted By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 2, 2008; Page A08 The Pentagon‘s top intelligence official has recommended the dismantling of a controversial intelligence program, established by then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to gather information on terrorist groups inside the United States, defense officials said last [...]
2 Apr
Economic Slump Underlines Concerns About McCain Advisers
Economic Slump Underlines Concerns About McCain Advisers By Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 2, 2008; Page A01 One of them helped deregulate the financial services industries in the 1990s, and now sits in the corporate suites of Swiss banking giant UBS, which yesterday announced $19 billion in investment losses tied [...]
2 Apr
Centers Tap Into Personal Databases
Centers Tap Into Personal Databases State Groups Were Formed After 9/11 By Robert O’Harrow Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, April 2, 2008; Page A01 Intelligence centers run by states across the country have access to personal information about millions of Americans, including unlisted cellphone numbers, insurance claims, driver’s license photographs and credit reports, according [...]
2 Apr
Senate announces breakthrough on housing bill
By Martin Kady II 02:20 PM April 01, 2008?Categories:�The economy Senate announces breakthrough on housing bill The Senate may have a deal in hand with the stalled housing bill.In a surprise announcement, Senate leaders Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Harry Reid (D-Nev.), cast aside the procedural politics and agreed to bring a foreclosure prevention bill to [...]
