Transcript Reid, Pelosi Respond to Bush on Iraq In Joint Press Conference, Congressional Leaders Question Political Progress Thursday, April 10, 2008; 12:57 PM SEN. HARRY REID, D-NEV., SENATE MAJORITY LEADER: I’m going to say a few words. We’ll hear then from the speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi. We’ll hear from Jon Soltz, [...]
Archive for April 12th, 2008
12 Apr
Bush Approved Meetings on Interrogation Techniques
Bush Approved Meetings on Interrogation Techniques President’s Comments to ABC News Prove Top-Level Involvement in Allowing Harsh Coercion » Links to this article By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 12, 2008; Page A03 CRAWFORD, Tex., April 11 — President Bush said Friday that he was aware his top national security advisers had [...]
12 Apr
Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S.
SURVEILLANCE Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S. Congressional Critics Want More Assurances of Legality Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff told lawmakers that a new spying office won’t violate rights. (By Paul Sakuma — Associated Press)Â By Spencer S. Hsu Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 12, 2008; Page A03 The Bush administration [...]
12 Apr
Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says
Iran Top Threat To Iraq, U.S. Says Focus on Al-Qaeda Now Diminishing By Karen DeYoung Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, April 12, 2008; Page A01 Last week’s violence in Basra and Baghdad has convinced the Bush administration that actions by Iran, and not al-Qaeda, are the primary threat inside Iraq, and has sparked a broad [...]
12 Apr
Body of War: Phil Donahue & Iraq Vet Tomas Young
Body of War: Phil Donahue & Iraq Vet Tomas Young Posted about 6 hours ago by seeprogress  Twenty-two year-old Tomas Young called his Army recruiter on September 13, 2001. He wanted to go to Afghanistan to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Instead, his unit was sent to Iraq in March 2004. Less than [...]
12 Apr
Three Trillion Dollar Shopping Spree
Published on AfterDowningStreet.org (http://www.afterdowningstreet.org) Three Trillion Dollar Shopping Spree By davidswanson Created 2008-04-12 15:25 By Robert Greenwald The cost of the Iraq War is a grave issue. At Brave New Films, we are committed to spreading awareness about the devastating financial toll the war is taking on each and every one of us let alone [...]
