OpEdNews Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_deb_dell_080421_don_t_look_now_2c_but_.htm April 21, 2008 Don’t look now, but the terrorists have won By Deb Della Piana Inarguably, the most seminal event in American history in the last half-century was the September 11 terrorist attacks. On September 13, 2001 President Bush stated, “The most important thing is for us to find [...]
Archive for April 21st, 2008
21 Apr
The US Economy and the Costs of War
OpEdNews Original Content at http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_dave_lin_080421_the_us_economy_and_t.htm April 21, 2008 The US Economy and the Costs of War By Dave Lindorff Is the Iraq War to blame for America’s long-term economic decline and for the current economic crisis? Martin Neil Baily, a chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Bill Clinton, and now director [...]
21 Apr
Leaked: ABC’s Stephanopoulos interviews John McCain
Leaked: ABC’s Stephanopoulos interviews John McCain 55 psssts 177,732 views 1463 comments Produced by: Brave New Films Last week’s Democratic debate in Philadelphia was an abysmal display of journalism. By sticking to trivial topics for half of the debate, ABC sought to provoke controversy without asking the candidates serious questions. The Huffington Post’s Jason Linkins wrote [...]
21 Apr
Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand
MESSAGE MACHINE Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon’s Hidden Hand A PENTAGON CAMPAIGN Retired officers have been used to shape terrorism coverage from inside the TV and radio networks. By DAVID BARSTOW Published: April 20, 2008 In the summer of 2005, the Bush administration confronted a fresh wave of criticism over Guantánamo Bay. The detention center had [...]
21 Apr
Election Year Folly — Mr. McCain’s Irresponsible Economic Plan
Election Year Folly Mr. McCain’s irresponsible economic plan Monday, April 21, 2008; Page A14 The Washington Post WITH ONE significant exception, the essence of Sen. John McCain‘s speech on economic policy last week could be summed up as, “Let’s just get me elected, and then we can talk seriously.” Of course, the presumptive Republican nominee [...]
21 Apr
Retired Officers, Still Doing The Pentagon’s Work on TV?
They realize that it is either support the Bush doctrine or be ostracized: being ostracized in Washington, DC means not working. Talk about politics as usual… Very few of these retired leaders will speak out against a policy that has — and continues — torn the fabric of this country apart.
21 Apr
Mr. Bush’s Train Wreck
Mr. Bush’s Train Wreck The president raised a legitimate concern in his climate speech. Too bad he’s the cause of it. » Links to this article Monday, April 21, 2008; Page A14 The Washington Post LAST WEEK, President Bush announced a climate change goal that is insufficiently ambitious, and he failed to endorse [...]
21 Apr
Pundits or Pentagon Puppets?
Posted at 4:51 PM ET, 04/20/2008 http://blog.washingtonpost.com/inteldump/ Pundits or Pentagon Puppets? Sunday’s New York Times features 7,500-word opus on the Pentagon’s efforts to shape public opinion by influencing what retired military officers thought and said publicly about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A Macchiavellian initiative, to be sure, but a clumsy one from what [...]
