Archive for July 1st, 2008

Hersh on U.S Activity in Iran: Be Nervous

Seymour Hersh on CNN’s Late Edition, June 29, 2008. To read Hersh’s article in full, go here.

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Bush and McCain Take Credit for the GI Bill They Opposed

Well, it’s taken me seven years, but I think I have finally figured out President Bush.  All this time I thought he was just shamelessly lying to us, but as it turns out, he’s just using a different dictionary than we are—one in which the words mean the opposite of what we know them to [...]

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Bush’s Failed Bin Laden Hunt

americanprogressaction.org TERRORISM An article in yesterday’s New York Times criticized the Bush administration for failing “to develop a comprehensive plan to address the militant problem” along the Afghan-Pakistan border, where Osama bin Laden is reportedly rebuilding the al Qaeda terror network. After expressing enthusiasm for capturing bin Laden shortly after the Sept.11 attacks, the Bush [...]

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What Bush hath wrought

By Andrew J. Bacevich July 1, 2008 FEW AMERICANS, whatever their political persuasion, will mourn George W. Bush’s departure from office. Democrats and Republicans alike are counting the days until the inauguration of a new president will wipe the slate clean. Yet in crucial respects, the Bush era will not end Jan. 20, 2009. The [...]

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Ex-Agent Says CIA Ignored Iran Facts

INTELLIGENCE ON NUCLEAR PROGRAM By Joby Warrick Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 1, 2008; Page A02 A former CIA operative who says he tried to warn the agency about faulty intelligence on Iraqi weapons programs now contends that CIA officials also ignored evidence that Iran had suspended work on a nuclear bomb. THIS STORY [...]

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