Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that he sees no possibility of a war between his country and the United States or Israel. By VIJAY JOSHI Associated Press Writer KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia ? Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that he sees no possibility of a war between his country and the United States or [...]
Archive for July 8th, 2008
8 Jul
The New FISA Compromise: It’s Worse than You Think
by Timothy B. Lee This article appeared on Ars Technica on July 7, 2008. Telco immunity is the icing, not the cake Last month, the House of Representatives passed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, Congress’s latest response to President Bush’s demands for expanded eavesdropping authority. The Democratic leadership, seemingly intent on avoiding real debate [...]
8 Jul
Maliki Suggests U.S. Troop Timetable
Iraqi Premier’s Remarks Reflect Political Plight By Sudarsan Raghavan and Karen DeYoung Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, July 8, 2008; Page A01 BAGHDAD, July 7 — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has for the first time suggested establishing a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, a step that the Bush administration has long [...]
8 Jul
Risky Business
By Dana Milbank Tuesday, July 8, 2008; Page A03 Washington Post Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard chief who is now the Republican National Committee‘s “Victory Chairman,” was discussing consumer-driven health insurance at a breakfast with reporters when she proposed “a real, live example which I’ve been hearing a lot about from women: There are many [...]
8 Jul
Candidates Diverge on How to Save Social Security
By Perry Bacon Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 8, 2008; Page A01 Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are both proposing dramatic changes to Social Security, taking on the financially fragile “third rail of American politics” that Congress and recent presidents have been unable to repair. McCain’s aides said he favors a bipartisan [...]
8 Jul
Putting your foot into the current of history
By Derrick Z. Jackson July 8, 2008 IT MAY have been the only time that John McCain and Barack Obama have criticized President Bush in the same language. McCain has said, “I think after 9/11 that we made a mistake. I think after 9/11, instead of telling Americans to take a trip or go shopping, [...]
8 Jul
Iraqis want US pullout timeline
Envisioned as part of security accord; Plan would hinge on forces’ readiness An Iraqi girl reacted as a US soldier searched her family’s home yesterday in Sa’ada, north of Baghdad in Diyala province. (Associated Press) By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Sebastian Abbot Associated Press / July 8, 2008 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s prime minister said yesterday his [...]
