Inter Press Service Analysis by Gareth Porter* WASHINGTON, Jul 28 (IPS) – Many official and unofficial proponents of a long-term U.S. military presence in Iraq are dismissing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s demand for a U.S. timeline for withdrawal as political posturing, assuming that he will abandon it under pressure. But that demand was [...]
Archive for July 28th, 2008
28 Jul
Mayer: Justice Department Lawyer Says Lunatics Running the Country
Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side, sat down with Bill Moyers on Friday to talk about the “atmosphere of intimidation” in the White House regarding the authorization of torture at Guantanamo. According to Mayer, some Justice Department lawyers were so scared of being wiretapped by their own government they actually developed a system of [...]
28 Jul
Public Opinion Snapshot: A Tale of Two Wars
Center for American Progress By Ruy Teixeira | July 25, 2008 Despite statements from the Iraqi government indicating that it supports a timetable for removing U.S. troops from Iraq, conservatives continue to assert that ?winning? the war in Iraq is essential to the war against terrorist networks, and committing to a timetable is therefore inconceivable. [...]
28 Jul
John McCain on Foreign Policy: Even Worse Than Bush
Cato Institute by Ted Galen Carpenter This article appeared in the July 2008 issue of Chronicles. Over the years, John McCain has acquired a reputation as a maverick Republican. Independents and even some Democrats who loathe George W. Bush’s foreign-policy record seem to believe that McCain would be a significant improvement. In several GOP primaries [...]
28 Jul
Caving To The Right On Affirmative Action
Center for American Progress On ABC News’s This Week yesterday, host George Stephanopoulos asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) about how “opponents of affirmative action” in his home state of Arizona are pushing a ballot initiative “that would do away” with the equal opportunity program. “Do you support that?” asked Stephanopoulos. “Yes, I do,” [...]
28 Jul
Senate’s ‘Dr. No’ Spurs Showdown Over Spending
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has held up bills worth at least $10 billion. (Melina Mara/twp) By Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 28, 2008; Page A01 Instead of a keepsake photo of a political hero or his family, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has a large framed picture next to his desk that [...]
