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  • Cheney’s Avalanche of Lies
    7 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By William Rivers Pitt "The vice president, I’m surprised to hear him talk about records. When he was one of 435 members of the United States House, he was one of 10 to vote against Head Start, one of four to vote against banning plastic weapons that can pass through metal detectors. He voted against the Department of Education. He voted against funding for Meals on Wheels for seniors. He voted against a holiday for Martin Luther King. He voted against a resolution calling for the release (…)

  • It Was a Rout
    5 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By William Rivers Pitt
    "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!" Howard Cosell
    There was a President on that stage in Florida on Thursday night, and his name was not George.
    This was supposed to be the debate that played to the strengths of Bush and his administration. Foreign policy in general and the protection of the United States from terrorism in particular, according to all the polls and every talking head within earshot, are the areas where George (…)

  • Retreat Into a Substitute Reality
    4 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Touching on Bush’s Ambivalent Relations with His Father, Kerry Exposed His Delusions about Iraq
    by Sidney Blumenthal
    After months of flawless execution in a well-orchestrated campaign, President Bush had to stand alone in an unpredictable debate. He had traveled the country, appearing before adoring pre-selected crowds, delivered a carefully crafted acceptance speech before his convention, and approved tens of millions of dollars in TV commercials to belittle his opponent. In the (…)

  • Kucinich Calls for Open Hearings on Iraq Intelligence- Before the Election
    4 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Mounting evidence points to Iraq as a collosal failure with little hope for improvement. Dennis Kucinich has called for the House Subcommittee to hold hearings in open session to investigate the lies before the war, and those affecting current policies in iraq.
    Make a difference- Write one email and have it faxed to the entire subcommittee. Demand accountability. Click Read More and Email them now, it only takes a second to contact 6 congresspeople today.
    Kucinich Calls for Open Hearings (…)

  • Powell Regrets Iraq Weapons Claim for War
    4 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By BARRY SCHWEID
    WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Colin Powell ventured into the thick of the presidential campaign Friday by challenging John Kerry’s attacks on President Bush’s leadership of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    At a news conference in Atlanta, Powell disagreed with the Kerry’s contention in Thursday night’s presidential debate that Bush missed an opportunity to capture terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.
    He also dismissed the Democratic candidate’s suggestion that (…)

  • More Troops to Iraq ...After the Election
    1 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By RAY McGOVERN
    Former CIA Analyst
    It’s not an "if." It’s a "when." Pentagon officials have indicated that they plan to send as many as 15,000 additional troops during the first four months of 2005, and the President George W. Bush continues to insist "we will stay the course" until Iraq is stabilized. (I do wish his advisers would provide a different vocabulary so that those of us steeped in the mistakes regarding Vietnam could be spared painful flashbacks.)
    Where will the additional (…)

  • Bush Ignored Warnings On Iraq, NY Times Says
    1 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    U.S. President George W. Bush was warned in two intelligence reports before he invaded Iraq that his war could produce a chaotic guerrilla conflict involving terrorists. Yet, critics say, Mr. Bush didn’t use the information to alter his policy or plan for escalating bloodshed that’s threatening chances for democratic elections in Iraq in January. A senior U.S. intelligence official was also quoted this week as saying Mr. Bush disregarded high-level warnings that a war could (…)

  • Bring Them Home, Where We Need Them Where is the Florida National Guard?
    1 October 2004 par (Open-Publishing)

    By WAYNE MADSEN
    My sister just found my 80 year old mother late this morning sitting in a state of shock in a Red Cross church evacuation shelter in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Wiith her were some of her neighbors, along with a number of the regular street derelict residents of the facility. She was forcibly evacuated yesterday afternoon with only minutes warning and only enough time to grab her medications, cell phone, and phone charger.
    Because the state of Florida waited so long to (…)

  • Lots More Troops To Iraq... After the Election
    30 September 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    Lots More Troops To Iraq... After the Election by Ray McGovern
    It’s not an “if.” It’s a “when.” Pentagon officials have indicated that they plan to send as many as 15,000 additional troops during the first four months of 2005, and the President George W. Bush continues to insist “we will stay the course” until Iraq is stabilized. (I do wish his advisers would provide a different vocabulary so that those of us steeped in the mistakes regarding Vietnam could be spared painful flashbacks.) (…)

  • Top Bush officials clash over Iraq election
    26 September 2004 par (Open-Publishing)
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    By Vicki Allen
    WASHINGTON - Iraq’s elections should be nationwide, a top Bush administration official has said, clashing publicly with Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s suggestion that voting might not take place in the most violent areas.
    Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said the elections scheduled for January will not be perfect, but they should encompass the entire country.
    Rumsfeld also appeared to back away from his outspoken remarks on Thursday that while the (…)