Barham "Please Stay" Saleh A Propaganda Tool Before

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Monday October 23, 2006 · 7:13 AM PDT

2006/10/23 · 07:13

With many Iraqis wanting the US and its few allies to leave, the hawks in the US and Britain had to find a prominent Iraqi (A Kurd will do) to beg the foreigners to stay.
Deputy PM: West Can't Cut And Run

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) -- Iraq is vital to the world's future and the West cannot cut and run despite growing anxiety over the relentless bloodshed there, Deputy Prime Minister Barham Saleh said on Monday.

Apparently Bush and his buddy Blair had used Saleh before to help create the myth of the Al Qaeda- Saddam link.
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Rice Lies About Support Of Drones Pre 9-11 In NYP

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Tuesday September 26, 2006 · 2:23 AM PDT

2006/09/26 · 02:23

Responding to President Clinton's charges about Bush administration inaction pre 9-11, Condi Rice made a dishonest claim about the Bush support for a valuable drone program that was launched during the Clinton administration. She was interviewed by the New York Post for an article that will appear in the Tuesday September 26th edition. From the article:

"I would just suggest that you go back and read the 9/11 commission report on the efforts of the Bush administration in the eight months - things like working to get an armed Predator [drone] that actually turned out to be extraordinarily important," Rice added.

Below we will refresh our memories from a June 2003 controversy concerning those drones.
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Juan Cole And Time Magazine On Israel & Gaza

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Monday July 10, 2006 · 6:45 AM PDT

2006/07/10 · 06:45

I support Israel. I support it's right to defend itself.

Juan Cole has an excellent link filled post on the Israeli actions in Gaza and the protests it is encouraging worldwide against Israel and it's friend the United States.

Time Magazine has an excellent opinion piece on how Israel's friend the United States is no longer playing the role it has played in the past in influencing and moderating Israeli behavior. Read More

NYT On Zarqawi - Fight Them There So We Can Fight Them Here

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Sunday June 11, 2006 · 2:53 AM PDT

2006/06/11 · 02:53

Terrorists Trained by Zarqawi Went Abroad, Jordan Says

At the time of his death, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was still trying to transform his organization from one focused on the Iraqi insurgency into a global operation capable of striking far beyond Iraq's borders, intelligence experts here and in the West agree.
His recruiting efforts, according to high-ranking Jordanian security officials interviewed Saturday, were threefold: He sought volunteers to fight in Iraq and others to become suicide bombers there, but he also recruited about 300 who went to Iraq for terrorist training and sent them back to their home countries, where they await orders to carry out strikes.

Although the role Zarqawi played in the multi-tag team wrestling match that we created in Iraq was exaggerated, his effect on the rest of the world still remains to be seen. Read More

US Contractor Busted With Arms In Iraq (UPDATE)

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Tuesday March 14, 2006 · 6:31 AM PST

2006/03/14 · 06:31

UPDATE: Spokesman denies there were explosives but admits there were 2 AK-47s. Link

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Holy Treasonous Shit

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An American described as a security contractor arrested by police in a northern Iraqi town was carrying weapons in his car, a provincial official said. Abdullah Jebara, the Deputy Governor of Salahaddin province, told Reuters the man was arrested in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit on Monday. He was removed from the provincial government building by U.S. forces on Tuesday, Jebara said. The Joint Coordination Center between the U.S. and Iraqi military in Tikrit said the man, whom it described as a security contractor working for a private company, possessed explosives which were found in his car. It said he was arrested on Tuesday. The man was stopped by police for violating a daytime curfew in Tikrit, a security source said. American security personnel rarely travel alone. U.S. officials had no immediate comment.

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Saturday March 11, 2006 · 3:33 AM PST

2006/03/11 · 03:33

TPM has uncovered one of the fine moments in Claude Allen's all too short career in public service.

In the early days of the Katrina Debacle, the White House response was being coordinated by none other than Claude Allen. ... Maybe he was too busy waiting in the return line at Hecht's to focus on the hurricane stuff.

Highlighting this duty on his resume will surely attract the job offers. This is after spending the much needed time with his family of course. Read More

Arrests On "Buy Nothing Day" (With Materialist Poll)

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Saturday November 26, 2005 · 7:38 PM PST

2005/11/26 · 19:38

You think you might risk arrest protesting the war. Try protesting what America really holds dear. Shopping. For the second year in a row, there were arrests at a "Buy Nothing Day" celebration.

Seven people were arrested for criminal trespass while protesting consumerism at Christiana Mall in Newark, Del., on Black Friday.
The protesters, including three sisters who were also arrested at the mall last year and a man dressed as Santa Claus, were urging shoppers to curb their consumerist urges as part of "Buy Nothing Day," said Anna White of Washington, D.C., one of the participants.

I love this approach. I've often told people I am a terrible shopping companion. Ask me how this looks and I'll bring up the lack of joy that materialism brings. I'll bring up the kid's college fund. Saving for retirement. Having F.U. money. The bankruptcy bill. And of course, "Do you know how much cheap wine you could get for that price?"
More and a poll after the break.
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Berlusconi Meets Bush Monday Over Lunch Of "Duck Soup"

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Thursday October 27, 2005 · 12:15 AM PDT

2005/10/27 · 00:15

Apparently Rove is so out of the loop he is not checking Bush's calendar. With La Repubblica exploring the Italian and U.S. connection to the phony Niger documents, Bush is scheduled to host Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at the White House Monday. The scandal hurts the PM as the Italians have been trying to rebuild their intelligence services after having a history of failures at the highest levels.

Chicolini: Well, you remember you gave us a picture of this man and said, 'Follow him?'...Well, we get on-a the job right away and in-a one hour - even-a less than one hour...
Trentino (excitedly and expectantly): Yes?
Chicolini: We losa-a the picture. That's-a pretty quick work, eh?
Trentino: ...I asked you to dig up something I can use against Firefly. Did you bring me his record?

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Saturday June 04, 2005 · 1:27 AM PDT

2005/06/04 · 01:27

It worked so well with in the Iraq buildup, why not try it again.

Kevin Drum blogs a Knight-Ridder article on the bogus reports of Zarqawi's trip to Syria.

Well our international man of mystery is reportedly in Iran now.

U.S. intelligence this week has been checking some reports, still uncorroborated as of Friday, that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaida's leader of the Iraqi insurgency, may have dipped into Iran, officials said. Read More

Bush Bashing Of S.Korea Research = Schiavo II

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Saturday May 21, 2005 · 8:31 PM PDT

2005/05/21 · 20:31

Kind of sensed that Bush's knee jerk criticism of the South Korean research might not have been well advised. The administration is still clinging to Rove's calculation that pandering to the religous right is a net gain for them, even considering the hits they took on the Schiavo case. Was looking for a science blog that would mention the issue and found this at the American Journal Of Bioethics with a wonderful snarky title.
Well, It Worked with Schiavo: The President Prepares the Nation for a Stem Cell Crisis
"It makes a great deal of sense as a package: the President's man in the Senate is fighting hard to get a conservative package of judges confirmed - virtually every one of whom has spoken or written against abortion, stem cell research or both - and he devoted an enormous amount of time and energy to the Schiavo matter."
A great amount of synergy can be gained by mentioning Bush's stem cell opposition, vis-a-vis these judges during the filibuster debate.
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Bush's Democracy Corps & Gannon Teaches Journalism

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Thursday May 19, 2005 · 12:51 AM PDT

2005/05/19 · 00:51

Gannon isn't teaching an Adult Ed course on journalism. That's bullshit. Just as hard to believe, Bush, fresh from his successes in Iraq & Afghanistan is pushing for a rapid response team that will quickly get yez democracy up and running after one of our "Shock & Awe" thingamabobs.

Citing the lengthy and difficult task of setting up the U.S.-run occupation government in Iraq after Saddam Hussein's ouster, Bush is proposing $100 million next year for a new conflict response fund and $24 million for a new Office of Reconstruction and Stabilization in the State Department. That office will coordinate U.S. government efforts to support emerging democracies, with the new Active Response Corps of foreign and civil service officers as a crucial tool, Bush said.

Get your applications for internships at the Heritage Foundation in now so you can be a part of future year zeros. Just like John Kennedy gave us the Peace Corps and our quest for the moon, George is giving us the Democracy Corps and a mission to Mars. Read More

Using Zarqawi & A Return To 'Nam Era Press Skepticicsm?

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Tuesday May 03, 2005 · 11:35 PM PDT

2005/05/03 · 23:35

This time a letter was written to Zarqawi by a disgruntled underling complaining about the lack of moral among insurgents. Link
The AP story seems to look at the report with great skepticism.

The letter's authenticity could not be independently confirmed. It was the latest in a series of claims by U.S.-led forces of progress in the fight against Iraq's bloody insurgency, including defeating militants in skirmishes, raiding their hidden arms caches and getting tips about them from Iraqi informants.

But the claims come at a time when insurgents have dramatically stepped up attacks, including large suicide bombings, killing nearly 170 people in six days.

Of course we will now hear that the recent uptick in attacks are due to the fact that we have our opponents so demoralized.
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Barham "Please Stay" Saleh A Propaganda Tool Before

Rice Lies About Support Of Drones Pre 9-11 In NYP

Juan Cole And Time Magazine On Israel & Gaza

NYT On Zarqawi - Fight Them There So We Can Fight Them Here

US Contractor Busted With Arms In Iraq (UPDATE)

Claude Allen Headed Early Katrina Task Force

Arrests On "Buy Nothing Day" (With Materialist Poll)

Berlusconi Meets Bush Monday Over Lunch Of "Duck Soup"

Cherrypicking & Stovepiping In Syria. Now Iran?

Bush Bashing Of S.Korea Research = Schiavo II

Bush's Democracy Corps & Gannon Teaches Journalism

Using Zarqawi & A Return To 'Nam Era Press Skepticicsm?