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Permanent Link to Oaklander, others arrested protesting Hillary in DC

[Inside Bay Area > Political Blotter] CODEPINK cofounders Medea Benjamin of San Francisco and Jodie Evans of Venice, Calif., later Tuesday were detained by Capitol Police after interrupting a Senate Foreign Relations Committee nomination hearing for John Deputy Secretary of State nominee John Negroponte; they’d stood up and spoke out in objection to Negroponte’s alleged tolerance of Honduran death squads during his term as the U.S. Ambassador to that Central American nation from 1981 to 1985.

RINO Specter declares decider shared and joint responsibility

[ Conservative Thoughts] No one challenges the notion that Congress can stop a war by canceling its funding. In fact, Vice President Dick Cheney challenged Congress to back up its objections to Bush’s plan to put 21,500 more troops in Iraq by zeroing out the war budget.

Posted at 01:38 AM

January 31, 2007

Permanent Link to Oaklander, others arrested protesting Hillary in DC

Posted at 01:43 AM

RINO Specter declares decider shared and joint responsibility

Posted at 01:38 AM

January 29, 2007

Davos Video Gold Rush

[lgf: democracy. it's a beautiful thing.] Given the tendency of attendees at Davos to have attacks of foot-in-mouth disease, I think I’ll have a closer look at all these lovely videos the World Economic Forum has made available: World Economic Forum - Podcasts and Webcasts.

Posted at 01:41 AM

The Big Issue on the Table

[ Peace and Freedom] Oh, and my friend in Texas has also mentioned that he believes we should string up some of the politicians that are voicing opposition to the president. But he’s a little to the right of me.

Posted at 01:38 AM

January 27, 2007

Iraq's VP - Invasion Was An "Idiot Decision"

[Colcam.Image] Iraq's Vice-President Adel Abdul Mahdi, speaking in Davos, Switzerland, has said the American led invasion of Iraq in 2003 was an "idiot decision" and Iraqi troops now need to secure Baghdad to ensure the country's future.

Posted at 01:44 AM

Harry Reid, Prophet of Doom

[Kicking Over My Traces] Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has a prediction of electoral doom for any Republicans with the backbone to oppose a sense-of-the-Senate...

Posted at 01:38 AM

January 25, 2007

Permanent Link to More on that Webby Poll

[Macsmind - Conservative Commentary and Common Sense] “Only 35 percent of the military members polled this year said they approve of the way President Bush is handling the war, while 42 percent said they disapproved. [”¦]Just as telling, in this year’s poll only 41 percent of the military said the U.S. should have gone to war in Iraq in the first place, down from 65 percent in 2003.”

Posted at 01:39 AM

Yet Another Reason

["On Topic" With Doug Krile] Make that insanity”¦ Let’s take a look at this surge by the numbers. The Army acknowledged last week, for example, that it is still 22 percent short of the armored Humvees it needs in Iraq despite heated criticism in 2004 and 2005 over the lack of armored vehicles.

Posted at 01:38 AM

January 23, 2007

Scores Die in Iraq bomb attacks

[Truthdig - Reports] The attacks came as the first of over 21,000 extra US troops ordered by US President George W Bush arrived in Baghdad on a mission to boost security.

Posted at 01:45 AM

Scores Die in Baghdad Attacks

[Truthdig - Reports] Although 3,200 additional troops have been deployed in Baghdad in an effort to assert control, violence continues to worsen. A double car bombing on Monday killed 88 people and injured 160.

Posted at 01:43 AM

January 21, 2007

Ledeen Blows It Out

[Daily Pundit] We refused to see it, we deliberately and systematically blinded ourselves to it, and this “we” encompasses them all, president and vice president, national security advisers, secretaries of defense and state and their top aides (can anyone forget the incredible claim from Powell’s Deputy, Richard Armitage-the man who outed Valerie Plame to Robert Novack and then clammed up about it, thereby sending Judy Miller to prison and Scooter Libby to trial””that “Iran is a democracy,” and his public announcement that the Iranians would soon turn over top al Qaeda terrorists to our criminal justice system?), and the Intelligence (sic) Community.

Posted at 01:48 AM

Permalink

[ The Lady Speaks] Where Does This End? “Without significant progress in the rule of law, sectarian violence will continue indefinitely and eventually spiral out of control” -Gianni Magazzeni, head of the UN human rights office in Iraq Another 21,500 troops are going to help”¦.how exactly? Photos 1, 2, 3: Al-Jazeera Photos 4, 5, 6: msnbc.com January 17th, 2007 Posted by PA_Lady | Iraq, Government, Middle East, War, White House, Bush, America, Civil War, US Military, Cheney, Protest, Condoleeza Rice...

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Posted at 01:43 AM

January 17, 2007

More sadness for the Drum

[It’s All About The Money!] Paul Sanchez, of Irving, Texas, died Sunday due to…..yep, you guessed it..an IED.

Posted at 01:42 AM

Multiple Baghdad Bombings Kill at least 95

[Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] A double bombing outside a Baghdad university has killed at least 70 people and injured 170, according to police. Some 25 more died elsewhere in Baghdad from bombings and shootings, on what has become one of the most violent days in Iraq since the war began.

Posted at 01:40 AM

January 15, 2007

O'Reilly: '[T]he media now have a vested interest in America's failure'...

[Conservative Blog Therapy] Brokaw is certainly entitled to his opinion on the Wild West front, I can only wonder what the anti-Bush press would have said if the USA had not handed Saddam over to the Iraqis. The likely headline would have been something like: "Bush Insults the Iraqi Justice System." The articles and punditry would have emphasized that America was usurping Iraqi authority.And Mark Alexander asks...

Posted at 01:42 AM

“Baghdad is dying”

[One Utah] From CNN correspondent Arwa Damon in Baghdad: “Baghdad is dying, we are all just waiting in line.” Khaled ”” not his real name to protect his life ”” one of our Iraqi employees, said the words softy, his eyes glossing over. It was during a conversation with our Bureau Chief Cal Perry, talking about work in the bureau, and I was helping out translating.

Posted at 01:38 AM

January 13, 2007

Iranian "Diplomats" Had No Credentials:

[Pajamas Media] The US said the five Iranians who were arrested Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, had no official diplomatic status and their “consulate” an ordinary building with no accreditation.

Posted at 01:40 AM

No Surge

[OgMog: beta] Moe Wampum Tees designed this T-shirt in response. I think that the shirt is doubly appropriate, when you consider the electrical situation in Baghdad.

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Posted at 01:38 AM

January 11, 2007

The Surge Has Begun...

[Clipmarks - DizzyDezzi's clips] clipped by: DizzyDezzi clipper's remarks: Color me surprised... ...how 'bout y'all? Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.comABC News: Leading Edge Of Troop...

Posted at 01:51 AM

Hitting Reverse A Little Early

[Captain's Quarters] With just a few hours left before George Bush delivers his speech on the shift in Iraq war policy, politicians have already queued up to declare themselves in support or opposition to the plan. Unsurprisingly, most Democrats oppose it, but a few Republicans have joined them.

Posted at 01:41 AM

January 09, 2007

Duck pit lovers unite

[B12 Partners Solipsism] When we later saw the whole square where the statue was located, only 30 to 40 people were there (U.S. soldiers, press and some Iraqis -- and one of several U.S. tanks present pulled the statue down with a cable). We, the television viewers, saw the square being presented as though the people of Iraq had gone into a frenzy, mobbed the square and spontaneously pulled down the statue.

Posted at 01:53 AM

Fineman skeptical on Dems withholding funds

[The Political Chase - TPC] Fineman seemed to believe the pending Congressional hearings would further bolster public opinion against the war and consequentially motivate/force Bush to pursue other options. Who knows, Fineman may be right about what the Dems may or may not do, but I believe he is dead wrong that public opinion will have any effect on Bush's policy in Iraq.

Posted at 01:48 AM

January 07, 2007

Harry Reid on the Iraq War

[Old Hickory's Weblog] When President Bush does come forward with his plan, Senate Democrats will keep working with his administration to help the Iraqis succeed. We have a series of Iraq oversight hearings scheduled this month.

Posted at 01:39 AM

The 101st Fighting Keyboarders

[ kendallball.com] This is incredibly funny. ...

Posted at 01:37 AM

January 05, 2007

Strange Fruit

[Peace, Social Justice and Truth for All. Liberal Progressive Blog] Ever heard the Billie Holiday classic "Strange Fruit"? America's modern day version of a good old fashioned lynching, complete with hooded thugs and...

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Posted at 01:48 AM

Clean Sweep for Iraq Generals

[Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines] David Petraeus who has completed two tours in Iraq—one as a division commander during the invasion and another heading the training of Iraq security forces. He completed that job in 2005.

Posted at 01:46 AM

Iraq Reviews > January 31, 2007

Permanent Link to Oaklander, others arrested protesting Hillary in DC

RINO Specter declares decider shared and joint responsibility

January 31, 2007

Permanent Link to Oaklander, others arrested protesting Hillary in DC

RINO Specter declares decider shared and joint responsibility

January 29, 2007

Davos Video Gold Rush

The Big Issue on the Table

January 27, 2007

Iraq's VP - Invasion Was An "Idiot Decision"

Harry Reid, Prophet of Doom

January 25, 2007

Permanent Link to More on that Webby Poll

Yet Another Reason

January 23, 2007

Scores Die in Iraq bomb attacks

Scores Die in Baghdad Attacks

January 21, 2007

Ledeen Blows It Out

Permalink

January 17, 2007

More sadness for the Drum

Multiple Baghdad Bombings Kill at least 95

January 15, 2007

O'Reilly: '[T]he media now have a vested interest in America's failure'...

“Baghdad is dying”

January 13, 2007

Iranian "Diplomats" Had No Credentials:

No Surge

January 11, 2007

The Surge Has Begun...

Hitting Reverse A Little Early

January 09, 2007

Duck pit lovers unite

Fineman skeptical on Dems withholding funds

January 07, 2007

Harry Reid on the Iraq War

The 101st Fighting Keyboarders

January 05, 2007

Strange Fruit

Clean Sweep for Iraq Generals

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