BODY ARMOR: George Allen Betrays the Troops cross-posted at Firedoglake I was supposed to be in a conference call this morning with VoteVets, but was interrupted. So I asked them to send me their most recent ad campaign in support of the troops, which unmasks George Allen even further. Eric from VoteVets emailed me the [...]
Did Curt Weldon Dodge the Draft?
–updated– cross-posted at Firedoglake and Huffington Post If you're not familiar with Curt Weldon, he's the guy who wanted to take his shovel to Iraq, and excavate the country in hopes of finding WMD nobody else could find. It earned him a little chiding and by inference the title of Indiana Weldon in the Philadelphia [...]
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Swiftboating: A New Low in Dirty Politics
This piece originally appeared on AlterNet.org. Political dirty tricks have long been a staple of American elections. But now there's a relatively new black art in the mix — a form of attack politics funded to the tune of millions and featuring a wide network of surrogates eager to get into the fight. It's dirty [...]
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Rape Holiday Declared in Pakistan
Rape Holiday Declared in Pakistan –updated– Hey guys in Pakistan, what are you doing today? Why don't you get 2 or 3 — just not 4 — of your buddies together, find a woman and gang rape her. Tuesdays are not busy days, so what the hell, right? That's what Pakistan just declared as law. [...]
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How Bush Rules
How Bush Rules –updated– Mr. President, you're not looking so good. I hope you didn't read Sydney's new book. If you saw Bush's speech last night, this is the tonic. Come to think about it, even if you haven't it is. Sydney Blumenthal has a new book, which looks like a real scorcher. I'm waiting [...]
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Mickey Mouse is Dead
Update (6:34 p.m.): Keith Olbermann proved tonight that he is indeed our modern day Edward R. Murrow. Since Dan Abrams took over running MSNBC, Olbermann has been soaring. Tonight, on 9/11, he was at his best. Watch KEITH OLBERMANN's Murrow MomentThank you, Keith. As at least some of us get ready to endure the final [...]
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Remembrances of Hopes Long Dashed
Remembrances of Hopes Long Dashed cross-posted at Firedoglake I used to live in New York City. I worked on Broadway for several years. I remember the World Trade Center towers very well. I was among the few who loved those structures. Two weeks ago my husband and I spent 10 glorious days in New York [...]
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How Did We Get From 9/11 to Iraq?
How Did We Get From 9/11 to Iraq? cross-posted at Firedoglake and Huffington Post View From 9/11 to Iraq You'll have to excuse me, but I'm not feeling very well this morning. I'm sick to my stomach over the reality I see out over the horizon. And believe me, it has nothing to do with [...]
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ABC’s Path to Disgrace
ABC's Path to Disgrace –updated– WATCH “9/11: Press for Truth” (It's the uncut version that just debuted in New York.) We've had some serious successes pushing back on ABC's desperate docudrama. Ads appeared in newspapers without the 9/11 Commission Report badge of honor, with the actual show offering a caveat that the fiction is indeed [...]
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On A Sunny Tuesday Morning
On A Sunny Tuesday Morning guest post by Mash Photographs of those killed on 9/11 The first time I went to New York City was in 1979. My parents took us to all the famous landmarks on that trip. The three highlights of my trip were visiting the Empire State Building, riding the ferry to [...]
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JOHN KERRY: Republicans have a ‘Katrina Foreign Policy’
JOHN KERRY: Republicans have a 'Katrina Foreign Policy' Kerry on CNN. Talk about nailing the Republicans to the wall. A Katrina foreign policy. Ouch. Republicans are in deep trouble and Karl Rove has a plan: scapegoat George Tenet and swiftboat everyone else. If you saw Dick Cheney and Condoleezza Rice today, you saw the Republicans' [...]
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Commander Clueless
Commander Clueless Osama Who? Five years after Tora Bora, the trail is “stone cold.” And we thought it couldn't get any worse. Well, it just did. Nice. Now I'm watching a scene where a movie of President Clinton is being projected on a screen, it's footage from some Clinton speech, and a Taliban guy walks [...]
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George W. Bush’s Osama Palooza
George W. Bush's Osama Palooza George W. Bush was for getting Osama before he was against it. It reminds me of one of the best lines in John Kerry's speech today. “… … No American president should be for torture before he’s against it. … … “ – Senator John Kerry Classic. As for finally [...]
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Meanwhile, Back in Baghdad
by Baghdad born architect Zaha Hadid. As we come upon Monday's remembrance of 9/11, I want to share at least some of my recent trip to New York City. By the way, we will not be calling it an “anniversary” around here. That's just too bouncy an adjective for what happened five years ago Monday. [...]
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John Kerry Delivers Security Speech
UPDATE (10:20 a.m.): Kerry's speech, with comments, is now up on Huffington Post. The YouTube above I had my tech team put together, which is part of John Kerry playing “Hardball,” though YT seems to be having some sync issues. (Here's an alternative way to view it.) It's a great appearance, with Kerry starting out [...]
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Tainted Mouse and the FBI Agent Who Bolted
FBI agent Thomas Nicoletti speaks out. Besides the video above, here are a couple of must read articles for you, if you haven't already seen them. First Max Blumenthal's piece for Huffington Post is amazing. Before The Path to 9/11 entered the production stage, Disney/ABC contracted David Cunningham as the film's director. Cunningham is no [...]
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John Kerry Blasts ABC’s Desperate Docudrama
cross-posted at Firedoglake and Huffington Post “… In other words, we said to Osama bin Laden we think getting rid of Saddam Hussein is seven times more important than dealing with of you. – President Bill Clinton So, after Bill Clinton got through ripping ABC and Republicans, with a little help from his lawyers, I [...]
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Historians Call on ABC to Cancel ‘Path to 9/11′ Fraud
Historians Call on ABC to Cancel “Path to 9/11″ Fraud UPDATE: Kristen Breitweiser will be on “Larry King” tonight. Offered without comment, because the letter says it all. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEADING HISTORIANS CALL FOR CANCELLATION OF “FRAUDULENT” ABC 9/11 DOCUMDRAMA Call Flagrant Falsehoods Gross Disservice to the Public CHICAGO, IL — SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 [...]
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HAROLD FORD Pulls Even in Senate Race
HAROLD FORD, Jr. Pulls Even in Senate Race Harold Ford, Jr. is running one hell of a race, which was proven in the latest Rasmussen poll. He's just one point down as of today. There is not an appropriate adjective to describe the monumental meaning of this development. Ford winning this seat was considered impossible [...]
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WINGNUTS to ABC’s RESCUE: Jeff Gannon Meets Atlas Shrugged
WINGNUTS to ABC's RESCUE: Jeff Gannon Meets Atlas Shrugged … Except that it is. I saw the film at the National Press Club screening and I've read the 9/11 Commission Report. The documentary is consistent with the Report. – Jeff Gannon What is with the Republican Party these days? Between Jeff Gannon, a Republican White [...]
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