Category: News

Vanishing Act: “Disappearing” the Republic at the Push of a Button The American vote-count is controlled by three major corporate players–Diebold, ES&S, and Sequoia–with a fourth, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), coming on strong. These companies–all of them hardwired into the Bushist Party power grid–have been given billions of dollars by the Bush Regime to… Continue reading Vanishing Act: “Disappearing” the Republic at the Push of a Button

Ex-Minister Says Blair Knew Iraq Had No Banned Arms. Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook asserted today that the British prime minister conceded privately that Iraq did not have quickly deployable weapons. By Warren Hoge. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Report Offered Bleak Outlook About Iraq Oil. The findings of a secret government task force established last fall contradicted the Bush administration's assertion that Iraq's oil wealth would pay rebuilding costs. By Jeff Gerth. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

War profiteering. Here's a Krugman column on the sordid war profiteering and cronyism in the Bush administration's handling of the Iraq construction. He compares and contrasts it with the reconstruction of Europe by the Marshall Plan. [Ceejbot]

Palast on the California recall. Gregory Palast writes about the Ahnold/Enron connection that means that California would lose the $8 billion dollars that Enron & other energy companies stole from us if the recall succeeds and the Austrian bodybuilder is elected. I think Palast's writing style works against his points, and contributes to his journalism… Continue reading Palast on the California recall

Unfair and unbalanced… but effective. Jack Balkin reports on a study showing how media propaganda has worked to sustain support for the US invasion of Iraq.[Werblog]

For First Time in 8 Months, U.S. Businesses Add New Jobs. The Labor Dept. report suggested that a long-anticipated economic recovery might finally be enough to help workers. By David Leonhardt. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Bush Cites Parts of Arms Report to Justify U.S. Action in Iraq. President Bush today defended his decision to strike Iraq after the U.S. inspector said no illicit arms have been found. By David Stout with Terence Neilan. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Wes Clark's War. It is worth taking a step back and taking a fuller look at the record of the newest Democratic presidential hopeful. By Michael R. Gordon. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Americans' Confidence In Bush Has Dropped, Poll Shows. The public's confidence in President Bush's ability to deal wisely with an international crisis has slid sharply. By Todd S. Purdum and Janet Elder. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]