By Ray McGovern on Feb 6, 2008 in Bush/Cheney, CIA, Current Affairs, Gonzales, Hillary Clinton, Intelligence, Iraq, Media, Torture, counterterrorism | 33 Comments
February 6, 2008
Powell’s UN Fiasco: Fresh and Festering
By Ray McGovern
Yesterday was a difficult day for Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. It was hard to celebrate the fifth anniversary of our first corporate memorandum, a same-day critique of Colin Powell’s Feb. 5, 2002 UN address, when we could not escape the reality that this speech greased [...]
By NoQuarter on Aug 27, 2007 in Current Affairs, Gonzales, Homeland Security | 45 Comments
I’m sure you’ve all heard the news that Gonzales is resigning. (Why not remove the lightning rods well before the ‘08 election?) CNN International and a Time blog are reporting that “Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is the odds-on favorite” to replace Gonzales, and that Clay Johnson, deputy director of the Office of Management and [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 30, 2007 in Current Affairs, Gonzales, Presidential Candidates, Soldiers/Veterans | 12 Comments
UPDATES: (1) Agents for both the FBI and IRS are searching the Alaska home of Sen. Ted Stevens, an expert on the worldwide web of intertubes. (2) “‘Fell 5 to 10 feet and hit head; was ashen and was foaming at mouth’…” - Chief Justice John Roberts. (3) Goodbye, Tom Snyder. Insomniacs everywhere [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 25, 2007 in Current Affairs, Gonzales, Justice | 31 Comments
By Susanunpc … Today, the House Judiciary Committee will vote “on whether to recommend to the full House that Harriet Miers and Josh Bolten be held in contempt of Congress” for refusing to comply with subpoenas. [UPDATE: "Panel Holds Two Bush Aides in Contempt."] Alberto Gonzales may also be held in contempt.
“It is in justice [...]
