Category: UncategorizedBy NoQuarter on Nov 26, 2008 in Uncategorized | 32 Comments
[This story was published on February 23, 2007, and written by me (Susan). You can see that my politics changed during the 2008 election. But I'm not excising those sections, even if they may cause me some embarrassment. So what. I'll leave them be. But what I WANT you to do is [...]
By NoQuarter on Nov 24, 2008 in Uncategorized | 14 Comments
[Larry Johnson's notable spotlight on Jane Mayer's essential new book has led me to search for some of the old stories I wrote that referenced Jane Mayer's marvelous writing for The New Yorker. Here is one such story, that I wrote -- get this -- on April 4, 2006. I've dug up a [...]
By Taters on Dec 24, 2007 in Uncategorized | 8 Comments
May this Christmas and the upcoming year bring you and yours joy. I was looking for a short story by my favorite practitioner of the genre - gifted Irish writer Frank O’ Connor.
I couldn’t find the touching “A Christmas Day” by O’Connor but I was able to find “First Confession” and I envy those that read [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 11, 2007 in CIA, Current Affairs, Joseph Wilson, Plamegate, Uncategorized | 19 Comments
Today, the House Judiciary Committee holds this hearing beginning at noon EDT:
VIEW LIVE WEBCAST
Wednesday 07/11/2007 - 12:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn House Office Building
Full Committee Hearing on: The Use and Misuse of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials | By Direction of the Chairman
(List of Witnesses - also listed at the end of [...]
By Larry Johnson on Jul 10, 2007 in Al Qaeda, Current Affairs, Homeland Security, Uncategorized | 42 Comments
byLarry C Johnson
Where is Paul Revere when you need him? Surely someone should ride and alert the neighbors. AL QAEDA IS COMING!! AL QAEDA IS COMING!! Apparently not content to let the Brits have all the fear factor fun, the Bush Administration is jumping on board the scary train. Booooooo, Al Qaeda. Sure glad that [...]
By Larry Johnson on Jul 10, 2007 in Uncategorized | 35 Comments
byLarry Johnson
The devil is in the details and the details look bad. Despite the sunny optimism of delusional Senators like John McCain and Joe Lieberman, the ground truth in Iraq is gritty, grim, and trending toward disaster. Consider these two items:
07/09/07
usatoday: Attacks rise on supply convoys
Attacks
on supply convoys protected by private security companies in Iraq [...]
By Larry Johnson on Jul 10, 2007 in Uncategorized | 9 Comments
byLarry C Johnson
UPDATE: See Below
Talk about a big fish in a small pond, E. Thomas McClanahan is vying to become the David Brooks of the midwest. As one who was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri metro area I am entitled to make snide comments about guys like McClanahan. He is an incompetent wannabee.
One [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 10, 2007 in Uncategorized | 29 Comments
Today, because the New York Times’s Bob Herbert describes the article in his new column, “Abusing Iraqi Civilians,” The Nation has released, early, its major report by the great war reporter and ethicist Chris Hedges along with Laila Al-Arian, “The Other War: Iraq Vets Bear Witness.”
Chris Hedges and Laila Al-Arian interviewed 50 combat veterans around [...]
By NoQuarter on Jul 9, 2007 in Uncategorized | 47 Comments
It’s live on C-Span2 [UPDATE: The press conference has ended.]. He’s introducing an amendment to set minimum periods of time between deployments. From Sen. Webb’s Web site:
WEBB INTRODUCES MEASURE TO SUPPORT OUR TROOPS WITH RESPONSIBLE DEPLOYMENT ROTATIONS
Washington, DC On Monday, July 9, Senator Webb will introduce an amendment (S. 2001) requiring that active [...]
By Larry Johnson on Jul 8, 2007 in Uncategorized | 113 Comments
byLarry C Johnson
Recent conversations with several friends have turned up some pretty interesting news, some that is not yet in the public record.
1. Michael Bloomberg is running for President: Bloomberg recently had lunch with David Boren, former Senator and a Democrat from Oklahoma. Bloomberg told Boren he is running for President. This will split [...]
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