6/21/06

Now Rick Santorum is claiming we found WMD in Iraq a long time ago. Uh, right. by John in DC - 6/21/2006 09:07:00 PM
But you see, the Bush administration just didn't want to tell anyone. Uh, right. For national security reasons it was more important for Bush to lie to the American people and tell them we didn't find any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but we really did. Get it? No, because it doesn't make any sense. There is zero chance that George Bush wouldn't tell the American people had he found WMD in Iraq years ago. Zero chance. And in fact, this White House actually repeatedly told the American people they had found WMD in Iraq, only to later say "oops, we were wrong." So, in fact, they have already shown they have no problem whatsoever announcing that they found WMD, so had they REALLY found it years ago, as Rick Santorum is now alleging, they'd have told us years ago.This is yet another lie being put out by the White House and its Republican surrogates in Congress in order to help Republicans get re-elected in the fall elections.

AT&T waters down privacy policy to better screw you in the future by John in DC - 6/21/2006 06:38:00 PM
How AT&T's shareholders have not launched a massive shareholder suit against the company is beyond me. There is no reasonable business reason for AT&T to, as it's been alleged, let the federal government use its network to spy on AT&T's customers (and perhaps the entire country). I can think of no way in which this helps AT&T's stock. The directors of that company ought to lose their shirts.

House GOP stops voting on extending Voting Rights Act by Joe in DC - 6/21/2006 05:36:00 PM
You know, some things just really do speak for themselves. No matter how they spin this, the reality is that there are many prominent Republicans who do not want to extend the Voting Rights Act:
House Republican leaders on Wednesday postponed a vote on renewing the 1965 Voting Rights Act after GOP lawmakers complained it unfairly singles out nine Southern states for federal oversight."We have time to address their concerns," Republican leaders said in a joint statement. "Therefore, the House Republican Leadership will offer members the time needed to evaluate the legislation."What's unfair is that Americans are denied their rights to vote. Those are the concerns that should be addressed. Period. The rest is a smokescreen. And the GOP knows it.

War crimes influenced by bad strategy, failed leadership by AJ in DC - 6/21/2006 04:24:00 PM
As reports of war crimes increase, it's vital to remember that in a command and control structure like the U.S. military, leadership bears great responsibility for wartime actions.Of course all people should be held responsible for criminal actions, and we hold soldiers to an especially high standard because of the power and responsibility that comes along with being in the military. Excuses cannot be made for criminal acts.It is shameful, though, how the leadership of this administration and Defense Department put American troops in situations where rules are blurred and regulations remain unclear. In this latest report, which contains minimal detail, the soldiers are reportedly being charged with crimes committed against detainees. When an administration calls the Geneva Conventions "quaint" and signals its intention to ignore legislation regarding treatment of detainees through signing statements and the like, it invites soldiers to go to far . . . and is shocked -- shocked! -- when they do.

85 to 100 Iraqis kidnapped leaving work north of Baghdad by John in DC - 6/21/2006 02:48:00 PM
Good God. This is winning?