John McCain, George Bush's Bagman
It's looking more like the Colombian rescue coincided with John McCain's visit to Colombia because they needed someone to transport the ransom.
Fighting for our Country on the Fourth
Two hundred-some years ago, a bunch of guys fought hard to make this country special. It's our fight now, to make our country back into the leader and beacon of hope it ought to be.
I Don't Think "Accountability" Means What Obama Thinks It Does
Obama's holding the IG report out as a great bit of accountability. But his own example of accountability shows how little the IG report will actually be able to do.
"She May Switch To An American Designer"
How can people who raised their "budget" on servant salaries by $89,000 in 2007 really understand the financial woes of this country?
Dean and Bush and Pardons
John Dean's claim that Bush won't pardon those in his administration who have broken the law is absurd on its face.
The al-Haramain Decision
I agree with those who say Vaughn Walker's decision in the al-Haramain case will have little impact on the larger FISA battle. But I do think the opinion is note-worthy nevertheless.
Gitmo Will Be this Year's Campaign Issue
Bush is preparing to dump his festering Gitmo problem into Congress' lap. Just in time for election season.
Why Is the State Department "Hunting" for Deals for Bush's Oil Buddy?
Man, Condi Rice has got to be tired of getting damning letters from Henry Waxman. This one shows that, despite very specific denials from the Bush Administration that they knew anything about Bush buddy and uber-donor Ray Hunt scoring one of the first oil deals with Kurdish Iraq, the State Department was in fact very well informed about the deal.
David Ignatius: Cheney Can't Even Get Potentially Illegal Covert Ops Right
Man, what would Reagan say? Dick Cheney can't even pull an effective Reagan, launching potentially illegal covert ops involving Iran.
Banana Republicans: $1.7 Million to Right Wing Death Squads, $2 Million to McCain
Carl Lindner, who just hosted a fundraiser that netted McCain $2 million, oversaw Chiquita Banana's payments to a right wing death squad to the tune of $1.7 million.
I Don't Think "FISA" and "Expire" Mean What Obama Thinks They Do
When Obama's adviser says that FISA is about to expire, is he simply sloppy, or ignorant?
Webb and McCain's Attacks and the GI Bill
You think McCain's attacking Jim Webb to make it easier to claim credit for the GI Bill that he opposed?
Counter-Intelligence and Secret Service Officers as Inspectors General
You think Bush has some intelligence-related issues he's hoping to hide at Department of State? If so, then I'm not surprised he nominated a counter-intelligence officer to take over as State's IG.
Does Jerry Doe Know Anything about Merlin?
Is Jerry Doe one of James Risen's sources on the Merlin story? Here's why such a speculation might make sense.
Jerry Doe "Proved Fucking Right"
Jerry Doe, the CIA operative who says he was fired because his intelligence contradicted the generally accepted doctrine that Iran and Iraq and one other country wanted to develop nukes, claims that the Iran NIE proves he was fucking right.
Pentagon Charges the Third Detainee Who Was Water-Boarded
The trial of Abd al Rahim al Nashiri will test the ability of the Gitmo Show Trials to actually try someone we admittedly tortured.
DOJ's Attempt to Shield Obstruction of Justice
The DOJ is getting downright dangerous in its attempts to shield the President and Vice President's authorization of leaking of a CIA NOC's identity.
Fitzgerald's Successful Argument to Keep the Bush and Cheney Reports Out of Discovery
Back in the discovery period leading up to Scooter Libby's trial, Ted Wells made a valiant attempt--based on Fitzgerald's notice that he was going to include reference to the insta-declassification of the NIE--to get Bush and Cheney's interview reports in discovery.
But Fitzgerald refused, arguing those reports were Jencks material (meaning he'd only have to turn it over to the defense if he put Bush or Cheney on the stand in the
Those Democratic Committee Chairs Aren't COORDINATING, Are They?
I wonder whether DOJ told Waxman something in their refusal to respond to his subpoena that made him believe another Committee--say, HJC, investigating whether the President commuted Libby's sentence to protect his own ass--might have a better chance at getting the FBI reports from the Bush and Cheney interviews?
What Is Michael Mukasey Helping Dick Cheney to Cover Up?
The battle over the FBI reports on the Bush and Cheney interviews heats up.