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Wednesday, June 30, 2004
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Iraq is worse off than before the war began, GAO reports"
new US Govt report documents that Iraq is worse off since Bush's invasion on key socio-economic factors
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The New York Times > : Calling Bush a Liar
Bush as Liar? NYT columnist hems and haws and said we should make nice with Bush and not call him nasty names. There are stacks of books, though, documenting the lies of George W. Bush and what else do you call someone who systematically deploys the politics of lies but a liar? let's call things by their true names!
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Calling Bush a Liar
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Tuesday, June 29, 2004
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The New York Times > International > Americas > Liberals Keep Power in Close Election in Canada
for some days, pundits predicted that the ruling Liberals in Canada would lose the election yesterday. The conservative leader Stephen Harper bragged last week that he would be forming the government. But the Liberals linked Harper with Bush and in an ad-blitzed attacked his rightwing positions and he ended up with many less votes and seats for his party than predicted. The moral: anyone strongly associated with Bush goes down.
The New York Times > International > Americas > Liberals Keep Power in Close Election in Canada
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washingtonpost.com: Supreme Rebuke
the WP has editorial and a couple of stories tomorrow on court decision against Bush administration executive power grab
washingtonpost.com: Supreme Rebuke
and http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13226-2004Jun28.html
Excerpt: "The Supreme Court's complicated holdings in three cases involving detainees from the battle against terrorism may not result in any prisoners going free -- the justices yesterday left that for lower courts or tribunals to decide.
But the opinions, concurrences and dissents were decisive on this: They represent a nearly unanimous repudiation of the Bush administration's sweeping claims to power over those captives."
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Monday, June 28, 2004
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'Fahrenheit 9/11' tops box office and puts heat on the President
Michael Moore film continues to pack in audiences: the more people who see this film, the fewer votes for Bush
Independent News
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The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Who Lost Iraq?
Krugman is correct that failures in Iraq result from Bush administration ideological fanaticism and misreading of Iraqi reality; cronyism and corruption (that reaches right up to Bush and Cheney); and did terrorist recruiters a big favor making Iraq and the world a much more dangerous place
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Columnist: Who Lost Iraq?
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Guardian | Angry Chirac puts Bush in his place
The arrogant and incompetent Bush meddles in EU affairs and Chirac tells him to shut and mind his own business: every Bush trip abroad is a diplomatic disaster and embarassment for the US; the diplomatic corps will turn against him big-time
Guardian | Angry Chirac puts Bush in his place
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Billions of dollars have disappeared: Who is stealing Iraq's oil revenues?
Who's been stealing Iraq's oil revenues?
The Smirking Chimp
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Sunday, June 27, 2004
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Another bloody day as US prepares to transfer power
Just another bloody day in Iraq
Independent News: "Another bloody day as US prepares to transfer power"
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Another BushCo war criminal: US ambassador to Iraq under fire for rights record
here's a good story on Bush Gang's choice for new US ambassador to Iraq, John Negroponte
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Yahoo! News - 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Tops $8M in First Day
I caught FAHRENHEIT 9/11 on its opening day in LA and it was even better than I hoped: a unique combination of high quality entertainment and education. Moore is a great provocateur and genius of agitprop and Fahrenheit is arguably his best film: very engaging, entertaining and enlightening from start to finish. The Iraq part was especially moving and effective and the antiBush material did not disappoint; go see it
Yahoo! News - 'Fahrenheit 9/11' Tops $8M in First Day
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Saturday, June 26, 2004
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Friday, June 25, 2004
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US lashes out in Fallujah as new leader Allawi defies insurgents
more carnage in Fallujah
Independent News
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Ireland on anti-war footing as Bush visit triggers huge protest
big protest in Ireland against Bush and Iraq, and BBC tonight showed Irish TV interviewer frying Bush
Independent News
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Blair makes secret plea to Bush on Guantánamo
Blairs begs Bush to release Gitmo Brits but US still refuses trials or diplomatic initiatives to resolve the divisive US prisoner policy
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Thursday, June 24, 2004
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'Fahrenheit 9/11' may be especially influential among younger voters
Michael Moore's film may make difference with younger voters who respond to humor and don't like idiots
The Smirking Chimp
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FAIR: Fox News Spins 9/11 Commission Report
FAIR Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting
Along with Brit Hume, this FAIR piece covers how the topic was treated by Fox's Bill O'reilly, and catches Cheney in some contradictory remarks about the alleged meeting in Prague by 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta and Iraqi intelligence officials in Prague, the meeting that the commission claims "probably never happened." These "facts" are ideologically driven, however, and eventually will enter the realm of national "myth", similar in nature the never-ending tales Kennedy assasination conspiracy.
The Bush administration's long-running attempts to link Iraq and Al Qaeda were dealt a serious blow when the September 11 commission's June 16 interim report indicated that there did not appear to be a "collaborative relationship" between Iraq and Osama bin Laden, and that there was no evidence that Iraq was involved in the September 11 attacks.
But if you were watching the Fox News Channel, you saw something very different, as the conservative cable network eagerly defended the Bush administration and criticized the rest of the media for mishandling the story.
On Fox's Special Report newscast (6/16/04), anchor Brit Hume charged that the media were mischaracterizing the report: "The Associated Press leads off its story on a new 9/11 commission report by saying the document bluntly contradicts the Bush administration by claiming to have no credible evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the September 11 terrorist attacks." Hume maintained that the AP story was inaccurate: "In fact, the Bush administration has never said that such evidence exists."...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004
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Guardian | Moonie leader 'crowned' in Senate
Morons in the House and Senate crown Moonie nutcase a Hero of Peace; the article and TV coverage I saw today fails to point out how Bush senior lectured to the Moon cult for the fee of over a million bucks, disclosing the prostitution and inanity of "the Bush dynasty"
Guardian | Moonie leader 'crowned' in Senate
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