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You can't acknowledge Iraq's disaster in Bush's presence
"Indeed, everybody seems to understand that if you want to help amend the disaster in Iraq, the No. 1 rule is that you can't acknowledge it's a disaster in Bush's presence," writes Jonathan Chait. "Weekly... ...
rudkla - 11. Dez, 23:07
The Constitution takes a new hit
Truthout by Ray McGovern 12/07/06 At Tuesday's Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the nomination of Robert Gates to be secretary of defense, I felt as though I were paying last respects to the... ...
rudkla - 8. Dez, 15:58
Roots of Iraq debacle are in neocon ideology
Philadelphia Inquirer by Justin Logan 12/05/06 Early reports indicate that the Baker-Hamilton commission will recommend that U.S. troops 'pull back' from the fighting in Iraq, perhaps cutting the U.S.... ...
rudkla - 6. Dez, 15:34
Gates Hearing Has New Urgency
Robert Parry writes, "George W. Bush's back-of-the-hand to the Baker-Hamilton Commission's Iraq War troop drawdown plan - and the disclosure that Bush ousted Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld after he... ...
rudkla - 4. Dez, 18:17
Defense Nominee's Business Ties Raise Concerns
As Robert Gates awaits Senate confirmation as President Bush's secretary of defense, ethics watchdogs worry about the revolving door between government and private business that allowed Gates to align... ...
rudkla - 3. Dez, 19:02
Bob Gates & Locking You Up Forever
By Robert Parry As the next Defense Secretary, Robert M. Gates will be in charge of a new star-chamber legal system that can lock up indefinitely “unlawful enemy combatants” and “any person” accused of... ...
rudkla - 2. Dez, 10:13
Gates and the Iran Arms Sales
Robert Parry writes: "With Congress hoping for a new Defense Secretary who has both the guts and the clout to stand up to White House pressure, the senators who will evaluate Gates’s fitness for the job... ...
rudkla - 23. Nov, 23:03
Democrats Unlikely to Block Gates Nomination for Pentagon
When Robert Gates testifies before a Senate panel in two weeks, Democrats will voice their opposition to administration war policies and gauge Gates's willingness to change them. But they probably won't... ...
rudkla - 22. Nov, 22:57
The Meaning of Gates: From Imperial Offense to Imperial Defense
Michael T. Klare writes: "There are many reasons why President George W. Bush might have wanted to replace Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld with Robert M. Gates: To distance himself from the current... ...
rudkla - 15. Nov, 23:22
An Open Letter to Carl Levin: No Free Pass to Gates
"Dear Senator Levin," writes Ray McGovern, "the humiliation you felt was palpable when, as the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, you were unceremoniously diddled by Defense Secretary Donald... ...
rudkla - 12. Nov, 09:49
