Democrats signal new spying cave-in
Consortium News
by Robert Parry
10/09/07
An intriguing part of the Washington political dynamic is that the more the Democrats think they might win an upcoming election, the more timid they become — fearful that they will give the powerful right-wing media machine some issue that will destroy their victory dreams. What often happens, however, is that once the Democrats slip into their four-corner stall offense, their lack of a clear purpose — or discernable principle — can become the lethal political issue that they so desperately wanted to avoid. … The Democrats appear to be sliding into just such a calculation as they signal a new willingness — especially in the Senate — to give George W. Bush pretty much whatever he wants on a new spying bill and to push for a more belligerent approach toward Iran...
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/100907.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=spying
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Parry
by Robert Parry
10/09/07
An intriguing part of the Washington political dynamic is that the more the Democrats think they might win an upcoming election, the more timid they become — fearful that they will give the powerful right-wing media machine some issue that will destroy their victory dreams. What often happens, however, is that once the Democrats slip into their four-corner stall offense, their lack of a clear purpose — or discernable principle — can become the lethal political issue that they so desperately wanted to avoid. … The Democrats appear to be sliding into just such a calculation as they signal a new willingness — especially in the Senate — to give George W. Bush pretty much whatever he wants on a new spying bill and to push for a more belligerent approach toward Iran...
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/100907.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=spying
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Robert+Parry
rudkla - 11. Okt, 17:50
