Archive for April, 2005


28
Apr

Colin Battles Condi in Bolton War

IRAQ FORMS “GOVERNMENT”
AIR AMERICA FLAP
RUMSFELDS RESPONSE
Iraq has a new government this morning, but many key posts are unfilled and Sunni participation uncertain….
In the U.S. government, the NY Times reports: “House Overturns New Ethics Rule as Republican Leadership Yields… Republicans said that they had surrendered to the Democrats to try to restore a way to […]


28
Apr

In The Media Maelstrom

Suddenly, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman is everywhere: on TV, on radio, in magazines and in bookstores.
Matt Taibi skewers Friedman’s new book in a piece called “Flathead.” He says the book, on globalization, is “a battle between twisted logic and atrocious writing.”
http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/21856/
AMERICAblog: Microsoft paying retainer to religious right leader Ralph Reed
“AMERICAblog.com […]


28
Apr

Mailbox: What the Pentagon Says

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU WRITE TO THE DOD?
One of our readers, Roberta E. Richardson of Melbourne, FL (Question Reference #050415-000128) wrote to the Defense Department about the shooting of Giuliana:
“Mr. Rumsfeld,
“The United States needs to act to defend its traditions of liberty and justice by addressing the concerns of journalists and citizens around the […]

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