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Why There Was No Exit Plan
By Lewis Seiler and Dan Hamburg, San Francisco Chronicle There are people in Washington … who never intend to withdraw military forces from Iraq and they’re looking for 10, 20, 50 years in the future … the reason that we went into Iraq was to establish a permanent military base in the Gulf region, and…
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Four Years After May 1, 2003: Are We Winning Yet?
Dave Lindorff, afterdowningstreet.org It’s been four years now since President Bush pulled his stunt of landing on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, which his staff had ordered to circle around outside of San Diego for the purpose, and which they had decked out with a huge banner proclaiming “Mission Accomplished” for a backdrop. On its…
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Secret Order By Gonzales Delegated Extraordinary Powers To Aides
By Murray Waas, National Journal Attorney General Alberto Gonzales signed a highly confidential order in March 2006 delegating to two of his top aides — who have since resigned because of their central roles in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys — extraordinary authority over the hiring and firing of most non-civil-service employees of the…
