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The wait continues for 9/11 responder aid
Robin Shulman, Washington Post As President Bush gives his State of the Union speech Monday, there will be one man in the audience who plans to sit quietly and watch, his very presence a form of protest. Joseph Libretti, 51, is sick. He has been diagnosed with chronic lung disease since volunteering after Sept. 11,…
Trump’s latest approval rating and impeachment odds
Telegraph – Donald Trump’s Presidential approval rating continues to worsen after it emerged he is under investigation for a possible obstruction of justice. Robert Mueller, the special counsel appointed to examine Russia’s role in the presidential election, is now reportedly directly examining the behaviour of the President as well members of his wider campaign team. This…
Failing Bush Presidency sinks lower still
Bush hits lowest approval rating yet in ABC poll RAW STORY President George W. Bush hit his lowest rating ever in an ABC/Washington Post poll released Tuesday, showing him for the first time below 33 percent approval. “Just 32 percent of Americans now approve of the way Bush is handling his job, while 66 percent…
Second Iraq Troop Surge Starts
By Stewart M. Powell, Hearst Newspapers The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year, an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders showed Monday. This “second surge” of troops in Iraq, which is being executed by extending tours for brigades already there and by deploying more…
American Citizen Detained, Tortured in Iraq
“My Name Used to Be #200343” By David Phinney, IPS News. April 5, 2007 An American former Navy soldier and private contractor imprisoned and tortured in Iraq by the U.S. military and falsely accused of “aiding terrorists” warns that our worst fears about Iraq have come true. A year ago, Donald Vance learned what its…
