Response to the National Intelligence Estimate National Security Network President Bush is misleading troops about who they are (and are not) fighting in Iraq. President Bush makes fallacious connections between Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Al Qaeda who attacked the US on 9/11. “Some say that Iraq is not a part of the broader…
By Lara Jakes Jordan, Associated Press Documents indicate eight congressional leaders were briefed about the Bush administration’s terrorist surveillance program on the eve of its expiration in 2004, contradicting sworn Senate testimony this week by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. The documents underscore questions about Gonzales’ credibility as senators consider whether a perjury investigation should be…
Peter Baker, Washington Post President Bush is a competitive guy. But this is one contest he would rather lose. With 18 months left in office, he is in the running for most unpopular president in the history of modern polling.The latest Washington Post-ABC News survey shows that 65 percent of Americans disapprove of Bush’s job…
By Elana Schor, The Hill The Senate veered closer to a contempt finding against the White House on Tuesday after an acrimonious appearance by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, with the Judiciary Committee’s senior Republican offering options for taking the Bush administration to court. Gonzales struggled under a verbal battering from senators that grew unusually personal…
