Jeremy Scahill, Tomdispatch.com The Democrats’ plan does almost nothing to address the second largest force in Iraq — the estimated 126,000 private military “contractors” who will stay put there as long as Congress continues funding the war. The Democratic leadership in Congress is once again gearing up for a great sell-out on the Iraq war….
crooksandliars.com — “To put this in a simple army metaphor, the Commander-in-Chief seems to have gone AWOL, that is “˜absent without leave.’ He neither acts nor talks as though he is in charge. Rather, he engages in tit-for-tat games”¦I hope the President seizes this moment for a basic change in course and signs the bill…
Iraq, and he says he is willing to impeach President Bush to do it. At the very least, the Pennsylvania Democrat is willing to threaten Bush with impeachment until Bush bends to his will. There are two ways to describe Murtha’s tactics: one would be “gutsy.” And the other would be “dumb.” I think I…
entertainer, Stephen Colbert, “fell flat,” as The Washington Post summed up the local consensus. To the astonishment of those in attendance, a funny thing happened outside the Beltway the morning after: the video of Mr. Colbert’s performance became a national sensation. (Last week it was still No. 2 among audiobook downloads on iTunes.) Washington wisdom…
