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Want to know why Bush wants so much money to “rebuild” Iraq? Here’s some key clues. AlterNet has an excellent article on who’s who and who’s getting what in the “reconstruction” effort. Then check out a NY Times article and an NPR report on how the contracting is rife with corruption and unnecessary or exorbitant […] The NY Times reports, “The Bush administration has run into such stiff opposition at the United Nations Security Council to its plan for the future government of Iraq that it has pulled back from seeking a quick vote endorsing the proposal and may shelve it altogether.” Seems to me a few months ago we decided […] here’s two topical items of interest. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has released an updated white paper on the impact the “war on terrorism” is having on access to information and the First Amendment. Proving such a serious-minded entity has at least a moderate sense of humor, it categorizes the danger using […] thoughts on the eve of the apocalypse notes a USA Today article, correctly pointing out that the Plamegate frenzy is leading to the media giving short shrift to equally important and more longstanding issues. A prime example is the Kay Report. Bush insisted we couldn’t wait any longer for the UN inspectors but his […] This New York Times article on the latest Times/CBS poll shows maybe people are finally catching up: “Thirteen months before the 2004 election, a solid majority of Americans say the country is seriously on the wrong track.” |
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