By Lawrence Davidson
September 25, 2010
On Sept. 23, as President Obama took his turn at the United Nations’ podium, there were a world of problems to address but, not unexpectedly, he chose to concentrate on the Middle East.
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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Petraeus Cons Obama on Afghan War
By Ray McGovern
September 24, 2010
September 24, 2010
One thing that comes through clearly in Bob Woodward’s new book, Obama’s Wars, is the contempt felt by Gen. David Petraeus, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, toward President Barack Obama.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Testing the Value of Truth
By Rory O'Connor
September 23, 2010
On Aug. 29, 2008, just prior to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, presidential candidate John McCain announced he had chosen Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
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September 23, 2010
On Aug. 29, 2008, just prior to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, presidential candidate John McCain announced he had chosen Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.
Read on.
The No-Longer Endless Summers
By Danny Schechter
September 23, 2010
As the November election approaches, the White House seems to be ending its Rip Van Winkle-like slumber and has begun crawling out of the bubble of its own making. Many fear it’s a bit late.
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September 23, 2010
As the November election approaches, the White House seems to be ending its Rip Van Winkle-like slumber and has begun crawling out of the bubble of its own making. Many fear it’s a bit late.
Read on.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Losing Ahmadinejad's Translation
By Lawrence Davidson
September 22, 2010
September 22, 2010
Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was at the United Nations on Tuesday to address the Millennium Development Goals Summit. What he had to say was, as usual, a mixed bag of worthwhile insights and questionable assertions.
Read on.Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Ed Newman, a Newsman's Newsman
By Michael Winship
September 21, 2010
I was in London last week when news came of the death of the great NBC newsman Edwin Newman, 91 years old.
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September 21, 2010
I was in London last week when news came of the death of the great NBC newsman Edwin Newman, 91 years old.
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Colin Powell's Tolerance of Murder
By Robert Parry
September 21, 2010
Former Secretary of State and retired four-star Gen. Colin Powell has returned as the Washington media's favorite oracle, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to tell President Barack Obama, the Republican Party and the nation what they should be doing. That has been followed by media figures like MSNBC’s Chris Matthews swooning at the revealed wisdom from the ultimate Wise Man.
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September 21, 2010
Former Secretary of State and retired four-star Gen. Colin Powell has returned as the Washington media's favorite oracle, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” to tell President Barack Obama, the Republican Party and the nation what they should be doing. That has been followed by media figures like MSNBC’s Chris Matthews swooning at the revealed wisdom from the ultimate Wise Man.
Read on.
Monday, September 20, 2010
How Gen. Petraeus Deceived Obama
By Gareth Porter
September 20, 2010
September 20, 2010
In interviews in recent weeks, Gen. David Petraeus has been taking a line on what will happen in mid-2011 that challenges President Barack Obama’s announced intention to begin a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by that date.
TNR's Peretz Reveals Mideast Bigotry
By Lawrence Davidson
September 20, 2010
Martin Peretz is editor-in-chief of The New Republic, a position he acquired by simply buying the magazine in 1974. Although he resold it to a group of investors in 2002, they were, and apparently remain, his ideological soul mates for he continues to this day to be the magazine’s top editor.
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September 20, 2010
Martin Peretz is editor-in-chief of The New Republic, a position he acquired by simply buying the magazine in 1974. Although he resold it to a group of investors in 2002, they were, and apparently remain, his ideological soul mates for he continues to this day to be the magazine’s top editor.
Read on.
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