Heartland Perspective

Think Progress » Snow: Iraq Withdrawal Would Bring Terrorists ‘To A Shopping Mall Near You’

I don't know about you but I am sick and tired of Tony Snow's mouth. He should do his job and keep the cute little rhetorical phrases to himself.

Think Progress » Lieberman: Bush’s ‘Ratings Among Historians Will Be Greater Than His Ratings In The Polls Today’

2007-07-13T17:46:00.000-05:00

Think Progress » Lieberman: Bush’s ‘Ratings Among Historians Will Be Greater Than His Ratings In The Polls Today’

This article demonstrates that Lieberman is a hypocrite and a flip-flopper.

Think Progress » Former Surgeon General Was Muzzled, Censored By Bush Administration

2007-07-10T16:53:00.000-05:00

Think Progress » Former Surgeon General Was Muzzled, Censored By Bush Administration

YouTube - President George W. Bush Says "Bring 'em on"

2007-07-08T06:44:00.000-05:00

YouTube - President George W. Bush Says "Bring 'em on"

He said this in July 2003. Nothing has changed. What a monumental blunder.

Put away the flags | The Progressive

2007-07-02T22:50:00.000-05:00

Put away the flags | The Progressive

Petraeus: Iraq 'Challenges' to Last for Years - washingtonpost.com

2007-07-02T22:46:00.000-05:00

Petraeus: Iraq 'Challenges' to Last for Years - washingtonpost.com:

"Conditions in Iraq will not improve sufficiently by September to justify a drawdown of U.S. military forces, the top commander in Iraq said yesterday.

Asked whether he thought the job assigned to an additional 30,000 troops deployed as the centerpiece of President Bush's new war strategy would be completed by then, Gen. David H. Petraeus replied: 'I do not, no. I think that we have a lot of heavy lifting to do.'"

Bush Aides' Misuse of E-Mail Detailed by House Committee - washingtonpost.com

2007-07-02T22:45:00.000-05:00

Bush Aides' Misuse of E-Mail Detailed by House Committee - washingtonpost.com:

"The Republican National Committee told the investigators that White House senior political adviser Karl Rove alone sent or received more than 140,000 e-mails between 2002 and 2007, more than half of which involved individuals using official '.gov' e-mail accounts, a report from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee said. The RNC said it still has copies of those e-mails."

Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Sentence - washingtonpost.com

2007-07-02T22:44:00.000-05:00

Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Sentence - washingtonpost.com:

"Bush, who for months had sidestepped calls from conservatives to grant Libby a reprieve, broke his silence early yesterday evening, touching off an immediate uproar from Democrats who accused the White House of circumventing the rule of law to protect one of its own."

YouTube - John Podesta on CNN's "Broken Government" Series

2007-07-02T22:29:00.000-05:00

YouTube - John Podesta on CNN's "Broken Government" Series

White House Is Subpoenaed on Wiretapping - New York Times

2007-06-30T14:04:00.000-05:00

White House Is Subpoenaed on Wiretapping - New York Times:

"WASHINGTON, June 27 — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney’s office and the Justice Department after what the panel’s chairman called “stonewalling of the worst kind” of efforts to investigate the National Security Agency’s policy of wiretapping without warrants."

Bush Is Told to Justify Executive Privilege - washingtonpost.com

2007-06-30T14:00:00.000-05:00

Bush Is Told to Justify Executive Privilege - washingtonpost.com:

"The chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary committees yesterday ratcheted up their fight with President Bush over documents on the firing of U.S. attorneys, sending the White House a barbed letter demanding that the president back down from a claim of executive privilege -- or give Congress a detailed explanation for withholding each document."

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 06/29/2007 | Congress letter to Bush: Close Guantanamo

2007-06-30T13:54:00.000-05:00

McClatchy Washington Bureau | 06/29/2007 | Congress letter to Bush: Close Guantanamo:

"WASHINGTON — A group of 145 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Bush on Friday urging him to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and move the detainees there to military prisons in the United States.

'The closure of the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay would represent a positive first step toward restoring our international reputation as the leader of democracy and individual rights,' the letter said."

BBC NEWS | Middle East | US troops on Iraq murder charges

2007-06-30T13:44:00.000-05:00

BBC NEWS | Middle East | US troops on Iraq murder charges:

"The US military in Iraq has charged two of its soldiers with the murder of three Iraqis between April and June in the Iskandariya area, south of Baghdad."

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Village disputes story of deadly attack

2007-06-30T12:26:00.000-05:00

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Village disputes story of deadly attack

A group of villagers in Iraq is bitterly disputing the US account of a deadly air attack on 22 June, in the latest example of the confusion surrounding the reporting of combat incidents there. The BBC's Jim Muir investigates:

FBI's big backlog on terror tapes revealed / Translators flooded by thousands of hours of recordings

2007-06-24T23:11:00.000-05:00

FBI's big backlog on terror tapes revealed / Translators flooded by thousands of hours of recordings

The Use of RNC E-Mail Accounts by White House Officials

2007-06-24T23:00:00.000-05:00

The Oversight Committee has been investigating whether White House officials violated the Presidential Records Act by using e-mail accounts maintained by the Republican National Committee and the Bush Cheney ‘04 campaign for official White House communications. This interim staff report provides a summary of the evidence the Committee has received to date, along with recommendations for next steps in the investigation.

PERRspectives Blog: Iraq and the 7 Habits of Highly Defective Presidents

2007-06-23T13:49:00.000-05:00

PERRspectives Blog: Iraq and the 7 Habits of Highly Defective Presidents

Bush claims exemption from his oversight order

2007-06-23T13:06:00.000-05:00

Bush claims exemption from his oversight order

Making them accountable is like trying to bag light.

Think Progress » Perino Confirms White House Canceled Meeting On Guantanamo Closure After AP Report

2007-06-23T00:05:00.000-05:00

Think Progress » Perino Confirms White House Canceled Meeting On Guantanamo Closure After AP Report:

"there are people who are tasked with working on this issue every day — not only here at the White House, but at the Defense Department, State Department and other agencies — to make sure that we are figuring out a way to repatriate these individuals so they can go back to their countries in a way that we can make sure that they’re going to be held and not a threat to anybody else, as well as be treated humanely."

She actually said that with a straight face. Sarcasm intended....

Army officer says Gitmo panels flawed | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

2007-06-23T00:00:00.000-05:00

Army officer says Gitmo panels flawed | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An Army officer who played a key role in the "enemy combatant" hearings at Guantanamo Bay says tribunal members relied on vague and incomplete intelligence while being pressured to rule against detainees, often without any specific evidence.

His affidavit, submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court and released Friday, is the first criticism by a member of the military panels that determine whether detainees will continue to be held.

Bush Pushes Iraq Oil Law for ExxonMobil | The Progressive

2007-06-22T23:16:00.000-05:00

Bush Pushes Iraq Oil Law for ExxonMobil | The Progressive

More background information about the Administration trying to strong arm the Iraqi government into giving away the rights to its oil. Is there any end to the apparent corruption???

Rep. Dennis Kucinich: Stealing Iraq's Oil

2007-06-22T16:31:00.001-05:00

Rep. Kucinich provides a good summary of the issues.

"America-Backed Arabic T.V. Network Comes Under Fire on Capitol Hill - Forward.com"

2007-06-22T16:20:00.000-05:00

"America-Backed Arabic T.V. Network Comes Under Fire on Capitol Hill - Forward.com"

Another link with background information about Al Hurra.

More on Al Hurra

2007-06-22T16:16:00.000-05:00

OpinionJournal - Featured Article