Tag: bush
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media pans bush speech
from us news & world report: In a televised speech last night, President Bush said his ‘surge’ strategy has produced positive results, which will allow the US to cut the number of troops in Iraq. The Washington Post say on the front page that Bush “coined a new slogan to describe his latest strategy, ‘Return…
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‘maybe people who think there’s a conspiracy are right’
from oregonian: Oregonians called Peter DeFazio’s office, worried there was a conspiracy buried in the classified portion of a White House plan for operating the government after a terrorist attack. As a member of the U.S. House on the Homeland Security Committee, DeFazio, D-Ore., is permitted to enter a secure “bubbleroom” in the Capitol and…
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ellison compares bush to hitler
from men’s news daily/wikinews: Freshman Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN), the only Muslim in U.S. Congress, has caused controversy after comparing President Bush to Adolf Hitler, and suggesting that the Bush Administration may have been complicit in the terror attacks of 9/11. Speaking to a group of atheists in his home district in Minnesota, Ellison equated…
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immigration ‘reform’ bill blocked in senate
from raw story: President Bush suffered a major defeat Thursday as the immigration reform bill was defeated in the Senate. Although there had been strong conservative opposition to the bill, the president had been pushing for it hard the last few weeks. “The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush’s plan to legalize millions…
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bush pledges more free money to israel
from bring it on!: Israel currently receives $2.4 billion annually in military aid. This is in addition to the dozens of million dollar loans given to Israel of which most have been forgiven. Since 1973, Israel has cost the United States about $1.6 trillion. If divided by today’s population, that is more than $5,700 for…
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china threatens war escalation over bush handshake
from paul joseph watson: In an astounding development that has completely failed to register any attention amongst mainstream U.S. media, China promised to escalate preparations for war in advance of a potential conflict, after President Bush shook hands with a Taiwanese government official yesterday. Bush shook hands and met with Taiwan’s representative to the United…
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cnn accidentally airs ‘bush resigns’
from media bistro: Following up on this post, it did happen.Here’s a screen grab from CNN International around midnight ET… This appeared on screen for 12 seconds. (Two seconds before, President Bush had appeared on screen, but the chyron accurately said “Pressure over Iraq.”)
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bush changes continuity plan
white house, not dhs, would run shadow gov’tfrom raw story/blacklisted news: President Bush yesterday issued a national security directive that would, in the event of a catastrophic attack on the federal government, assign the responsibility of running a shadow government to the White House, not the Department of Homeland Security, according to a Washington Post…
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poll shows 39% of americans support impeachment
from raw story: A poll published Tuesday shows that close to 40% of Americans favor the impeachment of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, according to an article at Townhall.com. “Few serious observers think things will ever get to actual impeachment. And yet the American public seems more open to the concept…
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fascist america in 10 easy steps
From Hitler to Pinochet and beyond, history shows there are certain steps that any would-be dictator must take to destroy constitutional freedoms. And… George Bush and his administration seem to be taking them all from guardian: If you look at history, you can see that there is essentially a blueprint for turning an open society…
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news on the march
halliburton winds up iran workfrom afp: US oil services giant Halliburton said Monday it had wrapped up its work commitments in Iran and was no longer conducting any projects in the Islamic republic…Halliburton announced last month that it was relocating to the United Arab Emirates to capitalize on the Gulf region’s booming energy market. bush…
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bill maher discusses bush’s 9/11 non-reaction
from blacklisted news/prison planet: Bill Maher is asked if there is one question he would put to Bush, what would it be? Maher says he would confront Bush on why he completely failed to immediately react after he was told America was under attack on 9/11.
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news on the march
on war’s anniversary, bush hosts jock-o-ramafrom san jose mercury news: In a chilly South Lawn ceremony, Bush lauded the University of Florida’s football team on Monday for its 2006 championship season… “Like you might remember, all the pre-game polls said you couldn’t win… So much for polls.” ‘iraq withdrawal may spark 9/11 repeat’from telegraph: President…
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anti-bush protests in sao paulo
from german press agency/raw story: Some 10,000 demonstrators Thursday took over the financial centre of Sao Paulo to protest the visit of US President George W Bush. Bush was expected to arrive at 2300 GMT in Sao Paulo, and is scheduled to meet Friday with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Carrying signs with…
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aei: the root of bush’s right-wing ideology
from think progress: Today, President Bush delivered a speech on Afghanistan at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), a conservative think tank in Washington, D.C. AEI and the Bush administration are deeply entwined, something Bush admitted during his speech. “I admire AEI a lot,” Bush said. “After all, I have been consistently borrowing some of your…