Archive for October 2, 2006
“As the race for control of Congress turns toward its final sprint to Election Day, independent organizations with ideological or commercial stakes in the outcome are pouring record amounts of money into the closest contests — in some cases eclipsing the spending of the candidates themselves.”
Posted on October 2, 2006 by As'ad
And this is from George Will: “”Where’s the leader?” Bush, according to Woodward, has exclaimed in dismay about the Iraqi government’s dithering. “Where’s George Washington? Where’s Thomas Jefferson? Where’s John Adams, for crying out loud?” For a president to ask that question about Iraq, that tribal stew, is enough to cause one to ask it [...]
Posted on October 2, 2006 by As'ad
“Syria, Iran intelligence services aided Hezbollah during war” (Oh, really? And US/Jordanian/British/German/Egyptian/Saudi intelligence services aided Israel during the war)
Posted on October 2, 2006 by As'ad
“At least nine former British residents are being held at Guantánamo. They include two former public schoolboys and two political refugees, a one-time MI5 informer and a man with a history of mental illness.”
Posted on October 2, 2006 by As'ad
Woodward’s State of Denial: My selection. Just finished the State of Denial by Bob Woodward. I have read every book that Woodward has written, including his book on the Supreme Court and the other one on the life of Jim Belushi. If you like information and learning about the inner working of government, you have [...]
Posted on October 2, 2006 by As'ad
Lebanese public opinion. I looked at just-released two public opinion surveys: one by the right-wing Ibsos and the other by the reliable Beirut Center (I thank Abdu Sa`d, director of the Beirut Center for sending me the full results of his survey–it is in a Word document so I can’t reproduce here). I don’t have [...]
Posted on October 2, 2006 by As'ad