Would you classify Condoleezza
Rice-A-Roni as a hostile witness?
Transcript of Rice's 9/11 commission statement - CNN
"It took two and half years to
get two and a half hours testimony from Condoleezza Rice." Kristen
Breitweiser, 9 11 widow who fought for hearings on why 9 11 happened
Some more questions for Condoleezza
Bush's national security adviser sabotaged the road map to peace
Sidney Blumenthal
Thursday April 8, 2004
The Guardian
Condoleezza Rice is to be questioned in public only about the Bush
administration's policy on terrorism before September 11. But her negligence and
incompetence encompasses the entirety of the Bush foreign policy…
Disturbing News
Militiamen
Control Parts of 3 Iraq Cities
Guardian, UK - 4-8-04
Saudi
Qaeda Man Calls for Killing Americans-Website
Reuters, United States - 4-8-04
Afghan City Falls to Strongman as Troops Fly In
Reuters -
4-8-04
Forces of a
renegade adviser to Afghan President Hamid Karzai have overrun the capital
of a northern province, a defense ministry official said on Thursday.
8 Koreans, 3 Japanese Kidnapped in Iraq
AP -
4-8-04
Three Japanese
and eight South Koreans were kidnapped in Iraq on Thursday, according to
media reports. The Arabic TV station al-Jazeera aired video of the Japanese
blindfolded.
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7 South Korean missionaries released
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 4-8-04
... The South Koreans were Christian ministers who'd left
for ... meeting after Shiite militiamen seized a South Korean relief worker
... Both men were later freed unharmed ...
Iraqi Interior Minister to Resign
AP -
4-8-04
Iraq's interior minister, in
charge of police and security forces, announced he was resigning Thursday at
the request of top U.S. administrator L. Paul Bremer to maintain the
Shiite-Sunni balance in the government.
Iraq Uprising Shifts Role of U.S. Allies
AP -
4-8-04
Iraq's Shiite
Muslim uprising is transforming America's coalition partners from
peacekeepers into warriors — a role few of them wanted or were equipped to
handle.
Polish, Bulgarian Army Attacked in Karbala
AP -
Thu Apr 8,
6:58 AM ET
India bristles over Pakistan's new U.S. status
Chicago Tribune -
Mon Apr 5, 9:40 AM ET
Delhi feels insult after Powell visit
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"Ralph Nader has called for
President Bush to be impeached for deceiving the American people about the war
in Iraq . Ralph Nader wants Bush impeached? Ralph Nader, he got him elected in
the first place." -Jay Leno
Graphic By Brad
"Condi Rice threw a wrench into
everything," Ms. Van Auken, 9 11 widow who fought for hearings on why 9
11 happened
Click here
Vigilant Widows Wait For Condi With Suspicion
"President Bush says he is sticking to his plan for handing over power to the
Iraqis on June 30. It's also part of his plan to hand over power to John Kerry
January 20." David Letterman
Military News
Anti-U.S. Uprising Widens in Iraq; Marines Push
Deeper Into Fallujah
washingtonpost.com - 4-8-04
BAGHDAD, April 7
-- Violent resistance to the American occupation of Iraq spread to new parts of
the country on Wednesday, including previously quiet parts of Baghdad, as U.S.
and allied forces struggled to quell separate uprisings by Sunni and Shiite
Muslim insurgents.
Marine Killed in Fallujah Fighting
AP - 4-8-04
A U.S. Marine was
killed in fighting in Fallujah on Thursday, the military said.
U.S. General Vows to Retake Iraqi Cities
AP -
Thu Apr 8, 7:22
AM ET
White House Asks Court to Void POW Award
AP -
Thu Apr 8,12:20
AM ET
The Bush
administration urged an appeals court Wednesday to overturn a judge's order
awarding nearly $1 billion in Iraqi money to 17 Americans taken prisoner by
Saddam Hussein's government during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
Jury Clears Marine of Parachute Charges
AP - 4-8-04
A Marine was
acquitted of charges that he tampered with parachutes used by three servicemen,
but still faces up to 51 years in confinement for his conviction on drug
charges.
Mother's Iraq visit surprises US soldier
Gary Younge in New York
Thursday April 8, 2004
The
Guardian
Nick Galleymore, a 26-year-old ranger serving in Iraq, did everything he could
to prevent his mum from visiting him at work. He warned her it was too dangerous
and refused even to tell her where he was based.
Great story
about a California mom!
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Assorted News
Senator upset about ‘horrific' Iraq situation
By Denise Ross, Journal
Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — The only
member of the U.S. Congress with a child serving in combat said
Wednesday that he voted for the war in Iraq under false pretenses.
"I
voted to send my own son into combat on the assurance that Iraq had weapons
of mass destruction — perhaps even nuclear weapons — and was an imminent
threat to the United States. Now, that turns out not to be true," Sen.
Tim Johnson, D-S.D., said…
Curveballs on WMD
The press still needs to come clean on hyping Iraqi weapons that haven't
been found.
By William E. Jackson Jr. – Editor & Publisher
(April 01, 2004) -- One year after the war in Iraq began, with media
criticism of The New York Times' coverage of the search for weapons of mass
destruction (WMD) continuing, both Bill Keller and Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.
(the paper's executive editor and publisher) have recently come to the
defense of embattled star reporter Judith Miller….
U.S. Envoy to Taiwan Submits Resignation
AP -
Wed Apr
7,11:32 PM ET
The top U.S.
envoy to Taiwan resigned Wednesday, but the State Department denied the move
had anything to do with complaints about her from Beijing.
Beer Exec Peter H. Coors to Run for Senate
AP -
Wed Apr
7,10:34 PM ET
Peter H.
Coors, the head of the Coors brewing empire, is entering the race for an
open Colorado Senate seat, Gov. Bill Owens said Wednesday.
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Treasury to Probe Kerry Tax Analysts
AP -
Wed Apr 7,
2:42 PM ET
The Treasury
Department's inspector general is looking into the agency's decision to
analyze presumptive Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry's tax
proposals. "We're going to do a preliminary inquiry into what was produced,"
Richard Delmar, counsel in the Office of Inspector General, said Tuesday.
Senators Want to Withdraw Cattle Proposal
AP -
Wed Apr
7,10:18 PM ET
Seven U.S.
senators sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman on Wednesday,
urging her to withdraw a proposal that could allow live cattle shipments
from Canada to the United States as early as this spring.
Jeffords Holds Up Bush's EPA Nominations
AP -
Wed Apr 7,
5:23 PM ET
Four of
President Bush's nominations for top jobs at the Environmental Protection
Agency were put on hold Wednesday by Sen. Jim Jeffords, I-Vt., who said he
was protesting the agency's refusal to provide him documents over the past
three years.
Court to Release Audio Quickly in 2 Cases
AP -
Wed Apr
7,12:13 PM ET
The Supreme
Court will release audio tapes immediately after oral arguments in major
cases about the U.S. government's response to terrorism and Vice President
Dick Cheney's closed-door sessions to develop a national energy policy, a
court spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Government Licenses First Private Rocket
AP -
The government
on Wednesday awarded a California aviation company the first license for a
manned suborbital rocket.
Maryland Governor Defends Bear Hunt
AP -
Wed Apr 7,
2:18 PM ET
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U.S. Terrorism Policy Spawns
Steady Staff Exodus
Reuters -
Wed Apr 7, 7:45 PM ET
Since the
Sept. 11 attacks, the Bush administration has faced a steady exodus of
counterterrorism officials, many disappointed by a preoccupation with Iraq they
said undermined the U.S. fight against terrorism...
John Kerry on Wednesday called
the situation in Iraq "one of the greatest failures of diplomacy and failures of
judgment that I have seen in all the time that I've been in public life."
The Faces of the Fallen
Thank you to the dozens of viewers who forwarded
this picture to me. Does anyone know who created it?
Bush
Hosts Fishermen, Hunters on Ranch
Guardian, UK - 4-8-04
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -
President Bush was leading a tour of his ranch for hunting, fishing and
land-conservation advocates Thursday, after national security adviser
Condoleezza Rice's testimony to the Sept. 11 commission.
Aides
said Bush had given no indication of planning to watch the testimony Thursday
live on television.
Well, I
wonder what else Bush is going to miss while on another vacation.
Republican
Shenanigans
Reporters forced to erase tape of speech by
Scalia
Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - 4-8-04
...
Scalia gave two speeches Wednesday in Hattiesburg, one at
Presbyterian Christian High School and the other at William Carey College.
...
Energy
Dept. Threatens No Nuclear Cleanup
Guardian, UK - 4-8-04
The Energy
Department is threatening to withhold $350 million that was to pay for disposal
of some of the most dangerous radioactive waste from Cold War bomb-making.
First, it says, Congress and state officials must accept a cleanup plan already
rejected in court.
Senate Set to Pass Pension Relief Bill
AP -
Thu Apr 8, 2:51
AM ET
The Senate
prepared to pass a bill that would relieve companies from contributing an extra
$80 billion into their pension plans after Democrats signaled they were unable
stop it.
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Odd News
Betting It All on Vegas Roulette Spin
Reuters - 4-8-04
A British man
who has sold all his possessions, including his clothes, will stand in a
rented tuxedo on Sunday and bet everything on a single spin of the roulette
wheel.
Mexican Woman Performs Own Caesarian to Save
Baby
Reuters -
Wed
Apr 7, 1:45 PM ET
A woman in
Mexico gave birth to a healthy baby boy after performing a Caesarian section
on herself with a kitchen knife, doctors said Tuesday.
'Urban Warfare' Motorcycles on Sale in Baghdad
Reuters -
Wed
Apr 7, 1:28 PM ET
Feeling unsafe
driving a car in occupied Iraq?
Inmate Allegedly Hides Cocaine Under Fat
Wed Apr 7,
9:50 PM ET
An obese
inmate was caught hiding crack cocaine in a cigar holder under a roll of fat
beneath his stomach, jail officials said Wednesday.
Wild Turkey Crashes Through Man's Window
Wed Apr 7,
8:12 PM ET
Todd Zukowski
heard a crash while talking on the phone at his home, then entered the
living room and was shocked to find a double-paned window had been shattered
by a wild turkey.
Man Says Election Sticker Ruined Jacket
Wed Apr 7,
6:23 PM ET
A man says
election day has left its mark on him and he is not happy about it. Robert
Bonoff wants the city to pay for a new suede coat that he said has been
ruined by a voting sticker.
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Malaysian ghostbusters called in to exorcise
national service camps
Thu Apr
8,12:28 AM ET
Malaysian
ghostbusters were called in to exorcise spirits at a national service
training camp after two groups of youths claiming to have seen ghosts became
hysterical, according to a news report.
British man jailed for stealing cars... and
cleaning them
Wed Apr 7,
7:19 PM ET
An obsessive
car thief who carefully cleaned the vehicles he took before returning them
to their owners in perfect condition has been jailed by a British court, a
report said.
Actors Whip Easter Bunny at Church Show
AP -
Wed Apr 7,
5:18 PM ET
A church trying to teach
about the crucifixion of Jesus performed an Easter show with actors whipping
the Easter bunny and breaking eggs, upsetting several parents and young
children.
Pole reversal: Feared "flip" of Earth's magnetic
field takes 7,000 years
AFP -
Wed Apr 7,
2:15 PM ET
A reversal of the Earth's magnetic field, a rare but feared
event due to the catastrophic effect it could have on human life, takes
about 7,000 years to complete, according to a study.
Hong Kong's elusive urban crocodile reappears --
but escapes again
Thu Apr 8,
2:33 AM ET
A runaway
crocodile that has eluded capture in suburban Hong Kong for five months was
spotted "sunbathing" on traps laid out for it before being scared off by a
boatload of photographers.
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Bremer has destroyed my country
Even the pro-US manager of Iraq's Pepsi plant feels betrayed by an occupation
which has spawned fear, hatred and chaos
Naomi Klein in Baghdad
Saturday April 3, 2004
The Guardian
'Do you have any rooms?" we ask the hotelier. She looks us over, dwelling on my
travel partner's bald, white head.
"No," she
replies.
We try
not to notice that there are 60 room keys in pigeonholes behind her desk - the
place is empty...
"It is becoming increasingly clear that the United States has become involved in
a family feud between the Bushes and the Husseins. With Saddam in prison and his
two sons dead, the Bushes are clearly winning. The United States isn't."
ARNOLD SLOTKIN,
Hollywood
``We're trying to explain how
things are going, and they are going as they are going,'' he said, adding:
``Some things are going well and some things obviously are not going well.
You're going to have good days and bad days.'' On the road to democracy, this
``is one moment, and there will be other moments. And there will be good moments
and there will be less good moments.'' "The Donald" Rumsfeld
speaking about the cakewalk in Iraq
Biz News
IBM to acquire India firm with 6,000 employees
USATODAY.com -4-8-04
IBM said Wednesday
that it plans to buy Indian outsourcing firm Daksh eServices, an acquisition
that could boost the computer giant's staff in India by more than 50%.
Consumer Credit Grew by $4.1 Billion
Reuters -
Wed Apr 7, 3:32
PM ET
U.S. consumers
added to their debt at a slower pace in February, the Federal Reserve said in a
report on Wednesday.
Senator Questions Regulator on Riggs Bank
AP -
Wed Apr 7, 8:25
PM ET
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday
questioned a federal regulator about Riggs Bank's compliance with
anti-money-laundering rules as authorities investigate transactions in accounts
controlled by Saudi diplomats.
"How many went to the beach
this weekend? How many went to the mountains? How many just piled in the family
car, sat in the driveway, and pretended you could actually afford gas to go
somewhere?" Jay Leno
Tomorrow I will
post many fabulous emails sent to AHNC over the past few days.
A Mayan statue from Copan, Honduras. I
think the Mayans invented sunglasses before Foster Grant.
Peace through laughter.
