Daily Archives: March 5th, 2006 «

 

Is there a civil war going on in Iraq?

Posted by: ST on March 5, 2006 at 8:39 pm » 21 Comments

After the golden dome blast in Iraq back on February 23rd, the media focused on rising violence in Iraq and speculated on whether or not a full-fledged civil war was taking place in Iraq. Ralph Peters, writing in the New York post today, tries to answer that question: I’m trying. I’ve been trying all week. [...]

 

WH cracking down on leaks

Posted by: ST on March 5, 2006 at 7:37 pm » 14 Comments

The Washington Post reports today that the White House is focusing its attention on media leaks: The Bush administration, seeking to limit leaks of classified information, has launched initiatives targeting journalists and their possible government sources. The efforts include several FBI probes, a polygraph investigation inside the CIA and a warning from the Justice Department [...]

 

‘Compassion fatigue’ sets in in Houston

Posted by: ST on March 5, 2006 at 12:29 pm » 11 Comments

Newsweek reports that in Houston, home to at one time 150,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees, crime is up, the schools and hospitals are bursting at the seams, which has led to severe cases of ‘compassion fatigue’: But perhaps no city has been as convulsed as Houston, which took in the greatest number of survivors. As some [...]

 

The DNC is unhappy with Howard Dean again

Posted by: ST on March 5, 2006 at 12:15 pm » 7 Comments

Via the Washington Post: Democratic congressional leaders aren’t happy with the way Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is spending money. At a private meeting last month, they let him know. Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) challenged the former Vermont governor during a session in Pelosi’s [...]

 

Same AP reporter, another non-story

Posted by: ST on March 5, 2006 at 12:02 pm » 5 Comments

First, there was the non-story about the Bush Katrina videotape and transcripts. Now, this one about “many defendents’” cases being “kept secret” over the last three years. Jason Smith explains why this is a non-story and points out that the AP co-writer of this story was the co-writer on the Bush Katrina videos story. These [...]