Putting Pre-Iraq War Reporting In Context
Robert Kagan has a column up today in the Washington Post that puts pre-Iraq war reporting in context, starting with the headline “It Wasn’t Just Miller’s Story”. From the column:
Just in time for Halloween
Galloway the ghoul lied under oath over Iraqi oil payments, according to a new U.S. Senate subcommittee report:
Indictments coming this week in Plamegate scandal?
Reuters is reporting that it’s very possible we’ll see indictments laid out this week:
Does Miers have the votes to be confirmed?
Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, says – at this point – no, she doesn’t:
Is the Philadelphia Inquirer ignoring the Able Danger story?
ST reader Dana R. Pico has written a post at his blog that asks that very question, and offers possible reasons. A snippet:
Wimpy Senate soundly defeats Coburn amendment
The short version: Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) had proposed an amendment in the Senate that would require previously approved pet projects supported by his fellow Senators be cancelled and the money from those pet projects (better known as pork) to be used instead on the Hurricane Katrina restore/rebuild effort. In a stunning display of business-as-usual arrogance – especially when it comes to spending, the amendment proposal was defeated, with only 15 Senators voting in support and a whopping 82 against. Here are those who voted in favor: