An illegal war, a long list of eroded rights, and a country run by
and for the benefit of corporate campaign donors
-- all courtesy of
the imperial presidency.
Some claim Bush has a "good" record, but tragic facts remain...
The great tragedy of science -- the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis
by an ugly fact.
-Thomas Huxley, biologist and writer (1825-1895)
Tens of Thousands
Will Lose College Aid, Report Says
By GREG WINTER
The government's new formula for financial aid will reduce the nation's largest grant
program by $270 million and bar 84,000 college students from receiving any award.
"It's low intensity
conflict, in our doctrinal terms, but it's war, however you describe it."
GEN. JOHN P. ABIZAID, new commander of American forces in Iraq.
Deficit Soars To $455 Billion
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration estimated Tuesday that the
federal budget deficit will reach a record $455 billion this year, 50%
larger than it predicted five months ago.
The White House cited slower-than-expected economic growth and the
cost thus far of the Iraq war for the rising deficits, projected to be
$475 billion next year.
Ashcroft Defies
Moussaoui Case Order
Tuesday, July 15
Attorney General John Ashcroft refused Monday to obey a court order We are now a
rogue nation.. U.S. Will Defy
Court's Order on TerrorBy PHILIP SHENON
The decision could force the dismissal of the indictment against Zacarias Moussaoui,
the only person facing trial in the U.S. in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks.
OP-ED COLUMNIST Pattern of
Corruption
By PAUL KRUGMAN
The case of the bogus uranium purchases was part of a broad pattern of politicized,
corrupted intelligence.
IF HIS WORDS ARE HIS BOND, WE'RE IN A BIND
Arianna Huffington, AlterNet
Yellowcake-Gate is much more than a dirty trick played on the American public. It's
about the Bush administration's pattern of deception as it shoved this country into a
preemptive war.
www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16433
OP-ED CONTRIBUTORS The Next Debate: Al
Qaeda Link
By DANIEL BENJAMIN and STEVEN SIMON
The Iraq-Al Qaeda connection the administration
asserted seems more uncertain than ever.
An Extremist
Judicial Nominee
If the nomination of Alabama Attorney General
William Pryor is confirmed, his rulings would
probably do substantial harm to the rights of all Americans.
OP-ED COLUMNIST
Passing It Along
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Our national debt is growing and supporters of
President Bush are getting concerned. They will get
more concerned when the debt affects the president's credibility.
OP-ED
COLUMNIST
Let's Blame Canada
By MAUREEN DOWD
The more Bush officials try to explain how the
president made the bogus uranium claim in his
State of the Union address, the more inexplicable
it seems.
IVINS: PEACE FROM HELL
Molly Ivins, AlterNet
That the occupation is not going well is
apparent to everyone but Donald Rumsfeld.
Now is not the time to stand back timidly
hoping it will work out well in the end.
www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=16412
WASHINGTON
Report on USA
Patriot Act Alleges Civil
Rights Violations
By PHILIP SHENON
In dozens of cases, Justice Department employees have been accused of civil rights and
civil liberties violations involving enforcement of the federal antiterrorism law.
Where is the good
news...
what has Bush done
for this country...
or for average Americans lately...?
Why wait til 2004?!
Iraqi ambush
claims another US soldier's life
Tuesday, July 22
One U.S. soldier was killed and another was wounded Tuesday when the vehicle in which
they were traveling through northern Iraq was ambushed with grenade launchers and
small arms fire, US Central Command in Baghdad said.
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This is a failed
presidency. We have lost jobs, the respect of our allies, and
funding for children, seniors, schools, and veterans. Bush has also severely
weakened environmental protections and is trying to dismantle the successful
Head-Start program for disadvantaged children. Every state in the union is
bankrupt. The list of his irresponsible acts is endless. The man has no
restraint, no common sense, no compassion, and poor judgment. His invitation
"Bring it on," invited attacks on our service personnel and is reason enough to remove
this man before he does any more damage.
"The spread of evil is the symptom of a
vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral
failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no
compromise on basic principles."
Ayn Rand
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