If you need ammunition for your next debate with the guy in the next office who insists (in his best Rush Limbaugh style) that global warming is a figment of some lefty’s imagination, here’s one of the best I’ve seen in a long time.
Here Yesterday, Gone Today
What’s missing now? Only enough of the arctic polar ice cap large to cover an area the size of two Great Britains, that’s what: The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at record lows, scientists have announced. Experts say they are "stunned" by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as the UK disappearing in the last week alone. So much ice has melted this summer that the Northwest passage across [...]
Tags: Global Warming, Arctic, Polar Ice Cap
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Olbermann delivered another sterling performance tonight. Text follows and we’ll get video ASAP.
Finally tonight, a Special Comment about Mr. Bush’s trip, and his startling admission of the true motive for this war, which was revealed in his absence. And so he is back from his annual surprise gratuitous photo-op in Iraq, and what a sorry spectacle it was. But it was nothing compared to the spectacle of one unfiltered, unguarded, horrifying quotation in the new biography to which Mr. Bush has consented. As he deceived the troops at Al-Asad Air Base yesterday with [...]
UPDATE: Crooks and Liars comes through with video. And, by the way, you really need to watch it for full impact. The text is good, but the video gives it impact..
Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment tonight is without a doubt, one of his hardest hitting and most emotional to date. Keith absolutely lays waste to President Bush’s lies and rhetoric about the surge. He contrasts his callous disregard for the truth and the troops between his six hour photo op in Iraq and the interview [...]
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You knew this might happen..
On this evening’s Countdown, Keith Olbermann quotes a breaking Associated Press story that Republican Senator, Larry Craig is reconsidering his resignation from the Senate. Keith talks with The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza about this puzzling development, and the political repercussions for the Republican Party. Suffice it to say, this would be a dream come [...]
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It’s all just a big PR campaign right now..
Desperation is the mother of ‘mini-benchmarks’
A week from today, Gen. Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker will tell members of Congress how things are going in Iraq, making this week particularly important, at least as far as public relations goes. Of course, we need not wait for congressional testimony to know that the president’s “surge” policy has failed. It’s effectively beyond refutation. The [...]
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And, along the way, twisting the facts just a bit..
Undercutting Bush’s claims of success in Anbar.
Today, President Bush held the Anbar province up as an example of his escalation’s success and justification for why the troop buildup should not be cut short: In Anbar you’re seeing firsthand the dramatic differences that can come when the Iraqis are more secure. … You see Sunnis who once fought side by side with [...]
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Potentially, at least.
It is becoming difficult to believe the number of potential Republican held Senate seats Democrats have a reasonable chance of capturing in 2008. Right now, Democrats are in a much better position at this point in the cycle than they even were in 2006, when six seats were taken from Republicans, and the only loss came at the hand of a former Democrat who still voted for Harry Reid to become majority leader. In alphabetical order, in the extended entry I provide a quick run-down of the [...]
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Much chatter over the long weekend about the possibility we’re fixin’ to get into a little skirmish with Iran. Today, in some corners, the language is a bit toned down. Still..
Okay, So War with Iran
I’ve written before that there is a very real threat that the Bush administration could go for double or nothing and launch a major military campaign against Iran in the next 18 months. But I had largely discounted this weekend’s rush of rumor and sketchy details about the possibility of an imminent attack. Among other reasons, I have a well-grounded skepticism about stories about US politics I read fully-formed and attributed in the British press before any American publications seems to have caught wind of it. But maybe [...]
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I’m beginning to think a lot of this is playing out on a sound stage in Hollywood, rather than on the streets of Iraq. It might as well be, given the lengths the Administration has gone to pull off a ruse…
‘This is General Petraeus’s baby’
About once a week, U.S. politicians, generals, and troops visit the Dora market in Iraq. The bustling commerce, in a relatively safe area, is proof that the surge is beginning to have an effect. After all, if there were no progress, a stroll through the market would be impossible. There’s only one problem: it’s a scam. [...]
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Now, even the bus is gone. It can’t go on much longer. It really can’t.
Impoverished McCain Ditches "Straight Talk Express" Bus
The flashy Straight Talk Express, with its leather bucket seats and polished walnut trim, is gone. So is the entourage that used to crowd the bus. And the throngs that used to form when it arrived — they are gone, too. What’s left is John McCain, still running for president, but now, as he was in 1999, an underdog. He spent Labor Day slogging it out, making his case for the Republican nomination by shaking hands with voters one at a time in [...]
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Okay, my friends. Here’s the plan..
The Associated Press reports late today that “administration officials” have told them Bush has already finished his review of the situation in Iraq, and has heard from all the people he cares to hear from. The verdict? Nothing will change, because Bush has decided that Iraq needs another [...]
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That’s what’s being painted in a new book. About the Bush Administration. It’s just one after another these days, filled with really juicy allegations.
Bushies Want Another 9/11
Who would want another massive terrorist attack on US soil? The Bush administration, that’s who. They can’t wait for another one, because that means they could scare us into giving them everything their little black hearts desire. Don’t take my word for it. Take the word of former Department of Justice staffer Jack Goldsmith, whose book about his time at the DoJ exposes the control freak behind the head control freak in the Bush administration, Vice President President Cheney. It’s Cheney’s current Chief of Staff (and former counsel) David Addington, [...]
And, still more detail from TalkLeft:
Preview of Jack Goldsmith’s Book on Bush and DOJ
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Just one. How’s Iraq doing on those benchmarks? It’s a bit watered-down, compared to the version leaked last week, but still quite negative.
GAO Report: Daily Attacks Against Iraqis ‘Have Remained Unchanged’
The Government Accountability Office has released its congressionally mandated report on the Iraq’s progress towards meeting 18 separate security and political benchmarks. The Iraqi government met 3, partially met 4, and did not meet 11 of its 18 benchmarks. Contrary to claims made by Gen. David Petraeus that sectarian violence has decreased dramatically, the GAO report [...]
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Lots and lots of testimony. Much of it painting a truly ugly picture..
AP: Documents Reveals Patterns in U.S. Killing Civilians
Newly released documents regarding crimes committed by United States soldiers against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan detail a pattern of troops failing to understand and follow the rules that govern interrogations and deadly actions. The documents, released today by the American Civil Liberties Union ahead of a lawsuit, total nearly 10,000 pages of courts-martial summaries, transcripts and military investigative reports about 22 cases. They show repeated examples of [...]
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If you need ammunition for your next debate with the guy in the next office who insists (in his best Rush Limbaugh style) that global warming is a figment of some lefty’s imagination, here’s one of the best I’ve seen in a long time.
Here Yesterday, Gone Today
What’s missing now? Only enough of the arctic polar ice cap large to cover an area the size of two Great Britains, that’s what: The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at record lows, scientists have announced. Experts say they are "stunned" by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as the UK disappearing in the last week alone. So much ice has melted this summer that the Northwest passage across [...]
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