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Morning headlines brought to you by Carolyn Kay MakeThemAccountable.com Top StoryBush: More U.S. troops in support roles
WASHINGTON - While "formidable challenges" remain in Iraq, President Bush said Saturday, the United States will start shifting more troops into support roles — in addition to the troop withdrawals announced last week.
It’s just one lie after another. See below.—Caro
'Help Wanted' Ad Belies Report on Iraq Security
A week ago today, Gen. David H. Petraeus started his rounds on Capitol Hill, reporting that security in Iraq was improving to the point that a small number of troops could begin coming home by year's end. But 10 days ago, his commanders in Baghdad began advertising for private contractors to work in combat-supply warehouses on U.S. bases throughout Iraq because half the soldiers who had been working in the warehouses were needed for patrols, combat and protection of U.S. forces. Project for the Old American Century
The WorldIraq: Bicycle bomb strikes, 5 dead
BAGHDAD - A booby-trapped bicycle exploded near a cafe serving tea and food during Ramadan fasting hours Sunday, killing at least five people in a religiously mixed area in northern Iraq, police said.
U.S. expands Anbar model to Iraq Shiites
KUT, Iraq - American commanders in southern Iraq say Shiite sheiks are showing interest in joining forces with the U.S. military against extremists, in much the same way that Sunni clansmen in the western part of the country have worked with American forces against al-Qaida.
As Ramadan begins, Al Qaida in Iraq seeks a turnaround
A Web site believed to be controlled by (Al Qaida in Iraq) posted statements Friday and Saturday taking credit for the killing Thursday of a high-profile tribal leader who had sided with the United States and announcing a Ramadan offensive. It also belatedly took credit for a multiple bombing in northern Iraq in August that left at least 322 dead, the largest fatality count in a single attack since the start of the war in 2003.
Israel lowers hopes for Mideast talks
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert indicated on Sunday that there would be no major breakthroughs in peacemaking ahead of a U.S.-sponsored peace conference this fall, prompting a Palestinian threat to skip the gathering.
Opposition to resign over Musharraf re-election bid
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An alliance of Pakistani opposition parties said on Sunday they would resign from national and provincial assemblies if President Pervez Musharraf tried to seek re-election from the sitting parliament.
Russian warplanes breach NATO airspace
British and Norwegian jets intercepted Russian military aircraft Friday after they breached NATO airspace close to the U.K. and Finland, defense officials said. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen demanded an explanation from Moscow over the violation of Finnish airspace, the latest in a spate of recent incursions. Russia said it had set up a commission to investigate the Finnish claims, but an official insisted the aircraft had flown over neutral territory. The NationBush setting America up for war with Iran
Senior American intelligence and defence officials believe that President George W Bush and his inner circle are taking steps to place America on the path to war with Iran, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt… In a chilling scenario of how war might come, a senior intelligence officer warned that public denunciation of Iranian meddling in Iraq - arming and training militants - would lead to cross border raids on Iranian training camps and bomb factories.
Greenspan clarifies Iraq war, oil link
Clarifying a controversial comment in his new memoir, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said he told the White House before the Iraq war that removing Saddam Hussein was "essential" to secure world oil supplies, according to an interview published on Monday.
War Of Anti-War, Pro-War Protesters
Tens of thousands of anti-war protesters, including a sizeable contingent of military veterans, rallied outside the White House to demand an end to the Iraq war. They were confronted by counter-protestors who support President Bush.
Missile defense strains U.S.-Russia ties
WASHINGTON - Two rounds of talks on a Russian proposal for missile defense cooperation with the U.S. have failed to narrow differences that have strained relations, officials from both countries say.
Mukasey Cited as Leading Candidate for Attorney General
Michael B. Mukasey, a former federal judge regarded as an expert on national security issues, has emerged as the leading candidate to replace Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general, several conservatives close to the White House said yesterday.
Veteran to head CIA clandestine service
WASHINGTON - The new head of the CIA's clandestine service is a veteran operative who joined other high-ranking officials in quitting the spy agency in 2004 after clashing with aides to then-director Porter Goss.
Bush signs lobby-ethics bill
WASHINGTON - President Bush signed a bill Friday that will require lawmakers to disclose more about their efforts to fund pet projects and raise money from lobbyists, a measure that backers call the biggest ethics reform in decades.
Chafee quietly quits the GOP
PROVIDENCE — Lincoln D. Chafee, who lost his Senate seat in the wave of anti-Republican sentiment in last November’s election, said yesterday that he has left the party. Chafee said he disaffiliated with the party he had helped lead, and his father had led before him, because the national Republican Party has gone too far away from his stance on too many critical issues, from war to economics to the environment. MediaEmmy Awards: Sally Field Censored by FOX
At last night’s 59th Annual Emmy Awards, Sally Field, who won Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Nora Holden Walker in ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters,” was censored by FOX as she was about to make a point about the Iraq War.
Click through to watch the video.—Caro
Al Gore wins Emmy for Current TV.
Tonight, Al Gore won an Emmy for Current TV, his global television network that allows viewers to “create and influence what airs on TV.” The audience gave Gore a long standing ovation as he and his Current TV partner, Joel Hyatt, walked onstage to receive the award for “interactive television services.”
Click through to watch the acceptance speech.—Caro
Please notice the difference in reporting on Alan Greenspan’s revelation that the Iraq War is all about the oil. AFP says that Greenspan mentions the opinion in his new book, as though he were some kind of innocent bystander. Reuters tells us, though, that Greenspan himself “told the White House before the Iraq war that removing Saddam Hussein was ‘essential’ to secure world oil supplies.” As usual, Greenspan is trying to have his cake and eat it, too. Krugman’s latest column reminds us of other Greenspan cake-eating incidents.
Whose Betrayal? (by George Lakoff)
MoveOn's "General Betray Us?" ad … hit a nerve. In the face of truth, the right-wing has been forced to change the subject -- away from the administration's betrayal of trust and the escalating tragedy of the occupation to of all things, an ad! To take the focus off maiming and death and the breaking of our military, they talk about etiquette. The truth has reduced them to whining: MoveOn was impolite. Rather than face the truth, they use character assassination against an organization whose three million members stand for the highest patriotic principles of this country, the first of which is a commitment to truth.
Here’s something an awful lot of progressives don’t understand, and that is that IF IT HADN’T BEEN THE MOVEON AD, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE that the right wingers latched on to and made an issue of. They are the supreme distractors, and they’d have found something to bend, twist, and mutilate in order to take the attention away from their gigantic failures. So progressives should think about that before joining in the most recent the chorus criticizing other progressives for how they worded something.—Caro
Kerry slams Boehner again over the GOP leader's outrageous "small price" comment
There has been virtually no outrage from the GOP over the House Republican leader's assertion that the loss of lives in Iraq is a "small price" to pay. But John Kerry is on the offensive, slamming Boehner again … : "'Assure him that for any parent, it is not a small price for any community in America that's been attending those funerals, it is not a small price, and I'd like to see the Republicans show the same kind of outrage that they seem to reserve for partisan purposes for as outrageous a comment as that, that suggests dying in Iraq is a small price.' He said." The media and the GOPers, who were apoplectic last year over Kerry's "botched joke," have been largely silent about Boehner's boner.
And conversely, we should help other progressives amplify their criticisms of truly offensive statements by right wingers. When will we learn that we have to build as efficient a megaphone as they have?—Caro
Blaming Jane Fonda for the Demise of Nuclear Power in the United States (by Dean Baker)
And you thought that Jane Fonda was only responsible for losing the Vietnam War. Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt are now blaming her also for the fact that no nuclear power plants have been constructed in the United States for the last quarter century. The culprit in their view is her 1979 move The China Syndome, about the meltdown of a nuclear power plant, the release of which preceded the accident at the Three Mile Island by 12 days. Mr. Dubner and Mr. Levitt argue that there was no serious harm caused by the Three Mile Island accident, but as a result of the fears created by the film, the nuclear industry has been prevented from building new plants… Maybe the NYT should give Jane Fonda a column to get some more serious economic analysis into the paper.
Headlines from Media Matters for America:
Stephanopoulos understated Dem support for keeping reduced military presence in Iraq
On Fox News Sunday, Wallace failed to challenge Gates' claim that troop withdrawals will be based on "successes"
In health-care special featuring mainly free-market advocates, Stossel endorsed Health Savings Accounts
Broder touted Lindsey Graham's desire for "reality-based (Iraq) policy"
NY Times misrepresented Clinton's position on 2002 Iraq resolution
Hannity admits FOX NEWS became activists and helped to defeat the Immigration bill
Sean Hannity got a little carried away and had a moment of honesty on H&C the other night with Laura Ingraham. He was all pumped up and admitted that FOX News helped defeat the immigration bill.
Click through to watch the video.—Caro
Walter Cronkite Comes Back
The former CBS anchor is about to sign with an aptly named network, Retirement Living TV, a start-up channel aimed at people over the age of 55.
NFL radio station hosts joke about rape, tell Saints fans displaced by Katrina to stop whining and shut the hell up
Why should the NFL commissioner care about the on-air comments of the hosts of the official radio station of the Raiders? Because they are tainting your brand with their horrific, cruel and crude comments. They are insulting the fans of another franchise and, to quote from the Fan Code of Conduct from another NFL franchisee, "Harassment of visiting team fans will be considered unruly behavior and grounds for ejection." Why should the hosts of the Raider flagship station be held to a LOWER standard than a fan attending an NFL football game?
Click through to listen to Spocko’s audio clips of the statements made by KSFO talk show hosts on the air.—Caro Technology & ScienceCell Phones Can Watch What You Eat
Dieters will soon be able to send a cell-phone camera photo of their meals to a computer that will accurately gauge what's on their plates and then send back feedback.
I can HARDLY wait.—Caro
The Falling Age of Puberty in U.S. Girls: What We Know, What We Need to Know
The Breast Cancer Fund commissioned ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber to write The Falling Age of Puberty — the first comprehensive review of the literature on the timing of puberty — to help us better understand this phenomenon so we can protect our daughters’ health.
Tomato Diet Can't Guarantee Prostate Health: Study
Lycopene, other nutrients no shield against prostate cancer, researchers say
Sick? Lonely? Genes tell the tale
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lonely people are more likely to get sick and die young, and researchers said on Thursday they may have found out why -- their immune systems are haywire.
Genetics Hold Promise, Challenges for Cancer Care
Discoveries are exciting but roadblocks remain, experts say.
Woman's death raises questions about gene therapy
Officials are looking into how medical studies are done and how much study volunteers are told of the risks.
Indian tribe calls sale of meteorite slice ‘insensitive’
The Willamette Meteorite is a sacred icon to the Oregon-based Clackamas Indians. The tribe has its own name for the massive space rock, Tomanowas, and holds an annual religious ceremony with the meteorite in its home at the American Museum of Natural History.
Yale to return Machu Picchu artifacts
LIMA, Peru - Yale University has agreed to return thousands of Inca artifacts taken from Peru's famed Machu Picchu citadel almost a century ago, the government said Saturday. EnvironmentWeather Aids Crews Fighting SoCal Fires
Aided by cooler weather, firefighters in Southern California were gaining ground on two wildfires that raged through brush left dry by high summer temperatures.
One Answer to Global Warming: A New Tax
The case for using a carbon tax to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.
Canadian summer was warmer than normal again
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Summer temperatures were 0.9 (C) degrees (1.6 degrees Fahrenheit) higher than normal in Canada this year, continuing a long-term trend, weather forecasters said on Friday.
Arctic sea route opens
LONDON (Reuters) - The Arctic's Northwest Passage has opened up fully because of melting sea ice, clearing a long-sought but historically impassable route between Europe and Asia, the European Space Agency said.
Ancient records help test climate change
EINSIEDELN, Switzerland - A librarian at this 10th century monastery leads a visitor beneath the vaulted ceilings of the archive past the skulls of two former abbots. He pushes aside medieval ledgers of indulgences and absolutions, pulls out one of 13 bound diaries inscribed from 1671 to 1704 and starts to read about the weather.
Nations ink deal to provide safer atomic power
VIENNA (Reuters) - Sixteen nations signed a U.S.-initiated pact on Sunday to help meet soaring world energy demand by developing nuclear technology less prone to being illicitly diverted into making atomic weapons. For more headlines, visit MakeThemAccountable.com. |
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