TGIF/Weekend edition - April 27-29, 2007
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Tenet says Bush team made him scapegoat for Iraq
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Army Officer Criticizes Generals
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Chief Justice Denies Detainees' Request |
Yep, as I have often stated on this site, Bush was dumb enough to go after the CIA -- first, it was leaking the identity of Valerie Plame, CIA WMD specialist, and now, distorting the "slam dunk" phrase of the head of the CIA, George Tenet. Poor George Bush, he was born with a silver fork in his brain.
"President Bush sneaked into town yesterday. ... He landed his helicopter right in Central Park. Security was very tight. He stepped out of the helicopter and Cheney covered him with his shotgun. " --David Letterman
The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News
72 killed in fighting around capital Boston Globe, MA
Petraeus: Iraq needs enormous commitment MLive.com, MI
McCain calls Iraq war a ‘great tragedy,’ decries troop withdrawal Napa Valley Register, CA
Missile-Defense Plan No Threat to Russia, Rice Says New York Times, NY
Spokeswoman Confirms Bush To Veto Iraq Pullout Bill RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Czech Republic
From April 19, 2004
In his CBS interview, Woodward said he "asked the president about this, and he said it was very important to have the CIA director, 'slam-dunk' is as I interpreted it, a sure thing, guaranteed."
April 27, 2007
Tenet said the
administration misrepresented his comment and used it to shift blame as the
debate heated up about the legitimacy of the Iraq invasion. Tenet, who served as
CIA chief from 1997 to 2004,
called the leak of the remark to journalist Bob Woodward "the most
despicable thing that ever happened" to him.
This Is Comforting To Know
The Sergeant at
Arms is authorized
to arrest
and detain any person violating Senate rules, including the President of the
United States.
Disturbing News
Wildfires Flare Again In Southeast Ga. Guardian Unlimited, UK
Gangs in Kuwait?
The commander of New Mexico's National Guard is demanding an apology from the Army brass after dozens of his soldiers in a mostly Hispanic unit were ordered to strip to their gym shorts and searched for gang tattoos while on duty in Kuwait.
Republican Shenanigans
Wolfowitz To Defend Himself on Pay Raise Washington Post
Govt. investigator under fire himself
Hurricane Survivors to Buy US Trailers or Pay Rental Fee New York Times, NY
"Yahoo announced they're going to host the first ever online presidential debate. Why Yahoo? Why not on a eBay? Candidates end up going to the highest bidder anyway" --Jay Leno
Rock-The-Voter News
Debate demonstrates Dems are of like mind on Iraq war
San Francisco Chronicle, CA
"President
Bush sent out an e-mail today asking people to send money to the Republican
Party. How come those e-mails never get deleted?" --Jay Leno
Biz-Tech News
Halliburton 1Q Profit Grows 13 Percent Wyoming News, WY
Vista sales deliver double-digit growth for Microsoft Seattle Times
Acer Battery Recall: A Closer Look PC World
’$100 laptop’ to cost $175
E-mail harvesters hit with $1B anti-spam lawsuit Computerworld
“No, seriously. While almost everybody in Washington is still calling for Gonzales to resign, President Bush said Gonzales’ testimony last week increased his confidence in him. Yeah. Bush said he had no idea Gonzales could lie like that.” - Jay Leno
Bush-Prison-Torture News
Detainee dies at US Army prison in Iraq
Go-F***-Yourself News
VP shuns Iraq, other hot topics in BYU address
Salt Lake Tribune, UT
“And seismologists at the University of California Berkeley have announced plans for an earthquake alert system that would give a 10-20 second warning before an earthquake hits. That’s not enough for people to get to safety, but it’s enough time for the insurance companies to cancel all the policies.” - Jay Leno
Odd News
Bob Franken's goodbye note to his CNN colleagues mediabistro.com
40-year weight over for Hawking New York Daily News
Ms. Jolie Goes to Washington E! Online
Volcanoes blamed for prehistoric global warming Los Angeles Times, CA
In this photo provided by Zero Gravity Corp., astrophysicist Stephen Hawking floats on a zero-gravity jet, Thursday, April 26, 2007. The modified jet carrying Hawking, a handful of his physicians and nurses, and dozens of others first flew up to 24,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. Nurses lifted Hawking and carried him to the front of the jet, where they placed him on his back atop a special foam pillow. The plane made a total of eight parabolic dips, including two during which Hawking made two weightless flips like 'a gold-medal gymnast,' said Peter Diamandis, chairman of Zero Gravity Corp., the company that owns the jet. Photo/Zero Gravity Corp
Peace.