Monday edition - August 13, 2007

Sadly, the stench will remain long after Rove leaves the White House.

Did you know that Al Gore has written more books than George Bush has read? - David Letterman

Thanks to www.johnlegry.com

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News

• U.S. military deaths in Iraq at 3,690 AP

• 356 military deaths in C. Asia since '01 AP

• www.iraqbodycount.org

• Baghdad ambush kills 5 US soldiers Los Angeles Times

• Clash in southern Afghanistan kills 14 AP

• Taliban free 2 South Korean women AP

• Purported German hostage says Taliban wants to kill him AFP

• Iraq's Al-Maliki Plans Crisis Conference ABC News

• Diplomat: Musharraf can't win terror war AP

• Weapons, legal and illegal, flood Iraq AP

Missing Weapons Update

US loss of control over the flood of weapons into Iraq was highlighted again yesterday when it emerged that Italian anti-Mafia investigators had uncovered an alleged shipment of 105,000 rifles of which the American high command was unaware.  

STUNNING EXPLANATION FOR CHENEY’S ABOUT-FACE ON IRAQ SINCE ‘94
By Don Davis

Disturbing News

• NASA: Shuttle tiles pierced Chicago Tribune

• Tropical depression may form in Atlantic: NHC Reuters

Texas Is #1

Texas will almost certainly hit the grim total of 400 executions this month, far ahead of any other state, testament to the influence of the state's conservative evangelical Christians and its cultural mix of Old South and Wild West

Republican Shenanigans

• In Fundraising's Murky Corners

• Claim of Plot to Strike City Unfounded, Officials Say New York Times

• Republican Tommy Thompson ends run for US president Reuters India

• Giuliani: I misspoke about ground zero AP

• Romney's no problem, say Rudy, McCain New York Daily News

"Congratulations to Matt Damon. His movie, 'The Bourne Ultimatum,' had the biggest movie opening ever for the month of August. It made $70 million. Today, Senator John McCain asked Matt Damon to be his running mate." --Jay Leno

Another White House Liar?

He has been hailed as the best White House speechwriter since Theodore Sorensen, the muse behind President Bush's most famous phrases, the moral conscience of the West Wing. But Michael Gerson now is accused by a former colleague of taking credit for words he did not write.

According to Matthew Scully, who worked with him for five years, Gerson is not the bard of Bushworld, but a "self-publicizing" glory hog guilty of "foolish vanity," "sheer pettiness" and "credit hounding."
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Clinton a drag? Dems fear her negatives AP

French President's Wife

Mrs. Sarkozy was photographed walking with two friends in town, after a day earlier turning down an invitation for a hot dog and hamburger picnic with the US president and his family at the Bush retreat in nearby Kennebunkport, Maine.

Cecilia telephoned Laura Bush about an hour before lunch to explain she had a throat ailment and that she and her children would not be able to make the gathering, touted as a rapport-building casual lunch between Nicolas Sarkozy and George W. Bush.
 

Rove Subpoena Update

“Earlier this month, Karl Rove failed to comply with the Judiciary Committee's subpoena to testify about the mass firings of United States Attorneys. Despite evidence that he played a central role in these firings, just as he did in the Libby case involving the outing of an undercover CIA agent and improper political briefings at over 20 government agencies, Mr. Rove acted as if he was above the law. That is wrong. Now that he is leaving the White House while under subpoena, I continue to ask what Mr. Rove and others at the White House are so desperate to hide. Mr. Rove’s apparent attempts to manipulate elections and push out prosecutors citing bogus claims of voter fraud shows corruption of federal law enforcement for partisan political purposes, and the Senate Judiciary Committee will continue its investigation into this serious issue."
 

Bush, Cheney push for technology to steer asteroids into enemy countries - Grant Gerver, www.seriouskidding.com

Biz-Tech News

• Oil Prices Rise on Stock Market Rebound Washington Post

• New faces but policies set to stay at OPEC Reuters

• China recall toy factory boss hangs himself: report Reuters.uk

• No US dollar sell-off, Chinese central bank official says Taipei Times

• Tighter hiring rules decried Chicago Tribune

• Google starts selling online storage space MSNBC

• Microsoft Disputes FCC Rejection of Web Devices That Use TV Airwaves Washington Post

In Case You Don't Have Enough To Worry About

India can test nuclear weapons under the terms of an agreement on nuclear cooperation with the United States, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told Parliament Monday, amid loud heckling by opposition lawmakers.

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Guantanamo Five branded dangerous Guardian Unlimited

• Released man claims US troops beat him Denver Post

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Protesters show up in force near Cheney home Jackson Hole Star-Tribune

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