(2007-04-30) — Former CIA Director George Tenet said today that he was not included in discussions about key portions of his book that have been called into question by eyewitnesses to the events recounted.
“There was no serious debate at the publisher’s office, at least none that included me, about whether to retain certain questionable assertions [...]
Entries from April 2007
Former CIA Boss Out of Loop on Parts of His New Book
by Scott Ott · 47 Comments
Tags: Media/Journalism · U.S. News
Qaeda Caves Under Pressure of Democrat Pull-Out Bill
by Scott Ott · 123 Comments
(2007-04-27) — Al Qaeda in Iraq today announced it would cease all martyrdom operations, bombings, kidnappings and attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces just a day after the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate sent a bill to President George Bush that sets a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq.
“Under orders from our supreme ruler, Usama bin Laden, we [...]
Tags: Global News · U.S. News
'Cowardly' Bush Fails to Show for Democrat Debate
by Scott Ott · 32 Comments
(2007-04-27) — President George Bush is a 'coward' for failing to appear among the eight Democrat presidential candidates at last night’s debate at South Carolina State University, according to several top Democrat operatives.
While candidates at the debate mentioned Mr. Bush some 25 times during the 90-minute MSNBC-televised event, Mr. Bush declined to make an appearance [...]
Bush Suggests More Targets for Congressional Probes
by Scott Ott · 77 Comments
(2007-04-26) — White House sources say President George Bush has given Sen. Harry Reid and Rep. Nancy Pelosi a list of administration officials who would make good targets for Congressional probes as part of Mr. Bush’s strategy to keep Democrats preoccupied with investigations and thus distracted from implementing their legislative agenda.
The news of the Bush [...]
Reid Supports the Troops Who Lost the War
by Scott Ott · 222 Comments
(2007-04-20) — Attempting to clarify yesterday’s statement that the war in Iraq is “lost“, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said today that he “supports the troops who lost the war.”
In an audiotape recorded from an undisclosed location and released through Al-Jazeera TV, Sen. Reid said, “The troops who lost the war should hold their heads [...]
Tags: Global News · U.S. News
Hillary: Court Ruling Stabs Women in Back of Head
by Scott Ott · 68 Comments
(2007-04-19) — Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling in Gonzales v. Carhart upholding the right of Congress and state legislatures to regulate abortion and, in particular, to ban partial-birth abortion, is “a blade to the back of the head of every woman in America,” according to Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY.
“I know I speak for my sisters across [...]
Edwards Campaigns on Universal Hair Care
by Scott Ott · 59 Comments
(2007-04-18) — Democrat presidential hopeful John Edwards today unveiled the centerpiece of his 2008 White House bid, a budget-neutral proposal to provide universal hair care to every American.
The former North Carolina senator and 2004 vice presidential candidate is the acknowledged “hair policy wonk” among Democrat candidates.
Speaking to a convention of stylists and cosmetologists yesterday, Mr. [...]