(2006-11-30) — As copies of the still-secret Iraq Study Group report recommending a “gradual but meaningful” reduction in U.S. troops leaked from security-cleared officials to the news media, President George Bush said he’s hoping to get his own copy of the report for Christmas.
“I’ve asked Santa Clause and Laura for one,” said Mr. Bush, “but [...]

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(2006-11-29) — On the day that The New York Times printed a classified memo revealing National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley’s secret assessment of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, the White House announced it had discovered the source of such leaks, and has “begun a full review designed to explore changes to the official secret [...]

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(2006-11-24) — In an effort to make its film about the birth of the Christ more relevant to the holiday season, New Line Cinema today released a re-cut version of its promotional trailer for ‘The Nativity Story‘, incorporating elements of other popular holiday classics like ‘Deck the Halls’ and ‘Deja Vu’.
The re-released trailer comes after [...]

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(2006-11-22) — A day after the assassination of Lebanese Christian politician Pierre Gemayel, Democrats in the U.S. Congress called on President George Bush to pull U.S. troops out of Lebanon as a way of ending the strife that threatens to descend into civil war.
“As everyone knows,” said Rep. Jack Murtha, D-PA, a former Marine, “the [...]

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(2006-11-21) — In the wake of a civil rights crisis sparked when culturally-insensitive passengers on a U.S. Airways flight Monday became alarmed at the sight of six praying Muslim Imams, a consortium of major airlines has agreed to set aside Muslim prayer sections on all domestic and international flights.
“From now on, we devote our former [...]

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(2006-11-21) — In advance of this weekend’s historic summit, Iran and Syria today offered to protect Iraq from foreign terrorists trying to foment civil war.
Iranian president, and presumptive Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said, “I have compassion on our brother, Iraq, who sits defenseless as terrorists pour across his borders from the east and [...]

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(2006-11-20) — According to a newly pre-released secret Pentagon document, the U.S. military is considering three options for dealing with the situation in Iraq, dubbed ‘Go Public, Go Home and Go Mecca.’
The unnamed Pentagon official in charge of leaking national security secrets to the Washington Post said it’s possible that the U.S. could adopt some [...]

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