"How did it come to pass that an opposition's measure of a president's foreign policy was all or nothing, success or "failure"? The answer is that the political absolutism now normal in Washington arrived at the moment--Nov. 7, 2000--that our politics subordinated even a war against terror to seizing the office of the presidency." - Daniel Henninger - WSJ 11/18/05
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"the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts." - George Orwell
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Tuesday, March 14, 2006

New York Post Online Edition: Iran in Iraq - Bush speech

New York Post Online Edition: news: "President Bush yesterday blamed Iran for deadly roadside bombings of U.S. troops in Iraq, and vowed to 'rally the world' against Iran's mullahs."

This is some of what the U.S., it's coalition partners and Iraqis have to deal with and this is certainly a good reason to avert Irans developing nuclear technology; regardless of whether they call them "peaceful."

"Bush also contended that a newspaper - identified as the Los Angeles Times by an administration official - had tipped off the guerrillas by revealing secret details of new anti-bomb technology that uses remote vehicles." Further, according to the president, "Within five days of the publication - using details from that article - the enemy had posted instructions for defeating this new technology on the Internet."

The Washington bureau chief for the paper said they were not approached by anyone asking that it not be published. The paper '"would have taken that request very seriously."'

Note that he is honest about it and did not say they would not have published the story. You have to wonder if any consideration goes into possible consequences with these types of articles. We all know how the papers treat "comics."

What are "senior defense officials?"




 

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