…and he wants you to know it, too:
Month: August 2004
Turning the Corner…Finding Same Old Problems
So the BBC (hat tip Wilfred) is running further with the idea than the US media that the Terror Alerts announced Sunday are timed to promote some GOP political advantage (considering how old the intel is there’s an argument to be made there). They offer that it was timed to “to knock presidential challenger John … Read more
What? ANOTHER agency?
That was pretty much my first reaction to this story:
WASHINGTON – President Bush (news – web sites) urged creation of a national intelligence director Monday to coordinate the war on terrorism but without the sweeping powers for hiring, firing and spending at the CIA (news – web sites), FBI (news – web sites) and other agencies as recommended by the Sept. 11 commission.
“We’re a nation in danger,” Bush said in a White House Rose Garden appearance where he announced his support for a national intelligence chief and the establishment of a national center to plan counterterror operations in the United States and abroad. “We’re doing everything we can in our power to confront the danger.”
Specific Threats of Terrorism
This thought–sparked by the following headline: “Warning, Specific Targets Identified”. I’m torn about publicizing specific target warnings. Unless the plot is non-transferable for some reason, can’t the terrorist just pick another building? It will make our (correct) intelligence look stupid, and it will allow for an easier attack. But on the other hand not warning … Read more
Still the Reluctant Imperialists
Hat tip to Constant Reader Wilfred for this item
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When the Bush Doctrine was first introduced, political analysts began debating whether or not it actually indicated that the US was now actively/openly pursuing an imperialist approach to our foreign policy.
Here’s a sampling of articles on the subject (with choice quotes) dating back to 2002:
“Apparently fear wasn’t enough”
That’s the epitaph of President Bush’s foreign policy suggested by Robert Wright (senior fellow at the self-declared “nonpartisan” New American Foundation) in an op-ed in the New York Times today. We don’t need to be loved in the Muslim world, but we need to be respected. And even real men want respect. After all, strength … Read more
A good job spoiled for what?
So I’m listening to a live press conference where NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is describing the planned response to the Homeland Security Department’s announcement that Reports indicate that al-Qaida is targeting several specific buildings, including the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in the District of Columbia, Prudential Financial in northern New Jersey, and Citigroup … Read more
Can’t say to the dancing bit…
…we’ll have to see the next time we’re over for dinner. What? Oh, sorry: Rivka over at Respectful of Otters posted something earlier in the week that I meant to link to at the time: her own grappling with the issues involved in the aborting of disabled children, being that she is a disabled adult … Read more
Ag subsidies take a hit…
(Crossposted to Redstate)
…or possibly a hit and a half:
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — World Trade Organization (WTO) states sealed a deal early on Sunday aimed at slashing rich nations’ farm subsidies, opening industrial markets and putting the Doha Round of free trade talks back on track.
After failing to reach agreement in Cancun, Mexico, last September on an interim deal on parameters for negotiations in farm and industrial goods and other areas, WTO states had set themselves a new deadline of the end of July.