We all know that Hillary Clinton voted for the resolution authorizing the war on Iraq. And when Barack Obama objected to the use of nuclear weapons against terrorists, she replied, “I don’t believe that any president should make any blanket statements with respect to the use or nonuse of nuclear weapons.” Surely though, as secretary […]
Tag Archives: Condoleezza Rice
Who you gonna call? Nonproliferation busters!
As you’ve probably heard by now, the nuclear deal with India has been signed and sealed –- but not yet delivered: Congress still has to ratify it — by the Nuclear Suppliers Group in Vienna. The administration finally wore down resistance to the sale of civilian nuclear technology and fuel to India over that state’s […]
Nota Bene #18 Part 1 of 2
Nota Bene attempts to provide an overview of the week’s news. Meanwhile, in its appendix, we cull trenchant comments to articles and posts, as well as those heard in person or emailed. This week Nota Bene appears in two installments: Political and foreign policy today; the economy, lifestyle, and the appendix on Wednesday. Candidate for […]
Condoleezza Rice: Never met a milestone she wasn't willing to render meaningless
At The Washington Note yesterday, the estimable Steve Clemons wrote “Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is speaking this morning to Grover Norquist’s weekly powerhouse gathering at Americans for Tax Reform of conservative associations, think tanks, and political operations.” What’s not business as usual about this? It seems a major Republican operative told Clemons that it […]
Blackwater P.R. campaign: “we use assault weapons for assault, as God intended…”
Certain of us on this planet have it tough – how many would love us if we were great white sharks? Black mambas? Box jellyfish? Too, too few, one suspects. So it is with that misunderstood force for security and protection, Blackwater, USA. Just because a private company gets over one billion dollars in non-competitive […]
Blackwater: gettin’ rich while the troops try dyin’
As you know, Blackwater killed a bunch of Iraqi civilians a short time ago. They didn’t apologize – that’s a sign of weakness, as Captain Nathan Brittles tells his young officer corps in John Ford’s classic paean to American arrogance and “manifest destiny” She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, even though the Iraqi “government” tried to […]
Being Blackwater means never having to say you’re sorry…Condi will do that for you…
Blackwater Security (shown here on one of their typical helicopter patrols in Iraq), who was involved in a shootout Sunday that updated reports now say left over 20 Iraqi unarmed civilians dead, has yet to offer an apology for the attack. They continue to state that they fired in defense against a perceived threat. Of […]
Major newspaper confers cold warrior status on Iran
In a recent article in The Washington Post, Robin Wright quoted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice calling Iran the state that presents “the single most important. . . strategic challenge to the United States.” Wright concluded: “After three decades of festering tensions the United States and Iran are now facing off in a full-fledged cold […]
The Price Of Loyalty
By Martin Bosworth My particularly angry take on the daily mass exodus of Bush apparatchiks and what it means for our country can be found here. Warning: It’s not very nice or reasonable, which is why I posted it there instead of here. Some days you just gotta let the wolf out the door.
The Ministry of Disinformation
In my last post I noted that Mitt Romney is on the stump simply making things up. And in another post from April 26 I took a stick to Secretary of State Rice for not realizing that there is no Soviet Union anymore. So what do these stories have in common? (Yes, there are politicians […]
Nemesis
By Martin Bosworth My thoughts on the Bush veto are here for those who are interested. “Disgust” sums it up nicely. Perhaps “Anger,” “shame,” “rage,” and “frustration” as well. Actually, a picture’s worth a thousand words, so maybe this’ll capsule things well:
Loyal Dubya is Dem’s best friend
President Bush today said that embattled World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz, currently embroiled in yet another BushCo scandal, “ought to stay” in his position. This comes hot on the heels of Bush’s show of support for buddy Alberto Gonzales, whose leadership at Justice has been such a festering embarrassment that even loyal Republicans are howling […]
Condi’s way-back machine
At first I was tempted to take Condoleezza Rice’s “no thanks” to a Congressional subpoena as yet another example of executive branch arrogance. But then I realized that’s she’s actually very busy … resurrecting the Cold War? OSLO, April 26 — Brusquely dismissing protests by Russian officials, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here on […]
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