[WaPo] When September Comes: Both parties zero in on 9/2007 as key deadline for Iraq [WaPo] Iraq, Global War on Terror pricetag: $609 billion Goldman Sachs: “impact on the economy is relatively minor.” [AP] Cheney headed to Middle East, seeks support for Iraq stabilization [NYT] Subject of weekly DC wargame: if a terrorist set off [...]
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RS Morning Brief, 5/7/2007
[BBC] Sarkozy wins in France, promises friendship with US. [AP] Yongbyon nuclear reactor ready for shutdown, says North Korea – price tag $25m. [WaPo/Fox News Sunday] Boehner: GOP likely to seek Iraq “plan B” by September or October. [NYT] Facing competition from Taliban, Afghan government considers placing controls on media. [Haaretz] Israeli FM: Let’s not [...]
RS Morning Brief, 5/6/2007
Sunday Shows: ABC This Week: John Edwards, Tom Tancredo, Ted Koppel MTP: George Tenet Fox News Sunday: Chris Dodd, John Boehner CNN Late Edition: Richard Lugar, Chuck Schumer, Imad Moustapha, Samir Sumaidaie, Nabil Fahmy, George Tenet 60 Minutes: Lou Dobbs on immigration, Nasir Abas on terror training camps [CBSNews/The Nation] Retired General: “Bush’s current position [...]
Bush’s Power: Are we at the “Lowest Ebb” yet?
The President and Congressional leaders spent last week arguing over parameters for the next round of Iraq-war-funding legislation, culminating in Bush exercising his veto power. Now, Senator and candidate Hillary Clinton, along with Senate President pro tem Robert Byrd, are calling for a repeal of the 2002 Iraq Authorization for the Use of Military Force. What would this mean for the President’s ability to continue using force in Iraq?
RS Morning Brief, 5/3/2007
[NYT, WaPo, AP] Rice to meet with Syrian foreign minister on sidelines of Iraq conference. [NYT, WaPo, Al-Jazeerah] Tone of talk turns conciliatory as Bush, Congressional leaders huddle at the White House seeking a solution to The Showdown. [Politico] Veto is a real test for Democratic Congress. Feingold: Don’t Give In. [Al-Jazeerah, Haaretz] Nasrallah speaks [...]
RS Morning Brief, 5/2/2007
[NYT, WaPo, ABCNews] Pullout deadline will “demoralize” Iraqis, set “date for failure” says Bush in wake of veto. Transcript of Bush’s statement. [Politico, RoguelyStated] After Bush veto: what’s next? [IHT] Iran says no to sideline talks at Iraq conference. [CT Blog] Reports of al-Masri’s death questionable. [YNet] Olmert’s resignation “imminent” in wake of Winograd Commission [...]
Mission Accomplished: Cauldron of Chaos
Reuters is reporting that the President, fresh from a visit to US Central Command HQ in in Tampa, Florida, will use his veto pen to strike down the Iraq funding legislation sent up to him from Congress today. Congress chose today, the fourth anniversary of the President’s “mission accomplished” speech, to conduct a ceremonial embarrassment [...]
Too Little, Too Late?
There have been a string of articles recently on the topic of former senior government officials who, while in their official positions, squirm because they’re internally conflicted about the path down which their bosses are taking the country (think Daniel Ellsberg). Now comes George Tenet with the revelation that senior officials never had a sit [...]
RS Morning Brief, 5/1/2007
[CNN, YNet] Reports indicate Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed. [Financial Times, WaPo] Global terror attacks are up 25%, number of victims up 40% according to the State Department report on terrorism. Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria listed as state sponsors of terrorism. [CSMonitor, NYT, WaPo] British jury finds [...]
RS Morning Brief, 4/30/2007
[NPR] General David Petraeus tells NPR’s Steve Inskeep he talks with the President “once a week.” [AP] As the month comes to a close, the April US troop death toll in Iraq has surpassed 100. April has been the most deadly month of 2007. [AP] As the thaw continues in Afghanistan, Nato has launched a [...]
“Trust Was Broken”
Former Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet appeared tonight on 60 Minutes. Tenet, who left the Agency in 2004, sat for CBS in advance of his new book, At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA, which drops tomorrow. Recalling the day he read his “slam dunk” comment in The Washington Post, [...]
Mueller Defends Patriot Act, Admits Falling Short on National Security Letters
Speaking tonight at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, FBI Director Robert Mueller defended the Patriot Act and the bureau’s increased domestic intelligence mission adopted in the wake of September 11, 2001. Mueller also admitted that the FBI “fell short” on oversight of the controversial National Security Letters program. Mueller argued to the packed house [...]