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Anti-Lieberman Group Delivering 43,000 Signatures To Senate
huffingtonpost.com — Wednesday morning, Brave New Films and its allies will deliver a petition with over 43,000 names to selected members of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, asking them to strip Senator Joe Lieberman of his rank and committee chairmanship when the 111th Congress takes its seats in 2009.More… (Political News)
McClellan: Iraq’s Oil is Big Part of Cheney's Desire for War
thinkprogress.org — Inquiring about Vice President Dick Cheney’s motivations to go to war, CBC Radio One host Jim Brown noted that Cheney “doesn’t strike me as someone who would be particularly motivated by idealistic visions.” McClellan agreed, adding that Iraq’s oil occupied Cheney’s mind more than anything else.More… (Political News)
Ex-EPA Official: White House Lied To Protect Cheney
thinkprogress.org — Last October, Dr. Julie Gerberding told the committee that global warming “is anticipated to have a broad range of impacts on the health of Americans,” but gave few specifics, instead focusing on CDC’s current preparation plans. The White House edited her testimony. A new letter reveals that the White House lied to hide Cheney's involvement. More… (Political News)
What Do You Think: Should Bush be Tried for War Crimes?
guardian.co.uk — We are less than a decade removed from impeaching a president and nearly relieving him of office because of a lie in a civil deposition about blowjobs. Yet when congressman Dennis Kucinich recently attempted to impeach Bush over torture, extraordinary rendition and other grotesque constitutional abuses, embarrassed Democrats killed the measure. More… (Political News)
Bush in 2007: U.S Will Get Out of Iraq if Asked to Leave
thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he would like to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Today, however, the Bush administration rejected the timetable. In an April 24, 2007 interview with Charlie Rose, however, President said he would remove troops if asked by Iraq but he predicted that Maliki would not ask.More… (Political News)
Kucinich to bring single article of impeachment Thursday
rawstory.com — Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is sticking to his drive to impeach President Bush. After brining 35 articles of impeachment to the floor last month, Kucinich will return this week with a single article accusing Bush of misleading the nation into war.More… (Political News)
Iraq Prime Minister Suggests Withdrawal for U.S. Troops
writeidea.org — Nouri al-Maliki, the prime minister of Iraq, said yesterday that his country wants some type of timetable for a withdrawal of American troops included in the deal Iraq is currently negotiating with America. "The goal is to end the presence (of foreign troops)," al-Maliki said. More… (Political News)
John McCain Has No Technology Policy
motherjones.com — The Republican candidate for president, famous for admitting that he doesn't know how to use a computer without assistance, has no plans for the future of technology in America.More… (Political News)
Lieberman: After Iran wipes out Israel, They Will Attack US
thinkprogress.org — Yesterday on ABC’s This Week, when host George Stephanopoulos asked if Israel should then attack Iran, Lieberman said, “That’s up to Israel,” warning that Iran not only represents an “existential threat” to Israel but also the Middle East and the United StatesMore… (Political News)
President BUSH PARDON's HIMSELF against POTENTIAL WARCRIMES watch!
What Every American Needs to Know (and Do) About FISA
fourhourworkweek.com — Information and interview regarding FISA (Federal Information and Surveillance Act) amendments.More… (Political News)
US Colonel Admits He Sanctioned Mass Killings in South Korea
newsweek.com — AP IMPACT: US wavered over SKorean executions; US colonel wrote he sanctioned mass killingMore… (Political News)
Military Kicks Out Blogger For Photographing Dead Marine
thinkprogress.org — Zoriah Miller, a photojournalist and blogger embedded with U.S. Marines in Iraq, took pictures of a suicide attack’s grisly aftermath, including one of the fallen U.S soldiers. The U.S. military, however, was incensed at Miller’s portrayal of the horrors of war and immediately removed him from his Marine unit.More… (Political News)
The Iraq War Was About Oil, All Along
[Reported by Diggers as Possibly Inaccurate]alternet.org — There you have it. After a long exile, Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total and BP are back in Iraq. And on the wings of no-bid contracts -- that's right, sweetheart deals like those given Halliburton, KBR and Blackwater. The kind of deals you get only if you have friends in high places. And these war profiteers have friends in very high places. More… (Political News)
Tell Sen. Grassley he can't monitor your online transactions
freedomworks.org — Help stop this legislation! Hidden deep in the Senate housing legislation is a sweeping provision inserted by Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) that affects the privacy and operation of nearly all of America's small businesses. There is a good chance that we can still stop this, but not without everyone's help. More… (Political News)

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