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Matthews: 'Rajiv, Tell Me What a Loser Paul Bremer Was
Talk about leading the witness . . . Rajiv Chandrasekaran was the Baghdad bureau chief for the Washington Post during the tenure of Paul Bremer as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in the period succeeding the removal of Saddam Hussein. Chandrasekaran is the author of Imperial Life in the Emerald City, a book generally critical of Bremer's administration -- but apparently not critical…
Syrian-French Political Scientist Slams Al-Jazeera and Islamic Leaders
The name Burhan Ghalioun is likely unfamiliar to most Americans. However, on January 22, he made some statements on Al-Jazeera television that should make many politicians and media members in this country sit up and take notice (video available here courtesy of Memri).He began:The main problem that prevents us from trying to overcome the crisis is that the clerics have become the leading shapers…
ABC Pushes Democratic Complaints of Defense Crowding Out Domestic Spen
Reporter Jonathan Karl ignores conservatives who point to entitlement spending as real danger to taxpayers.
Congressional Global Warming Poll: 95% of Democrats Buy It, 84% of GOP
You thought there was a political divide concerning the war, taxes, and abortion? Well, a newly released National Journal poll of members of Congress indicated just as strong a diametric view of whether anthropogenic global warming is real or not. Called a “Congressional Insiders Poll,” the study asked 10 Senate Democrats, 48 House Democrats, 10 Senate Republicans, and 45 House Republicans: “Do…
Sawyer Gushes Over ‘Peaceful’ First Lady and ‘Quiet’ Syrian Pr
On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," anchor Diane Sawyer continued to gush over the dictator of Syria. As already noted on NewsBusters, the ABC anchor gingerly questioned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad over the country’s political and cultural repression. But she also defended him, reminding American viewers that "change must come slowly." A second segment focused on Assad’s wife, Asma. In this…
WashPost Reporter Quickly Sidesteps Hardball Online Question on Arkin
Never let it be said that politicians are the only ones who side-step the hardball questions in Washington. In today's Post Politics Hour chat at washingtonpost.com, reporter Peter Baker had a no-comment answer on WashPost blogger William Arkin's anti-troops fulminating: Greenville, S.C.: Yo Peter -- you got any problems with your colleague William Arkin writing an entire column based on the…
Bill O’Reilly Slams NBC News, GE, and Washington Post for William Ar
Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly was on the warpath Monday evening, and with good reason. The targets of his disaffection were NBC News, GE, and most vehemently, the Washington Post and William Arkin for the latter’s disgracefully disrespectful article about America’s troops published on January 30.O’Reilly began (video available here, hat tips to Hot Air and LGF): “In a stunning display of hatred, NBC…
The Price of Publishing Leaks: SWIFT Data Flow to U.S. Must Stop by Ap
In a huge blow to America’s ability to defend itself from future terrorist attacks both home and abroad, the European Central Bank has told SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, that it must halt the transfer of personal banking information to American authorities by April.As reported by Agence France-Presse on February 1 (h/t to Dan at Riehl World View): “The…