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Undersecretary of Defense Did Nothing Wrong, Undersecretary of Defense Finds

Friday, February 9th, 2007

No one did anything wrong ever, go home - WonketteThe DoD prepared a report investigating the work of the DoD’s pre-war intelligence outfit headed by Douglas Feith, the dumbest fucking guy on the planet. The result of that report? The Office of Special Plans made a lot of shit up, misled Congress, spun and abused intelligence, and didn’t break any laws. MORE »


Daily Briefing: Inspecting The Caviar Enrichment Facilities Instead

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006
  • Tehran is ready to negotiate with the UN on a range of issues not named “uranium enrichment.” [WP, NYT, BBC]

  • Poll shows most Americans are still plenty scared of Bin Laden. [CNN]
  • Marines to begin recalling reserves to active duty, as recruitment goals fall short. [LAT]
  • Aid money flowing to Lebanon having a hard time finding relief agencies other than Hezbollah. [NYT]
  • Israel halts withdraw from West Bank settlements as Lebanon becomes focus of government apparently incapable of multitasking. [WP]
  • Senator Hillary Clinton is dithering on a AIDS funding bill — either to get more cash for New York or to make herself look good in the south. [WP]
  • Americans tired of Iraq, want to go home. [NYT]
  • Richard Armitage, number two at the State Department, met with Bob Woodward around the time Bob Woodward says he learned Valerie Plame’s identity and top secret job. [NYT]
  • Anna Taylor Diggs, the federal judge who ruled against Bush and his NSA warrantless wiretapping, is a card-carrying member of the ACLU. [NYT]
  • More states adding online “meth registries” to help connect redneck speed freaks. [USAT]

Remainders: The Internet Looks More Like a Golden Calf Every Day

Monday, July 3rd, 2006
  • YouTube, vloggers, and predictions for 2008 that comprise the wet dreams of the vloggerati. [James Kelm's Home Page]

  • New Jersey’s got debts that no honest state can pay. [Gawker]
  • The new and improved Bill Keller: now with an army of “demi-human reporter-goons.” [Rude Pundit]
  • Joe Lieberman likes splitting hairs as much as he likes combing them over. [Roger Ailes]
  • Europeans stunned by speed with which CIA starts front-companies. [Counterterrorism Blog]

Remainders: AUS! AUS! AUS! AUS!

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

When Will the Military Properly Classify “Loving Too Much”?

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

dodgay.jpgSure, but wouldn’t that qualify as “impulse control disorders”? MORE »


Metro Section: There Is No Spoon

Thursday, June 15th, 2006

* The Force is strong in you, grasshopper, but you are not a wonk’d master yet. [Unrequited Narcissism] MORE »


Remainders: Bullets First!

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

* John Negroponte will get Bill Frist’s phone records when he pries them from his cold dead hands! [Rude Pundit] MORE »


Remainders: The Tin-Foil Hat Culture

Monday, May 15th, 2006

* Karl should’ve been doing Scotty’s job this whole time. Way to stonewall’em Karl! [Think Progress] MORE »