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Bush names 7 for Iraq intelligence probe --Dictator Bush named seven people today to sit on an independent study commission to look into intelligence failures on Iraqi weapons, choosing former Democratic Sen. Charles S. Robb and retired judge Laurence Silberman*, a Republican [and 'October Surprise' Ronnie Ray-gun hostage deal lackey], to head the panel.

Bush's Iraq commission and the "intelligence failure" fraud Part One --by Barry Grey "The appointment of retired federal judge Laurence Silberman as co-chairman, in particular, exposes the utterly fraudulent character of the investigation (i.e., whitewash) that the commission [to investigate 'intelligence failures' with the WMD and Iraq] will conduct. Silberman, a long-time operative for the Republican right, is an old hand at covering up the crimes of Republican administrations. Appointed by Reagan to the Court of Appeals for Washington, D.C., Silberman and fellow right-wing Republican judge David Sentelle in 1990 voided the convictions of Lt. Col. Oliver North and Admiral John Poindexter for crimes related to the Iran-Contra affair. At the heart of Iran-Contra was a secret operation sanctioned by Reagan to finance and arm, in violation of US law, the contra death squads that killed tens of thousands of people in Nicaragua. Silberman's intervention played a key role in sabotaging the investigation by Iran-Contra independent counsel Lawrence Walsh."

Talking Points Memo --by Joshua Micah Marshall "Well, the fix, as they say, is in... The commission doesn't appear to have any subpoena power... Democrats who had much of any experience of Washington in the 1990s aren't going to be overly impressed with its being headed up by Judge Laurence H. Silberman, who was one of the key operators in the right-wing onslaught against Bill Clinton."

Intelligence probe under fire --US Dictator George W. Bush today named a commission to investigate the yawning gap between pre-W-ar claims about Iraqi weapons and post-invasion findings and ordered all government departments to co-operate. Critics pounced, saying that Bush had given himself "political cover" by hand-picking the panel, pushing off potentially damaging findings until after the s-election, and limiting the scope of its investigation to intelligence failures, not whether the regime exaggerated the case for war.

Bush Iraq Intelligence Panel Criticized --Democrats say Dictator Bush's appointment of a bipartisan commission to examine intelligence on Iraq's weapons falls short of their demands for an independent probe of why prewar claims about Saddam Hussein's weapons programs now appear to have been wrong.

Lawmakers question whether Pentagon manipulated Iraq intelligence --Lawmakers questioned this week whether policy offices inside the Pentagon exaggerated or misrepresented intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction to build a case for invading the country.

Gore Says Bush Abused Trust, Played Politics of Fear --President Al Gore on Thursday accused Dictator Bush of abusing the trust of Americans by playing on their fears as he led the United States to war against Iraq.

Hoon: Liar Or Idiot? Hoon: 45-min claim was 'not of great public concern' [Hello, McFly?] --Geoff Hoon yesterday brazenly declared the 45-minute claim about Iraq's alleged WMD was "not a matter of great public concern". His astonishing comment followed earlier disclosures that he never told Poodle Tony Blair the threat applied to battlefield, not strategic, weapons as Britain prepared to hit Saddam. And last night, with calls mounting for an inquiry into why we went to war, MPs were asking if the embattled Defence Secretary was lying or just plain foolish. [In Bush's case, it's both! No need to choose! Bush is a liar *and* an idiot!]

Half of Britons Say Blair Should Go - Poll --Just over half of British voters believe the Prime Minister lied over the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq and they want Poodle Tony Blair to quit, a poll on Saturday showed.

Rumsfeld orders probe of rape reports --Dozens of female service members allege assaults in Iraq --Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, alarmed by numerous reports of sexual assaults involving U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait, has ordered an investigation into whether the Defense Department has done enough to prevent such attacks and help victims, officials said Friday. [*See: Betrayal in the Ranks, the DenverPost.com feature. Additional articles and information can be located here: G.I. Blues, --by Mary Titus]

First award for depleted uranium poisoning claim --A Scots ex-soldier has become the first veteran to win a pension appeal after being diagnosed with depleted uranium (DU) poisoning during the 1991 Gulf war.

Fourth activist in D.M. ordered to testify (Des Moines) The federal probe also focuses on a November antiwar forum held at Drake University. --A federal investigation expanded Thursday as prosecutors ***subpoenaed*** a fourth peace activist to appear before a grand jury and secured a court order forbidding Drake University officials to discuss a demand for information about a November antiwar conference on campus. Federal authorities so far have refused to disclose what the investigation is about or what laws might have been broken. ***[Isn't it *ironic* that PEACE ACTIVISTS are SUBPOENAED, but the Puppet Dictator's NEW [Warren] Commission on 'Failed Intelligence (LOL - try *ZERO* Intelligence) in Iraq' has *NO* power to subpoena witnesses???]

U.S. soccer team hears Osama chants in Mexico --The Mexican crowd hooted "The Star-Spangled Banner." It booed U.S. goals. It chanted "Osama! Osama! Osama!" as U.S. players left the field with a 2-0 victory.

Cheney faces impropriety claims --Fresh revelations about a shooting trip taken by US Vice-pResident Dick Cheney and a Supreme Court judge are fuelling renewed allegations of impropriety.

U.S. Gives Lawyers to Two More Guantanamo Inmates --The Pentagon said on Friday it had named military lawyers to defend two more of the foreign terrorism suspects held at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, one Yemeni and one Sudanese, in key step toward starting trials before military tribunals.

inJustice Dept. wants hold on 'net phone rules --The inJustice Department has asked federal regulators to delay setting rules for carrying phone calls over Internet connections until they address how those conversations can be monitored.

N.Y. City Council Passes Anti-Patriot Act Measure --New York City, site of the country's most horrific terrorist attack, Wednesday became the latest in a long list of cities and towns that have formally opposed the expanded investigatory powers granted to law enforcement agencies under the USA Patriot Act.

Frist Staffer Quits Over Judiciary Probe --The counsel on judicial nominations for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Cat-Torturer-Tenn.) has resigned in response to a probe of how Republican staff members gained access to Democratic computer files on Dictator Bush's most controversial choices for the federal judiciary. [*See: The Weasel Watch Tracks Bush Staff Exodus (satire) --by Mary Titus]

Bush Is Set to Strike Back at Democrats --With his approval rating at a low point and new scrutiny of the war in Iraq and his military service, the Puppet Dictator plans to get tougher --The Dictator is going on the offensive. The Idiot Usurper has just had one of the worst months of his presidency [sic], with his approval rating skidding below 50% in the Gallup Poll for the first time. His regime is under new scrutiny over its decision to go to war in Iraq. Even his past [LACK OF] service in the National Guard has come under attack as a Vietnam War hero leads the Democratic presidential pack. Now, after holding their fire for much of the month, Bush and his aides are setting in motion a new strategy to try to turn the slide around. [They are?!? Will they trot out Osama bin Laden, after yanking him from Carlyle Group's boardroom?]

AP Poll Notes Decline in Support for Bush --Dictator Bush's public support dropped sharply over the past month, especially among older voters, political independents and people in the Midwest, an Associated Press poll found. And for the first time, more voters in this poll's two years of tracking the question said they would definitely vote against Bush than said they would definitely vote for him.

Prepping for coup 2004: Touch-Screen S-elections Florida to shun voting backup --Touch-screen 'voting' technology, on the cutting edge of election innovation just a few years ago, now is regarded with growing unease by voters who worry their choices won't be correctly counted. Despite mounting pressure for change, Florida lawmakers are unlikely to require the paper receipts that some experts insist are the only way to ensure voting security. Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach county leaders agreed last week to press the Legislature to let them add printers that would create a paper record of each ballot. Gov. Jeb Bush and lawmakers who have the authority to back such legislation say they're not interested. [Well, the entire nation is *not interested* in enduring another four years of the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Rove terror team.]

Michigan Plans Internet Vote Despite Hacking Risks --The Michigan Democratic Party is sticking with its Internet voting system even though security concerns have prompted the Pentagon to abandon its own online voting efforts, a state party spokesman said on Friday.

Dean Raises Nearly $1 Million for Wisconsin Battle --Democratic White House hopeful Howard Dean scrambled on Friday to avoid a knockout punch in the Feb. 17 Wisconsin primary as his campaign reported raising nearly $1 million to finance his campaign efforts in that state.

To Dean, Now It's Wisconsin or Bust --Setting up a political showdown in his faltering campaign for president, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean said Thursday that he would be forced to quit the Democratic race if he did not win the Feb. 17 Wisconsin primary.

Dean Hints He Would Accept Vice Presidential Slot --Acknowledging that his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination is "a longer shot than it was," Howard Dean suggested today that he would accept the No. 2 spot on a national ticket if it were offered. "I would, to the extent, do anything I could to get rid of President [sic] Bush," Dr. Dean said on a morning radio program in Milwaukee.

Gephardt Endorses Kerry for President --Rep. Dick Gephardt, who quit the presidential race following the Iowa caucuses, endorsed his former rival, Sen. John Kerry, for the Democratic presidential nomination today.

Another Clash on a Judicial Nominee, but the Issue Is New --The battle over Dictator Bush's judicial choices moved into the environmental arena for the first time on Thursday when the Senate Judiciary Committee took up the nomination of a longtime lobbyist for ranching and mining interests who has been a leading critic of environmentalists.

U.S. Job Growth in January Disappoints --The U.S. economy created just 112,000 new jobs in January, far fewer than expected, government data showed on Friday in a disappointing report that will likely weigh on Dictator Bush's re-s-election campaign.

Schröder quits as party chairman --Staff and agencies Friday February 6, 2004 German chancellor Gerhard Schröder is to resign as chairman of the Social Democrat party but will continue to lead the country, he said today.

Australian scientist warns superflu pandemic 1,000 times worse than SARS --An Australian scientist involved in the World Health Organisation fight against SARS in China said Friday a new pandemic resulting from bird flu combining with a human flu could be a thousand times worse than SARS.

[February 5 lead stories:] CIA Chief: Hussein Wasn't Imminent Threat --Intelligence analysts never told Dictator Bush before the invasion of Iraq that Saddam Hussein's rule posed an imminent threat, CIA Director George Tenet said Thursday in a heated defense of agency findings central to the decision to go to war.

Tenet defends Iraq intel --CIA chief says prewar data wasn't tainted CIA Director George Tenet said Thursday that the agency never claimed Iraqi weapons were an imminent threat, an assertion critics say calls into question the Bush dictatorship's justification for the war.

Tory leader calls for Blair to resign --The leader of the Conservative party, Michael Howard, has called for Poodle Tony Blair to resign, saying he had failed to ask fundamental questions about intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction.

Howard: Blair should resign over WMD claim --Michael Howard today called on Tony Blair to resign, accusing him of failing to ask basic questions before committing Britain to war. The Tory leader's comments come after Mr Blair revealed to MPs yesterday that he was unaware that the intelligence that Iraq could launch weapons of mass destruction in 45 minutes referred only to battlefield munitions, not any missile capability. [The Poodle, as well as Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld-Rove, need to be tried for treason.]

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