project for the old american century 


Government

 

Obama defines "rich" as income over 250K. McCain says 5 million
http://tinyurl.com/6oto6t

 

Small Iowa town struggles to survive after one quarter of its workforce is rounded up in immigration raid in May
http://tinyurl.com/5ww593

 

According to his own website, one of John McCain's first steps as president will be overturning Roe v Wade
http://tinyurl.com/2n2xxj

 

So that "cone of silence" John McCain was in while Obama answered questions? Turns out it was a "motorcade of listening in." My friends
http://tinyurl.com/67mrae

 

McCain's campaign manager is definitely not in a cone of silence when it comes to NBC News (full text of angry letter included)
http://tinyurl.com/6m4kao

 

"The insinuation that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated is outrageous." Hey, this is fun, let me try, "The insinuation that John McCain, a former prisoner of war, cheated on his wife is outrageous."
http://tinyurl.com/5ephts

 

CNN gets Rick Warren of Saddleback Church to admit that John McCain could have heard the questions prior to coming to the stage
http://tinyurl.com/64os6z

 

That story McCain told about the guard drawing a cross in the sand? Turns out it was probably stolen from Alexander Solzhenitsyn
http://tinyurl.com/6d2xdk

 

That McCain Solzhenitsyn plagiarism? It was first spotted by Free Republic
http://tinyurl.com/6zkh8h

 

Over the coming weeks we will look at the states that could decide this year's election. We start with Ohio, decisive in 2004
http://tinyurl.com/6ksp7w

 

In the face of John McCain's refusal to defend Barack Obama against Jerome Corsi's book of smears, Barack Obama defends John McCain's war record at town hall meeting.
http://tinyurl.com/6gnwy8

 

Hero: Donate a large piece of marble to fix Tomb of the Unknowns; Not so Hero: U.S. Army says no because it is free and won't cost the taxpayers $2.2 million
http://tinyurl.com/6xee9b

 

"It's not that she can't do her job; she can't do anything. I think when she plays piano the piano catches fire and the audience dies."
http://tinyurl.com/5ny5qq

 

Add Republican Bobby Jindal to the list of veep prospects who, when asked, cannot name a single reason to vote for John McCain
http://tinyurl.com/5twue8

 

McCain responds to a 2% lead in Colorado by proposing legislation that would send more of Colorado's water to California.
http://tinyurl.com/6kslfs


If someone wanted to swiftboat John McCain, it might go something like this
http://www.topshelfdogfood.com/2008/08/who-is-john-mccain.html

Courts and justice

 

Six attorneys "rejected from civil service positions at the Justice Department filed a lawsuit" against "former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and three other top officials for allegedly violating their rights by taking politics into consideration"
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=5587585
Iraq

 

Security developments in Iraq, Aug 18 
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ANW828684.htm

 

The Secret Deal For Iraq's Oil
http://uruknet.info/?p=m46494&hd=&size=1&l=e

 

U.S. Death Toll in Iraq for August Already Tops July -- As Two More Soldier Suicides Reported
http://tinyurl.com/699pdo

 

China begins work on $900 million power plant and agrees to develop oil field in southern Iraq
http://uruknet.info/?p=m46485&hd=&size=1&l=e

Afghanistan

 

Afghan Violence Surges
http://tinyurl.com/5vq5b8

 

In an Afghan prison, the majority of female prisoners are serving 20-year sentences for being raped
http://tinyurl.com/576z2g

 

Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 18 
http://tinyurl.com/65r3jq

 

Taliban suicide bomber kills 10 Afghan civilians 
http://tinyurl.com/58snyl

 

Taliban to Canada: leave Afghanistan or else
http://tinyurl.com/5sjoax

 

Nato attack kills Afghan civilians
http://tinyurl.com/5eza25


Foreign Affairs

 

For anyone wondering if Vladimir Putin was still in control of Russia: "The soldiers told us they had an order from Putin - leave or be killed."
http://tinyurl.com/6zxjya

 

Russia moves sophisticated SS-26 surface-to-surface rocket systems within striking distance of Georgia's capital. Purely for "defensive purposes."
http://tinyurl.com/6dazof

 

Ukraine decides to throw its hat into the US missile defense ring, you know, since Russia isn't already pissed or anything
http://tinyurl.com/5fdwxl

 

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has made himself available for extensive interviews with media outlets worldwide. But in one unusual moment, the BBC catches Saakashvili eating his necktie.
http://tinyurl.com/5a2lc4

 

BP says Azeri oil exports by rail to Georgia halted 
http://tinyurl.com/66xy63

 

Russia-Georgia Conflict Fueled by Rush to Control Caspian Energy Resources
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article20538.htm

Human Rights

 

A Korean woman executed for espionage in 1950, demonized in the West as "seductress", may have been waterboarded into her confession.
http://tinyurl.com/6obhry

 

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena has overturned a previous court ruling preventing an Arizona ski resort from expanding and making fake snow from treated sewage on a mountain that 13 Native nations hold sacred.
http://tinyurl.com/5g99mp

 

Bush signs bill to provide billions for reservations
http://tinyurl.com/5s9xok


Civil Liberties

 

Local radio station uncovers plans to scan all license plates in MD, DC and VA and run them all through federal databases.
http://tinyurl.com/57dwvu

 

I was recently stopped by Homeland Security as I was returning from a trip to Syria. What I saw in the hours that followed shocked and disturbed me.
http://tinyurl.com/58593o

Environment

 

A $7 billion coal-to-liquids plant proposed for southeastern Montana's Crow reservation promises an economic boon for the region, but must first overcome economic and political hurdles that have kept any such plant from being built in the United States.
http://tinyurl.com/6gb9cx

 

Opponents of a state decision to allow 6.1 billion gallons of water a year to be pumped from three rural Nevada valleys and piped to Las Vegas went to court Aug. 8 to challenge the decision.
http://tinyurl.com/6rppkf

Media

 

Fox interviews recent American evacuees from Georgia: "The Georgians are to blame for this conflict. I want to thank the Russian troops." Fox News: "Uhh.. crap. commercial break."
http://tinyurl.com/68uojv

 

A new Pew Research survey breaks down cable news network viewers by partisanship.
http://tinyurl.com/6xbd4k


Corsi May Face Libel Suit over False Claims in Anti-obama Book
http://tinyurl.com/6go5s7

 

Jerome Corsi is the victim, says FOX
http://tinyurl.com/5nv9g2

Veteran's Issues

 

Deplorable conditions at Walter Reed force military officials to set up barracks for wounded soldiers in Oklahoma. Problem: New barracks are infested with mold.
http://tinyurl.com/5c9rzf
Corporate America

 

Six Blackwater guards receive target letters from the Justice Dept, prelude to indictment
http://tinyurl.com/56ufjb

Church and State

 

Are we now officially a Christian nation?
http://tinyurl.com/67z8sj