She added, ?These kinds of illegal activities are in addition to siphoning the KRG budget to his personal bank accounts?.Daily, she says, ?The comedy goes on.??The National Assembly wanted to sack members who do not come to work,and by the … [Read more...]
Indictment and Action
CNN has prepared a compelling indictment of the out of touch Bush administration, and what happens when propaganda and happy talk meet tragic reality: click here. For a wrenching description of the true state of events, click here to listen … [Read more...]
Boston Herald explains all you need to know about FEMA
Found through Talking Points Memo. Link:The federalofficial in charge of the bungled New Orleans rescue was fired from hislast private-sector job overseeing horse shows.Andbefore joining the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a … [Read more...]
Clearing out the backblog:
Americans are still decent people: I called Ted Kennedy's office yesterday morning, and the woman on the phone said that they had gotten "thousands" of calls about the people at the NO convention center.Did Robert Siegel save … [Read more...]
A blog from New Orleans, in the thick of it
http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/, a blog written by a bunch of IT guys holed up in NO with a power generator.They say this about the outrageous FUBAR at the convention center in New Orleans:10:46 pmThe Real … [Read more...]
The FEMA-Pat Robertson connection
FEMA, the federal agency coordinating relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina, has helpfully posted several charities to which those who want to donate should consider directing their funds. Their suggestions for where to send cash … [Read more...]
Little Aid for US
Most of the world's nations have decided the U.S. can solve its own problems in the Southeast just fine. No problem, says Bush. "We would love help, but we're going to take care of our own business as well, and there's no doubt in my … [Read more...]
In Denial
Regressives continue to play dodge ball with responsibility for their Administration's grotesque failures in the Southeast. Rush Limbaugh was whining about high gasoline prices. Free Republic was whining about how few countries are … [Read more...]
Some of the interview with Chertoff
This is from the interview I was talking about yesterday. From Brad DeLong via ThinkProgress:Robert Siegel: We are hearing from our reporter, he's on anotherline right now, thousands of people at the convention center in NewOrleans with no … [Read more...]
If Mitt’s out, Christy’s in
According to Brian McGrory, Christy Mihos has made clear his intention to challenge Kerry Healey for the Republican nomination for Governor when if Mitt Romney decides not to run for reelection.Mihos made his substantial personal fortune by … [Read more...]