Does Bush Think His New Joint Chiefs Chairman Is
‘Naïve’

post from Think Progress on 05 October 2007 12:00:00 PM. © Think Progress

In May, former senator John Edwards (D-NC) said that “war on terrorism” is a “slogan designed only for politics, not a strategy to make America safe.” During a press conference, Bush attacked critics of the phrase, calling them “naive“:

This notion about how this isn’t a war on terror in my view is naïve. It doesn’t reflect the true nature of the world in which we live, you know?

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Al Kamen reports today that incoming Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike McMullen is also opposed to the use of the words “global war on terror“:

Seems the incoming chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Adm. Michael Mullen, has banned the use of the phrase “Global War on Terror” (GWOT) and has prohibited using it “in any future correspondence,” according to a Sept. 27 e-mail from a Mullen aide.

Vice President Cheney has also ripped critics of the “war on terror” nameplate. After House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) objected to the use of the phrase, Vice President Cheney said Skelton exhibited “flawed thinking” and was “dead wrong on this.”

But in reality, even President Bush, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and former Joint Chiefs Chairman Richard Myers have stated that the “global war on terror” is misnamed.

The administration continues to flaunt the phrase “global war on terror.” Will President Bush and Dick Cheney attack their new Joint Chiefs chairman as “naïve” and “dead wrong?”

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IED Detonation Wires Lead to Suspects' House

post from IraqSlogger.com on 05 October 2007 11:59:43 AM. © IraqSlogger.com

One would think that insurgents would be smart enough to not lead detonation wires for IEDs back to their own houses, but that's apparently exactly what happened south of Baquba on Friday.

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Moral Ambiguity - The Poll

post from All Spin Zone on 05 October 2007 11:57:00 AM. © All Spin Zone

All of us wrestle with the occasional moral dilemma. A Florida woman was presented with a situation that would make some people think twice. Yet she never batted an eye when making her decision about what she should do. Her decision would seem to indicate that she's not a Republican.

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The Biggest Vote You've Never Heard About UPDATED

post from Open Left - Front Page on 05 October 2007 11:56:07 AM. © Open Left - Front Page

Note: If you are tired of major issues like this getting no coverage in the face of a media[...]

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The Biggest Vote You've Never Heard About Is
Happening THIS SUNDAY

post from Open Left - Front Page on 05 October 2007 11:56:07 AM. © Open Left - Front Page

Note: If you are tired of major issues like this getting no coverage in the face of a media[...]

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MSNBC's Witt referred to "pro-abortion" candidate
Giuliani

post from Media Matters for America on 05 October 2007 11:53:38 AM. © Media Matters for America

On the October 4 edition ofMSNBC Live, discussing a new NBC News/Wall Street Journalpoll, which found thatRepublican primary voters saidGOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani has "the bestchance of defeating [Sen.] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] in the generalelection," host Alex Witt stated that religious conservatives are"threatening ... to consider backing a third party even if the GOPnominates a pro-abortion candidate like Rudy Giuliani." In fact, onecan support legal access to abortion procedures[...]

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Blackwater: Newly Created Thug Caste

post from Firedoglake on 05 October 2007 11:35:37 AM. © Firedoglake

(Naomi Wolf is the author of The End of America: Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot. She has written extensively about Blackwater and joins us in the comments — jh)Congress is finally asking questions of Eric Prince, the head of Blackwater, the[...]

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Bush predicts successor will keep Gitmo open.

The Guantanamo Bay detention center “must remain active until at least 2009 to allow the next president to decide whether it should be continued, President Bush says in a just-published book.” Bush predicted that his successor, whether Republican or Democrat, will keep the facility open. “I suspect they’ll find that it is necessary,” Bush said.

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Rescue Recommendations and Open Thread

Sorry for missing the mid-week diary rescue. It's been one of those weeks for me. Recommendations I received for Wednesday will be included in tomorrow's entry. You know what to do. Tags: Diary Rescue, Open Thread (all tags) [...]

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Sign Of The Times -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony
Peyser

post from BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash on 05 October 2007 11:24:51 AM. © BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash

My Republican friend "Bob"
(Who is one of my best)
Just told me he's decided
To give the GOP a rest.

Even though the Clintons
Made him snide & shrill
"Bob" said in 2008
He'll be voting for Hill.

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