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January 1, 2005

Justice Dept. Toughens Rule on Torture

1/01/05 Lewis, NYT, Justice Dept. Toughens Rule on Torture

Posted on January 1, 2005 8:00 AM |

January 2, 2005

On "Moral Values" - Code Words for Emerging Authoritarian Tendencies in Americans

1/02/05 Alberts, CounterPunch, On "Moral Values" - Code Words for Emerging Authoritarian Tendencies in Americans

Posted on January 2, 2005 9:52 AM |

January 6, 2005

Budget Legerdemain

1/06/05 Smith, FPIF, Budget Legerdemain

Posted on January 6, 2005 8:54 AM |

January 11, 2005

City of ghosts - Falluja

1/11/05 Guardian/UK, City of ghosts - Falluja

Posted on January 11, 2005 8:59 AM |

The Iceberg Cometh - Selling Social Security Overhaul

1/11/05 Krugman, NYT, The Iceberg Cometh - Selling Social Security Overhaul

Posted on January 11, 2005 9:01 AM |

January 13, 2005

White House Ends Search for WMD That Weren't There

1/13/05 CHB, White House Ends Search for WMD That Weren't There

Posted on January 13, 2005 9:09 PM |

What Bush Said About Iraq's So-Called WMD

1/13/05 CHB, What Bush Said About Iraq's So-Called WMD

Posted on January 13, 2005 9:26 PM |

January 16, 2005

Social Security Agency Is Enlisted to Push Its Own Revision

1/16/05 Pear, NYT, Social Security Agency Is Enlisted to Push Its Own Revision

Posted on January 16, 2005 6:13 AM |

January 25, 2005

Bush Hails Progress Toward 'Culture of Life'

1/25/05 Fletcher, Wa. Post, Bush Hails Progress Toward 'Culture of Life'

Posted on January 25, 2005 9:30 AM |

January 26, 2005

Spies, Lies and Pentagon Doublespeak

1/26/05 Schram, CHB, Spies, Lies and Pentagon Doublespeak

Posted on January 26, 2005 7:52 AM |

January 27, 2005

Oil firms fund climate change 'denial'

1/27/05 Adam, Guardian/UK, Oil firms fund climate change 'denial'

Posted on January 27, 2005 8:41 AM |

January 28, 2005

Justice and 9-11

1/28/05 Floum, Online Journal, Justice and 9-11

Posted on January 28, 2005 9:28 AM |

January 29, 2005

US and Allies 'Kill Most Iraqis'

1/29/05 BBC, US and Allies 'Kill Most Iraqis'

Posted on January 29, 2005 7:47 PM |

February 2, 2005

White House-Friendly Reporter Under Scrutiny

2/02/05 Savage & Wirzbicki, Boston Globe, White House-Friendly Reporter Under Scrutiny

Posted on February 2, 2005 5:42 PM |

February 3, 2005

Feds Hide Snafus Behind Cloak of National Security

2/03/05 Gay, CHB, Feds Hide Snafus Behind Cloak of National Security

Posted on February 3, 2005 6:47 PM |

February 5, 2005

Pentagon Probes Military-Funded Propaganda Web Sites

2/05/05 CHB, Pentagon Probes Military-Funded Propaganda Web Sites

Posted on February 5, 2005 8:19 AM |

February 9, 2005

Pentagon Plays Games With War Funding Requests

2/09/05 Shalal-esa, CHB, Pentagon Plays Games With War Funding Requests

Posted on February 9, 2005 7:07 AM |

Taxpayers Face Huge Bill from Medicare Drug Program

2/09/05 Sherman, CHB, Taxpayers Face Huge Bill from Medicare Drug Program

Posted on February 9, 2005 7:07 AM |

The Real Story of the Iraqi Elections

2/09/05 Porter, FPIF, The Real Story of the Iraqi Elections

Posted on February 9, 2005 12:13 PM |

February 10, 2005

Online Reporter Quits After Liberals' Expose

2/10/05 Kurtz, Wa. Post, Online Reporter Quits After Liberals' Expose

Posted on February 10, 2005 6:11 AM |

U.S. Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Findings

2/10/05 Cart, LA Times, U.S. Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Findings

Posted on February 10, 2005 11:44 AM |

February 13, 2005

Pentagon covers up failure to train and recruit local security forces

2/13/05 Buncombe et al, Independent/UK, Pentagon covers up failure to train and recruit local security forces

Posted on February 13, 2005 8:17 AM |

Spinning Frenzy: P.R.'s Bad Press

2/13/05 O'Brien, NYT, Spinning Frenzy: P.R.'s Bad Press

Posted on February 13, 2005 8:47 AM |

February 14, 2005

Attorney General 'distanced himself from war advice'

2/14/05 Bunting, Independent/UK, Attorney General 'distanced himself from war advice' (Britain)

Posted on February 14, 2005 6:45 AM |

February 15, 2005

US accused of plan to muzzle al-Jazeera through privatisation

2/15/05 Cornwell, Independent/UK, US accused of plan to muzzle al-Jazeera through privatisation

Posted on February 15, 2005 8:23 AM |

February 16, 2005

WMD expert reopens row about 'sexed-up' dossier

2/16/05 Brown, Independent/UK, WMD expert reopens row about 'sexed-up' dossier

Posted on February 16, 2005 5:53 AM |

February 17, 2005

John Pilger finds our children learning lies

2/17/05 Pilger, New Statesman, John Pilger finds our children learning lies

Posted on February 17, 2005 7:10 AM |

February 19, 2005

Agencies Warned to Halt Fake News Videos

2/19/05 CHB, Agencies Warned to Halt Fake News Videos

Posted on February 19, 2005 6:35 AM |

Grass always covers graves, but the seas reveal the secrets of human folly

2/19/05 Fisk, Grass always covers graves, but the seas reveal the secrets of human folly. Tryon was held entirely responsible for the greatest peacetime disaster in the history of the Royal Navy

Posted on February 19, 2005 7:35 AM |

February 20, 2005

Laying the Ground Work for War - First, They Attack the Past

2/20/05 Pilger, CounterPunch, Laying the Ground Work for War - First, They Attack the Past

Posted on February 20, 2005 6:58 AM |

February 21, 2005

A New Target for Advisers to Swift Vets

2/21/05 Justice, NYT, A New Target for Advisers to Swift Vets

Posted on February 21, 2005 11:10 PM |

February 23, 2005

No 10 talks: what Goldsmith told Iraq inquiry

2/24/05 Norton-Taylor, BBC, No 10 talks: what Goldsmith told Iraq inquiry

Posted on February 23, 2005 5:28 AM |

February 24, 2005

Transcripts show No 10's hand in war legal advice

2/24/05 Norton-Taylor & White, Guardian/UK, Transcripts show No 10's hand in war legal advice

Posted on February 24, 2005 5:27 AM |

February 25, 2005

Lockhart and Barrel: A top Social Security administrator is moonlighting as a partial-privatization lobbyist

2/25/05 Garver, TAP, Lockhart and Barrel: A top Social Security administrator is moonlighting as a partial-privatization lobbyist.

Posted on February 25, 2005 6:02 AM |

February 27, 2005

New charge undermines Blair claims on Iraq war

2/27/05 Whitaker & Carrell, Independent/UK, New charge undermines Blair claims on Iraq war

Posted on February 27, 2005 6:41 AM |

February 28, 2005

GOP operative shuts down phony news web site

2/28/05 CHB, GOP operative shuts down phony news web site

Posted on February 28, 2005 9:19 AM |

March 4, 2005

Pentagon Sued for Records on Propaganda, Psy-Ops and "Percention Management" Targetting U.S. Civilians

3/09/05 Judicial Watch, Pentagon Sued for Records on Propaganda, Psy-Ops and "Percention Management" Targetting U.S. Civilians

Posted on March 4, 2005 9:29 PM |

March 5, 2005

Outrage as US soldiers kill hostage rescue hero

3/05/05 Willan, Observer/UK, Outrage as US soldiers kill hostage rescue hero

Posted on March 5, 2005 6:21 AM |

March 6, 2005

Italian Calls U.S. Gunfire Unjustified

3/06/05 Williams, Wa. Post, Italian Calls U.S. Gunfire Unjustified

Posted on March 6, 2005 6:22 AM |

March 9, 2005

Blair broke code to keep war advice from Cabinet

3/09/05 Woolf, Independent/UK, Blair broke code to keep war advice from Cabinet

Posted on March 9, 2005 9:16 PM |

March 10, 2005

Ex-Marine Says Public Version of Saddam Capture Fiction

3/10/05 UPI, Ex-Marine Says Public Version of Saddam Capture Fiction

Posted on March 10, 2005 12:45 PM |

Personal Accounts Could Hasten Social Security Shortfall, GAO Finds

3/10/05 Thomma, Knight-Ridder, Personal Accounts Could Hasten Social Security Shortfall, GAO Finds

Posted on March 10, 2005 10:55 PM |

March 11, 2005

Iraq war revelation: There was no full legal advice

3/11/05 Woolf, Independent/UK, Iraq war revelation: There was no full legal advice

Posted on March 11, 2005 6:29 AM |

March 12, 2005

MPs urge Bar Council to investigate advice on war

3/12/05 Woolf, Independent/UK, MPs urge Bar Council to investigate advice on war

Posted on March 12, 2005 6:35 AM |

March 13, 2005

The A4 War: What have the Attorney General and the Prime Minister got to hide?

3/13/05 Whitaker, Independent/UK, The A4 War: What have the Attorney General and the Prime Minister got to hide?

Posted on March 13, 2005 7:30 AM |

Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged Television News

3/13/05 Barstow & Stein, NYT, Under Bush, a New Age of Prepackaged Television News

Posted on March 13, 2005 7:34 AM |

March 14, 2005

Here is the news... from President Bush

3/14/05 Gumbel, Independent/UK, Here is the news... from President Bush

Posted on March 14, 2005 6:24 AM |

March 15, 2005

Not Necessarily the News

3/15/05 Goodman, AlterNet, Not Necessarily the News - Fake News

Posted on March 15, 2005 8:38 AM |

White House Defends Video News Releases

3/15/05 AP, White House Defends Video News Releases

Posted on March 15, 2005 8:47 AM |

Many students willing to give government control of press

3/15/05 Oregonian, Many students willing to give government control of press

Posted on March 15, 2005 8:49 AM |

White House to Agencies: Ignore GAO's Ruling On 'illegal' TV News Releases

3/15/05 Herman, Cox, White House to Agencies: Ignore GAO's Ruling On 'illegal' TV News Releases

Posted on March 15, 2005 11:41 AM |

March 17, 2005

Bush Defends Offering Video News Releases

3/17/05 Stevenson, NYT, Bush Defends Offering Video News Releases

Posted on March 17, 2005 5:27 AM |

March 18, 2005

The Democracy Lie

3/18/05 Cole, TomPaine, The Democracy Lie

Posted on March 18, 2005 8:35 AM |

March 19, 2005

Afghanistan: 'One Huge US Jail'

3/19/05 Levy & Scott-Clark, Guardian/UK, Afghanistan: 'One Huge US Jail'

Posted on March 19, 2005 6:34 AM |

March 20, 2005

US frees Iraqi kidnappers so they can spy on insurgents

3/20/05 Cockburn, Independent/UK, US frees Iraqi kidnappers so they can spy on insurgents

Posted on March 20, 2005 6:37 AM |

March 21, 2005

A Threat Greater Than Terrorism

3/21/05 Roberts, Prison Planet, A Threat Greater Than Terrorism

Posted on March 21, 2005 10:54 PM |

March 23, 2005

Bush, Cheney lied about bin Laden escape from Tora Bora

3/23/05 CHB, Bush, Cheney lied about bin Laden escape from Tora Bora

Posted on March 23, 2005 6:24 AM |

Straw unveils postwar intelligence controls

3/23/05 Guardian/UK, Straw unveils postwar intelligence controls

Posted on March 23, 2005 6:45 AM |

March 25, 2005

WMD report will condemn everyone

3/25/05 Schrader, CHB, WMD report will condemn everyone

Posted on March 25, 2005 6:40 AM |

Blair faces backbench backlash as pressure mounts to publish war advice

3/25/05 Brown & Sengupta, Independent/UK, Blair faces backbench backlash as pressure mounts to publish war advice

Posted on March 25, 2005 6:46 AM |

March 27, 2005

Past Arguments Don't Square With Current Iran Policy

3/27/05 Linzer, Wa. Post, Past Arguments Don't Square With Current Iran Policy

Posted on March 27, 2005 11:32 PM |

March 30, 2005

Powell Says U.S. Was 'Too Loud' over Iraq

3/30/05 Reuters, Powell Says U.S. Was 'Too Loud' over Iraq

Posted on March 30, 2005 6:57 AM |

April 1, 2005

Joint US-UK Cover-Up Alleged Over GM Maize

4/01/05 Brown, Guardian/UK, Joint US-UK Cover-Up Alleged Over GM Maize

Posted on April 1, 2005 2:39 AM |

Doubts on Weapons Were Dismissed

4/01/05 Linzer & Gellman, Wa. Post, Doubts on Weapons Were Dismissed

Posted on April 1, 2005 8:10 AM |

April 3, 2005

Daily Intelligence Briefings Are Vague, Officials Say

4/03/05 Shane & Sanger, NYT, Daily Intelligence Briefings Are Vague, Officials Say

Posted on April 3, 2005 7:23 AM |

April 6, 2005

Domestic Security and the Culture of Fear - The Eco-Terror Hoax

4/06/05 Wehr, CounterPunch, Domestic Security and the Culture of Fear - The Eco-Terror Hoax

Posted on April 6, 2005 9:40 AM |

April 8, 2005

We got it wrong on Iraq WMD, intelligence chiefs finally admit

4/08/05 Norton-Taylor, We got it wrong on Iraq WMD, intelligence chiefs finally admit

Posted on April 8, 2005 6:51 AM |

Martinez Staff Probes Memo Origin

4/08/05 White, Wa. Post, Martinez Staff Probes Memo Origin

Posted on April 8, 2005 7:04 AM |

April 12, 2005

US plans retreat from Iraq as Pentagon claims progress

4/12/05 Buncombe, Independent/UK, US plans retreat from Iraq as Pentagon claims progress

Posted on April 12, 2005 5:32 PM |

Negroponte Vows 'Unvarnished Truth' as Intelligence Chief

4/12/05 Stout, NYT, Negroponte Vows 'Unvarnished Truth' as Intelligence Chief

Posted on April 12, 2005 5:48 PM |

April 14, 2005

Clarke calls for ID cards after imagining huge poison terror ring

4/14/05 Lettice, The Register, Clarke calls for ID cards after imagining huge poison terror ring

Posted on April 14, 2005 9:47 AM |

April 16, 2005

Goodbye Patterns of Global Terrorism

4/16/05 Johnson, The Counterterrorism Blog, Goodbye Patterns of Global Terrorism

Posted on April 16, 2005 12:02 PM |

April 17, 2005

150 hostages and 19 deaths leave US claims of Iraqi 'peace' in tatters

4/17/05 Cockburn, Independent/UK, 150 hostages and 19 deaths leave US claims of Iraqi 'peace' in tatters

Posted on April 17, 2005 9:17 AM |

G-7 Issues Upbeat Growth Outlook, Pledges Action on Trade Imbalances

4/17/05 Blustein, Wa. Post, G-7 Issues Upbeat Growth Outlook, Pledges Action on Trade Imbalances

Posted on April 17, 2005 9:34 AM |

April 18, 2005

State Department Cuts Data from Terror Report

4/18/05 Mohammed, Reuters, State Department Cuts Data from Terror Report

Posted on April 18, 2005 11:32 AM |

April 20, 2005

Rice talks up Russian democracy

4/20/05 BBC, Rice talks up Russian democracy

Posted on April 20, 2005 11:51 AM |

April 22, 2005

Climate Research Faulted Over Missing Components

4/22/05 Revkin, NYT, Climate Research Faulted Over Missing Components

Posted on April 22, 2005 6:32 AM |

April 24, 2005

Goldsmith told Blair 'war could be illegal'

4/24/05 Elliot, et al, Independent/UK, Goldsmith told Blair 'war could be illegal'

Posted on April 24, 2005 6:16 AM |

April 26, 2005

Lessons From the Social Security Debate

4/26/05 Bernstein & Greenberg, Nation, Lessons From the Social Security Debate

Posted on April 26, 2005 6:16 AM |

Senate Committee Takes Up Bid to Overhaul Social Security

4/26/05 Toner & Rosenblaum, NYT, Senate Committee Takes Up Bid to Overhaul Social Security

Posted on April 26, 2005 8:20 AM |

Ex-Officials Say Bolton Inflated Syrian Danger

4/26/05 Jehl, NYT, Ex-Officials Say Bolton Inflated Syrian Danger

Posted on April 26, 2005 8:23 AM |

Report Finds No Evidence Syria Hid Iraqi Arms

4/26/05 Priest, Wa. Post, Report Finds No Evidence Syria Hid Iraqi Arms

Posted on April 26, 2005 8:26 AM |

April 27, 2005

Brigadier shocks and awes: there is no war on terrorism

4/27/05 Banham, IFC, Brigadier shocks and awes: there is no war on terrorism

Posted on April 27, 2005 4:34 AM |

US 'conceals high terror figures'

4/27/05 BBC, US 'conceals high terror figures'

Posted on April 27, 2005 6:20 AM |

April 28, 2005

Full Iraq legal advice released

4/28/05 Jeffery & Happold, Guardian/UK, Full Iraq legal advice released

Posted on April 28, 2005 7:19 AM |

Blair accused of 'gross deception' as Goldsmith's advice is published

4/28/05 Brown, Independent/UK, Blair accused of 'gross deception' as Goldsmith's advice is published

Posted on April 28, 2005 7:24 AM |

US sees renewed terror threats

4/28/05 Al Jazeera, US sees renewed terror threats

Posted on April 28, 2005 7:57 AM |

April 29, 2005

Ex-Official Describes Dispute With Bolton Over Intelligence

4/29/05 Jehl, NYT, Ex-Official Describes Dispute With Bolton Over Intelligence

Posted on April 29, 2005 4:20 AM |

Interrogations Faked at Guantanamo, Witness Says

4/29/05 Reuters, Interrogations Faked at Guantanamo, Witness Says

Posted on April 29, 2005 4:27 AM |

Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression

4/29/05 Waco Museum, Seventeen Techniques for Truth Suppression

Posted on April 29, 2005 4:29 AM |

May 1, 2005

Climate of Denial

5/01/05 McKibben, MoJo (May/June 05), Climate of Denial

Posted on May 1, 2005 6:27 AM |

The High Tide of the Neo-Con Confederacy

5/01/05 Croft, CounterPunch, The High Tide of the Neo-Con Confederacy

Posted on May 1, 2005 6:56 AM |

British military chief reveals new legal fears over Iraq war

5/01/05 Barnett & Bright, Observer, British military chief reveals new legal fears over Iraq war

Posted on May 1, 2005 6:57 AM |

The Machinery of Mendacity

5/05 Rymer, MoJo - May/June 05, The Machinery of Mendacity

Posted on May 1, 2005 7:28 AM |

May 4, 2005

Rep. calls for deeper inquiry into secret Iraq attack plan

5/04/05 Raw Story, Rep. calls for deeper inquiry into secret Iraq attack plan

Posted on May 4, 2005 6:43 AM |

'US Invasion of Iraq Was a Resource War'

5/04/05 Gosling, Cape Times, 'US Invasion of Iraq Was a Resource War'

Posted on May 4, 2005 7:41 PM |

Proof Bush Fixed The Facts

5/04/05 McGovern, ICH, Proof Bush Fixed The Facts

Posted on May 4, 2005 7:45 PM |

Congress to force agencies to identify video news

5/04/05 Reuters, Congress to force agencies to identify video news

Posted on May 4, 2005 11:33 PM |

May 6, 2005

Caspian oil set for fast flow to the West