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Month May 2009

Powell admits complicity in torture, sort of; denies knowing its role with sources of claims he endorsed

…and, oh yeah, he’s still a Republican. Colin Powell was on Face The Nation today. Bob Schieffer lead the interview by asking him first about a recent volley of remarks that one might say started with Powell critizing conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh during Q&A at a cybersecurity conference, as reported by Chris Strohm of Congress [...]

Provocateur and invader as envoy

Bill Clinton is to be named a special U.N. envoy to Haiti, says NPR. This news struck me as I recall when investigative journalist Allan Nairn shared some recent history with the audience of Democracy Now! about how the Clinton administration continued George H. W. Bush’s policies and backed a CIA effort that supported the [...]

Jack Kemp — chickenhawk?

This past Sunday morning brought the news of Jack Kemp’s passing, and my one interaction with him came to mind. Kemp was part of an event I covered while stringing for Pacifica’s Peace Watch, and what I understood about the nature of his military service made him subject to inclusion under a broad question I [...]