Edwards changes his mind on Iran within 2 months' time

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Monday November 05, 2007 · 4:56 PM PST

2007/11/05 · 16:56

It appears that John Edwards changed his mind on a specific point of Iran policy, regarding the declaration of the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization. Surprisingly, this change took place within the span of only two months.

I found this myself after a Google archive search of several blogs, and just now realized the Politico beat me to the punch (so, credit to them for the quick research). It appears a few sentences have changed in Edwards' counterterrorism strategy from early September until now. On 9/7/07, Edwards' strategy noted that the designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization was pending, and stated he would "ensure that such steps are not just more rhetoric, but actually lead to results." And now..

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Saturday January 14, 2006 · 2:02 PM PST

2006/01/14 · 14:02

I've done a bit of research and the term "swiftboating" is exactly appropriate for the smear article on John Murtha released by the "news" organization Cybercast News Service.

The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth parallels are very very close. Cybercast News Service also claims to have run what might have been the first Swift Vets story on John Kerry: Kerry 'Unfit to be Commander-in-Chief,' Say Former Military Colleagues (May 3, 2004)

More after the jump.. Read More

An idea.. Prepaid cell phones/phone cards?

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Friday September 02, 2005 · 7:32 PM PDT

2005/09/02 · 19:32

I've been reading a lot about suggestions to create searchable online databases so people can reach their families and so forth. I've been thinking.. What could be simpler than making it possible for people to call home themselves and to be in touch with family as they are moved around to various shelters?

Phone companies give away prepaid cell phones for free all the time. Most everyone knows how to use them. They can't be that expensive to manufacture and this is an emergency, after all. So.. What if we were to contact cell phone companies and ask them to donate prepaid cell phones? Sound like a good idea? Surely Verizon/Nokia/etc. can afford it. (How will they be charged? Will this create a problem or not? Are there models with long lasting batteries?) Read More

Markos on Al Franken Show NOW..

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Friday December 17, 2004 · 9:20 AM PST

2004/12/17 · 09:20

Just tuning in to Air America - Joe Conason is filling in for Al Franken - and they are focusing at the moment on the next chairman of the Democratic Party.

Markos is scheduled to be on the show soon, so I thought I'd use my diary to post a heads-up for everyone. First up is a writer from the American Prospect so Markos is to be after this segment - possibly at the same time as Chris Suellentrop of Slate. Read More

A Krauthammer Christmas! Help!

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Friday December 17, 2004 · 6:42 AM PST

2004/12/17 · 06:42

[editor's note, by daria g]/Update [2004-12-17 10:44:19 by daria g]: OK, a preface. I'm being really flip here, and I know that. At the heart of my disgust, which some replies have made me realize, is that I'm getting ready to go home and celebrate Christmas with my family - and yet now everywhere I turn I'm finding it turned into a massive political football by the right, and I wish they'd take a break, frankly.

Yet another conservative scold is complaining about alleged complaints about Christmas. One can only wonder why these people don't prefer to take a holiday themselves from all the complaining.

Sure, there are some disagreements on the local level going on out there. But really, I find this whole round of right-wing fretting over an assault on Christmas so transparently calculated, so gratingly predictable, the usual howling cacophony of fake outrage seems oddly reduced to a single flat, plodding note that was first sounded by Fox News and just goes on and on and on and on... Read More

Newsweek: Viktor Bout worked for KBR in Iraq.

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Monday December 13, 2004 · 6:14 PM PST

2004/12/13 · 18:14

[editor's note, by daria g]Thanks for Newsie's heads-up. More links and details added. Via Atrios, who found the link from Laura Rozen's terrific blog, War and Piece..

The notorious arms trafficker Viktor Bout, who we knew was nevertheless hired to work for the coalition making flights into Iraq, was actually working for Halliburton subsidiary Kellogg, Brown, and Root.

Isikoff's story - Iraq: Government Deal With a 'Merchant of Death'? Read More

Beinart of TNR on Al Franken's show

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Tuesday December 07, 2004 · 10:11 AM PST

2004/12/07 · 10:11

Right now. Just to let y'all know..

Beinart: "I don't think there is a passion among liberals today for winning the war on terrorism."

More updates to follow. Worth tuning in for. Read More

Keep your head up, everyone.

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 10:09 AM PST

2004/11/03 · 10:09

I am not surprised to read that Kerry has conceded. Most people do indeed just want this election to be over with. It's been exhausting.

I don't feel bad, I'm not angry and I have no plans to move to Canada. I really think the world of John Kerry both as a candidate and as a person, for what it's worth. I hope he stays in the Senate for a long time - we need him, and somebody is going to have to stand up for the Iraq vets. I guess now that he won't be behind the White House bubble, perhaps I'll actually get to meet the guy some day. I'm very, very proud that we had him as our candidate this year. He handled all they threw at him with class and grace, fought hard, and never gave up. He made a fool of Bush in the debates and even his political opponents have to respect him for that. The last Gallup polls had him equal with Bush on the ability to handle Iraq, and closing fast on the ability to fight the war on terror. We're getting our security cred back, and that's not nothing.

There are some things I'd like to know.. Read More

Bush: I'm Going to Privatize Social Security

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Friday October 15, 2004 · 2:25 PM PDT

2004/10/15 · 14:25

I just read the Ron Suskind article in the Sunday New York Times magazine with all sorts of juicy quotes about Bush's messianic beliefs.

But after all the noise, buried near the end, is a quote that is not to be missed:

"'I'm going to come out strong after my swearing in,'' Bush said, ''with fundamental tax reform, tort reform, privatizing of Social Security.'"

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Sunday October 10, 2004 · 7:38 PM PDT

2004/10/10 · 19:38

This is a sequel of sorts to a diary I posted a few months back, titled "What don't we get about the war on terror?" (Hey, I like the echo even if it's a little off.) It's also a response to what seems to be (link goes to an excellent diary by "republicansforkerry") on what may be the new Republican smear attack on John Kerry - distorting his quote in the New York Times magazine in which he says:

"We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance."

What follows are some of my thoughts on why Bush supporters and Kerry supporters seem to be living on different planets as far as dealing with the "war on terror," and why I'm deeply enraged about the implication from the GOP that, in effect, terrorists should be the focus of our lives. They can ask me to support their candidate; they do not have the right to demand that I accept their worldview. Read More

Just a Few Halliburton Scandals: Iran, Nigeria, Iraq

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Tuesday October 05, 2004 · 11:56 PM PDT

2004/10/05 · 23:56

I've been tracking down information on Halliburton scandals and questionable activities, and tonight John Edwards finally confronted Dick Cheney with some of these issues.

I don't doubt the public knows very little about it so I've provided a few stories here for some background. I'd love to see more diaries on the subject, and this is admittedly scattershot because.. it's late & I'm super tired! At least check the first link though, regarding the attack Edwards made on Halliburton's dealings with states that sponsor terrorism..

Sen. Frank Lautenberg held a hearing on this earlier in the year. Here's a link - warning, PDF file! - and some quotes in the extended copy, followed by a few more pieces on Halliburton.

http://democrats.senate.gov/dpc/hearings/hearing12/lautenberg.pdf Read More

John Kerry: Right on Iraq

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Sunday September 05, 2004 · 11:38 PM PDT

2004/09/05 · 23:38

I guess it's time for a little rhetorical bomb throwing, starting with the title - but as a reaction to a diary calling out the leading Dem in the House as an idiot, it seems only appropriate.

My point is this: John Kerry gave the right answer, the only good answer, to the hypothetical question: "Knowing what you know now, would you have voted to go to war in Iraq?"

The key is in the hypotheticals. Read More

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