Guest guest Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 " t r u t h o u t " <messenger Mel Goodman | Incredible Shrinking Presidency Mon, 12 Sep 2005 16:16:43 -0700 David Moberg; Paul Krugman; Tomdispatch interviews James Carroll; demographer Emmanuel Todd discusses the decline of the American system in his interview with Le Figaro; Mel Goodman explores what he describes as the " Incredible Shrinking Presidency, " and more... Browse our continually updating front page at http://www.truthout.org Mayday Mississippi Delta http://www.truthout.org/mayday.shtml TO continues round-the-clock information support for everyone impacted by Katrina. We will provide the best sources available for the most up-to-date and expansive coverage possible. Go directly to our coverage of Cindy Sheehan's courageous stand. http://truthout.org/cindy.shtml Join fellow bloggers at the t r u t h o u t Town Meeting. Get perspective on today's important issues from TO's editorial team and prominent guest bloggers. Join the debate! http://forum.truthout.org/blog t r u t h o u t | 09.12 Mel Goodman | Incredible Shrinking Presidency http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205A.shtml Mel Goodman illustrates through examples how, over the past three years, we have been watching the gradual unraveling of the integrity and credibility of President Bush and his entire administration. We have witnessed, Goodman explains, the results of the libertarian policies of the Bush administration, which include exploiting the tragedy and terror of 9/11 to provide huge sums of money to the richest and most powerful bureaucracies in the American system of government. Steven Hill | Katrina Shows Importance of Government http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205B.shtml The reputation of government is suffering from a massive public-relations crisis. It gets no credit for the good things it does, and all the blame and scorn for the mistakes it makes. The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has caused some Americans to believe that the government is incapable of helping people. But Steven Hill argues that would be the wrong conclusion to draw from this tragic episode. Cornel West | Exiles from a City and from a Nation http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205C.shtml It takes something as big as Hurricane Katrina and the misery we saw among the poor black people of New Orleans to get America to focus on race and poverty, Cornel West explains. What we saw unfold in the days after the hurricane was the most naked manifestation of conservative social policy towards the poor, where the message for decades has been: " You are on your own. " James Carroll: The Mosquito and the Hammer http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205D.shtml Tomdispatch interviews James Carroll on our Post-9/11 World. James Carroll is the son of a lieutenant-general who was the founding director of the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, a former Catholic priest and antiwar activist in the Vietnam era. Within days of the attacks of September 11, 2001, Carroll, Tomdispatch suggests, became perhaps our most passionate - and prophetic - columnist in the mainstream media. Heating Oil Prices Expected to Surge http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205E.shtml With fuel prices surging because of Hurricane Katrina, there are no guarantees heating oil won't hit an unprecedented $3 a gallon. Last year's average of $1.95 per gallon in Maine was already enough to make customers wince. Officials worry that federal heating assistance for the poor will fall short of what's necessary to keep people warm. David Moberg | Will History Repeat Itself? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205F.shtml The crisis wrought by Katrina, shaped by the policies of a government that neglected long-term needs, could help shift the balance of politics, Moberg explains. So far, no one has stepped up. Paul Krugman | All the President's Friends http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205G.shtml The lethally inept response to Hurricane Katrina revealed to everyone that the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which earned universal praise during the Clinton years, is a shell of its former self. Paul Krugman argues that the hapless Michael Brown - who is no longer overseeing relief efforts but still heads the agency - has become a symbol of cronyism. Emmanuel Todd: The Specter of a Soviet-Style Crisis http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205H.shtml What a difference from the United States of the Second World War that simultaneously crushed the Japanese Army with its fleet of aircraft carriers, organized the Normandy landing, reequipped the Russian army in light materiel, contributed magisterially to Europe's liberations, and kept the European and German populations liberated from Hitler alive! The Americans knew how to dominate the Nazi storm with a mastery they show themselves incapable of today in just a single one of their regions. Pentagon Drafts Permeative Nuke Policy http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205I.shtml The US Defense Department has written a draft revision of its nuclear operations doctrine that outlines the use of nuclear weapons to pre-empt an enemy's attack with weapons of mass destruction. Cover-Up: Toxic Waters 'Will Make New Orleans Unsafe for a Decade' http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205J.shtml Toxic chemicals in the New Orleans flood waters will make the city unsafe for full human habitation for a decade, a US government official has told The Independent on Sunday. And, he added, the Bush administration is covering up the danger. Human Rights Fear over CIA " Extraordinary Rendition " Flights http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205K.shtml Suspects are denied legal representation, and their detention is concealed from the International Committee of the Red Cross. The most common destination is Egypt, but there is evidence of detainees also being flown to Jordan, Morocco, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Syria. Death Toll Mounts in Tal Afar http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205L.shtml Insurgents staged a classic guerrilla retreat from Tal Afar on Sunday, melting into the countryside through a network of tunnels to escape an Iraqi-US force that reported killing about 150 rebels while storming the militant bastion. US Faces Unprecedented UN Opposition http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205M.shtml Rarely in UN history has the United States, the organization's chief sponsor and host, looked as awkward or vulnerable to foreign eyes as it does now. With 170 world leaders meeting in New York this week, the Bush administration is scrambling to save lives and restore its image. Belfast Riots Some of Worst in a Decade http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205N.shtml Protestant extremists rioted for a second straight night Sunday, attacking police and burning cars in some of the most widespread street mayhem that Belfast has experienced for a decade, following anger over a restricted parade. Nuclear Storage on Indian Graves http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205O.shtml The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday approved a private company's plan to build a nuclear waste storage site on the Skull Valley Goshute Indian Reservation in Utah, moving the proposal a crucial step closer to fruition. Grisly Scene Greets Bush in New Orleans http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205P.shtml The grim harvest of bloated bodies continued unabated as President George W. Bush began his first tour of the city of New Orleans, devastated two weeks ago by Hurricane Katrina. Senator Diane Feinstein | Is Roberts in the Mainstream? http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205Y.shtml Senator Feinstein: " It is clear that Judge Roberts is brilliant and has a strong legal background. However, as the Senate evaluates Judge Roberts for the position of Chief Justice, I think it is essential to determine whether he will be a leader who can generate consensus and find compromise, as well as embody the mainstream of American legal thinking. " Roberts Hearing a Test for Senate Democrats http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/091205Z.shtml When Judge John G. Roberts Jr. arrives in the historic Russell Caucus Room ... the 18 senators on the Judiciary Committee, 10 Republicans and 8 Democrats, will be keenly aware that they too will be judged. _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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