Monthly Archives: August 2008

The Suskind book and a possible bill of impeachment.

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

"A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein. Suskind writes in “The Way of the World,” to … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Current Affairs, Politics, Prose | 69 Comments

Kudlow – “Drill, drill, drill, so that the futures traders will flee.”

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

Larry Kudlow, the financial whiz, was on the Joe Scarborough show on MSNBC today.  He repeated his unending mantra of "drill, drill, drill," as a way out of the current wilderness of high priced crude. His insistence on this simplistic … Continue reading →

Posted in Oil | 63 Comments

Bush is the “wild card” on Iran

Posted on August 3, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

  "Mike McConnell, the director of national intelligence, traveled to Israel in early June; he was followed in late June by Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Both officials explained to their Israeli counterparts why the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 73 Comments

The DNI’s power keeps growing.

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Michael Chevalier

When intelligence reorganization was proposed and then passed by Congress after 9/11 there was a great deal of resistance from the heads of the major US national intelligence agencies;  CIA, DIA, NSA, State INR, etc.  President Bush was not too … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Politics | 22 Comments