As Newsweek suggested, quoting those who know him: "Cheney has always had a Hobbesian view of life. The world is a dangerous place; war is the natural state of mankind; enemies lurk."

"In paraphrasing Churchill, never have so few commissioners reviewed such important documents with so many restrictions," said Mr. Roemer, who was a member of the joint Congressional committee that investigated the Sept. 11 attacks. "I am not happy with this agreement, and I will not support it."

More than 25 million living Americans have served in the military.
The president also marked the day by signing two military-related pieces of legislation: one to provide tax relief and other benefits to members of the armed forces and their families and another to create six national cemeteries.


First of all, since everyone agrees that the term "partial-birth" abortion is misleading and emotionally-charged and inaccurate and pretty much just a piece of extremely effective propaganda, could someone on the other side please come up with a different name for it, already?
How about the "partial civil liberties" abortion? How about the "every child a wanted child" surgical procedure? How about the "keep your laws off my body"-ectomy?

Here's the biggest clue that this entire spectacle is nothing but an overblown campaign speech, albeit one that threatens the civil rights of 50% of the population: the law does not include an exception to protect the health of the mother. This is more than a little ironic, since this extremely rare procedure is used almost exclusively in situations where the mother's health is in jeopardy.

The National Park Service, responding to intense conservative criticism, is hoping to unveil next month what a spokesman said was a "more balanced" version of a video that has been shown since 1995 as part of an exhibit at the Lincoln Memorial.
Conservatives have been complaining for months that the eight-minute video — portions of which have President Abraham Lincoln's speeches read by an actor while footage is shown of historic moments and demonstrations at the memorial — implies that Lincoln would have supported abortion and gay rights.


mr ed - "At this hour, many thousands are following their duty, at great risk," the president continued. "One young man serving in Iraq recently said this: 'We in the military signed up and pledged to protect this great country of ours from enemies foreign and domestic. We are fighting,' he said, 'so that the next generation might never have to experience anything like September 11, 2001.'"

i saw the pResident say these words and i couldnt believe it - linking it back to 911, which he cant do anymore cos he got busted, so he quotes someone else for the same effect. on veterans day.

this was the same trick used in the state of the union undress. 'british sources tell us that saddam tried to buy nigerian uranium' - its cos they knew it wasnt true.

The "Bush team doesn't want people to see human cost of war," the Toronto Star observed, "Even body bags are now sanitized as 'transfer tubes.'"

Sometimes, on the rarest of occasions, you create what you wanted, but not what you intended.

Lynch is basically saying the whole thing was made up, a fraud,' said media critic Michael Wolff. 'At the same time, the media is going on with this elaborate production effort to make her into a hero. It's as if the size of the attention itself makes her a hero. Everyone is committed to making her the face of the war whereas the other story is that this is all a kind of scandal.'
But the story may be too far along to reverse. 'She can't take back being a star. The fact that she says it's all made up doesn't make a difference. It's been decided she's a star, and that's the only indisputable fact,' said Wolff.


Johnson, shot through both legs and held prisoner in Iraq for 22 days, will receive 30 per cent disability benefits, about $700 per month less than her colleague Lynch.