Condoleezza Rice

American Faust: The Must-See Film Premiere in Denver This Weekend

Nathan Havey | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver


Nathan Havey

His scathing portrayals of Rice focus largely on the human rights consequences of Bush administration policies, responsibility for which, Doggarts' films lay at the feet of the former Secretary of State.

Starz Denver Film Festival: What Movies Will You See? (VOTE)

Posted 11.10.2009 | Denver


The 32nd annual Starz Denver Film Festival begins this Thursday, bringing Denver 11 days with more than 200 films from 40 different countries. Scr...

"Golden Shield" Doesn't Cover Condi's Torture Role

Coleen Rowley | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Coleen Rowley

It was Condoleezza Rice who verbally approved the CIA's request to subject the first alleged al-Qaeda terrorist to waterboarding in July 2002.

Palin, Cheney, Rice & Bush: You Might Buy Their Books, But Which Will You Read? (POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2009 | Books


Sarah Palin and Dick Cheney have hotly anticipated new memoirs coming out soon, but even if you buy them, will you actually read them? A new poll from...

Specter of Forced Repatriation

Allan Gerson | Posted 10.15.2009 | World


Allan Gerson

The hunger strike of more than two dozen Iranian-Americans came to a close Thursday with the news that 36 Iranian dissidents forcibly taken by Iraqi forces had been allowed to return to their enclave north of Baghdad.

What is Condoleezza Rice Talking About?

Malou Innocent | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Malou Innocent

Americans should reject Ms. Rice's atrocious interpretation of policy and remember that she and her ilk were adept at keeping the American public in an elevated state of panic.

Condoleezza Rice: "If You Want Another Terrorist Attack In The U.S., Abandon Afghanistan"

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics


Those in Congress who would like to see the U.S. begin to pull out of Afghanistan don't have a supporter in former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...

Obama to Join the Republican Party?

Dave Astor | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

Barack Obama has tried to make the GOP happy. He appointed Republicans to high posts, expanded the U.S. presence in Afghanistan and never pushed for a single-payer health plan

Torture Trading Cards Feature Bush, Cheney, Et Al

Mother Jones | Michael Mechanic | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


It was only a matter of time. Remember those Operation Enduring Freedom trading cards that Topps put out in 2001? And who could forget those Iraq's Mo...

Excerpts from Dick Cheney's Upcoming Book

Beth Armogida | Posted 09.24.2009 | Comedy


Beth Armogida

I was hatched on a cold, Nebraska day, January 30, 1941. It was the first of two fateful events for our country that year. The second took place in December.

A Female Secretary of State, Making a Difference in Africa

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


Madeleine M. Kunin

One slip of the tongue for Hillary Clinton threatens to undermine all that she has accomplished. Why, after having proven that she is a skilled diplomat, are the commentators so quick to jump on her?

Top 10 Status Updates on the New Social Networking Site for Former Bush Staffers

Mark Morford | Posted 09.10.2009 | Comedy


Mark Morford

Donald Rumsfeld is U R all dead to me. Reject my friend requests, oh yeah? I'll kill you all in your sleep. Kidding. OK, so not kidding.

The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics


Gary Cohan

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

Libya's Qaddafi Gave Condi Rice $212,000 In Gifts, Including A Diamond Ring

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


Scroll down for the State Department report In its final months in office, the Bush administration made out pretty well in odd and exotic gifts from ...

'Bill Clinton is Syrian' and Other Tales of Obama's Speech From Damascus

Freddy Deknatel | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


Freddy Deknatel

Syrians will continue to ignore gestures of American reconciliation and Obama's optimistic oratory until an American ambassador is returned to Damascus and sanctions are lifted.

Book: Bush Needed Condi To Explain Biden's "Articulate" Gaffe

Talking Points Memo | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


Did George W. Bush really summon his African-American secretary of state for a lesson on junior-high-level racial politics? So reports Newsweek's Ric...

Richard Clarke Slams Cheney, Rice: "The Trauma Of 9/11 Is No Excuse"

Washington Post | Richard A. Clarke | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


Top officials from the Bush administration have hit upon a revealing new theme as they retrospectively justify their national security policies. Call ...

R.I. Dem Offers To Waterboard Bush For Charity

AP | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


WESTERLY, R.I. — A Rhode Island Democratic lawmaker says he'll donate $100 to charity for every second former President George W. Bush withstand...

Seven and Half Months--Seven and a Half Years

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 06.18.2009 | Politics


Reese Schonfeld

The slimy bastards of the Bush Administration contributed to the deaths of more Americans at the hands of a foreign power than any President in the history of the United States.

Condi Stumbles Again

Blaise Zerega | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics


Blaise Zerega

Under questioning by Leon Wieseltier, Rice clumsily debunks her "Nixon/Frost moment," and addresses the grilling about torture she received from Stanford University students.

Stanford Anti-War Alumni, Students Call for Condi War Crimes Probe

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics


Marjorie Cohn

Last weekend, 150 activist alumni and present Stanford students targeted Condoleezza Rice for authorizing torture and misleading Americans into the illegal Iraq War.

DC Classic Rock Showdown: 4th Grader Grills Condi Rice on Led Zeppelin Fave

Eric Shutt | Posted 06.06.2009 | Entertainment


Eric Shutt

"I like all kinds of music. I like Led Zepplin, I like Cream, I like really hard rock," said former foreign-policy mogul Condi Rice.

Babes in TortureLand

Rory O'Connor | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics


Rory O'Connor

Is waterboarding torture? And if so, is it illegal -- even when the president condones it? Or are there no limits to what a president can do, even if it's patently illegal?

Condi Rice's Tortured Macaca Moment

Ari Melber | Posted 06.04.2009 | Media


Ari Melber

Rice's recent incident shows the prospects for what we might call a substantive Macaca Moment -- using YouTube and citizen media to scrutinize our leaders on the issues, not gaffes.

Misha Lerner, 4th-Grader, Questions Condoleezza Rice on Waterboarding (VIDEO)

Washington Post | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics


Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stirred controversy last week when, under questioning from students at Stanford University, she insisted th...