Wmd

US Still "Dangerously Vulnerable" To WMDs Says New Study Conducted By 9/11 Commission Leaders

AP | BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The United States remains "dangerously vulnerable" to chemical, biological and nuclear attacks seven years after the 9/11 attacks, ...

George W. Bush Blew the Biggest British Terror Investigation Ever to Score Pre-Midterm Election Political Points... McCain '08!

Dan Brown | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics


Dan Brown

I saw Ron Suskind give a talk tonight at Politics and Prose in Washington on his essential new book The Way of the World . I tore through this book i...

Terror from the Inside

Robert Scheer | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


Robert Scheer

Our "reason" for developing an arsenal of biological weapons is that the US needs to learn how to prevent attacks from deranged outsiders. Now we have another reminder that the enemy may be us.

Why Americans Hate Journalism, Part 62

Marty Kaplan | Posted 08.13.2008 | Media


Marty Kaplan

In less time than it takes to say "Dick Cheney," the secret Iraq letter -- what would be one of the most outrageous violations of the Constitution in the history of the Republic -- is made into a left/right issue.

The Forged Iraqi Letter: What Just Happened?

Ron Suskind | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


Ron Suskind

What just happened? Evidence. A secret that has been judiciously kept for five years just spilled out. All of what follows is new, never reported in any way...

Susan Sarandon's Double Standards

Omid Memarian | Posted 07.27.2008 | Politics


Omid Memarian

Whatever the reason is, Sarandon seems to have forgotten that beyond the names of countries and influential people there are some universal rules we all should respect, and those are international laws.

Retiring Wash Post Editor's Record Stained By Failure on Iraq

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.02.2008 | Media


Greg Mitchell

Downie's paper stands out as a "complicit enabler." The Post had a tragically poor performance in the run-up to the Iraq war, and Downie has failed (as far as I've seen) to fully admit that.

Ahmadinejad Calls Bush's Nuclear Bluff

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics


Jamal Dajani

If people are lamenting over gas prices approaching five dollars, I guarantee you that they will top off $10.00 at the pump and more than $200 a barrel within hours of an attack on Iran.

Bob Woodward: Don't Blame Me for Iraq War

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Bob Woodward, whose reporting (or lack of) on the White House and WMD in the run-up to the war in Iraq has drawn much criticism, continues to shirk much of the blame.

Cheney's Compulsive Obsession with Iraq WMDs & Syrian Nukes

Steve Clemons | Posted 05.02.2008 | Politics


Steve Clemons

A source reported to me yesterday that in the last two weeks, Cheney held forth at a meeting on Iraq WMDs and insisted that they were real and still out there.

McSame As Bush: McCain's Road To Iran

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 04.16.2008 | Home


Matthew Palevsky

McCain's "straight talk" on the wages of war and Iran has the irony of a recovering alcoholic doing Johnny Walker ads.