Stories by Sidney Blumenthal

Sidney Blumenthal, author of "The Clinton Wars," writes a column for Salon and the London Guardian.subscribe to Sidney Blumenthal's rss feed

The Battle Between McCain and Bush: The Cancelled First Night, The "Furious" President and the Palin Gambit

Posted on Sep 3, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

The cancellation of the first night of the Republican National Convention marks the renewal of the rivalry between George W. Bush and John McCain.

The Strange Death of Republican America

Posted on Aug 6, 2008, Source: Huffington Post

Today no one can even envision when the Republicans will control the presidency and both houses of the Congress as they did just two years ago.

The Disastrous Rule of a Mayberry Machiavelli

Posted on Sep 20, 2006, Source: AlterNet

Bush ran as a moderate, tacked right and governed ineffectually -- before 9/11. Since then he has become the most radical American president in history, and arguably the worst.

How Bush Destroyed the CIA

Posted on May 19, 2006, Source: AlterNet

In Porter Goss, the Bush administration found the perfect hatchet man to drive the CIA into the ground. Hayden, the former NSA chief, may oversee its liquidation.

The Tethered Goat Strategy

Posted on Apr 10, 2006, Source: The Guardian

Amid an internal crisis of credibility on Iraq, Condoleezza Rice has washed her hands of her department.

The President, the Stripper and the Attorney General

Posted on Feb 10, 2006, Source: The Guardian

The extraordinary legal defense of George Bush's domestic spying reads like a blend of Kafka, Le Carré and Mel Brooks.

Katrina Comes Home to Roost

Posted on Sep 2, 2005, Source: The Guardian

President Bush is to blame for the scale of the disaster as a result of his administration's policies and actions.
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