On AlterNet: george w. bush
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "george w. bush"
Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. November 30, 2009.
"You never know when the next George W. Bush is going to come along and give you a once in a lifetime opportunity like he gave me."
Gary Younge, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. November 23, 2009.
Faithful fans are flocking to see Sarah Palin on her book tour. Is the U.S. deprived of a competent political class or does it get the leadership it wants deserves?
Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online AlterNet: PEEK. November 23, 2009.
When it comes to some of the worst "war on terror" excesses of the Bush era, Obama's actions are deeply at odds with the image he cultivated during his campaign.
Leslie Savan, TheNation.com AlterNet: World. October 30, 2009.
Obama is better at just about every act of presidenting than Bush was, more graceful, more self-aware. But that's not the point.
AlterNetOctober 27, 2009.
The commentators point out that liberals could not get an invitation to meet with President Bush to save their lives, while Obama meets with liberals and conservatives.
Julian Sanchez, The Nation. October 24, 2009.
Thanks to behind-the-scenes maneuvering by the Obama administration, a bipartisan majority has approved legislation that seems to abandon hope of reining in the Patriot Act.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. October 21, 2009.
Hilarious.
Agence France Presse AlterNet: PEEKSeptember 22, 2009.
In an appearance on "The Late Show" with David Letterman, President Barack Obama discussed the vitriol directed at him in recent weeks.
Ray McGovern, AlterNet. September 21, 2009.
Seven former CIA directors are asking Obama to "reverse Attorney General Holder's August 24 decision to re-open the criminal investigation of CIA interrogations."
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. September 16, 2009.
Matt Latimer, a former Bush speechwriter, has penned a new book detailing the mismanaged administration.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: World. September 15, 2009.
Muntader al-Zaidi, who says he was given "electric shocks" and "beaten by electric cables and steel rods" in prison, says he will divulge the names of those who tortured him.
Martin Chulov, Rory McCarthy, The Guardian. September 11, 2009.
Muntazer al-Zaidi has won the adulation of millions, who believe his act of defiance did what their leaders had been too cowed to do.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 9, 2009.
This is the man who once expressed concern for the nation's students by asking: "Is our children learning?"
Andy Worthington, AlterNet. September 9, 2009.
A Spanish newspaper reports that Judge Baltasar Garzón is pressing ahead with a case against attorneys who implemented torture at Guantánamo.
Willam Fisher, IPS News. September 8, 2009.
A federal appeals court has ruled that Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of Abdullah Al-Kidd.
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. August 24, 2009.
Attorney General Eric Holder has been teasing us for awhile with tantalizing hints he may actually investigate Bush-era torture cases.
Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Politics. August 21, 2009.
"Wire me up," Mr. Ridge said, according to a book by New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau. "Not a chance."
Gary Younge, Comment Is Free AlterNet: PEEK. August 3, 2009.
The "birthers" might be crazy, but so was Whitewater, which ended with impeachment, and the Swift Boaters, who helped torpedo John Kerry.
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation. July 30, 2009.
In an exclusive interview, Feingold argues why his lone vote to oppose expanding the military by 30,000 soldiers was the right one.
Agence France Presse July 27, 2009.
Abu Ali was held in Saudi jails for two years before being extradited to the U.S. He claims he was tortured into confessing to the plot by Saudi authorities.
Agence France Presse July 21, 2009.
Bush will give a speech "on the importance of ratifying a U.S.-South Korea bilateral trade agreement, ways to respond to trade protectionism and threats from North Korea."
Agence France Presse July 21, 2009.
Obama's approval rating is at 55 percent, a USA Today/Gallup poll found. But 56 percent of those polled approved of the job done by George W. Bush after six months.
Agence France Presse July 16, 2009.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has proposed cuts to the wasteful F-22 fighter program. "If we can't get this right, what on earth can we get right?" he said Thursday.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 16, 2009.
While the current focus is on Dick Cheney's role concealing these nefarious missions, the U.S. has long had a bipartisan assassination policy.
Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. July 14, 2009.
Anti-torture lawyers argue that any investigation must target the whole torture system, including its legal architects and those who gave the orders.
