[lbo-talk] news round-up for 2005.05.17 ;-)

ravi lbo at kreise.org
Sat Jul 16 20:24:26 PDT 2005


Ari Fleischer fingered? http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/328100p-280454c.html

Along with Bush political guru Karl Rove, the grand jury is investigating what role, if any, ex-White House mouthpiece Ari Fleischer may have played in the revelation that the former covert operative Plame was married to former Ambassador Joe Wilson.

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Follow the Uranium - New York Times Frank Rich http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/opinion/17rich.html?ex=1279252800&en=8ffee7d4436bef7e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

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The plot that matters starts a month later, in March, and its omniscient author is Dick Cheney. It was Mr. Cheney (on CNN) who planted the idea that Saddam was "actively pursuing nuclear weapons at this time." The vice president went on to repeat this charge in May on "Meet the Press," in three speeches in August and on "Meet the Press" yet again in September. Along the way the frightening word "uranium" was thrown into the mix.

[the entire piece is worth a read]

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4689459.stm

US police pursue girl over rock Maribel Cuevas (pic: ABC News) Maribel Cuevas speaks almost no English (pic: ABC News) An 11-year-old girl who threw a rock at a group of boys pelting her with water balloons is being prosecuted on serious assault charges in California.

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--ravi (over qouta, i think, but its almost tomorrow ;-))



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