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What Really Happened in Ashcroft’s Hospital Room: The Battle For Secret Surveillance
Daniel Klaidman NEWSWEEK Issue dated Dec 22, 2008 It is one of the darkly iconic scenes of the Bush Administration. In March 2004, two of the president’s most senior advisers rushed to a Washington hospital room where they confronted a bedridden John Ashcroft. White House chief of staff Andy Card and counsel Alberto Gonzales pressured […]
MoreGeneral Barry McCaffrey Exposed For The Ultimate Spineless Shill That He Is
THE NEW YORK TIMES November 30, 2008 One Man’s Military-Industrial-Media Complex By DAVID BARSTOW In the spring of 2007 a tiny military contractor with a slender track record went shopping for a precious Beltway commodity. The company, Defense Solutions, sought the services of a retired general with national stature, someone who could open doors at […]
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