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Wednesday News Bucket | 24 comments (24 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

What's in a name? (4.00 / 5)

The chief of strategic planning on the Pentagon's Joint Staff, Army Col. Gary Cheek, has endorsed John Kerry's view that the Global War on Terror is "far less of a military operation and far more of an intelligence-gathering law enforcement operation."

Analysis: Terror war may need name change, by Pamela Hess, UPI Pentagon Correspondent.

Col. Cheek says, "It makes sense for us to find another name for the GWOT. It merits rethinking. I know our European allies are more comfortable articulating issues of terrorism as criminal threats, rather than war ... It ought to be our goal to partner better with the European allies so we can migrate this from a war to something other than a war."

Terrorist tactics need to be delegitimized, according to Cheek.

"When we look at it, we want the world to view terrorism the way we view slavery."

"If we can reduce this to a criminal act, the local government has the capability to act. The real trick is finding the right time to do that."

As Pamela Hess points out- "Cheek's idea is not a new one, and for all the practical sense it makes to the military, it is being floated at a politically inopportune time."

Republicans need to hang on to power, "And one of their chief attacks on Democrats is their alleged preference to manage terrorism as a law enforcement problem rather than being serious about defeating them in a war."

What makes this piece more interesting is that UPI is part of Reverend Sun Myung Moon's right wing media empire that includes the Washington Times.

"Today, it is owned by News World Communications, which is owned by the Unification Church."-- Wikipedia

by ek hornbeck on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 07:23:50 AM EST

Re: What's in a name? (4.00 / 4)

That's interesting. I've been trying to get in to an Insight magazine (sister publication of the Washington Times) article since lsat night that supposedly says this:

A senior GOP source said the money was part of Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove's strategy to maintain a Republican majority in the Senate in November. The source said Mr. Rove, together with Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, directed leading pro-Bush contributors to donate millions of dollars to Mr. Lieberman's campaign for re-election in Connecticut in an attempt that he would be a "Republican-leaning" senator.

I'll put the link up if I can ever get the page to open.

It seems very odd to see that so many media outlets are going off-message for the Republicans, doesn't it?

by CabinGirl on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 07:32:39 AM EST
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Oh... (4.00 / 4)

I dunno. ABC is putting on 5 hours of Thug propoganda Sunday and Monday.

Hard to say if reality is winning or not.

by ek hornbeck on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 08:28:37 AM EST
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Re: Oh... (4.00 / 3)

I forgot...I rarely watch network news. My bad.

by CabinGirl on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 09:40:35 AM EST
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News? Hmm... truthy. (4.00 / 3)

I was really talking about their new docudrama "The Path to 9/11″.

by ek hornbeck on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 10:09:14 AM EST
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Hereit is (4.00 / 4)

GOP funneled millions to Lieberman

I saw this too and it SHOULD be the death knell for any Dem votes for Joe.

by Nag on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 09:07:56 AM EST
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Re: Hereit is (4.00 / 4)

Here's the rest of the story:

GOP secretly channeled millions to Lieberman

The White House funneled millions of dollars through major Republican Party contributors to Sen. Joseph Lieberman's primary campaign in a failed effort to ensure the support of the former Democrat for the Bush administration.

A senior GOP source said the money was part of Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove's strategy to maintain a Republican majority in the Senate in November. The source said Mr. Rove, together with Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman, directed leading pro-Bush contributors to donate millions of dollars to Mr. Lieberman's campaign for re-election in Connecticut in an attempt that he would be a "Republican-leaning" senator.

"Joe [Lieberman] took the money but said he would not play ball," the source said. "That doesn't mean that this was a wasted investment."

I actually got sick to my stomach when I read this. What a waste product Lieberman is.

by Nag on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 09:29:41 AM EST
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Re: What's in a name? (4.00 / 4)

Hey, Ek, I love that fancy quotebox... think I'll steal the code for my html toolbox. Sharp.

by Nag on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 10:01:21 AM EST
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Go right ahead. (4.00 / 3)

I'm not happy with the border color. RGB 10,100,10. I wanted it to come out more like the link or used link color.

The background value is 250,255,250.

by ek hornbeck on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 10:21:17 AM EST
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Re: Go right ahead. (4.00 / 4)

Too late, I already stole it. :)

by Nag on Wed Sep 6th, 2006 at 10:24:35 AM EST
[ Parent ]

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