The Clever Shark

Another day, another resignation of a top CIA official. Time to look for “CIA” on Monster and HotJobs!

Did an Al-Qaeda terrorist actually warn the FBI of the 9/11 plot only to be turned away? One begins to wonder how many warnings were skipped over.

At least we now know why the President called a lawyer! Apparently he needed the lawyer’s advice as to whether he was going to need the lawyer’s advice or not, which is interesting in itself. At least we know who the lawyer is now, a man from the firm that defended Richard Secord in the Iran-Contra hearings… nice to see that Republicans of dubious ethics are, if nothing else, loyal on the long term.

George W. Bush has retained legal counsel in connection with the grand jury investigation into the ‘outing’ of undercover CIA agent Valerie Plame. Now, why would the President want to do a thing like that? Well, for one thing, this is an investigation into criminal activity, and might even involve the PATRIOT act. We know that the leak was obviously committed by someone who had access to the identities of undercover CIA agents. It is also clear that this “outing” was done in the context of political revenge against Ms. Plame’s husband, Ambassador Joseph Wilson, for making statements which were true but politically embarassing to the White House. The plot gets thicker and thicker.

Bush hometown mayor is a Kerry supporter. A case of ‘those who know him best, like him least’?

Bush is now comparing his so-called ‘war on terror’ to the Second World War. He ought to be careful, because with his invasion of Iraq he’s inviting some pretty unflattering “Third Reich” comparisons IMHO.

Is the US Congress about to reinstute the draft? There’s a great deal of debate as to whether there is substance behind this communique, but there has been talk by some Congressmen of reactivating this means of getting more cannon fodder into this “War on Terrorism”.

How to eat sushi. Mmmmm…. sushi…

NY Times: there are Abu Ghraibs in America too. The difference is, in the US there is at least one law to shield guards from legal responsibility.

CPA chief Bremer threatens to veto Iraqis’ choice for President. Something tells me that this “handover” might be a whole lot less than meets the eye.