Bush Aides Say Iraq War Needs No Hill Vote

Lawyers for President Bush have concluded he can launch an attack on Iraq without new approval from Congress, in part because they say permission remains in force from the 1991 resolution giving Bush's father authority to wage war in the Persian Gulf, according to administration officials. [read more]

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Flight of the Phoenix:From Vietnam to Homeland Security
An Open Letter to Maj. Gen. Bruce Lawlor

Having potential war criminals in positions of power is nothing new, but I'm one of those people who believe that all former CIA officers--especially those involved in "extra-legal" counter-terror programs like Phoenix-- should not be allowed to hold public office. I believe this, because the CIA is antithetical to democratic institutions. And that's why I was so surprised to see, that the guy I knew as "Bruce", is now Major General Lawlor, and a top-ranking official in the ominous Office of Homeland Security. By which I mean, he's someone who has access to Ashcroft's political blacklist, and he has control over the covert action teams that can be used to neutralize those dissidents. [read more]

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Taliban melt away before army sweep

The commander of the biggest US search for Taliban and al- Qaida fugitives in Afghanistan for five months said last night that the quarry appeared to have been tipped off that the troops were coming.

When Operation Mountain Sweep in the south-east ended it had nine prisoners and a tonne of weapons and ammunition, but it had failed to engage any sizeable units in combat. [read more]

I think they are just recycling headlines from the past. I think this one originally read Viet Cong melt away before army sweep.