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Every Thursday morning, President George W. Bush gets an intelligence briefing from CIA chief General Michael Hayden. Invariably, according to National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, the President asks, "How are we doing on No. 1 and No. 2?"--meaning Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri. The answer, more often than not, amounts to "Same as last week, Mr. President." Despite a seven-year manhunt along the lawless frontier between Pakistan and Afghanistan, al-Qaeda's leader and his deputy remain at large, thanks to their superior knowledge of the terrain and the protection of local tribes. Now bin Laden...
...Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder...
...much in Iraq and Afghanistan. A few years ago, a colonel who had just returned from combat told me, "Over there, it always felt like we're stuck in hell and the country is at the mall." Part of the responsibility for the disconnect lies with President George W. Bush, who never asked us to sacrifice for the war effort. It's time to rectify that. "I'd like to see every kid in America give part of their allowance to help the troops," Wilpon says. As an elderly kid, I'm giving part of mine. If you want...
...help turn out voters on Election Day as if he were running for mayor. It takes money and planning to harness all the energy Democrats are displaying these days, and Obama has both. Discouraging for Republicans: the absence of a massive, aggressive organization to mobilize their forces, as George W. Bush had in 2000 and 2004. Both candidates decided to take unusual international trips: McCain to Latin America, and Obama to Europe, Jordan, Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush's unpopular foreign policy record won't help McCain, but focusing the nation's attention overseas on trade, war and peace, and leadership...
...Then came 9/11. Taking a page from the Nixon Administration, George W. Bush and his aides all donned pins. So did many anchors on Fox News, though not Bill O'Reilly, who said at the time "I'm just a regular guy. Watch me and you'll know what I think without wearing a pin." ABC News, on the other hand, prohibited its on-air reporters from pinning on the red, white, and blue, citing a desire to maintain journalistic credibility...