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Behind the BushColumn by Gina-Marie Cheeseman Bush’s Authorization of Warrantless WiretappingIt seems that every time we pick up a paper or watch television news, new allegations or evidence of corruption in the Bush administration is revealed. The main stream media will not explore the allegations or evidence in detail, but The Cheers writer, Gina-Marie Cheeseman will take you on that exploration. The New York Times published a story in December 2005 revealing President Bush authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to engage in warrantless electronic surveillance of telephone calls and emails. On December 17, 2005 President Bush admitted ..read on War for Oil Ironically, Operation Iraqi Freedom was first called Operation Iraqi Liberation: O.I.L. In the words of a song by folk singer David Rovics, “It’s Operation Iraqi Liberation; tell me what does that spell? Operation Iraqi Liberation: O.I.L.” T..read on The Invasion of Iraq: An International Crime The invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq is what international law experts call a preventive war. The Center for Constitutional Rights calls a preventive war a “crime against peace” because the UN does not authorize it. “One country can..read on The Downing Street Documents Rep. John Conyers and his congressional committee based their findings on the Bush administration, which were compiled into a report titled The Constitution in Crisis, on a number of documents, including the Downing Street Documents which consist of ..read on Misleading the Nation about Iraq In his 2003 State of the Union address Bush made many claims concerning Iraq, namely Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction (WMD), and supported terrorist networks (including al-Qaeda). The previous year Bush made the assertion during a speech..read on Impeachment & President George W. Bush & Impeachment: An Introduction As part of his inauguration, President Bush repeated the presidential oath of office. He pledged to "preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States." The oath serves to "guard against presidential excess or wrongdoing."[i][i] It ..read on |
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