MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cia'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5077655&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FrcxAW_y4kgo%2F By Malou InnocentThe same week U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta declared “we’re within reach of strategically defeating al-Qaeda”—an assessment that many believe reflects the efforts of seven years of CIA drone strikes—former director of national intelligence Dennis Blair called America’s “unilateral” drone war in countries like Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia a mistake. “Because we’re alienating the countries concerned,” Blair said, “because we’re treating countries just as places where we go attack groups that threaten us, we are threatening the prospects of long-term reform.” Given that our Nobel Peace Prize–winning president has drastically escalated the use of these flying, robotic hitmen, there seems to be some confusion at the White House. Speaking t... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5077655 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:05:04 +0100 5077655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762747&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F4D2pubWPm0Q%2F By Justin LoganToday in Politico I have an op-ed titled “How Washington changed Obama.” In the piece, I argue that the recent appointments of Leon Panetta as secretary of defense and Gen. David Petraeus as director of the CIA, combined with revelations in the recent New Yorker article by Ryan Lizza, suggest that President Obama has given up on changing U.S. foreign and defense policy: Panetta is a dubious choice to fulfill Obama’s recent pledge to trim military spending. Any secretary charged with realizing that pledge would need extraordinary credibility with Capitol Hill Republicans, many of whom are determined to continue raining money on the Pentagon regardless of the nation’s parlous fiscal position. Despite having once been a Republican, Panetta ran for Congress as Democr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762747 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:04:31 +0100 4762747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664149&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQnkf1ySGIzY%2F By Justin LoganThere is good news and bad news about the report that the Obama administration authorized CIA teams to go into Libya to liaise with the Libyan opposition before instituting a no-fly zone over that country. (The phrase “sneakers on the ground” has emerged in response to the administration’s firm insistence that there are no US boots on the ground there.) Get the map out The good news is that the administration, despite prior appearances, does indeed have a strategy in Libya: siding with the rebels in their effort to depose Muammar Qaddafi. The bad news is that siding with the rebels in their effort to depose Muammar Qaddafi is not a good strategy. It is probably important to make clear at the outset that I do not mean to overstate the stakes here. I am not suggesting th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664149 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:32:31 +0100 4664149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489816&cid=t_113093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FobcTqPEVmCU%2F We are pleased to announce two new resources for all professionals, researchers, developers, innovators and decision-makers in the field of brain health and cognitive fitness who are interested in better tracking and shaping the future that is already here. First of all, we have opened up a “Friends of SharpBrains.com” professional networking group on LinkedIn. If you are already a LinkedIn member, you can join the 377 existing members by clicking Here. Second, registered participants for the upcoming 2011 SharpBrains Summit (March 30 — April 1st) can now connect with each other and with speakers, as well as access 10 exclusive Innovation Case Studies prepared by the Win­ners and Final­ists of the 2010 Brain Fitness Innovation Awards. Ordered by approximate age group of the target ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489816 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 16:43:32 +0100 4489816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159215&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F70OLwe5OEK4%2F By David RittgersThat’s what the attorney for former CIA officer Jose Rodriguez is saying about his client. Rodriguez and other CIA personnel destroyed videotapes of detainee interrogations. The Justice Department announced that Rodriguez will not face criminal charges, but did not elaborate on the reasoning behind the decision. Rodriguez’s decision to get rid of the tapes came after White House lawyers, responding to a court order, instructed the CIA not to destroy any evidence associated with detainee interrogations. I know that the term “slippery slope” is overused, but it’s clearly evident here. Thwart the rule of law by declaring torture legal, thwart it again to cover up your actions. Destroying Evidence = American Hero is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog (S... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159215 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:42:52 +0100 4159215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929219&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FYQ9csW4yt14%2F By Malou InnocentFrom this week’s Washington Post: Afghanistan’s Central Bank has taken control of the country’s biggest and most politically potent private bank and ordered its chairman to hand over $160 million worth of luxury villas and other real estate purchased in Dubai for well-connected insiders, according to Afghan bankers and officials. Farther down the page the article continues: Kabul Bank previously had been shielded by the political clout of its shareholders who, in addition to Mahmoud Karzai [President Hamid Karzai’s brother, who partly owns Kabul Bank], include Haseen Fahim, the brother of Vice President Mohammed Fahim. If this hostile takeover wasn’t questionable enough, the article goes on to report: Kabul Bank’s biggest creditor, bank i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929219 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:03:43 +0100 3929219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3845057&cid=t_113093_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fmedical-experts-criticize-cia-physician-participation-enhanced-interrogation%2F Drs. Leonard S. Rubenstein and Stephen Xenakis have issued a report strongly criticizing the physicians who aided the CIA in developing and devising enhanced interrogation techniques that they maintain was simply torture. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3845057 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:16:39 +0100 3845057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182221&cid=t_113093_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F01%2F18%2F13-myths-of-schizophrenia%2F Schizophrenia is one of those mental disorders that many people seem to confuse with something else, such as multiple personality disorder. It’s a very simple yet very terrifying condition, characterized by usually having a combination of hallucinations and delusions. Hallucinations can involve any of your five senses, but in schizophrenia, usually involves seeing or hearing things that aren’t really there (like hearing other people’s voices inside your head telling you to do something you don’t want to). Delusions are a false belief in something, such as the CIA is out to get you. Many of us hear voices in our heads, but usually it’s our own voice acting as our conscious (”You really shouldn’t eat that second piece of cake!”). That’s n... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182221 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:31:17 +0100 3182221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2963076&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FsvsYWb17SPk%2F Glenn Greenwald has a good post about Arrar v. Ashcroft, an appeals court ruling that came down the other day.  Here’s an excerpt: Maher Arar is both a Canadian and Syrian citizen of Syrian descent.  A telecommunications engineer and graduate of Montreal’s McGill University, he has lived in Canada since he’s 17 years old.  In 2002, he was returning home to Canada from vacation when, on a stopover at JFK Airport, he was (a) detained by U.S. officials, (b) accused of being a Terrorist, (c) held for two weeks incommunicado and without access to counsel while he was abusively interrogated, and then (d) was “rendered” – despite his pleas that he would be tortured — to Syria, to be interrogated and tortured.  He remained in Syria for the next 10... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2963076 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:36:29 +0100 2963076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2796402&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FQC5hrp9VWks%2F Columbia University IR guru Robert Jervis has a smart post at Foreign Policy’s “Af-Pak” blog.  For those who couldn’t get enough at yesterday’s Cato forum on Afghanistan, Jervis’ post is well worth a look: Prof. Robert Jervis Most discussion about Afghanistan has concentrated on whether and how we can defeat the Taliban. Less attention has been paid to the probable consequences of a withdrawal without winning, an option toward which I incline. What is most striking is not that what I take to be the majority view is wrong, but that it has not been adequately defended. This is especially important because the U.S. has embarked on a war that will require great effort with prospects that are uncertain at best. Furthermore, it appears that Obama’s com... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2796402 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:21:55 +0100 2796402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2793133&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FiRipOsGJiuw%2F Obama spoke on Wall Street today about increasing regulation of the American financial system. But did deregulation really cause the financial crisis? According to the Economic Freedom in the World report, the U.S. was ranked the second-freest economy in 2000. It has fallen to 6th place this year. A bold exit strategy for Afghanistan. The economics of health care reform. Why it’s time for the U.S. to start doing less abroad. Podcast: China’s economy is on track to be larger than the U.S. economy in a few years. Trade expert Dan Griswold says, “So what?” (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2793133 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:45:12 +0100 2793133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2715917&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2q181XaxYk4%2F I was never a fan of Dick Cheney’s one percent doctrine. According to Ron Suskind, after 9/11 Cheney explained to law enforcement and intelligence officials that they should treat even the one percent chance of a terrorist attack as a mathematical certainty. The particular case was of a Pakistani nuclear scientist helping al-Qaeda to acquire a nuclear bomb, but the standard became a shorthand for U.S. counterterror efforts generally. No scale of effort would be too great. Better to chase down 100 leads, 99 of which turn out to be bogus, because finding just that one nugget would have been worth the level of effort. Now we have evidence that the federal government is chasing down far more than 99 blind alleys for just one lead. From today’s front-page story in the New York... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2715917 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:03:09 +0100 2715917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452378&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRIkypU_0spk%2F I listened live to the president’s Cairo speech this morning on my ride into work. I know that it will be parsed and dissected. Passages will be taken out of context, and sentences twisted beyond recognition. At times, it sounded like a state of the union address, with a litany of promises intended to appeal to particular interest groups. That said, I thought the president hit the essential points without overpromising. He did not ignore that which divides the United States from the world at large, and many Muslims in particular, nor was he afraid to address squarely the lies and distortions — including the implication that 9/11 never happened, or was not the product of al Qaeda — that have made the situation worse than it should be. He stressed the common interests th... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452378 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:44:17 +0100 2452378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2414750&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfyWjk_7L5nA%2F President Obama is expected to announce how his administration is going to prosecute prisoners for war crimes and perhaps other terrorist offenses.  Instead of civilian court, courts-martial, or new “national security courts,” Obama has apparently decided to embrace George W. Bush’s system of special military tribunals, but with some “modifications.” Glenn Greenwald slams Obama for seeking to create a “gentler” tribunal system and urges liberals to hold Obama to the same standards that were applied to Bush: What makes military commissions so pernicious is that they signal that anytime the government wants to imprison people but can’t obtain convictions under our normal system of justice, we’ll just create a brand new system that dimini... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2414750 Fri, 15 May 2009 15:22:48 +0100 2414750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399009&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F05%2F08%2Fwhat-did-speaker-nancy-pelosi-know-and-when-did-she-know-it-re-cia-enhanced-interrogation-techniques-and-waterboarding%2F The CIA confirms that Nancy Pelosi was briefed on Enhanced Interrogation Techniques in 2002. When President Obama first released the CIA memos about waterboarding and other CIA enhanced interrogation techniques to blame the Bush Administration for “TORTURE,” I relished the thought of Congressional hearings so the true story would come out. Now, with the latest revelations, GOP Congressman Pete Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee is asking for the release of more CIA documents (like Vice President Cheney already has) and is considering calling for Congressional hearings on the matter. Open public Congressional Hearings and placing Speaker Pelosi under oath to answer questions would be a good idea. Want to bet President Obama now regrets placing his ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399009 Fri, 08 May 2009 20:53:14 +0100 2399009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2398592&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOYz7MGa3phk%2F Conclusion The cases above illustrate that the general principles of detention have not changed significantly with adjusted definitions. The terms “enemy combatant,” “direct participation in hostilities,” and “substantial support” will be interpreted by judges on a case-by-case basis much like a finding of probable cause to issue a warrant or justify a search. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2398592 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:16:43 +0100 2398592 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2364927&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FLHxEeS-vUXk%2F Over at The Wall Street Journal, Cong. Peter Hoekstra calls for an investigation into “what the Obama administration may be doing to endanger the security our nation has enjoyed because of interrogations and other antiterrorism measures implemented since Sept. 12, 2001.” Hoekstra implies, or at least clearly believes, that Obama’s renunciation of torture has made the country less safe. Rest assured, when the next attack occurs (and there will be another attack), Hoekstra and other supporters of torture will claim vindication, even though they won’t be able to point to direct evidence that torture would have averted the attack. It is equally impossible to prove a negative — why something does not occur — as it is to prove that an action not taken in the p... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2364927 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:39:57 +0100 2364927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347787&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FWzPAtqLgCZg%2F Michael McConnell went on Fox News Sunday this week, fiercely objecting to the Obama administration’s release of Bush-era memos regarding “enhanced interrogation techniques.” He and three other former CIA directors objected to the release. That common front might draw the memo release into doubt if it wasn’t a given that CIA directors are always going to defend the interests of the CIA. McConnell trotted out the tired “war” on terror metaphor. This framing may be exciting to him and his colleagues, but it is strategic error to address terrorism this way, and the American public chose a presidential candidate last November who campaigned to emphasize hope over fear. Intoning about war did not help McConnell’s case. The heart of his argument was that... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347787 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:21:42 +0100 2347787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284345&cid=t_113093_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGJL-rYQK7XY%2F In response to President Obama’s video message to the Iranian people this morning, Iranian presidential aide Aliakbar Javanfekr is quoted as saying, “The Obama administration so far has just talked. By words and talking the … problems between Iran and America cannot be solved.” I wish we knew the reaction of Khamene’i, but I do find myself fearing that the CIA may continue its major covert operations to undermine Tehran’s clerical regime. The administration has yet to repudiate this official policy. If Obama decides to repeal it, and dialogue with Iran falls through, Bush administration officials will trumpet that their policy could have had a chance to succeed. Obama may be in a tough spot, but history is on his side. As we witnessed in 1953 with the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284345 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:32:37 +0100 2284345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2258239&cid=t_113093_111_f&fid=34716&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FNurseRatchedsPlace%2F%7E3%2FrItUo1qCGjQ%2F This weekend a man came to my unit and rang the doorbell a half an hour before visiting hours were to start. I opened the unit door and a large burly man wearing sunglass and a dark suit asked me if a certain patient was on my unit. Of course I told him that I couldn’t say who was on my unit because of HIPAA. Without smiling, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out his ID. He was from the CIA. Then he repeated himself and waited for my answer. I looked at the badge and the picture on his ID, and then I asked the man if he had official or personal business on my unit. His eyes dropped to the floor. He stammered and said that he came to the hospital because he wanted to visit his neighbor. I told him that was very nice, but that he was going to have to wait until it was time fo... Nurse Ratched's Place blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2258239 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:05:22 +0100 2258239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513155&cid=t_113093_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fo_g96FlPay0%2F Could this be considered an unapproved use? A 60-year-old Afghan tribal chief with four younger wives was given a few of the Pfizer impotence pills by a CIA officer, who returned a few days later to find a smiling man ready to divulge info about the Taliban. Wotta deal, eh? While the CIA has a long history of buying information with cash, the growing Taliban insurgency has prompted the use of novel incentives and creative bargaining to gain support in some of the country’s roughest neighborhoods, according to The Washington Post. In their efforts to win over notoriously fickle warlords and chieftains, CIA operatives have used a variety of personal services. These include pocketknives and tools, medicine or surgeries for ailing family members, toys and school equipment, tooth extract... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513155 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:16:20 +0100 2513155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1240363&cid=t_113093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F237148716%2F Dear Mr or Mrs Next US President, We are glad to welcome you to our blog carnival. After a short hiatus, Encephalon is back and gathering steam. We have prepared this "revival" edition just for you, so you can be well informed and impress us all during the upcoming Sciencedebate 2008. Without further ado, let's proceed to the questions posed by 24 bloggers on neuroscience and psychology issues. We hope they provide, at the very least, good mental stimulation for you and your advisors. Big Questions Do I deserve to vote even if I don't have Free Will? (Marc at Neuroscientifically Challenged). If culture sculpts our brains, what can our brains do to refine our culture first? (Stephanie at Brains On Purpose). Is God more than a flying brain? (Jessica at bioephemera). Is Your brain r... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1240363 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:47:33 +0100 1240363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1239450&cid=t_113093_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F237148716%2F Dear Mr or Mrs Next US President, We are glad to welcome you to our blog carnival. After a short hiatus, Encephalon is back gathering steam. We have prepared this "revival" edition just for you, so you can be well informed and impress us all during the upcoming Sciencedebate 2008. Without further ado, let's proceed to the questions posed by 23 bloggers on neuroscience and psychology issues. We hope they provide, at the very least, good mental stimulation for you and your advisors. Big Questions Do I deserve to vote even if I don't have Free Will? (Marc at Neuroscientifically Challenged). If culture sculpts our brains, what can our brains do to refine our culture first? (Stephanie at Brains On Purpose). Is God more than a flying brain? (Jessica at bioephemera). Is Your brain reall... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1239450 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:17:59 +0100 1239450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1040027&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5914 Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan sitting next to Presidential Advisor Karl Rove Not the CIA Leak Case, Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson again? Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan names names in a caustic passage from a forthcoming memoir that accuses President Bush, Karl Rove and Vice President Cheney of being “involved” in his giving the press false information about the CIA leak case. McClellan’s publisher released three paragraphs from the book “WHAT HAPPENED: Inside the Bush White House and What’s Wrong With Washington.” Flap wonders if McClellan’s publishers also have the rights to a movie version of Valerie Plame’s book? Hasn’t this horse been beaten to death yet? Previous: Cia Leak Case Watch: Valerie Plame’s Law... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1040027 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:36:38 +0100 1040027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747108&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5296 Former CIA officer Valerie Plame, left, and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, arrive for a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington in this July 14, 2006 file photo. On Thursday, July 19, 2007, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against members of the Bush administration in the CIA [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747108 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:57:06 +0100 747108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=747107&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5297 President Bush, left, is greeted by retired boxer ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, right, as Bush departs the White House for a weekend at Camp David, Friday, July 20, 2007, in Washington. News Item: Bush to Have Colonoscopy at Camp David Yeah, I know, a Scooter Libby PARDON is WISHFUL THINKING. Technorati Tags: CIA, CIALeakCase, ValeriePlame, JoeWilson, PatrickFitzgerald, Scooter [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=747107 Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:57:06 +0100 747107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=710230&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5229 Lewis “Scooter” Libby arrives for a sentence hearing at a federal courthouse in Washington, June 5, 2007. President Bush on Monday spared former vice presidential aide Lewis “Scooter” Libby from going to prison for 2 1/2 years for obstructing a CIA leak investigation. Bush spares Libby from prison President George W. Bush on Monday spared former vice [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=710230 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 03:11:23 +0100 710230 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674500&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5112 Lewis “Scooter” Libby, former chief of staff to U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney after he was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. Libby is headed back to court Thursday, June 14, 2007, to try to forestall his 2½-year prison term in the CIA leak case. Judge Won’t [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674500 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658623&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5072 AP: Libby Sentenced to 2 1/2 Years in Prison Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation. Libby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, stood calmly before a packed courtroom as a federal judge said the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658623 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:17:24 +0100 658623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551391&cid=t_113093_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fdrowning-epa-in-bathtub-causes-toxic.html When Grover Norquist famously said "My goal is to cut government in half in 25 years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub." few thought to ask "who's half?" The Washington Post: Extinct Sense : A troubling report from the Interior DepartmentAccording to numerous accounts collected in the inquiry, Ms. MacDonald has terrorized low-level biologists and other employees for years, often yelling and even swearing at them. One official characterized her as an "attack dog." Much of this bullying, the report suggests, was aimed at diluting the scientific conclusions and recommendations of government biologists and at favoring industry and land interests. Ms. MacDonald's subordinates said she has trenchantly resisted both designating new species as endangered and protectin... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551391 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 551391 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=489016&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4626 CIA Leak Case Watch: Valerie Plame Wilson Sheds Little Light in Congressional Appearance Another CIA disinformation campaign? Representative Henry Waxman REALLY does look like an OINKER, doesn’t he? Previous: The Michael Ramirez Files Technorati Tags: MichaelRamirez, ValeriePlame, CIALeakCase (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=489016 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:27:03 +0100 489016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=477766&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4601 AP: Plame Sheds Little Light in Leak Case Valerie Plame put a glamorous face and a personal story to Democrats’ criticism of the Bush administration Friday, telling a House committee that White House and State Department officials “carelessly and recklessly” blew her CIA cover in a politically motivated smear of her husband. Plame, the operative at the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=477766 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:06:02 +0100 477766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471023&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4537 CIA Leak Case Watch: Libby Found Guilty in 4 of 5 Counts Previous: The Michael Ramirez Files Technorati Tags: MichaelRamirez, ScooterLibby, PatrickFitzgerald (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471023 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 471023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=470997&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4564 Former CIA operative Valerie Plame and her husband Joseph Wilson leave a news conference in Washington, July 14, 2006. Mark Steyn: Perverse Libby trial was revealing In his closing remarks, Patrick Fitzgerald invited the jury to view a narrow perjury case as something epic: ‘’What is this case about?'’ the special counsel mused. ‘’Is it about something [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=470997 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 470997 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=470993&cid=t_113093_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4568 Patrick Fitzgerald Turns a Big Screwdriver It takes a dedicated prosecutor to find the target of his investigation, Richard Armitage (the man who exposed Valerie Plame), discover no crime was committed because Valerie Plame was not a covert CIA agent — and then keep investigating. Lewis Libby was somehow able to perjure himself for a non-crime [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=470993 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:30:04 +0100 470993