BUSH WATCH...TODAY'S HEADLINES

Tuesday, October 7, 2003

New York Times

Bush "Lump Of Labor" Thinking Just Adds To Economic Woes ,krugman
Arabs See Bush Terrorism Policy As Excuse For Israel To Attack Syria ,nyt
Bush Unwise To Back Israeli Hawks' "Reckless Reprisal" ,ed
Israeli Gvt. Should Emphasize Peace Desire As Relentlessly As It Demands Terrorism End ,horovitz
Fed Court Rules Colin's Kid Went Too Far To Protect Cable Companies From Competition ,nyt
Graham Quits Prez Race, Still Candidate For Veep ,nyt

Washington Post

"Risky" For Bush: Israelis Concede "Real Purpose" Of Attack On Syria Was Not Payback For Bombing ,ed
"Dysfunctional" Israel Is "Losing," It Must Remove Settlements And Withdraw To 1967 Line ,cohen
Palestinians Support Bombers, Believe Israel Provides No Political Options: Hezbollah Head ,ignatius
Bush Appoints Rice To Whip Washington Over Iraq ,wp
Reservists Learn They're Not In Reserve, But Part Of Significant Missions Military ,wp
" Bush should be searching his soul over how he took a legitimate war against terrorism and systematically undermined the support he needed to wage it. " ,dionne

Guardian

WMD vial? Just another lie from Bush flunky, 'Doctor' Kay , borger
The UN knew full well that no WMD would be found in Iraq , hilton
Absentee votes cast before accusations may clinch victory for serial sex offender , campbell
Arnie's acting skills put to good use playing little guy determined to fight the system , campbell
Syrian attack: Act of desperation or a cynical ploy? , mcgreal
Chalabi's nephew and US lawyer turned rightwing Israeli activist offer advice on looting Iraq , whitaker

Independent

US asserts Israel's right to self-defence after attack on Syria 'camp' , cornwell
Iraq policy shift: Bush replaces one incompetent liar with another , cornwell
US sacks police chief and sends more troops to restore calm in oil town , cockburn
Arnie on course for victory despite women's protests , gumbel

Haaretz

Syrian attack: A steep and slippery slope , ed
Motive for Syria raid should be sought in Ramallah , harel
Syrian attack: Now, for something completely different , oren
Bush: Israel can defend itself, but should avoid escalation , staff

Boston Globe

Political Will Wanes on Drug Coverage , Milligan
CIA Agent in Danger After Leak, Spouse Says , Mann AP
U.S. Concedes, Shuts Prison in Iraq , Hanley AP
Both Sides Forecasting Victory in Calif. Recall , Kornblut + Gaither
Outlook Grim for Race Data Initiative , Calvan
For Democrats, a Win in Iowa Comes One Vote at a Time , Glover AP
Hollywood Directs Political Reality , Kornblut
Redistricting Battle Likely to Delay Texas Presidential Primary , Castro AP
Chavez Warns U.S. Not to Interfere in Criminal Probe Into Right Wing TV Station , BG
Iraqis Offer Tips on Scud Missiles, Anthrax , Ho AP
Israeli Jets Strike Deep Inside Syria , Ephron
Diary Casts Doubts on Blair's War Claims , McDonough AP
Two Afghan Soldiers Die, Three Hurt in Attack , BG
Plight of Afghan Women Assailed , Cooney AP

USA Today

What happened to looted Iraqi nuclear material? , Wagner
Turkey's Cabinet approves troops for Iraq , Squitieri
U.N. talks on Iraq resolution end with little progress , AP
Tensions mount in Iraq oil-refining city , AP
10% of White House staff have turned in certifications , AP
Half of middle-income Americans worry about finances despite wealth built up in boom , AP
Clark becomes fund-raising machine , AP
NATO plans for more peacekeepers in Afghanistan , Knox
Rice will manage Iraq's 'new phase' , Keen
Nothing like a scandal to get Washington juices flowing , Benedetto

Christian Science Monitor

Was Iraq a 'Gathering Danger'? , CSM
Hillary's 'no' may be good just for now , Sperling
Stopping the Mideast Spiral , CSM
New team to oversee Iraq effort , LaFranchi
Congress hits warpath on Iraq funding issues , Chaddock
WMD questions linger , Bowers

Chicago Sun Times

Iraqis Riot for 2nd Day to Get Pay , Tran
Calif. Race Tightens, but Arnold Holds Lead , Thompson

Chicago Tribune

Fragging Gen. Clark , ct
Governor Gropinator , ct

Los Angeles Times

Race Tightens As Gropenator Dodges Questions From Brokaw,Jennings, Gosselin
Recall Campaign Short on Substance, Skelton
Gropenator’s Response To Harassment Claims, Saying He’s Sorry Without Admitting To Anything, lat
Gropenator To Brokaw, I’m Sorry But No Specifics Until After The Election, Garvey & Nichols
MoveOn.org Ad:Arnold“Has a Serious Problem With Women”, lat
Recall Victor Will Face Angry, Partisan Opposition and Possible Recall, Brownstein
Former Foreign Secretary Claims Blair Doubted Iraq’s WMD Capability, ap
White House Has Double Standard On Leaks, Miller
White House Pursues a “Leave No Corporation Behind” Tax Policy , lat

Madison Capital Times

Out on a Limbaugh, ed
Diane Sykes has dark secrets, McNally

The New Yorker

George W. Bush, News Junkie , Borowitz
Campaign Trail: The "D" Word, As In Dukakis , Mayer

Yahoo News

Computer Experts Fear Recall Voter Fraud , Konrad

MSNBC

Mice To Test Bush's Food In Thailand , Reuters

Seattle Times

Survey Shows Fox Led In Misleading Public , McFadden

Seattle Weekly

Wilsongate: The Ambassador Doesn't Mince Words , Anderson

Toronto Star

Outed CIA Operative Fears for Her Safety, Pleming
California Steamin', Harper
Rage Over Syria Raid, Harper
Poor Nations Pay Dearly for Peacekeeping, Kenna
U.S. Closes Makeshift Prison, Hanley

The Globe And Mail

Detroit's Big Three: sick but still kicking , ed

The Herald

Concerns grow over conduct of election in Chechnya, hrerald

BBC

Bush backs Israeli 'self-defense', BBC
Israel soldier killed by shots from Lebanon, BBC
Turkey set for Iraq mission, BBC
Prising open the Syrian file, Analysis by Paul Reynolds
Bush reorganizes US Iraq effort, BBC
Iraq awards mobile phone licenses, BBC
Iran releases nuclear data, BBC
Duisenberg sparks dollar slide, BBC
Female suicide bomber, and the cylce of Mid-East vengeance, BBC

Sydney Morning Herald

Syrians Heed Goverment's Call For Calm , smh
One Billion Of World's People Live In Slums , AP
Sky Journalist Who Faked Iraq Report Found Dead , Reuters
Sharon's Deadly Gamble In Syria , ed

Times of India

FBI funded Hamas: Report, pti
Gunmen open fire on Sunni politician, kill five, ap
Iraq awards phone contracts, reuters
Trial and Terror: Address the Roots of Alienation, ansari/ed
Putin warns US of prolonged Iraq war, reuters
Pak begins fresh crackdown on terror camps, rajghatta

Dawn

Armitage says army fully backs Musharraf: War on terror, dawn
Rice to lead efforts for 'stabilization' in Iraq, reuters
Iraqi council rebuffs US lawmakers' appeals, reuters
Turkish govt accepts US request for troops, afp
Taliban taking up positions at Khost: TV, dawn
Taliban leader dies in clash, reuters
Azam Tariq gunned down in Islamabad, ashgar/syed
Israel must not feel constrained: Bush: Syria on 'wrong side': US envoy, afp/reuters
Attack on Syria, ed
Living in a complex world, burki
Israel & US: Is the tail wagging the dog? , kureishi
US terms polls in Chechnyaundemocratic, afp
C. Asia battling for water, kalmykov/reuters

Asia Times

Bush Starts to Worry about Loss of Manufacturing Jobs , Erikson
Another Bad Day at the White House , Lobe
Bush Listened to the Wrong People Regarding WMDs , Escobar
America's Goodwill Deficit , Simmons

Egypt Today

A Downward Spiral in Iraq? , Ionides

Electronic Iraq

Is Bush Losing the US Public? , Abunimah

Forward

Bush Stymied by both Israel and Palestinians , Nir

Iraq Today

Iraqi Constitution Committee is Deeply Divided , Mukhtar

Mena Financial News

Halliburton Cut from Bidding on Romania's Petrom , AFP
Evidence of Wasted Tax Dollars in Iraq , Waxman

American Prospect

The Nixon Enigma , Greenberg

Common Dreams

Mr. Schwarzenegger Gets a Pass , Pollitt
Declare Victory in Iraq and Leave , Goldsborough
The Anti-War Movement Failed to Stop the Attack on Iraq, but It has Already Had a Decisive Impact on Politics , Younge
Answers Please, Mr Bush , Moore
Seige Heil! Te Bush-Rove-Schwarzenegger Nazi Nexus and the Destabilization of California , Fitrakis/Harvey Wasserman
Vouchers Sure to Hurt Those Most in Need , Bookman
Israel's Attack is a Lethal Step Towards War in Middle East , Fisk
Racial Bias from another Perspective Limbaugh, the United States and South Africa , Gray
Slow Justice, Sympathy for Rush , Sorensen
Sharing Opinion Shouldn't Be Risky , Luopa
Iraq on the Auction Block , Wasserman
Bush's Vanishing Credibility , Witcover
Of Lies and Leaks Bush Threatened by New Revelations , Corn
So Exactly Which Provisions of the Texas GOP Platform Does George Bush Disagree With? , Nader
The Gropenator Knows Government Like Rush Knows Football , Wasserman
Conan the Vulgarian , Faludi
Win One for the Groper , Dowd
Why Isn't the Truth Out There? , Donovan
Opposing Bush is Not 'Hatred' , Teepen

World Socialist Web

California Recall Election: Media Push for Schwarzenegger Leaves Democrats in Disarray , Grey

History News Network

Why Bush's Resort to Military Tribunals Rests on a Bad Precedent , Fisher

NBC News/Meet the Press

Transcript Re: Outing of CIA Operative, russert/wilson/novak/broder/brownstein/priest

Democracy Now

Schwarzenegger Accused of Involvement in $9B California Swindle with Enron’s Ken Lay, goodman/palast
Arnold Denies Allegations That he “Admired” Hitler, goodman/lee
Israel Bombs Syria for the First Time in 30 Years in Major Escalation of Conflict, goodman/seale

Working for Change

What Rush Limbaugh and a U.S. District Court have in common, parrish
An Arnold Schwarzenegger stump speech: To the good people Colliephonia and stuff, durst
The governor needs a Capra-esque epiphany, and he needs it in the next hour, moore

Counterpunch

Raid on Syria is a lethal step towards war , fisk
Bush, Rove, Schwarzenegger: ODESSA file redux? , fitrakis+wasserman
New unity partnership: A manifest destiny for labor , wypijewski

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