Our Roles in the Bolton Battle: Drawing out the White House in Nasty Combat is a Win Either Way
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Some Senators involved in the Battle over Bolton have never seemed so small.
By Steve Clemons
Chris Nelson’s Latest Take on Bolton Politics: Where are Those NSA Intercepts?
The original blogger, before there were blogs, was Chris Nelson with his Nelson Report. The only difference in what he does today is that he sends his uber-insider zingers to high-paying readers, whereas most of us just do all this posting for fun or an occasional turkey sandwich. Nelson’s latest on Bolton: Bolton gossip. ….
NSA Intercepts: Bill Richardson’s Name Emerges
Trying to find out the U.S. officials named in the NSA intercepts is going to be complicated and difficult — particularly because they are highly classified and also because the State Department and Bush administration are working over-time to try and prevent Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from seeing them.
All Bolton, All the Time? There is Way Too Much Out There on John R. Bolton
I just caught this item this morning on Stygius. Not only were the British furious over Libya, but also over Iran. Bolton has been a one-man wrecking crew undermining American national security diplomacy and angering friends.
Robert Wright on McVeigh, Bolton and America’s Terror Problem
My colleague and friend Robert Wright has an outstanding op-ed in the New York Times today that should remind everyone that the real reason for opposing John Bolton is that he has Neanderthal policy positions when it comes to dealing with the country’s largest national security problems.
Powell Warns U.N. of Imminent Threat
Credit: Dan Wasserman, Boston Globe, 26 April 2005 — Steve Clemons
David Frum on the “War Against Bolton”
Strangely enough, David Frum has written an article in Canada’s Financial Post on John Bolton with which I agree about 90%. Here is how the first bit runs: On Friday, the battle over John Bolton’s nomination as U.S.
Bolton Inflated Syria Threat: Why Such Misassessments Endanger National Security
John Bolton seems to have inflated virtually every threat into which his office came into contact. I take that back. He seems to have underestimated the threat of potential rogue nuclear materials in Russia as Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL) questioned his delinquency on that front several years ago.
Condi Rice Edging Towards Duplicity with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Regarding NSA Intercepts
Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice spoke in Crawford, Texas today and encouraged the Senate to move forward on the Bolton nomination, suggesting that State had been extremely compliant in providing the material the Senate had requested on John Bolton. This is not true.
Where is Lincoln Chafee?
Senator Chafee committed to a more vigorous and aggressive investigation of all aspects of John Bolton’s background and behavior, and yet in the last several days, there is no evidence that Chafee has done anything to move from his passive stance on Bolton.