<em>Nelson Report</em> Gossip: Bob Zoellick Not Amused by Panda Antic

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Chris Nelson shares some fun insider gossip in today’s Nelson Report about Deputy Secretary of State Bob Zoellick’s recent “Panda Diplomacy” at a “Principals Meeting” in the White House: BUSH NAMES…in the amusing gossip department, we hear Deputy Secretary of State Bob Zoellick was presented with a large stuffed Panda at a Principals Meeting at…

Scooter Libby’s Trial Date Set After November Elections

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This is a bit of a bummer. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton wanted Libby’s trial to begin in September 2006, which would have been a nice reminder to American citizens of the abuses of power that have occurred in the lead up to and prosecution of the war against Iraq.

TWN Co-Hosting Eugene Jarecki’s Award-Winning Film, “Why We Fight” Tonight & Some TWN Thoughts on Bush and the State of the Union

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Tonight, come watch the film and meet director Eugene Jarecki for a Washington, DC pre-release premier of “Why We Fight“. The Washington Note, the American Strategy Program of the New America Foundation, the NYU Center on Law & Security, and the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy are co-hosting this evening’s screening.

President Bush: On 20 April 2004 States Must Get “A Court Order” Before Wiretapping Suspected Terrorists

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I wonder how long this speech is going to stay on the White House website. I was directed to it by a thoughful lawyer/blogger Glenn Greenwald today In a speech in Buffalo, NY on April 20, 2004, Bush states that “a wiretap requires a court order.

What About Us, Mr. President? No Japanese? And We Have Our Troops With You in Iraq. . .

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The State Department website is going to “audio stream” tonight’s State of the Union address by President Bush in several languagues. From a State Department release: President George W. Bush will deliver the annual State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress, Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

New PIPA Poll Has Disturbing Message about “Real State of the Union In Iraq”: By TWN’s Count, 62% of non-Kurdish Iraqis Support Attacks on U.S. Troops

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Today, the Program on International Policy Attitudes is releasing a new World Public Opinion poll on Iraqi public opinion. Here are the poll results. Among the findings: The poll has found that 80% of Iraqis believe that the U.S. plans to have permanent military bases in Iraq. 76% thought America would not withdraw if asked….

Bipartisan Message In <em>New York Times</em> Tomorrow Designed to Scare: Is a High Fear America the Only Thing That Will Bring Americans Together?

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Truth in advertising. I have friends involved with the Partnership for a Secure America ad posted above, which will appear as a purchased full page in tomorrow’s New York Times. This ad and what it represents will be one of the primary topics of my speech tomorrow at the “Real State of U.S.