Six years after the 9/11 terror attacks on the U.S., it seems the media still have some educational work to do. A new CBS/New York Times poll reveals that even today, 1 in 3 Americans believe that “Saddam Hussein was personally involved in the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.”
Archive for October 3rd, 2007
Blood of Civilians on Halliburton’s hands
October 3, 2007Senior managers for defense contractor KBR overruled calls to halt supply operations in Iraq in the spring of 2004, ordering unarmored trucks into an active combat zone where six civilian drivers died in an ambush, according to newly available documents.
Rev. Lennox Yearwood Arrested at Petraeus Hearing
October 3, 2007Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr., president of the Hip Hop Caucus, was attacked by six capitol police today, when he was stopped from entering the Cannon Caucus Room on Capitol Hill…
He’s in a cast and he’s being arraigned for assaulting an officer and disorderly conduct.
Six Years After 9/11, Why We’re Losing the War on Terror
October 3, 2007President George W. Bush is fond of reminding us that no terrorist attacks have occurred on domestic soil since 9/11. But has the Administration’s “war on terror” actually made us safer?
Airman that supplied security for the 6 missing nukes dead
October 3, 2007Remember the one about the B-52 bomber that had six nuclear weapons loaded onto it by accident, which, of course, could not have happened—by accident—for a dozen different reasons .Airman 1st Class Todd Blue was assigned to the unit that provides security for that bomber wing at Minot Air Force base. He died while on leave, no details yet.
Photo of The Day: Aerial Shot of Blast That Killed 400 People In Iraq
October 3, 2007Five trucks exploded killing 400 in the northern Iraqi towns on August 17, 2007. This aerial shot looks at the aftermath of the tragedy.
VIDEO: First-Ever Hindu Prayer in U.S. Senate Shouted Down
October 3, 2007Protesters interrupted the first-ever Hindu prayer in the US Senate. Officers removed the three and charged them.
3 Found Dead in Home of GOP Consultant
October 3, 2007Investigators have yet to release much information. No names have been released, but the men were all said to be in their 30s and white. Detectives haven’t revealed how the three were killed, save that it was through foul play.
Federal Prosecutor Caught In Child Sex Sting
October 3, 2007Um, yeah, FIVE YEARS OLD
Screw YouTube: Romney, Giuliani won’t do debate
October 3, 2007Not so much. Four days after the Democrat’s ‘landmark’ YouTube debate in South Carolina, only Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) have agreed to participate in CNN’s next web-oriented debate.
