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October 23, 2007
Plamegate Finale: We Were Right; They Were Wrong
Four and a half years ago, after reading the Robert Novak column that outed Valerie Plame Wilson as a CIA operative specializing in counter-proliferation wo…
David Corn
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October 5, 2007
Judge Radhi Testifies on Iraqi Corruption; GOPers Attack–UPDATE
On Thursday, former Judge Radhi al-Radhi, Iraq’s top anticorruption official until he was recently forced out by the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-M…
David Corn
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October 2, 2007
Springsteen’s Magic: Darkness in the Center of Town
As I listened to Magic, the new (and maybe last?) album from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, I thought of a buddy and a movie.
A few…
David Corn
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September 26, 2007
State Dept: Corruption in Iraq is Classified
Corruption in the Iraqi government–it’s classified information. So says the State Department.
In preparation for a September 27 hearing on corrupti…
David Corn
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September 20, 2007
An Iraqi “Eliot Ness” Out in the Cold–UPDATED
Three days ago, I called the State Department with a question: what is the Bush administration doing to help Radhi al-Radhi? The answer appears to be this: …
David Corn
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September 13, 2007
Post-Petraeus, Obama & Clinton Jockey for Antiwar Position
In the aftermath of General David Petraeus’ stay-the-course presentation to Congress and as George W. Bush prepared yet another major speech-to-the-nation o…
David Corn
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September 11, 2007
Petraeus: I “Don’t Know” If Iraq War Makes U.S. Safer
Did General David Petraeus today suggest that the war in Iraq may not make the United States safer?
During his second day of appearances on Capitol …
David Corn
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September 7, 2007
Top Iraqi Graft-buster: Maliki’s Government Must Go
With Congress and the White House engaging in yet another round of debate on the Iraq War, a former Iraqi judge who was–and who still may be–the chief ant…
David Corn
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August 30, 2007
Secret Report: Corruption is “Norm” Within Iraqi Government
As Congress prepares to receive reports on Iraq from General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and readies for a debate on George W. Bush’s la…
David Corn
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August 27, 2007
Gonzales: Not a Man of His Word?
Is Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who today announced his resignation, a man of his word? Consider his comments of recent months.
March 13, 2…
David Corn