Feingold to Call for Iraq Defunding; Libby Trial Exposes Unshredded Cheney CIA Briefing Subjects...

[BradBlog]

Details on Feingold's Senate legislation to use the power of the purse strings in Iraq.

Plus, BRAD BLOG Libby Trial Correspondent, Margie Burns on Libby and Cheney's CIA Briefing Topics which "still exist" after being withheld from the shredder...

Also, this week marked the 3rd Anniversary for The BRAD BLOG. Congratulations to us! Three years old, and still acting like it... Tell us what you liked and don't like and would like to see different right here: http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4080 -- Brad

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Feingold to File Senate Legislation Calling for Defunding of Iraq War
Fact-Sheet Released Covering General Details, Points to Republican Passed Legislation to Defund U.S. Troops in Bosnia Under Clinton in 1998...

<...> The BRAD BLOG has now obtained details from Feingold's office concerning what his proposal to exercise Congressional control of the purse strings over military deployment in Iraq will and won't do. A fact sheet concerning his upcoming legislation and how the defunding and re-deployment of U.S. troops would be conducted is below.

As well, the statement lists several other historical instances in which Congress voted to hold back funding while American troops were deployed, including in 1998 when the Republican-controlled legislature included a provision in a Defense Authorization bill prohibiting additional funding for U.S. troops in Bosnia after a date-certain, unless certain assurances were given to Congress by then-President Bill Clinton.

FULL STORY, FACT-SHEET:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4087

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LIBBY TRIAL: CIA Briefer for Cheney, Libby Kept Subject Headings for Shredded Briefing Topics
Courtroom Disclsoure Indicates Daily CIA Headings Not Sent with Briefing Binders to Burn Bag
Tables of Contents Subects May Show What White House Knew and When Concerning Nigerian Uranium Questions...

*** Special to The BRAD BLOG
*** by Libby/CIA Leak Trial Correspondent Margie Burns

A startling detail emerged from testimony Wednesday in U.S. v. Libby: the CIA briefer for Vice President Richard Cheney and Lewis Libby, Cheney’s chief of staff, kept each Table of Contents from his briefing binders when he sent the contents of the binders to shredder and burn bag. CIA manager Craig Schmall testified, matter-of-factly, in response to defense attorney questioning about those informative subject headings: “They still exist.”

FULL STORY:
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=4085

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[Robbien]

1. How does he know they still exist?

There is so much going on in this trial. Everything is so damn interesting.

[in_cog_ni_to]

2. He sent stuff to the shredder? On WHOSE ORDER? Cheney's?

I can't wait to hear what the subject headers are. This should be interesting! I wonder if Cheney's pace maker skipped a few beats after hearing THAT little tidbit of info?:evilfrin:

Congrats on your 3 year anniversary! How time flies when you're fighting for what's right, eh?

GO FEINGOLD!:bounce:

[hashibabba]

3. Congratulations on your three-year anniversary, Brad!

This was my favorite paragraph:

"Conyers' hearing will look at the questions of legality surrounding Bush's "Signing Statements" and Feingold will look at issues surround de-funding the War in Iraq in advance of a legislative proposal to do just that. More details, and the expected witnesses for both of those hearings are in our previous article."

AWESOME! Those signing statements have got to go (for Bush, at least).

Go Feingold! This is great news!

[Poiuyt]

4. I'd love to be sitting in the courtroom listening to that trial

All the inner workings of the Bush/Cheney White House are going to come out.

On another note: Go Russ!

On another note: Congratulations on your anniversary, Brad!!

On another note: Is Margie Burns the love child of Montgomery Burns and Marge Simpson?

[BradBlog]

5. Thanks for the Anniversary Wishes All, and...

...As far as I know, Margie is related to none of the Simpsons characters. At least by blood ;-)