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No doubt you've heard some of the buzz surrounding ret. Marine General Anthony Zinni's
(fmr. head of U.S. Central Command) interview on "60 Minutes" and his slamming of the
neocons in the administration who pushed Iraq...You think we'd miss an opportunity to
interview him? Heck, that's like waiving candy in front of a child! We're all over
it tonight...In fact Zinni is half the show...
Zinni Backgrounder: Retired Marine General Anthony Zinni, former chief of U.S. Central
Command, accused senior Pentagon officials of failure in executing the Iraq war and
told CBS' "60 Minutes" on Sunday they should resign. (Reuters)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040524/pl_nm/iraq_zinni_dc_3
Gen. Zinni: 'They've Screwed Up'
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/21/60minutes/main618896.shtml
Then we throw it over to Shuster for a live report on a big Colin Powell speech from
the Ben Franklin room at State where he is expected to reiterate the President's
message from last night on Iraq...
Later we turn to domestic politics with another blockbuster Shuster package on the
President's latest poll numbers and the spate of new ads hitting the airwaves...And
he's got some doozies! The package moves us effortlessly to BC04 spokesman Terry Holt
& Kerry campaign spokesman Tad Devine who'll duke it out over Iraq, the polls, the ads
and other fun topics of interest...
Don't miss it! Compton and Long Beach yeah you know you in trouble!
Cablenewswer guy gives our graphics and coverage last night a nice little shout out!
Hardball Teams Up With Posties...The lower-thirds had The Washington Post logo smack
dab next to Hardball's. The show exclusively played an audio tape the Post obtained of
a military hearing. Chris said the newspaper would have more details tomorrow, and
urged viewers to log onto the web site "for more photos and documents." The graphic
on-screen had the Post URL. WP's Dana Priest narrated a package about historical
interrogation tactics. (It's about time that MSNBC/WP/Newsweek collaboration was
evident on TV!)
http://www.cablenewser.com/archive/2004_05_23_archive.htm#108545856325945124
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
NBC: Iraq general to be replaced...Defense officials told NBC News the Defense
Department will replace Army Lt. Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez as the top U.S. military
officer in Iraq at the end of next month, stressing that the Iraqi prisoner abuse
scandal was not a factor in the deliberations.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5013551/
U.S. transfer plan falls short, Iraqi council chief says...Sovereignty, oil among
issues before U.N. Security Council (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5046836/
Draft UN resolution on Iraq http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5052147/
Bush sets five-step Iraq plan...President Bush, seeking to convince skeptical
Americans that he has a plan to bring stability to Iraq, outlined a five-step program
calculated to articulate his objective of a sovereign Iraqi government.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5045174/
Post Analysis: Rallying speech doesn't answer key questions...White House repackages
stalled U.S. policy http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5057065/
Shales: TV Viewers Offered Choice: 'Fear Factor' or Bush
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53329-2004May24.html
Poll shows new low on approval on Iraq...Support on nearly every aspect of the Iraq
conflict has declined (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5054721/
Michael Moran: Media takes heat from administration over Iraq...When the going gets
tough, the messenger gets shot http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5023564/
Report: Al-Qaida has 18,000 ready to strike...Think tank says network boosted by U.S.
conflict in Iraq (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5057703/
Gertz: The Pentagon is investigating reports that Iraqi weapons are being sent
covertly to Syria and that they are fueling anti-U.S. insurgents training there, The
Washington Times has learned.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040525-121749-1468r.htm
Howard: The Political Fallout: Bush's New War Plan...As Bush's job-approval numbers
hit a new low, he's turning to his wife to help him make the case for his re-election
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4988490/site/newsweek/
A hooded Statue of Liberty, meant to remind viewers of Iraqis abused by American
soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, dominates a TV ad that an anti-Bush
organization will begin airing nationally next week (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2004-05-21-liberty_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA
Kerry hints at link between oil, Iraq war...Democratic presidential candidate Sen.
John Kerry yesterday suggested that America's dependence on foreign oil is the major
reason the United States went to war with Iraq. (The Washington Times)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040524-103200-9250r.htm
John F. Kerry yesterday defended the idea of leaving the Democratic National
Convention in July without a formal nomination as his party's presidential candidate,
saying that there is ample political precedent to support it and that Republicans are
complaining about the move because "someone might have a way of neutralizing their
advantage." (The Boston Globe)
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/president/kerry/articles/2004/05/25/but_critics_say_legality_an_issue/
Tommy Franks gets honorary knighthood...Retired Army general recognized for work in
Afghanistan, Iraq (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5058045/
Senator Hillary Clinton said she could support John McCain, a leading Republican
senator, as the Democrats' vice presidential candidate in November's presidential
election. (AFP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1521&u=/afp/20040523/pl_afp/us_vote_vicepresident_040523223713&printer=1
Opinion/Editorial
The New York Daily News: Bush's countdown to a new Iraq
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ideas_opinions/story/196578p-169796c.html
Podhoretz: Bush bets the house http://nypost.com/postopinion/opedcolumnists/24664.htm
Terry: Three Commandments for Iraq:
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=3946
The Washington Times: Kerry and high fuel prices...While scoring a few rhetorical
points by demagoging the price of gasoline, John Kerry, the Democrats' presumptive
presidential nominee, has offered no serious policy proposals to resolve current
energy problems. In fact, we rather doubt that Mr. Kerry is truly offended by high
gasoline prices. http://www.washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20040524-090323-6885r.htm
Katrina: A Middle Class Scorecard...Legislators need to put their rhetoric where their
votes are. http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7
Hitchens: What Went Wrong...The flaw in Seymour Hersh's theory.
http://slate.msn.com/id/2100717/
Fein: The decline and fall of Ahmed Chalabi is a tale of United States folly.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040524-090326-3370r.htm
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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