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Big day inside the Beltway as Greenspan, Goss, Mueller & Rummy testify before
Congress...Goss (CIA Director) & Mueller (FBI chief) are warning of new threats
from Al-Qaeda against America...Goss: "It may be only a matter of time before
al-Qaida or other groups attempt to use chemical, biological, radiological or
nuclear weapons. We must focus on that" Iran has also emerged as a threat to
the U.S. in the region Goss informs us...Also, Iran and Syria announced they
were hooking up together to defend against common threats...
This ain't cool folks...I thought we were winning the War on Terror...
We'll most likely lead the show with this stuff....Not sure yet who the guests
are...
We'll talk to Richard Ben-Veniste, most recently of the 9/11 Commission, about
the FBI's new role in overseas intelligence and why he ain't down with
it...``We don't want to see undercover agents tripping over each other and
conducting operations that are wasteful, duplicative or even dangerous.''
Tony and Pacifica Radio's Amy Goodman will slice and dice the Middle East "on
the brink" angle and there's some new Social Security numbers coming out this
evening from the new NBC/WSJ poll...
More fallout from the Black Eye at Black Rock...Joe Hagan of the NY Observer
delivers the goods...Yes, this is the story Drudge broke last night
And finally...What's all the buzz on the "Disney Wars"? We'll talk to James
Stewart who wrote a new, controversial book about the Magic Kingdom...
Pls join us...Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing
from Washington, DC
Hagan Backgrounder: The CBS Three Won't Slink Off; Hiring Lawyers
http://www.nyobserver.com/pages/nytv.asp
James Stewart Backgrounder: Tale of a real Mickey Mouse chief executive
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/02/15/DDG23B9TGP1DTL&type=books
Groups associated with al-Qaida are at the top of the list of threats to the
United States, leading government intelligence officials said Wednesday, saying
Iran has emerged as the top threat to American interests in the Middle East.
(AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&u=/ap/20050216/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/intelligence_threats_5&printer=1
Syria and Iran say to build 'common front'...At odds with U.S., nations agree
to 'confront threats' together (Reuters) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6979481/
U.S.-Syrian relations hit a low Tuesday as Washington withdrew its ambassador
from Damascus in the aftermath of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime
Minister Rafik Hariri and renewed calls for Syria to withdraw occupation troops
from the country. (UPI)
http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050215-044353-6103r.htm
Iraq's Shiites plan government strategy...Al-Jaafari emerges as likely pick for
prime minister position (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6913272/
Iran TV: Suspicious blast likely accidental...Plane may have dropped fuel tank;
earlier reports suggested attack (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6979561/
Iran's intelligence chief on Wednesday accused the United States of flying spy
drones over its nuclear sites and threatened to shoot down the unmanned
surveillance crafts. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050216/D889L42O0.html
U.S. spends more per soldier than ever before...Military costs since 9/11 now
expected to exceed $300 billion (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6978975/
U.S. contractors in Iraq allege abuses...Four men say they witnessed shooting
of unarmed civilians (NBC News) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6947745/
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, in his second consecutive tour of duty,
has to sell a half-trillion dollar military budget to a skeptical Congress and
answer repeated calls to bring the troops home from Iraq. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050215/D8891UB03.html
President Bush is barnstorming the country, trying to convince the public that
Social Security needs an urgent overhaul and offering a solution even the White
House acknowledges won't fix the retirement system's future financial problems.
(AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6979993/
President Bush returns today to New Hampshire, where residents remain cautious
about the Social Security overhaul he plans to promote during his visit. (AP)
http://www.theunionleader.com/articles_showa.html?article=50880
GOP senators gear up for private accounts...Social Security push resembles
big-money political campaign (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6976350/
Democrats pre-empt Greenspan....Democrats prepared yesterday for what they
expect to be favorable comments from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan
Greenspan about President Bush's Social Security reform ideas. (The Washington
Times) http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050216-123421-7556r.htm
Bush puts jobs ahead of Kyoto...Treaty seen as not worth unemployment for
millions (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6976284/
House members are looking to hit broadcasters where it hurts - in the
pocketbook - to crack down on racy programming. (AP)
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050216/D889L30O0.html
Opinion/Editorial
Terry: Lookout for the sucker-punch tax
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=6622
Blankley: Insufficiently draconian cuts
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/tblankley.htm
Reese: Could Bush Possibly Make the Same Mistake Twice? Yeah.
http://www.antiwar.com/reese/?articleid=4724
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
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