International:China Gets Defensive Over Recalls
China is facing a global backlash following discoveries of high levels of chemicals and toxins in a range of Chinese exports from toothpaste and seafood to pet food ingredients and toys. Beijing has tried to defend its safety record and reassure consumers by highlighting similar problems in other countries.
"Numerous quality problems" have been found with American soybeans, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a notice posted Wednesday on its Web site.
Bolivian Lawmakers Exchange Blows Over Fight for Judicial Branch Control
Bolivian lawmakers exchanged blows Wednesday as a long-simmering fight for control of the Andean country's judicial branch boiled over in the aisles of Congress.
Opposition leaders seized the dais in the lower house in a failed effort to block legislators aligned with President Evo Morales from bringing charges against the country's highest court for suspending four of his judicial appointees. Get details here...
National:
Bush cites Vietnam in argument against Iraq pullout
President George W. Bush on Wednesday argued for perseverance in Iraq by placing the unpopular war in the historical context of U.S. experiences in Japan, South Korea and Vietnam, but critics said he missed the mark.
Speaking to thousands of veterans, many of whom served in Asia, Bush laid the groundwork for a key mid-September report on Iraq that is expected to show some progress on the security front but little in the way of political reconciliation.
Speaking to thousands of veterans, many of whom served in Asia, Bush laid the groundwork for a key mid-September report on Iraq that is expected to show some progress on the security front but little in the way of political reconciliation.
Bush said it was in U.S. interests to continue to work to stabilize Iraq and held out the modern democracies in Japan and South Korea as potential models. Read the full story...Then watch the video here.
Odd that Bush’s lessons learned from Vietnam have shifted as frequently as his justifications for staying in Iraq. With the present and the future course of Iraq on a disastrous course, Bush’s only alternative is to change history. The Democratic Caucus (for what they are worth these days) has more information on Bush’s stance against Vietnam before he was for it.
Barack Obama predicted that black voter turnout would swell by at least 30 percent if he wins the presidential nomination, giving Democrats victory in Southern states that have been voting Republican for decades.
"I'm probably the only candidate who having won the nomination can actually redraw the political map," Obama told a Democratic voter skeptical that he could defeat a Republican candidate.
In Other News...
George Tenet released a statement about the CIA report released yesterday.
Wonder why many Democrats are Wrong on Iraq, Again?
NYPD are investigating a mysterious white powdery substance that was sent to several financial companies in NY.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid responded that “the fundamental difference” between the conflicts is that Bush generated support for “the invasion of Iraq under false pretenses.”
A U.S. Army helicopter crashed north of Baghdad early Wednesday morning, killing all 14 soldiers onboard, the military said. The AP reports it is the deadliest crash since January 2005.
The Pentagon has seen a “sharp drop” in black active-duty recruits since the Iraq war began, falling to “to 13 percent in 2006 from 20 percent in 2001, the last year before the invasion of Iraq began to seem inevitable.” A recent CBS News poll found that 83 percent of blacks believe the United States was wrong to invade Iraq, compared to just 46 percent of whites.
Yesterday, Crandall Canyon mine co-owner Robert Murray said that while he plans to “abandon any effort” to mine at the site of the initial collapse where six miners were trapped, he believes “that other parts of the mine remained safe for work and that mining should resume.” An MSHA official said he was “shocked that the subject was even brought up.”
After Only 10 Hours In Iraq, Sens. Corker And Alexander See ‘Clear Success’
Former Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) plans to resign November 6 this year instead of finishing out his term. This would create a vacancy and trigger a special election in the 14th District.
From The Right: Jon Sanders: Goldilocks and the Three Dems John Edwards, fresh from admitting he didn't know Cuba's healthcare system was government-run, was featured in an Aug. 19 interview by Liz Halloran in U.S. News & World Report. Among other questions, Halloran asked Edwards if his campaign had moved from an emotional appeal to a "more cerebral, issues-oriented approach."
From The Left: Robert Scheer: The Real Iraq Progress Report "The parade of political tourists to Iraq in recent weeks, during which easily impressed pundits and members of Congress came to be dazzled by the wonders of the troop surge, probably ensures that this murderous adventure will continue well into the next presidency - even if the Democrats win."
Quote Of The Day: "Who says George Bush doesn’t have a plan for anything? A White House manual that details how to deter protesters away from the President’s attention has been revealed. Here is the actual manual. Feel free to protest it—in the approved protest zone." -Randi Rhodes
(Sources: Reuters, MSNBC, FOXNews, USSenate, DrudgeReport, SeattleTimes, WashingtonTimes, NYT, TownHall, TruthOut, NewsMax, ThinkProgress, TheHill, RandiRhodes, AP, PoliticalCartoons.com)
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