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A veteran intelligence official tells senators that info on North Korea’s nuke program is questionable at best. CIA Mistake ‘Prompted Korean Nuclear Race’By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 28th, 2007The U.S.…

The man leading  the Justice Department claims not to know what his own top officials are doing.Gonzales ‘Over His Head In This Job’By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 27th, 2007Attorney General…

Even GOP leaders are now considering the impeachment of this ‘cowboy president’.Republican Senator Says Bush Impeachment A PossibilityBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 26th, 2007President Bush’s flouting of truth, Congress and…

Justice report reveals that the FBI may have often collected data on U.S. citizens illegally.Justice Department Report Shows Data Collection May Be IllegalBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 23rd, 2007From about…

What abuses canoccur under Bush’ssecret ‘robustfunding of theintelligencecommunity’?Bush Administration Hides ‘Black Budget’By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 22nd, 2007The Bush Administration’s proposed 2008 defense budget reads as expected…until you get to…

Let’s look at who’sbehind the radicalIslamist philosophywhich is the basisfor al-Qaeda.What Is Wahhabism?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 21st, 2007Below are excerpts from a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report updated and…

It’s perhaps inevitable that the  largest Shiite-dominated countries in the world will become much closer.Iran Is Growing Player In Iraq EconomyBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 20th, 2007As the Bush Administration…

The CBO tells us just how many billions Bush’s ‘fruitless nation-building’ in Iraq has cost us.Congressional Budget Office Releases Cost Analysis of Iraq WarBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 19th, 2007On…

Emails reveal planto remove attorneysthe administrationfelt did not showproper ‘loyalty to thepresident’.Justice Department Email Shows ‘Loyalty’ to Bush Ideology Factor in Prosecutors’ FiringsBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 16th, 2007A deputy…

The Senate Banking Committee chairman takes ‘contributions’ from the very corporations he oversees. Meet Christopher Dodd: The Bankers’ Choice For PresidentBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 15th, 2007Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd…

Did the BushAdministrationthreaten ‘retaliation’if any of the firedU.S. attorneysspoke out?Congress Releases U.S. Attorney E-Mail On Possible Justice Department ‘Retaliation’By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 14th, 2007The recent Washington beltway fallout over…

Can Congress ensure we ‘achieve a lasting American victory without violating American values?’Can Congress ‘Restore the Constitution’?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 13th, 2007On February 13th, Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) introduced…

Once again, Bush’s’cowboy diplomacy’may get us in deeptrouble.Is Bush Administration Gutting International Arms Control Measures?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 12th, 2007A January 29th, 2007 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on…

Is this ‘different kind of lawmaker’ becoming just another bought-and-sold politician?Did Sen. Obama Engage in Shady Dealings With Donors?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 9th, 2007Less than two months after earning…

Can the Democratslive up to one of thekey promises whichswept them intopower?House Democrats Advance Iraq War PlanBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 8th, 2007In a direct assault on President Bush’s “fruitless…

Senators boldly point out Saudi ties to al-Qaeda and other Islamist terror groups. Congressional Committee Looks Into Saudi Ties To Al-Qaeda, TerrorismBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 8th, 2007Buried in the…

It’s not too early tojudge the results ofBush’s ‘fruitlessnation-building’ inIraq.Iraq Bombers Massacre Shiite PilgrimsBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 6th, 2007It just gets worse in Iraq.Today two suicide bombers turned a…

Six out of the seven  U.S. attorneys fired by the Bush Administration had positive job reviews. Were U.S. Attorneys Fired Because Of Politics?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 5th, 2007Six of…

A leading studyprepared for theU.S. Congressappears to say ‘no’.Are Britain’s Anti-Terrorism Laws Really Better than America’s?By Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 2nd, 2007A blunt Congressional Research Service (CRS) report reveals that…

CIA renditions areabout to go on trialin Italy.CIA Operatives Indicted By Milan CourtBy Cliff Montgomery – Mar. 1st, 2007On Feb. 16th, an Italian judge gave approval for what will be…

Even as he admits Iraq has slid into ‘civil war’. U.S. Intel Chief Beats ‘Fear Drum’ On IranBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 28th, 2007Giving statements that sound suspiciously like those…

News flash: Forcingothers to accept ourworldview andlifestyle isn’t working.Bush’s ‘March of Democracy’ Creates BacklashBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 27th, 2007A December 2006 Senate committee report concerned the current attempt to…

Is the real problem welfare, or low-paying jobs? Welfare Exploding Despite Congressional OverhaulsBy Cliff Montgomery – Feb. 26th, 2007The welfare state is bigger than ever despite a decade of conservative…