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One Congressionalreport dares to askwhat North Korea’snuclear bombmeans for the world.Congressional Report Discusses North Korean Nuclear AmbitionsBy Cliff MontgomeryAn October 24th, 2006 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report discusses the “big…

America’s chemicalfacilities may not beas secure as youthink…Just How Safe Are Our Chemical Facilities?By Cliff MontgomeryA Congressional Research Service (CRS) report, Chemical Facility Security, was updated and released on August…

Should privatecompanies whichanswer to no oneinterrogateAmerica’sdetainees?Army Outsources Interrogator DutiesBy Cliff MontgomerySince the start of the second Iraq war, the U.S. Army has quadrupled its yearly output of soldiers  trained to…

Why is the Armyafraid to produce acensus on Iraqcontractors?Army Fails To Provide Iraq Contractor CensusBy Cliff Montgomery     An Army effort to count the number of contractors currently in Iraq has…

Remember all thoserecent Americanbase closures? Younever heard thewhole story.Did Base-closing Commission Hide Evidence to Get Its Way?By Cliff MontgomeryIn a report to the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission last…

Is this the end for’YankeeRepublicanism’?’Yankee Republicans’ May Be On Last LegsBy Cliff MontgomeryThere is a serious problem in American politics.The classic New England, or “Blue blood” Republican–fiscally conservative but socially…

Finally, someone istelling the Americantaxpayers just howmuch Bush’smisadventure in Iraqmay cost us.Just How Much Will Iraq Cost American Taxpayers?By Cliff MontgomeryThat the misadventure of Iraq has cost America dearly in…

Should U.S.contractors beallowed to flaunt’Buy American’clause?Cargo-scanning Subcontractor Spurns ‘Buy American’ ClauseBy Cliff MontgomeryLast year, Congress gave the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) $50 million to provide security scanning systems…

The BushAdministration won’tgive up on trying tospy on us at everyturn.Agency Using Flawed Program To Connect Intelligence DotsBy Cliff MontgomeryThe government’s top intelligence agency apparently is building a computerized system…

An old solution toarranging veteranburial sites is nolonger working.U.S. Veterans Find They Have No Resting PlaceBy Cliff MontgomeryAmerica is short of places in which to bury its veteran dead, say…

The U.S. Army isfacing a criticalshortage ofwell-trained officers.What To Do About Army Officer Shortages?By Cliff MontgomeryThe following is from a little-known July 5th, 2006 Congressional Research Service (CRS) report which…

Is America about tobe filled with ‘RockyMountain Spies’?Aurora, Colorado: To Privatized Spy Game?By Cliff MontgomeryAccording to articles in The Denver Post and Government Executive magazine, the growing Denver suburb of…

Christmas hascome early this yearfor a resurgentDemocratic Party.Rumsfeld Gone As Dems Take CongressBy Cliff MontgomeryWithin hours of the Democrats’ triumph in congressional elections, and after years of defending his secretary…

How anAmerican-created’protection service’became the mainsource of deathsquads in Iraq.Iraq’s ‘Protection Service’ Source Of Death SquadsBy Cliff MontgomeryIraq’s Facilities Protection Service (FPS), created after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, has become…

News Flash: Amember of the BushAdministrationcaught in a lie…Revealed: De-Classified Clinton Anti-Terror Strategy Condoleezza Rice Claims Never ExistedBy Cliff MontgomeryIn a series of recent public statements, Secretary of State Condoleezza…

Is the irrationalsecrecy of the BushAdministrationdestroyingdemocracy?Secrecy Watchdog Group Gives Poor Marks To Bush AdministrationBy Cliff MontgomeryA highly-regarded, non-partisan secrecy watchdog group has released its “Secrecy Report Card” for 2006, and…

Why no groupshould haveunchecked power ina free society.New Book Exposes Flaws In “State Secret Privilege”By Cliff MontgomeryComing into the final stretch of the election on Nov. 7th, it may help…

Should careerpoliticians decidewho gets a trial andwho doesn’t?Bush Administration Working To Silence Terror SuspectBy Cliff MontgomeryThe Bush Administration is attempting to keep a terrorist suspect who has spent years in…

Big Oil is drilling onpublic land–and atour expense.Is Bush Administration Allowing Big Oil to Scam Us?By Cliff MontgomeryAccording to an Oct. 30th article in the New York Times, “the Interior…

Experts sayimportant terrorintelligence is beingkept from those whoneed it most.Intelligence Info Kept From First RespondersBy Cliff MontgomeryFive years after September 11th, the Bush Administration’s willingness to share needed intelligence and…

Since when havepower-hungry careerpoliticians deservedour absolute trust?Sen. Rockefeller Asks: Who’s Protecting Americans From Their “Protectors”?By Cliff MontgomerySen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has long been recognized as a voice of reason during…

Bush’s I.R.S. onlyfinds a heart forKatrina victimsduring a closeelection.I.R.S. Delays Action On Katrina Victims Until After Nov. 7th ElectionBy Cliff MontgomeryIf you think the Bush Administration thinks little of those…

Electricityde-regulation isabout to rocket theaverage Americanto the poor house.Electricity De-Regulation Fleecing TaxpayersBy Cliff MontgomeryAbout half the American states have experienced a decade-long effort to de-regulate their electricity production. These moves…