Who Was–and Was Not–in on Rummy’s “Plan”

By: emptywheel Monday February 21, 2011 6:41 pm

Gawker has liberated Iraq some of Rummy’s papers on Iraq and Afghanistan. (h/t Rosalind) And while I hope to return to the series on John Walker Lindh (79ff) and the memo, cc’ed to the public affairs people, in which Rummy ordered Jim Haynes to write a memo saying that the way DOD was detaining people [...]

Why Send Andy Card and Frances Fragos Townsend to Rebut Ridge?

By: emptywheel Friday August 21, 2009 11:53 am

To rebut Tom Ridge’s confirmation that the terror alert system was politicized, the Dead-Enders have rolled out the woman who was not told about the warrantless wiretap program and the guy who rolled out the Iraq War like a new season of clothing.

George Bush PERSONALLY Sent Card and Gonzales to Thug Up Ashcroft

By: emptywheel Friday July 10, 2009 1:35 pm

George Bush personally called Mrs. Ashcroft to tell her his thugs were coming over to rough up the Attorney General in the ICU Ward.

Hey Andy? What About Dick’s Breach of Etiquette?

By: emptywheel Thursday February 5, 2009 5:38 am

Andy Card sure has a weird priority for which supposed breaches of etiquette to attack.

Scottie McC’s Chronology: September 29

By: emptywheel Monday June 9, 2008 12:50 pm

I showed that Scottie McC’s chronology obfuscate some important details about conversations on September 27. In this post, I’ll show what that means for his description of the events of September 29, the day when Bush told him that Rove did not leak Valerie Wilson’s identity.

Who “We” Included in the Torture Briefings

By: emptywheel Thursday April 10, 2008 3:05 pm

There’s one source for the ABC news story that is not CIA. As rincewind notes, one of the sources refers to a “we” who received these briefings. It’s possible the source from inside the briefings is either Andy Card or Richard Myers.

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