Day April 13, 2004

Ashcroft and FBI: asleep at the wheel The FBI failed miserably over several years to reorganize and respond to a steadily growing threat of terrorism, and Attorney General John Ashcroft rejected an agency appeal for more funding on the day…

Is that a draft I feel in here? General requests additional troops, 7,000-10,000 more, to be exact. Kerry calls for increased “national service” by college students. He wants to give more tuition money to those joining the military, not precisely a draft yet,…

The kingdom is crumbling Empire Notes: a reporter in Baghdad blogs(April 12, 1:00 pm entry) Word on the street is that the risks to foreigners are very great. I will probably not leave home in the evening any more. I…

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