Former US homeland security chief Tom Ridge charges in a new book that top aides to then-president George W. Bush pressured him to raise the "terror alert" level to sway the November 2004 US election. Full Story »
Posted by Joey Baker - via Dan Gillmor
All this does is repeat claims made in the book. There is no effort to independently verify the facts, and the source giving them is of questionable quality. Further, this is little more than a press-release for the book, giving you just enough to entice you to buy the full thing.
Frack'n former Bush Aides that are faux apologizing now irk me. The "I was just following orders, but I've woken up now" excuse isn't valid.
“After that episode, I knew I had to follow through with my plans to leave the federal government for the private sector,” More »
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