http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/index.htm The Amsterdam Post US Log 2005-11-17T08:57:49Z en-GB http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_11_01_index_blog_arc.htm#113221786899560975 <strong>BBC NEWS | Middle East | </strong> <em>"US Vice-President Dick Cheney has launched a vitriolic attack on politicians accusing the White House of misusing intelligence to invade Iraq. <br /> <br />Opposition Democrats were guilty of spreading 'cynical and pernicious falsehoods', he said. <br /> <br />As a principal architect of the war, the vice-president has come in for a good deal of personal criticism. <br /> <br />The Democrats' John Kerry later said it was hard to name a Bush official with 'less credibility on Iraq'. <br /> <br />Another senior Democrat, Senior Harry Reid, dismissed the vice-president's 'tired rhetoric'. <br /> <br />'Political attacks do nothing to get the job done in Iraq,' he said."</em> DD 2005-11-17T08:57:48Z BBC NEWS | Middle East | "US Vice-President Dick Cheney has launched a vitriolic attack on politicians accusing the White House of misusing intelligence to invade Iraq.

Opposition Democrats were guilty of spreading 'cynical and pernicious falsehoods', he said.

As a principal architect of the war, the vice-president has come in for a good deal of personal criticism.

The Democrats' John Kerry later said it was hard to name a Bush official with 'less credibility on Iraq'.

Another senior Democrat, Senior Harry Reid, dismissed the vice-president's 'tired rhetoric'.

'Political attacks do nothing to get the job done in Iraq,' he said."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_10_01_index_blog_arc.htm#112858859546842410 <strong>BBC NEWS | </strong> <br /> <br /><em>"US senators have voted overwhelmingly to outlaw cruel or degrading treatment of detainees held in US custody abroad. <br /> <br />The Senate voted 90-9 in favour of the motion, which senators said would lay down rules for troops and officials carrying out interrogations. <br /> <br />Prisoner abuse scandals at Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq and concern over the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay have dogged the US since 2001."</em> DD 2005-10-06T08:49:55Z BBC NEWS |

"US senators have voted overwhelmingly to outlaw cruel or degrading treatment of detainees held in US custody abroad.

The Senate voted 90-9 in favour of the motion, which senators said would lay down rules for troops and officials carrying out interrogations.

Prisoner abuse scandals at Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq and concern over the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay have dogged the US since 2001."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_10_01_index_blog_arc.htm#112858851501021815 <strong>BBC NEWS | </strong> <br /> <br /><em>"US Vice-President Dick Cheney has said that the US must be prepared to fight the war on terror for decades. <br /> <br />Addressing US military personnel, he said that the only way terrorists would win was if the US lost its nerve and abandoned Iraq and the Middle East. <br /> <br />Mr Cheney is the latest senior member of the US administration trying to bolster support for the war in Iraq. <br /> <br />On Thursday, President George W Bush will once again address the issue in a major speech in Washington."</em> DD 2005-10-06T08:48:35Z BBC NEWS |

"US Vice-President Dick Cheney has said that the US must be prepared to fight the war on terror for decades.

Addressing US military personnel, he said that the only way terrorists would win was if the US lost its nerve and abandoned Iraq and the Middle East.

Mr Cheney is the latest senior member of the US administration trying to bolster support for the war in Iraq.

On Thursday, President George W Bush will once again address the issue in a major speech in Washington."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_06_01_index_blog_arc.htm#111997118272419589 <strong>BBC NEWS |</strong> <em> "When President George Bush famously said on the day after his re-election that he had earned political capital and was now going to spend it, he was already succumbing to that classic second-term delusion of infallibility."</em> DD 2005-06-28T15:06:00Z BBC NEWS | "When President George Bush famously said on the day after his re-election that he had earned political capital and was now going to spend it, he was already succumbing to that classic second-term delusion of infallibility."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_06_01_index_blog_arc.htm#111919924016850421 <strong>The Observer |</strong> <em> "Extraordinary efforts by the White House to scupper Britain's attempts to tackle global warming have been revealed in leaked US government documents obtained by The Observer. <br /> <br />These papers - part of the Bush administration's submission to the G8 action plan for Gleneagles next month - show how the United States, over the past two months, has been secretly undermining Tony Blair's proposals to tackle climate change. <br /> <br />The documents obtained by The Observer represent an attempt by the Bush administration to undermine completely the science of climate change and show that the US position has hardened during the G8 negotiations. They also reveal that the White House has withdrawn from a crucial United Nations commitment to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions."</em> DD 2005-06-19T16:40:40Z The Observer | "Extraordinary efforts by the White House to scupper Britain's attempts to tackle global warming have been revealed in leaked US government documents obtained by The Observer.

These papers - part of the Bush administration's submission to the G8 action plan for Gleneagles next month - show how the United States, over the past two months, has been secretly undermining Tony Blair's proposals to tackle climate change.

The documents obtained by The Observer represent an attempt by the Bush administration to undermine completely the science of climate change and show that the US position has hardened during the G8 negotiations. They also reveal that the White House has withdrawn from a crucial United Nations commitment to stabilise greenhouse gas emissions."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_05_01_index_blog_arc.htm#111510443641529821 <strong>The New York Times |</strong> <em>"The concentration of American troops and weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan limits the Pentagon's ability to deal with other potential armed conflicts, the military's highest ranking officer reported to Congress on Monday. <br /> <br />The officer, Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, informed Congress in a classified report that major combat operations elsewhere in the world, should they be necessary, would probably be more protracted and produce higher American and foreign civilian casualties because of the commitment of Pentagon resources in Iraq and Afghanistan."</em> DD 2005-05-03T07:13:56Z The New York Times | "The concentration of American troops and weapons in Iraq and Afghanistan limits the Pentagon's ability to deal with other potential armed conflicts, the military's highest ranking officer reported to Congress on Monday.

The officer, Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, informed Congress in a classified report that major combat operations elsewhere in the world, should they be necessary, would probably be more protracted and produce higher American and foreign civilian casualties because of the commitment of Pentagon resources in Iraq and Afghanistan."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_03_01_index_blog_arc.htm#111089063080265299 Washingtonpost.com | <em>"Three months after President Bush launched his drive to restructure Social Security by creating private investment accounts, public support for his program remains weak, with only 35 percent of Americans now saying they approve of his handling of the issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll."</em> DD 2005-03-15T12:43:50Z "Three months after President Bush launched his drive to restructure Social Security by creating private investment accounts, public support for his program remains weak, with only 35 percent of Americans now saying they approve of his handling of the issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_02_01_index_blog_arc.htm#110742614603105582 Washingtonpost.com| <em>"As its leadership changes for the first time, the Department of Homeland Security remains hampered by personality conflicts, bureaucratic bottlenecks and an atmosphere of demoralization, undermining its ability to protect the nation against terrorist attack, according to current and former administration officials and independent experts."</em> DD 2005-02-03T10:22:26Z "As its leadership changes for the first time, the Department of Homeland Security remains hampered by personality conflicts, bureaucratic bottlenecks and an atmosphere of demoralization, undermining its ability to protect the nation against terrorist attack, according to current and former administration officials and independent experts."]]> http://www.theamsterdampost.com/APUSA/arc/2005_02_01_index_blog_arc.htm#110742153004508684 Washingtonpost.com | <em>"President Bush called last night for a historic restructuring of Social Security that would allow younger workers for the first time to invest some of their payroll taxes in the stock market, declaring in his annual State of the Union address that without change the venerable program is headed toward bankruptcy. <br /> <br />Speaking to a joint session of Congress and a national television audience, Bush sketched out in more detail than before the top domestic goal of his second term, but he stopped short of providing a complete blueprint, leaving himself negotiating room with skeptical lawmakers. Under his plan, workers younger than 55 could divert up to 4 percent of income subject to Social Security taxation into individual investment accounts beginning in 2009."</em> DD 2005-02-03T09:05:30Z "President Bush called last night for a historic restructuring of Social Security that would allow younger workers for the first time to invest some of their payroll taxes in the stock market, declaring in his annual State of the Union address that without change the venerable program is headed toward bankruptcy.

Speaking to a joint session of Congress and a national television audience, Bush sketched out in more detail than before the top domestic goal of his second term, but he stopped short of providing a complete blueprint, leaving himself negotiating room with skeptical lawmakers. Under his plan, workers younger than 55 could divert up to 4 percent of income subject to Social Security taxation into individual investment accounts beginning in 2009."]]>