Friday, July 9

Political surprises sought by Bush Inc?

Forget, for the moment, the obvious fear-mongering indulged in by the Department of Homeland Security. A report by The New Republic, Pakistan for Bush. A July Surprise?, reveals that the Bush Administration may have requested from Pakistan that it make and announce the capture of Osama bin Laden during the Democratic Party Convention. One of its authors, John Judis, senior editor at The New Republic and a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, is interviewed on this report today at Democracy Now!