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Rudy Giuliani Watch: America Must Focus on Al Qaeda
Republican presidential hopeful and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks at the 2007 South Carolina Fire-Rescue Convention Friday, July 20, 2007, at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Giuliani: U.S. should focus more on Pakistan
Says more action needs to be taken against al-Qaeda
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that the United States should do more to capture Osama bin Laden and dismantle al-Qaeda operations in Afghanistan and northern Pakistan — even at the expense of an ally, Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
While he wasn’t explicitly critical of President Bush, the Republican presidential contender outlined in an interview with USA TODAY a more aggressive stance and a different emphasis than the administration has pursued in the region that spawned the terror network.
The United States has been distracted “for a while” by military setbacks and political heat surrounding the Iraq war, Giuliani said, not focusing enough on al-Qaeda’s resurgence in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Quotes:
“This cannot be like a horror movie,” he said. “You know, in the horror movie you kill the monster, and the hand re-emerges. And if you’re not looking, the hand grows back and then the monster’s there again. That cannot be allowed to happen.”
“I said it a long time ago … America is too consumed with Iraq,” he said. “We’ve got to be patient and committed (in Iraq), but we’ve got to multitask. We’ve got to have conversations beyond Iraq. We’ve got to talk about Iran — Iran is more dangerous than Iraq — and we have to get the job done in Afghanistan and in Pakistan.”
Giuliani expressed little patience with the Pakistani president, who last fall brokered a cease-fire with tribal leaders in northern Pakistan that let them police their own territories. The White House said this week that the deal helped open the way for al-Qaeda to rebuild its infrastructure.
“Musharraf is important to us to the extent that he helps us remove this existential threat to him and to us,” Giuliani said.
“And to the extent that he recognizes that it’s an existential threat to us and to him, he’s valuable to us. To the extent that he doesn’t, he isn’t,” Giuliani said.
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The Mayor understands the “War on Terror” and is striking off into his policy positions – even if they are different from President Bush.
Rudy understands that Hillary and the Democrats have it WRONG.
Pakistan must not be allowed to harbor Al Qaeda and allow them to regroup. President Musharref has been warned before and if he cannot deal with the problem then NATO must.
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President Bush to Have Colonoscopy – Will Cheney Pardon Scooter Libby?
President Bush, left, is greeted by retired boxer ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, right, as Bush departs the White House for a weekend at Camp David, Friday, July 20, 2007, in Washington.
News Item: Bush to Have Colonoscopy at Camp David
Yeah, I know, a Scooter Libby PARDON is WISHFUL THINKING.
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Cia Leak Case Watch: Valerie Plame’s Lawsuit Dismissed
Former CIA officer Valerie Plame, left, and her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, arrive for a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington in this July 14, 2006 file photo. On Thursday, July 19, 2007, a federal judge on Thursday dismissed Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against members of the Bush administration in the CIA leak scandal.
News item: Valerie Plame’s Lawsuit Dismissed
A federal judge dismissed former CIA operative Valerie Plame’s lawsuit against members of the Bush administration Thursday, eliminating one of the last courtroom remnants of the leak scandal.
Plame, the wife of former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, had accused Vice President Dick Cheney and others of conspiring to leak her identity in 2003. Plame said that violated her privacy rights and was illegal retribution for her husband’s criticism of the administration.
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates dismissed the case on jurisdictional grounds and said he would not express an opinion on the constitutional arguments. Bates dismissed the case against all defendants: Cheney, White House political adviser Karl Rove, former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby and former Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
No jurisidiction and No case – just political theater.
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Watch: Telemundo Faces Ethics Dilemma in Mirthala Salinas Affair
Graphic courtesy of ERS News
Telemundo faces tough choice in ethics case involving newscaster
Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo finds itself in a tough position as it investigates a political reporter who had an affair with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and then reported on air that he was splitting from his wife of 20 years.
Mirthala Salinas, 35, who has been on leave for two weeks while the station investigates her conduct, has said station managers knew of her relationship with the mayor before she anchored the news of his break up. As a result, Telemundo is likely to be second-guessed no matter what happens to Salinas.
Ethics experts have already blasted Telemundo affiliate KVEA for not conducting a probe when station managers were first informed of her relationship with Villaraigosa 11 months ago.
While some may paint the Salinas affair as an obvious conflict of interest, the private nature of the relationship may make it harder for Telemundo to apply ethics guidelines.
Private nature of the relationship? What are they talking about? Everyone in the newsroom and management at NBC/Telemundo knew for months that Mirthala had an ongoing illicit and secret affair with the Mayor of Los Angeles.
As Luke Ford asked: why hasn’t anyone done a story on Mirthala’s reputation as a Power Fuc**r.
It is well known that Salinas had sexual relationships with both Speaker of the California Assembly Fabian Nunez and former City Council President and now California State Senator Alex Padilla.
Mayor Villaragosia and Mirthala Salinas both attend the (SVREP)
Southwest Voter Registration Education Project Latino Vote 2005 Banquet
in Los Angeles. Salina’s former boyfriend California’s Speaker of the
Assembly Fabian Nunez is also in attendance.
(July 15th, 2005)Balancing Telemundo’s responsibility to Salinas with what it owes the public could explain the length of the investigation.
“There’s what they have to do legally. But then the other issue is what they owe their audience to recover their credibility. That’s a completely different question,” said Kelly McBride, ethics group leader at the Poynter Institute, a journalism foundation in St. Petersburg, Fla.
The station might also be carefully considering how to change the culture that allowed Salinas to continue in her job after revealing she was secretly dating the mayor.
Station managers said they removed Salinas from the political beat when the affair became known.
“I don’t think you can be complicit in dishonest behavior, even if it is private behavior and especially if it involves a very powerful public official,” McBride said.
Station spokesman Victor Franco declined to discuss the situation.KNBC fired Kyung Lah for her convoluted affair with a KNBC producer. Remember?
Remember who fired Kyung Lah, “Today in L.A.” producer Jeff Soto, and 11 p.m. news producer Jim Bunner – General Manager Paula Madison.
Manuel Abud VP/GM KVEA-TV/Telemundo & Paula Madison former
General Manager KNBC-TV Los AngelesFrom Eric Longabardi
Sources inside NBC/Universal confirm to ERSNews that Paula Madison, former General Manager of KNBC-TV and now head of diversity for NBC/Universal had the authority and was in fact the person who was responsible for removing Salinas from the political reporting beat due to her personal relationship with the Mayor. ERSNews sought direct comment from Ms. Madison about her role in the case, but was referred to NBC/Telemundo spokesman Victor Franco, who declined comment, saying only that the internal investigation of the matter was nearing completion and they withhold any comment until it was complete. Asked by ERSNew.com when that would be, spokesman Franco would only say “soon”.
So, will Paula Madison pull the trigger on Mirthala Salinas and fire her?
Doubtful……
If they do terminate her, the resulting lawsuit against NBC/Universal/Telemundo will put all of management under oath to testify as to what they knew and when they knew it. Management knew about the affair and “covered it up” to enrich their station’s access to the Mayor’s office.
Mirhtala Salinas will NOT be fired.
Ethics dilemmas for NBC and Telemundo?
What ethics?
Stay tuned…….
During the course of a television interview on June 19, 2006, Villaraigosa walks with Salinas outside the state Capitol.
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Technorati Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Mirthala Salinas, TelemundoFabian NunezSabrina Kay
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Day By Day by Chris Muir July 20, 2007