April 21, 2004

The Iraqi Governing Council chooses a tribunal of judges and prosecutors to try Saddam Hussein. Salem Chalabi, nephew of Ahmed Chalabi, will chair the tribunal.

Mordechai Vanunu, who leaked Israeli nuclear-weapons secrets in 1986, is released from prison after 18 years.

Tax Day: Facts and Fibs about the Bush Tax CutWashington, D.C. — Today, Tax Day, George W. Bush is expected to mistakenly tout the effects of his tax cuts — again misleading the American people and eroding his credibility."It has been said that there are only two certainties in this life — death and taxes," said Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Terry McAuliffe. "Well, today we can add a third: Bush will try to mislead the American people on what effect his tax cuts have had on this nation. Bush's tax cuts haven't created the millions of jobs he promised and his overall economic policies continue to squeeze middle class families. True economic relief for America’s families will arrive on Election Day."To illustrate Bush's vanishing credibility, the DNC released this research analysis on the effects of the Bush tax cuts:http://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082/v001/www.democrats.org/pdfs/taxdocument.pdf

Topic: President Bush's Secret Deal with the SaudisPresident Bush's Secret Deal with the Saudis« Thread Started on Apr 21, 2004, 2:05am »--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Apr 19, 2004President Bush's Secret Deal with the SaudisThe Saudi government has cut a deal with President Bush to manipulate gas prices in order to influence the November election, according to journalist Bob Woodward. According to Woodward, Saudis have promised Bush to increase oil production in the months leading up to the election, which will drive down the price of gasoline.Bush's deal with the Saudis is currently costing Americans at the pump. OPEC nations have decreased production in current weeks, creating record gas prices, and Bush has done nothing, knowing that prices will drop just before the election.Woodward also revealed that the Bush administration revealed top secret plans for the Iraq war to Saudi Arabia's Prince Bandar — a close Bush family friend — months before the war took place.On January 11, 2003, according to Woodward, Vice President Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld showed Bandar a map of the war plan that was marked, "Top Secret. No foreign" — meaning it was not allowed to be shown to foreigners. The meeting with Bandar took place two days before President Bush revealed his plans for war to Secretary of State Colin Powell.Re: President Bush's Secret Deal with the Saudis« Reply #1 on Apr 21, 2004, 2:08am »--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bush's Secret Saudi Deals Helps Him And Hurts AmericansWashington, DC — Responding to the recent revelation that President George W. Bush secured a secret promise from Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia to increase oil production and lower gas prices shortly before the November election, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) issued the following statement and released the following research analysis, highlighting the close personal and professional ties that exist between the Saudi Royal family and Bush and his administration."While Bush used his close ties to the Saudis in an illicit attempt to manufacture a win for himself this fall," said DNC National Spokesman Jano Cabrera, "he's done nothing to help the American families who are losing everyday at the pump."read the research analysishttp://a9.g.akamai.net/7/9/8082 ... ocrisy.pdf