KR Washington Bureau | 08/28/2004 | FBI espionage probe goes beyond Israeli allegations, sources say The Feith-based initiative comes under FBI scrutiny.

The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Editorials: "'I think I understand,' I said. 'The founding fathers were liberal in that they changed the form of government under which they were living.'

'A common misperception,' said my caller. 'The Fathers were actually very, very conservative. They were a land-owning, educated minority. Most of the population were illiterate and owned little.'

Confused, I asked if President Bush is a liberal since he had changed an established tax policy to help the more wealthy and spent billions on a war, or was he a conservative because he owned lots of land and is educated.

'Not exactly,' said my caller."

The Lie Factory: "the Bush administration set up a secret Pentagon unit to create the case for invading Iraq"

DC Indymedia: feature/104306 Israel's Mole Inside the Pentagon

Map & Graph: Countries by Military: Expenditures: dollar figure (per capita)

Guardian Unlimited Politics | Special Reports | A cliche gone mad: "Since the concept of PC is mainly rightwing doublespeak anyway, you can make some reliable predictions about those instances where it is held to have gone mad."

Sum of a Glitch: Evidence shows that machines might be the real swing voters this November -- In These Times

Hoodwinked - Why is Florida's voting system so corrupt? By Ann Louise-Bardach

The Village Voice: Features: The 10 Ways Bush Screwed New York by Wayne Barrett, special reporting by Daniel Magliocco

Yahoo! News - Poverty rate climbs in US President Bush along with Treasury Secretary John Snow announced their new campaign: "Poverty Is Good For America!"

"With 35% of Americans living in poverty and 45 million without health insurance, we're turning the corner!" Bush said on a campaign stop attended by wealthy Republicans enjoying their tax cuts by paying $10,000 each to wipe their asses with the US Constitution.

The Great American Shout Out | An Al Franken, Air America Radio Project

WorkingForChange-This Modern World: The undecided voter

Winslow T. Wheeler: Don't Mind If I Do: "Porkbarrel and the War on Terror"

Gary Leupp: "We Want Them to Go Away"

Seriously: Kerry on Comedy Central (washingtonpost.com)

GOP Delegates Met With Anti-Bush Signs

SI.com - Writers - Wahl: Iraqi soccer players upset about Bush campaign ads - Thursday August 19, 2004 5:03PM: "'Iraq as a team does not want Mr. Bush to use us for the presidential campaign,' Sadir told SI.com through a translator, speaking calmly and directly. 'He can find another way to advertise himself.'
Ahmed Manajid, who played as a midfielder on Wednesday, had an even stronger response when asked about Bush's TV advertisement. 'How will he meet his god having slaughtered so many men and women?' Manajid told me. 'He has committed so many crimes.'"

Vietnam Issue Cuts Both Ways (washingtonpost.com) said one GOP strategist, who declined to be identified because of concerns about retribution from Bush's advisers.

Yahoo! News - Ted Rall