Welcome home, war Nov 14, 2009
Lest such developments seem fanciful, recall that Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward claims the success of Bush's 2007 troop surge in Iraq was due less to boots on the ground than to bullets in the head - and these, in turn, were due to a top-secret fusion of electronic intercepts and satellite imagery. Starting in May 2006, American intelligence agencies launched a Special Action Program using "the most highly classified techniques and information in the US government" in a successful effort... (Asia Times Online)
Surveillance State, U.S.A. Nov 13, 2009
Lest such developments seem fanciful, recall that Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward claims the success of George W. Bush's 2007 troop surge in Iraq was due less to boots on the ground than to bullets in the head -- and these, in turn, were due to a top-secret fusion of electronic intercepts and satellite imagery. Starting in May 2006, American intelligence agencies a Special Action Program using "the most highly classified techniques and information in the U.S. government" in a successful... (CBS News)
How the Obama presidency slipped from poetry to prose Nov 5, 2009
As Bob Woodward once told me, W's biggest problem was that he never did his homework. On one level, every president is a reaction to his predecessor. (BBC News -- Americas)
Afghanistan: Obama's First Domino Nov 3, 2009
Nonetheless, thanks to an endless series of high-level Washington leaks and whispers, beginning more than a month ago with the to the Washington Post's Bob Woodward of Afghan War commander Stanley McChrystal's report to the president, we do know this: Every option Obama is considering has the word "more" (as in the Vietnam-era term "escalation") attached to it. There isn't a "less" (a de-escalation) option in sight. (CBS News)
Plouffe: Campaign didnt focus on history Nov 3, 2009
Plus a roundtable: Ron Brownstein, Paul Gigot, Katty Kay, Bob Woodward. Featured Guests. (MSNBC -- Race)
White House fires back at Dick Cheney over 'dithering' remarks Oct 23, 2009
He only scheduled a lot of meetings on the subject after the report was leaked by someone to Bob Woodward. (My speculation is the leak did not come from the military. (TheHill.com)
America, condoms and the Taliban Oct 23, 2009
Bob Woodward detailed in his book Bush At War that it was precisely this issue as to whether the Taliban was to be regarded as America's enemy, which dominated the war cabinet's discussions in the White House and Camp David in the critical weeks since September 11, 2001, before the US special forces sneaked into Afghanistan in late October, 2001. The eight-year old discussion has come full circle. (Asia Times Online)
Obama's Military Problem Is Worse Than You Think Oct 22, 2009
As by Bob Woodward, Jones appears to tell the military commanders to shave their military advice in light of President Obama's reluctance to approve new troop deployments ... (1) The Obama team is fully cooperating with Bob Woodward -- a tried and true Washington strategy because Woodward tends to treat more favorably people who have cooperated (i ... Application: it is OK to cooperate with Bob Woodward. (Slate)
Will We Stay 50 Years In Afghanistan? Oct 16, 2009
What we do know about McChrystal comes from the leading mainstream narrator of the Iraq War, Bob Woodward, in his book The War Within. Woodward writes that the key to the Iraq surge, in addition to buying off the Sunni insurgency, was a top-secret program of extrajudicial executions run by McChrystal, which was "possibly the biggest factor in reducing" Baghdad's violence during that election year. (CBS News)
Errors by Hanson Oct 16, 2009
In his Oct. 15 column, Victor Davis Hanson decries the use of unnamed sources by authors Tom Ricks and Bob Woodward in their recent books about Iraq. He ignores the reality that government employees who have publicly disagreed, such as Gen. Eric Shinseki, have been treated very badly. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Click by click, libraries and readers wade into digital lending Oct 16, 2009
Simon & Schuster, whose authors include Stephen King and Bob Woodward, has also refrained from distributing its e-books to public libraries ... Simon & Schuster, whose authors include Stephen King and Bob Woodward, has also refrained from distributing its e-books to public libraries. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
The Generals' War Oct 11, 2009
The Pentagon's pre-emptive strike came with the leak of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's confidential review of the Afghan war to Bob Woodward of The Washington Post. McChrystal's painting of the military picture was grim. (Human Events Online)
White House Irked at McChrystal Oct 7, 2009
McChrystal's new strategy report was leaked to Bob Woodward. Obama allies suspect McChrystal's staff leaked it in a campaign to win more troops. (Human Events Online)
Cherry-picking Intelligence ... Again Oct 7, 2009
Then Gen. Stanley McChrystal's war plans were leaked to The Washington Post's Bob Woodward. The Post then editorialized harshly against the president's indecision and reminded him of his recent words concerning Afghanistan's being a necessary war. (Townhall.com)
A US general's public pressure Oct 6, 2009
News of McChrystal's position had been leaked to Bob Woodward and was published in The Post. But it is one thing for some nameless Washington insider to engage in a characteristic power play; quite another for McChrystal to pressure the president in public to adopt his strategy. (Juneau Empire)
Woodward, Bernstein to visit UTPB Oct 5, 2009
Washington Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward and Vanity Fair writer Carl Bernstein will speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 to share their experiences during their Pulitzer Prize-winning work with the Washington Post on the Watergate scandal. The event is free to the public, and no tickets or reservations are needed. (Odessa American, TX)
A War of Necessity Turns Out Not So Necessary Oct 5, 2009
The next day, Bob Woodward published a story in The Washington Post based on a copy of McChrystal's report, which the newspaper later posted in redacted form. Woodward made it clear that McChrystal would request more troops. (Townhall.com)
Waltzing McChrystal Sep 30, 2009
Reporting an interview with Gen. James Jones, Obama s National Security Advisor, Bob Woodward of the writes, Jones said it remains possible that, after a decision on strategy by the president, McChrystal might change his mind about the need for more troops. We will ask General McChrystal, and say, 'Okay, now that you've heard what our strategy is, does this affect your thinking in terms of your resources and, if so, how. (Human Events Online)
How to Trap a President in a Losing War Sep 26, 2009
Front and center in the debate over the Afghan War these days are General Stanley "Stan" McChrystal, Afghan war commander, whose and devastating report -- almost eight years and at least to Bob Woodward of the Washington Post by at a particularly embarrassing moment for Barack Obama; Admiral Michael "Mike" Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who has been about a "deteriorating" war and the need for on the ground; and the president himself, who every TV show in sight last Sunday and... (CBS News)
Will McChrystal Become the Next MacArthur? Sep 24, 2009
The leak to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward of the McChrystal report, dated August 30, came after the Obama administration apparently tried to bury the report for almost a month and then attempted to delay McChrystal s later dispatch that would request a specific level of reinforcements for his command. The close relationships between presidents and their generals have played an important role in American history. (Human Events Online)
Newsweek: How Obama is mishandling Afghanistan Sep 24, 2009
to the great Bob Woodward of the That's fun, but not serious. And who's responsible for allowing President Obama to get into this mess. (MSNBC -- Politics)
It's Not About the Troops Sep 23, 2009
Boxing in Obama was almost certainly the aim of whoever gave the Washington Post's Bob Woodward a copy of the 66-page internal memo by Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Most of the news stories about the memo have emphasized its conclusion that, without more U.S. troops, the war will probably be lost to the Taliban. (Slate)
Changes Have Obama Rethinking War Strategy Sep 22, 2009
From Our Partner: (Washington Post) By Washington Post Staff Writers Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Karen DeYoung; Staff Writer Bob Woodward contributed to this report ... "Will you read it and tell us what you think?" Within the military, this official said, "there is a frustration. A significant frustration. A serious frustration." By Washington Post Staff Writers Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Karen DeYoung; Staff Writer Bob Woodward contributed to this report. (CBS News -- Politics)
Changes in Afghanistan, Washington May Require Shift in War Strategy... Sep 21, 2009
Staff writer Bob Woodward contributed to this report. Post a Comment. (The Drudge Report)
COMMANDER: MORE TROOPS OR 'MISSION FAILURE' Sep 21, 2009
By Bob Woodward Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, September 21, 2009. The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan warns in an urgent, confidential assessment of the war that he needs more forces within the next year and bluntly states that without them, the eight-year conflict "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of the 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post. (The Drudge Report)
Cable's Original Returning Series Sep 14, 2009
Focus Earth With Bob Woodward Sept. 19. Renovation Nation Oct. 16. (Multichannel News)
China grooms new breed of journalists Sep 4, 2009
The instructors were from the United States, including Ted Gup, a legendary investigative reporter who had worked under Bob Woodward of Watergate fame at the Washington Post. Western journalists, who came as Fulbright scholars, taught Chinese students how to. (Asia Times Online)
Violations truly worthy of firing Sep 1, 2009
Now, I'm no Bob Woodward. But I did manage to dig up an obscure source confirming that Michigan State football players work just as hard as the Wolverines. (Michigan Sports -- Rivals.com)
Carter’s ‘Jericho Fall’ weaves tangled tale of former lovers, national security threat Aug 9, 2009
As Philip Agadakos, former chief of staff for the National Security Council and the other half of the team Bob Woodward christened the A & A boys, explains it to Beck, [Ainsley] even had a cute little code for his project. JERICHO FALLS. Get it. (Boston Globe)
A close look at Sully candidates Aug 7, 2009
Maestro by Bob Woodward. Favorite movie. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Bergen: More troops needed for Afghan war Aug 5, 2009
This impending request appears to conflict with a report earlier in July by The Washington Post's Bob Woodward who wrote that on a trip to Afghanistan, James L. Jones, national security adviser, personally told U.S. military commanders in the country that the Obama administration wants to hold troop levels flat for now. But given the relatively small size of the Afghan army and police -- numbering some 170,000 men -- and with the total number of U.S./NATO troops numbering around 100,000,... (CNN -- US)
Dems Take Aim at Insurance Industry Aug 4, 2009
Bob Woodward, Kathleen Parker, and Davi 00004000 d Brooks join Bob Schieffer for a roundtable discussion on the latest on Afghanistan, Health Care, and 'Cash For Clunkers. Video. (CBS News)
Hopes for the nation Jul 31, 2009
Author: Bob Woodward ... WASHINGTON Post reporter Bob Woodward conducted 150 interviews, including three hours with President George Bush, to write this book the fourth in a series of books on Bush and his administrative foreign policy. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Earthquake monitors placed in North Dakota Jul 27, 2009
The National Science Foundation's EarthScope project will cover the entire U.S. with sensors, said Bob Woodward, a project director in Washington, D.C. Started in 2003, it will wrap up in 2013. "It's sort of like doing an ultrasound across the belly of Mother Earth," Woodward said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A chance to see real Nixon and Frost in action Jul 27, 2009
There are some fascinating asides: Nixon can't even speak the names of Washington Post investigative reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, he finds them so distasteful. He predicts, erroneously, that no future president would be impeached because he wouldn't want to put the country through the tumult of a Senate trial. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Legendary newsman Cronkite dies at 92 Jul 19, 2009
In 1972, a poll named him "the most trusted man in America." The anchorman had been one of the few TV journalists to note the import of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's reporting on Watergate and helped prompt CBS into following the story aggressively. The network broadcast two extended segments on the affair just before the 1972 election. (CNN)
Who Touched David Brooks' Thigh? Jul 15, 2009
I urge Brooks to seek the counsel of Bob Woodward, who managed to keep an even more sought-after name secret for decades. But there is a smaller universe of suspects with this one. (Slate)
A president prepared to risk all Jul 5, 2009
The US Administration's momentum towards war in Iraq was a steamroller out of control, according to a new book by Bob Woodward ... The intensive war planning throughout 2002 created its own momentum, according to Plan of Attack by Bob Woodward, fuelled in part by the CIA's conclusion that Saddam Hussein could not be removed from power except through a war and CIA director George Tenet's assurance to the President that it was a "slam dunk" case that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. (The Age, Australia -- Features)
Troop Levels to Remain Flat in Afghanistan Jul 2, 2009
Washington Post's Bob Woodward: Administration says Economic Development Key, Not Additional U.S. Troops ... From Our Partner: (Washington Post) This story was written by Bob Woodward ... by Bob WoodwardStaff writer Ann Scott Tyson contributed to this report 2009 The Washington Post. (CBS News -- World)
FBI tried to halt spread of porn movie Jun 20, 2009
Felt got the double-entendre nickname because he leaked crucial information about Nixon administration corruption on "deep background" to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. His identity remained a secret until 2005. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
KELLEY: Making sense of Heatley's trade demand and more Jun 16, 2009
Well, as Deep Throat told Bob Woodward before most of you were born: "Follow the money.". That's the story here. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Greenspan Shrugged Jun 5, 2009
But when the economist whom Bob Woodward dubbed "" gave a on June 3 at the American Enterprise Institute, it attracted comparatively little attention. One likely reason is that the financial press was preoccupied by the current Fed chairman's newsworthy that same day that a growing deficit might impede economic recovery. (Slate)
From Politico Jun 5, 2009
Ever here the name Bob Woodward. Party: Republican Reply #7 Jun. (Harper's Magazine)
BOB WOODWARD PREPARES 'OBAMA BOOK'; CLAIMS WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS NERVOUS... Jun 2, 2009
The New RepublicPlan of Attack by Gabriel ShermanBob Woodward versus the White House ... While the memo didn't mention any journalists by name--and while there are currently no fewer than half a dozen major reporters under contract to write books about the nascent Obama presidency and the 2008 campaign, any of whom could conceivably end up embarrassing the administration--there is one person in particular the White House is undoubtedly nervous about: Bob Woodward ... And an especially hungry Bob... (The Drudge Report)
How the NY Times was scooped on Watergate May 27, 2009
Carl Bernstein (left) and Bob Woodward in 1973 ... FOR 37 years Robert Smith and Robert Phelps watched from the sidelines as Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were showered with Pulitzers, book and movie contracts and fame for their investigative reporting of the Watergate scandal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Watergate tip fouled, ex-Times journalists say May 26, 2009
The story made journalistic icons of reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who had been guided confidentially by a government official dubbed Deep Throat, in their 1974 book and the movie made from it two years later. After years of speculation about Deep Throat's identity, W. Mark Felt, a former FBI associate director, unmasked himself in 2005 as the legendary source. (Boston Globe)
Congressman Affleck meets the press May 22, 2009
Based on the non-fiction book by journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the Washington Post duo who uncovered the Watergate scandal that led president Nixon to resign. To prepare for their roles, Dustin Hoffman as Bernstein and Robert Redford as Woodward sat in on editorial meetings and spent time in the newsroom of The Washington Post for months prior to filming. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Nerf football, Patriots style May 7, 2009
Some positive newsWatergate journalist Bob Woodward had kind words for the Boston Globe during his appearance yesterday at a fund-raiser for the Pine Street Inn. The Pulitzer Prize winner, who knows a thing or two about the value of investigative journalism, was the featured speaker at the agency's Home Remedy Anniversary Breakfast, held at the Marriott Copley Place. (Boston Globe)
Brittany Levine Living the life, from blind dates to Rollergirls Apr 17, 2009
I am in a class called Washington Post Seminar and last Friday Bob Woodward came to speak to us. I interviewed him for a Hatchet story in 2007 about GW alumni who were involved in the Watergate scandal (he took a few graduate classes here). (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Making room for more skiers Mar 6, 2009
But backcountry skiers are growing, says Bob Woodward, an Oregon-based outdoor consultant. "A lot of people are saying, 'The heck with the lift lines,' " he said. (Albany Times Union)
"Watchmen" Mar 6, 2009
" I'm shocked to be writing this, given the number of screenwriters, directors and studios this adaptation of and Dave Gibbons' ground-breaking 1986 anti-superhero comic series has gone through, but "Watchmen" is absolutely devastating. Dense, intense, tragic and visionary, this is the kind of movie that keeps setting off bombs in your brain hours after you've seen it. After coming out of the theater, I wandered the frozen streets of Manhattan watching passersby and wondering which was the real... (Salon)
Breakfast With ... Bob Woodward Mar 2, 2009
Bob Woodward Monday, March 02, 2009 By Patricia Sheridan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Chris Kleponis Bob Woodward will speak at Heinz Hall Wednesday ... The multi-award winning Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward has been called "possibly the best reporter of all time," by CBS's Bob Schieffer. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Getting beyond the facts Mar 1, 2009
The 1960s and 1970s were the years when journalism as a profession rose in stature thanks to Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein whose investigative work for The Washington Post led to the Watergate scandal and the eventual downfall of US president Richard Nixon. Beyond the Facts is very much in that same spirit, except that Panda, like other Indonesian journalists of his genre at the time, faced much more physical challenges than Woodward and Bernstein ever did. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Boston vs. Boston Feb 26, 2009
(Previous speakers have included actor Richard Dreyfuss and muckraker Bob Woodward. Steinem, who was a Hillary Clinton supporter but happily voted for Barack Obama in November, said eight years of George W. Bush didn't do American women any favors. (Boston Globe)
The maestro and the meltdown Feb 18, 2009
In 2000, The Washington Post s Bob Woodward published a biography of the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board entitled Maestro, with the cover image portraying Greenspan in full oracle mode: testifying before Congress, hands gesturing like a professor explaining some complexity to struggling students. The cover line conveyed the message: Greenspan s Fed and the American Boom. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Obama not bowing to top brass, yet Feb 7, 2009
As Bob Woodward reported in The War Within, Keane persuaded Bush to override the concerns of the Joint Chiefs of Staff about the stress of prolonged US occupation of Iraq on the US Army and Marine Corps as well its impact on the worsening situation in Afghanistan. Bush agreed in September 2007 to guarantee that Petraeus would have as many troops as he needed for as long as wanted, according to Woodward's account. (Asia Times Online)
