The Sutras of Abu Ghraib: Notes from a Conscientious Objector in Iraq Special Note:  Aidan Delgado will be online at Docudharma to talk about the book and his experiences in Iraq. Please join in the conversation - Sunday, October 28th at 9 PM Eastern / 6 PM Pacific

It takes courage to become a soldier and go to war.  It takes more courage to stand up for your principles and do the right thing.  This book is more than just a war story. As Delgado puts it: 

This book is not about who I am and what happened to me, even though you will read about who I am and what happened to me.  It is a story about a struggle that we all face, a story about deciding what you believe is right and upholding that belief to the bitter end, come what may.

Crossposted at Docudharma.

crossposted at Docudharma

Of all the freedoms you have to lose, none is more fundamental than the freedom of thought. 

OH HAI!  Welcome to Caturday Night Fights.

Tonight's matchup:   lolcats vs. lolpresidents

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Do NOT Recommend this Diary.  Recommend the Master: Monica Goodling vs. House Judiciary Committee Liveblog

Coverage on:
C-SPAN 3

House Judiciary Webcast

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.   Last week's highlights included a hearing about the misinformation lies and propaganda the military used to portray Pat Tillman's friendly fire death and Jessica Lynch's capture and rescue from a hospital in Iraq.  The other big story was the issuing of subpoenas to Condoleezza Rice and to the Republican National Committee for emails related to the US Attorney scandal and other White House shenanigans.

All that and more below...

UPDATE: Unrecommend this diary and Go To Part 2

Misleading Information from the Battlefield

Hearing on Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch

WEBCAST:
Oversight Committee Website

C-SPAN 3

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  

Highlight this week, 4/24: Hearing on "Misleading Information from the Battlefield"  

The hearing will focus on the death of Army Ranger Specialist Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan and the capture and rescue of Army Private Jessica Lynch in Iraq. The Committee will examine why inaccurate accounts of these two incidents were disseminated, the sources and motivations for the accounts, and whether the appropriate Administration officials have been held accountable.

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This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  While the House was on break for the past two weeks (me too!), the Committee was still conducting business.   Keeping an eye on the Bush Administration is hard work!  No rest for the Waxman...

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This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.  Last week the Committee continued its high-powered hearings into Global Warming and is dogging the Bush Administration at every turn.  Check it out...

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.    Anybody getting tired of hearing about Valerie Plame yet? Well, there's a little more going on than that, so even if you are, come on down!

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.   The big news last week was the Walter Reed hearing: "Is this Any Way to Treat our Troops? The Care and Conditions of Wounded Soldiers at Walter Reed".  

Bigger news for the coming week - Valerie Plame and possibly Patrick Fitzgerald will testify about the disclosure of CIA agent Plame's identity by White House officials.   This will probably be one of the highest rated C-SPAN broadcasts ever.  If you can't get on their stream, I'm sure the Committee website will also have a Webcast.    

Wowza!  Waxman is on a roll...more details below.  

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.   The big news for the upcoming week is the Walter Reed hearing tomorrow morning.  Watch it live on C-SPAN starting at 10:00 AM Eastern.  I'll start a Liveblog unless someone else beats me to it.

Make the jump for more about the Hearing and a special tribute to the once and future President:  Al Gore!

This is the weekly review of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.   There wasn't much happening last week because it was 'President's Day District Work Period'.  No hearings were held and no new legislation introduced.  However, there were a few requests to open new investigations and gather information from government agencies.  

Make the jump to read more about these requests, see the schedule of upcoming hearings, and get a sneak preview of the Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress.

This is the weekly installment of a series highlighting the events and activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Make the jump for a special "going postal" edition.

This is the weekly installment of a series highlighting the events and activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

This is the weekly installment of a series highlighting the events and activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Week Ahead Alert: Hearings on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

• Tuesday, February 6: The Impact of CPA Decision-Making on Iraq Reconstruction


• Wednesday, February 7: Iraqi Reconstruction:  Reliance on Private Military Contractors


• Thursday, February 8: Management of Large Homeland Security Contracts:  Deepwater and SBInet


• Friday, February 9: Allegations of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Pharmaceutical Pricing:  Financial Impacts on Federal Health Programs and the Federal Taxpayer

All hearings scheduled to begin at 10:00 am, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Previous week: 01/22/07

This is the weekly installment of a series highlighting the events and activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Week Ahead Alert: HEARING
Tuesday, January 30, 2007, 10:00am, in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building

Allegations of Political Interference with the Work of Government Climate Change Scientists.  

More info about the hearing and other news below the fold.

Last week: 01/15/07

UPDATE: added witness list for the Hearing

Week of 01/15/07

This is the weekly installment of a series highlighting the events and activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Look below the fold for Announcements, Reports, Investigations, Hearings or Legislation that pertains to the Committee.  

Last week: 01/08/07