Flashermac Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. The study concluded that the statements "were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses." The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity, which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel did not comment on the merits of the study Tuesday night but reiterated the administration's position that the world community viewed Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, as a threat. "The actions taken in 2003 were based on the collective judgment of intelligence agencies around the world," Stanzel said. The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both. "It is now beyond dispute that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction or have meaningful ties to al-Qaida," according to Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith of the Fund for Independence in Journalism staff members, writing an overview of the study. "In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003." Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 ...and with all that the Dems don't have the balls to impeach. I have a friend who said we shouldn't go into Iraq during the build up to it. I was very skeptical but said that I had to err on the side that IF its true, then something has to be done. If its all BS, impeach and prosecute the lot of 'em. The Republican party is diverse. Its not monolithic in ideas and thought. However, during the primaries, most still cater to the wing that staunchly supports Bush, with Ron Paul being the main exception and truth be told he's really a Libertarian running as a Republican. If Ron Paul ran as a Dem I think he'd probably do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Impeachment isn't easy. Some Dems still need convincing. http://www.alternet.org/rights/74629/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Its easy, just get an intern to suck George's dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckwoww Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Its easy, just get an intern to suck George's dick. Right. A good sex scandal is needed. Something to knock Britney off the headlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Better impeach Cheney first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Its easy' date=' just get an intern to suck George's dick.[/quote'] Right. A good sex scandal is needed. Something to knock Britney off the headlines. Britney blows Bill? She's starting to look like a cow, which is the way he likes them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 [color:red]"Its easy, just get an intern to suck George's dick."[/color] That has already been done. Whaty George has to do is suck a democrat's cock. That would be an impeachable offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Flash this thread title is very misleading... Most know it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 Okay, so what did you think it was going to be about? p.s. It was a newspaper headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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