Nine Hundred Lies
900 Lies. From Pissed in NYC, the post I was looking for. Titled This Is News? PiNYC (otherwise known as GMB) writes:
Study: Bush, officials made false statements prior to Iraq war. Sadly, for many, the answer is yes. That said, what’s the likelihood any media outlet is going to really examine the study?
Well, she nailed it. Today the news is of Heath Ledger’s death and foreign markets’ reaction to the Fed rate cut, but 900 lies that got us into a war (hmmmm…..an impeachable offense?) meh.
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.
I watched MSNBC this morning. (I realize that it’s just about time for a Morning Joe intervention for DCup). On their early, early segment First Look, there was a brief story about this. But it didn’t warrant a mention on Morning Joe. Nope, too busy discussing the presidential horse raise, mocking the Clintons, and discussing Heath Ledger’s death. Oh yeah, that cousin of the Crypt Keeper Larry Kudlow also made a phone appearance to talk about what the rich think should be done about that economy. That was aces.
But 900 lies to war? Big yawn. 900 lies. 900 little fibs. Thousands of deaths. You know. Whatever.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 am
I’ve already heard the Republican’ts spin on this being a Soros-funded propaganda effort. As well as comments about the Center for Public Integrity being prejudiced against the current administration - so just ignore this partisan operation.
Funny how they never seem to notice the partisan operations from the Heritage Fund or any of the Scaife sponsored “think tanks”. Just the ones they (falsely) claim are being subsidized from those they think are liberal.
January 23rd, 2008 at 9:41 am
After watching the news and Bush in the sword dance clearly links a lot of the ideals in Judgments with actions taken in this Iraq war. America has been fighting a war for the Arabs via Bush and Company. The Center for Integrity clearly shows the run up to the war was an out right lie, and media supported frenzy, all complicit in histories most horrific play to write a wrong history.
The horror is the Islamic stronghold on not only America business, education, and politics, Arabs under the radar manipulate American observation through Americas very own Mainstream Media. Here, Islam is a very powerful force in this election for President. That’s why it is important to debate and consider the cultural clock that has been controlled, and now is definitely linked by Obama blood to Islam Arabs. This can influence powerful politics of the Democrats like Obama. Which may not be good for America, here, America likely needs a long romance and honeymoon to understand more about this cultural clock inside of Obama. A longer warm up time is needed to find out about Obama for what he will do compared to what he says.
Please all understand that I personally like Obama, but America needs to recognized and realize what are the consequences of change with a man who is a half breed, the blood from middle America, in Kansas, and the from the blood of a devoted Islamic father basically of Arabic fundamentalist. Yes, Obama makes the claim he is Christian, anyone can, but one makes the complete leap and in honor and support usually takes on a new name, in Obama’s case why not a Christian name? Even basic American Plains Indians in America have done that.
So, here America has a half breed, part Kansas, and part Arab Islamic from a devoted father who left him and his mother, Obama holds his hand on the bible committing his self to Christianity, yet keeping the name Hussein which we know will have an extraordinary impact on the entire Middle East. But, in what way, Bill Clinton is right even though critics bash Bill Clinton; by saying Obama is the roll of the dice, or is a