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Bush: "We're a bunch of liars who deceived you about Iraq and 9/11"
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3118262.stm
Can we expect any resignations over this? Will the relatives of victims of 9/11 demand that heads roll?
Incredibly, no. No one seems concerned that the memories of 3,000 people have been insulted and an atrocious attack was used by the Bush administration to drum up their imperialistic war of conquest elsewhere.
Never mind the countless statements and insinuations by just about every member of the US government- including Dubya himself- about Saddam being behind 9/11. Now all he has to do is say that there wasn't a link, and all is well.
Presumably we can look forward to further statements within the next 14 months that Iraq had no links of any sort with Al Qaida (which the US government is still insinuating) and finally that Iraq had no WMDs and that Saddam wouldn't pose a threat to an old people's home, let alone the USA. By then it will be election time, Bush will have "come clean", and all he has to do is take the US to war against the imminent threat posed by Iran's WMDs or Syria's link to terrorism.
Etc etc ad infinitum.
Can we expect any resignations over this? Will the relatives of victims of 9/11 demand that heads roll?
Incredibly, no. No one seems concerned that the memories of 3,000 people have been insulted and an atrocious attack was used by the Bush administration to drum up their imperialistic war of conquest elsewhere.
Never mind the countless statements and insinuations by just about every member of the US government- including Dubya himself- about Saddam being behind 9/11. Now all he has to do is say that there wasn't a link, and all is well.
Presumably we can look forward to further statements within the next 14 months that Iraq had no links of any sort with Al Qaida (which the US government is still insinuating) and finally that Iraq had no WMDs and that Saddam wouldn't pose a threat to an old people's home, let alone the USA. By then it will be election time, Bush will have "come clean", and all he has to do is take the US to war against the imminent threat posed by Iran's WMDs or Syria's link to terrorism.
Etc etc ad infinitum.
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Of course, with an election coming next year, dont expect any substantial reversals from Bush certainly (not without further heaps of spin that is).
Heard his interview on Radio 4 this morning. Interesting.
He believed, apparently, that US/UK intelligence reports might be showing something which he couldn't find. He wasn't certain that Saddam was being honest back then, and he said that he felt that US/UK skepticism of Saddam's claims were justified because of Saddam's history and nature.
There was more, some of it damning, some supportive... can;t remember it all. You mjight be able to listen to it on the Today Programme website...?
Answers on a postcard...
pnj, where are you now?
i would love you to see this....
I TOLD YOU SO!!
I hope that if he's ever allowed leave from his duties he'll come back to these forums. Although if he's been sent to Afghanistan or Iraq we could be in for a long, long wait.
If youre expecting his eyes to be opened to how the US military has become little more than a mercenary army to secure big business interests, dont hold your breath.
Here's a revelation to shock you...
http://www.sierratimes.com/03/02/28/arpubmg022803.htm
Anyway, the book exposes the extreme bias and ultra right-wing views of the Fox Network and indeed the Murdoch empire, and thanks to Fox's failed attempt to ban it the book has jumped to the top of the US bestsellers list. Full story here.
With regard to CNN Clan, this is what one of their own reporters had to say.
And far too many of my countrymen still delude themselves into the belief that our domestic media isnt controlled by Washington. :rolleyes:
an interesting article on the subject...
http://www.sfbg.com/MediaBeat/189.html