Bush 'concealing Iraq violence' (BBC)

[Canuckistanian]

Bush 'concealing Iraq violence'

By Justin Webb
BBC News, Washington


Bob Woodward

Woodward interview
Veteran US journalist Bob Woodward has claimed that the true extent of insurgent attacks in Iraq has been hidden by the administration.

He makes the claim in a book, State of Denial, due to be released on Monday.


~snip
"Now, there's public and then there's private, but what do they do with the private - they stamp it secret. No-one's supposed to know," Mr Woodward said.

He added that the insurgents knew how effective they were - but the US public did not.

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Mr Woodward says he was stunned to be told by the Vice-President Dick Cheney that the veteran former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, -who served Presidents Nixon and Ford during the Vietnam war - was also serving President Bush.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5393964.stm

[GetTheRightVote]

1. Love him or Hate him, Bob Woodward is helping out with * lies

in that I have to support, the truth.

:kick:

[rodeodance]

2. and Tony Snow dismisses the book-----I can bet the WH is in a tizzy

[Olney Blue]

4. WaPo says the WH has been "bracing" for the release of the book for weeks

[Canuckistanian]

7. But why is he rolling over now?

After that fist kiss-ass book (forget the title) it seemed like he was a hopeless Bushbot and a complete sell-out.

Is he finally remembering that he once had integrity and a conscience when he was uncovering Watergate?

[acmavm]

3. Bobby's just trying to get back his 'Watergate' moment. And he knows

that America has caught on to his involvement with this administration. This is just a pitiful attempt at self-redemption by an unscrupulous whore who did everything he could to help bring us to the horrible place we find ourselves today.

Screw him and the horse he rode in on.

[rodeodance]

6. If this book can put Iraq back on the media radar screen, then I really

do not care what his motive was.

[rodeodance]

5. "So fascinating. Kissinger's fighting the Vietnam war again,"

....Mr Woodward says he was stunned to be told by the Vice-President Dick Cheney that the veteran former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, -who served Presidents Nixon and Ford during the Vietnam war - was also serving President Bush.

"He's back. In fact Henry Kissinger is almost like a member of the family. If he is in town he can call up and if the President's free he will see him," Mr Woodward said.

He added that Mr Kissinger's message was that victory was the only meaningful exit strategy.

"So fascinating. Kissinger's fighting the Vietnam war again," Mr Woodward added.

The book which goes on sale here on Monday, is expected to be a bestseller.

[leesa]

8. Why would he be stunned by this. Kissenger has been part of the Crime

Family for decades. Did he not notice Bush tried to put him in charge of the 9-11 cover-up?

[lumpy]

9. And inspite of Bush's attempts to conceal

the extent of violence in Iraq the public knows violence is rampant. Bush isn't concealing anything, he is in denial.