The Truth Leaks Out

[Tripper11]

ONE YEAR LATER, the lies that led to the war in Iraq are coming unraveled. Last week, even CIA Director George Tenet admitted that he had privately disputed public statements made by top government officials who had twisted intelligence reports.

It's about time. One year ago, I watched as our nation's highest officials exploited the catastrophe of Sept. 11, 2001, by manipulating fears of terrorism and exaggerating the existence of weapons of mass destruction.

President Bush, in his 2003 State of the Union speech, declared that Iraq had tried to buy uranium from Niger -- a bogus story that was discredited in the foreign press. Secretary of State Colin Powell, in his address to the U.N. Security Council, cited "solid" British evidence of Iraq's WMDs that was immediately exposed as 10-year-old data posted on the Internet by a graduate student.

By the time the war began, the government's Big Lie had turned into conventional wisdom. Much of the American media, according to a study by the Center for International Security Studies at Maryland, amplified administration assertions and failed to critically analyze how officials "framed the events, issues, threats and policy options."

The Truth Leaks Out

Man, these types of stories are coming out more and more everyday, if this keeps up I would be surprised if * had as much as a 40% approval,if not less, come November. I am feeling more and more confident everyday that this shit administration is toast. It's not getting any better for them, no matter how much they try to lie, spin and deceive, it's actually getting worse.

[radwriter0555]

1. This is the TIME for it to leak out, since the gopers are focused on KERRY

and not REALITY.

WAG THE KERRY.

[Moderator]

2. Moving

This isn't Breaking News (we've known it for years, HA!), it's an editorial and it's getting moved to that board.

[dennis4868]

3. I dont agree with this statement in the article

"One year later, the media and Congress finally are asking tough questions and holding the Bush administration accountable for its past deeds and deceptions. Sen. John Kerry, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, clearly intends to make the betrayal of soldiers and the American people a centerpiece of his campaign for the presidency. "

I dont see the so-called "liberal" asking tough questions. Actually, I dont see anyone asking tough questions about this anymore. When this is brought up in the mainstreem media it ask this way, "How did the intelligence coomunity get things so wrong?" They never ask, "Did Bush and his thugs lie to us about the threat from Iraq?" Most just assume that Bush and Cheney were given bad "evidence" and it not their fault. In reality it is very much their fault. They lied and should be held accountable. But as long as the "liberal" media is around that will not happen. It does not seem like the media knows all the facts either. If they do, they dont show it. It is obvious Bush and Cheney lied.....