Editorials Question Bush's Role in 'Cooking' Up a War

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Editorials Question Bush's Role in 'Cooking' Up a War

By Greg Mitchell

Published: January 28, 2004 Updated at 10:45 AM EST

NEW YORK - In the wake of the latest revelations from weapons inspector David Kay, many of the largest U.S. newspapers are belatedly pressing the Bush administration for an explanation of how it could have gotten the question of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq so wrong in the march to war last year. A growing number are raising the possibility that Bush and his team may have "cooked" the intelligence to support their case for war.

An E&P survey of the top 20 newspapers by circulation found that as of Wednesday, 13 had run editorials on Kay's resignation as chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq last Friday, and his statement that no WMDs exist in Iraq, and likely did not exist in Iraq during the U.S. run-up to war.

Nearly all of those papers blamed intelligence failures for the miscalculation and called for a full probe. But eight of the 13 -- most of which supported the war -- also raised the issue of White House deceit and its possibly blind pursuit of intelligence that fit its plan for war.

Among them was The Dallas Morning News, in Bush's home state, which had supported the war, but now declared: "We feel deceived -- by the CIA, which overestimated the threat, and by the White House, which probably stretched the bad estimates to build a case for war." If Bush had found other strategic or humanitarian reasons for the war, "he should have argued the case on that basis," the editorial said.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2077477

[Skittles]

1. Oh yeah? And many of US are questioning

why it took so long for the media to do their freaking jobs. Honestly, if the soldiers weren't being picked off every day, do you honestly think the media would even care that no WMD has been found? They should have been questioning this before Bush illegally invaded Iraq based on a pack of OBVIOUS LIES.

EVERY ONE OF THESE G.D. MEDIA WHORES HAS BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS.

[papau]

2. About time, better late than never, does the media really want honest Pres

so many thoughts as one reads this.

[Sandpiper]

3. The media couldn't be bothered

With actually doing their job in the run up to war. They were all too busy salivating at the thought of being "imbedded" in the desert, wearing those nifty desert camoflage jackets.

You're about 10 months too late you whores.

[alfredo]

4. War is good for business, especially the business

of the media and the parent companies, the defense contractors.

[damnraddem]

5. Belated intelligence ...

on the parts of major newspapers.

But let's see how they follow up on their editorials, if they do so at all.

[NoKingGeorge]

6. cHeney, rumfeld,wolfo,perle created OSP to drive the War.

bUsh has never displayed any where near the intelligence to falsly involve Us in war. If bUsh announces the 'resignation' of cHeney that would give a large segment the people the green light to move on and these Traitors would remain in power. For my money, Americans need to prosecute the cabal that has taken power. That would be the neo cons mentioned. We should not be distracted by a mindless puppet.

[barbaraann]

7. I just don't get it.

Many ordinary people could tell from Day One that Bush was lying and not only that, but also sadistic and vengeful.

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8. A Republican-controlled Government...

...and the corporate-controlled media are sending out teams of propagandists to 'convince' the American people that it was 'worth' almost anything to 'Get Saddam'. This will be their TALKING POINT for weeks to come.

[Snappy]

9. Media

Who owns these various media, papers, tv ,radio?