Levin Reads Details of Bush Lies Into Senate Record

[IChing]

Michigan Democrat Carl Levin took to the Senate floor on Friday and gave what amounted to a primer on the lies of the Bush administration leading to the Iraq war.

"The President's decision to ignore intelligence community assessments prior to the Iraq war and to make repeated public statements that gave the misleading impression that Saddam Hussein's regime was connected to the terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 cost him any credibility he may have had on this issue," said Levin, who then went on to give a laundry list of some of the lies told by Team Bush.

Levin has provided some bullet points that are good ammunition for the next time some Republican sycophant tells you such charges against Bush are purely political, rather than proof positive of what a despicable administration this has been for six years now. He also cites the report issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Friday that sheds yet more light on attempts by Bush to mislead Americans on the justification for invading Iraq.

Here's Levin, for the record, on the Senate floor:

"President Bush said Saddam and Al Qaeda were allies--his words. And that:
'You can't distinguish between Al Qaeda and Saddam when you talk about the war on terror.'
"The bipartisan report released today directly contradicts that linkage which the President has consistently made in his effort to build public support for his Iraq policy.

"The bipartisan committee report finds that the prewar intelligence assessments were right when the intelligence community said Saddam and Al Qaeda were independent actors who were far from being natural partners. The report finds that prewar intelligence assessments were right when they expressed consistent doubts that a meeting occurred between 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta and a senior Iraqi intelligence official in Prague prior to September 11>>>>.snip
http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2006/09/levin-reads-details-of-bush-lies-into.html

[Avalux]

1. He was on Lou Dobbs along with Trent Lott.

Basically restated all of this - Lott sitting there beside him fuming and shaking his head.

Dobbs asked Lott why Cheney was still insisting yesterday that there was a connection between 9/11 and Saddam even though the Senate report says no. Lott said "well maybe he didn't know about the report. It only came out on Friday". :rofl:

[IChing]

2. Do you have a video link...

what a sad joke.

[Avalux]

3. Sorry, I don't.

Was on just a bit ago; someone might snag the clip for youtube.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

4. uh huh...

:silly: ~~~~ LMFAOOOOOOO!!!!


arrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! :nuke:

[malaise]

11. Cheney said he hadn't read the report

This is important. The truth is that Bushco violated international law -this was a war of choice based on no threat whatsoever. I hope these criminals are dealt with eventually. We do not need rogue leaders like Bush and Blair on this planet.

[Avalux]

13. Cheney hadn't read the report?

That's really funny. He's part of the Senate, the report was publicly released on Friday (with major media coverage) - and he appears on Meet the Press without knowing anything about the report?

What a liar.

[malaise]

16. It was quite funny

Russert looked very surprised.

[WhiteTara]

18. Russert couldn't even finish the question

before Heartless jumped in with having not read the report. As though somehow that was supposed to make everything alright. Russert acted a little stunned when he said that. As with all cheney's lies, no one seems to have back up for the truth, so he gets away with it. The fact check always comes later and then most never hear the follow up.

[malaise]

19. Russert was stunned indeed n/t

[FloridaPat]

5. He'd need a week to list all of the lies from the last 6 years.

But it's a start.

[Flying Dream Blues]

6. You beat me to it! I was going to say, sounds like a filibuster. :) nt

[Malikshah]

7. It's called laying the groundwork. He and Hilary among others

have been having any number of items read into the record.

Public records are so well used when one needs to start impeachment proceedings.

It was all I could do tonight while waiting for KO to come on to not destroy the TV (Tweety was interviewing SS Official Negroponte -- may he rot in hell)

[IChing]

8. Sounds like a plan it could take weeks but Levin did great to start it.

Thanks Senator.

[Raffi Ella]

14. "may he rot in hell" HEAR, Hear!

And yes,hopefully the ground work is being laid thoughtfully and carefully against this criminal.

[Wilms]

9. Yippee! n/t

[donheld]

10. Praise be for Sen Levin

This needs to be done on a regular basis till people really do something about it.

[madokie]

12. Thank you Senator Levin

You folks from Michigan are blessed

[bif]

15. He's a good man

A bit of a hawk, but a good Senator none the less.

[madokie]

17. Yes he is, seems to me to be an honest person

wish we could be so blessed.