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Showing Original Post only (View all)MSNBC: "A hoax. That's what it was.": New evidence that Bush scammed the nation into war. [View all]
"Hubris": New Documentary Reexamines the Iraq War "Hoax"MSNBC film, hosted by Rachel Maddow and based on Michael Isikoff and David Corn's book, finds new evidence that Bush scammed the nation into war.
.................. the documentary goes beyond what Isikoff and I covered in Hubris, presenting new scoops and showing that the complete story of the selling of that war has yet to be told.
One chilling moment in the film comes in an interview with retired General Anthony Zinni, a former commander in chief of US Central Command. In August 2002, the Bush-Cheney administration opened its propaganda campaign for war with a Cheney speech at the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars convention. The veep made a stark declaration: "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us." No doubt, he proclaimed, Saddam was arming himself with WMD in preparation for attacking the United States.
Zinni was sitting on the stage during the speech, and in the documentary he recalls his reaction:
It was a shock. It was a total shock. I couldn't believe the vice president was saying this, you know? In doing work with the CIA on Iraq WMD, through all the briefings I heard at Langley, I never saw one piece of credible evidence that there was an ongoing program. And that's when I began to believe they're getting serious about this. They wanna go into Iraq.
That Zinni quote should almost end the debate on whether the Bush-Cheney administration purposefully guided the nation into war with misinformation and disinformation.
But there's more. So much more. The film highlights a Pentagon document declassified two years ago. This memo notes that in November 2001shortly after the 9/11 attacksSecretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld met with General Tommy Franks to review plans for the "decapitation" of the Iraqi government. The two men reviewed how a war against Saddam could be triggered; that list included a "dispute over WMD inspections." It's evidence that the administration was seeking a pretense for war.
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So Much MORE:
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/02/hubris-rachel-maddow-documentary-iraq-war-david-corn
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MSNBC: "A hoax. That's what it was.": New evidence that Bush scammed the nation into war. [View all]
kpete
Feb 2013
OP
After going through the pain of watching Cheney on Charlie Rose the other night, I have no doubts at
NRaleighLiberal
Feb 2013
#1
I was just telling someone he is truly the most scary person I've ever laid eyes on.
gateley
Feb 2013
#21
Monday night at 9pm on MSNBC - Since i had to go to the station to find this info
SugarShack
Feb 2013
#107
I don't really believe in evil, but I make an exception for Cheney. Frightening.
gateley
Feb 2013
#155
Yep, well said! 'Investigative reporting' has morphed into 'cover-up reporting.' Rachel is
RKP5637
Feb 2013
#81
Whose profit? Not America's. Halliburton (Cheney's old co.) profited. Some other contractors
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#22
Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. Millions....pics of soldiers walking away with bills...and then just
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#97
Wrap it up in shrink wrap, load it on to pallets, and then fly it off someplace
Botany
Feb 2013
#115
$13 Trillion - isn't that close to what the National Debt was when the idiot left office?
George II
Feb 2013
#40
America's Low Information Voters Could Care Less - Move Along - Nothing To See
cantbeserious
Feb 2013
#3
In this case, anyway, it was Cheney who was intentionally deceiving the media (and the
gateley
Feb 2013
#51
the current administration prefers to forget about this and move.....forward, thanks nt
msongs
Feb 2013
#4
I'd love to have him as Sec of Treas today -- a straight shooter telling the truth.
gateley
Feb 2013
#33
Wasn't There A Meeting Held By Cheney With The Oil Companies Where They Supposedly Divided....
global1
Feb 2013
#59
It all can be very painful so people would rather not even think of it. n/t
Cali_Democrat
Feb 2013
#63
Case in point, most of the people who have first hand knowledge of the Kennedy assassination
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#79
I arrived by bus at Port Authority. The police presence was at every corner, making
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#146
Maybe it will teach ALL feature Presidents and Prime Ministers to think twice before condemning
idwiyo
Feb 2013
#119
They are doing their jobs. If they did OUR job, they would not be on the air.
sabrina 1
Feb 2013
#85
"Iraq on the Record", 237 WMD lies by Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and Powell
just1voice
Feb 2013
#65
I used to keep track of every lie and had a whole file on them right from the start.
polly7
Feb 2013
#66
I think one of the most significant facts that often gets lost is on 2/24/2001...
rwsanders
Feb 2013
#110
They are just little war criminals ...no big deal. Bersides ...we're too busy bustin crack dealers.
L0oniX
Feb 2013
#94
Can I just mention one more thing that shouldn't slip down the memory hole.
Ganja Ninja
Feb 2013
#142
Be ready. Once people begin to question MOTIVE, they will question OPPORTUNITY. THEN? MEANS:
WinkyDink
Feb 2013
#143