Kucinich, hitting the nail on the head

[AnAmerican]

"Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio blasted the Bush administration Sunday for its handling of intelligence information in the leadup to the war with Iraq.

Kucinich, a Democratic presidential candidate, also criticized the administration for inflating the Pentagon's budget and heightening the nation's fear, which led America into conflict.

"I think the American people are aware this administration has engaged in a pattern of deceit," said Kucinich, who spoke at a peace forum at Drake University in Des Moines. "Our country is being distorted by fear."

The four-term congressman told reporters that Vice President Dick Cheney put pressure on the CIA to "come up with intelligence that would fit the administration's preconceived notions" about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Kucinich also called CIA Director George Tenet, who has been the focus of criticism over intelligence information that President Bush presented in his State of the Union speech this year, a scapegoat.

Everyone in America knows this," Kucinich said. "Tenet is the fall guy." "


Full text at

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2904781,00.html

AnAmerican

[Allah Akbar]

1. Iowans are pretty damn smart people

He is going to kick some ass in Iowa.

[Old and In the Way]

2. Not my #1, but if he's the choice, I'll vote for him!

[Desertrose]

3. DK has been putting pressure on bushco for quite awhile now...

one of the many things I appreciate about this candidate!!!

Thanks for the post AnAmerican!!!

Peace
DR

[Kolesar]

4. Cle Plain Dealer Link:Kucinich blasts Bush admin for Iraq war intelligence

For some reason, your link now takes us to a Gephardt story. But the story still lives on in the AP newswire!

http://cleveland.com/newsflash/news/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?o0234_BC_IA--Kucinich-Iowa&&news&newsflash-ohio

I liked this part:

It's "time to get rid of the bloat in the Pentagon budget," he said. "The bigger this budget gets, the more likely we are to go to war."

[revcarol]

5. He has been calling for an investigation, a PUBLIC investigation,

for a while, and this is just NOW making the news?

It seems as if there is a conspiracy to pick our candidate by controlling just which candidates make the news. Comments, anyone?

[Desertrose]

6. I think this has been going on for quite sometime...

they are scared of Kucinich cause he speaks truth & doesn't back down...and there are no corporate strings to control him.

Dennis Kucinich is no one's puppet!!!!

Go Dennis!!!

Peace
DR

[revcarol]

7. Does anyone know if C-Span will be broadcasting the Kucinich press

conference tomorrow?

Will have McGovern, and Wilkie, an Australian intelligence agent who resigned in protest along with him.

[Teacher4dean04]

8. Ohhh I'd really like to see that too!! N/T

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[LWolf]

9. Please pass it on!

If you hear about a broadcast, please let us know!