When did Bush know?

[im10ashus]

Discrepancy seen as administration says he didn't learn of massacre probe for nearly a month

BY CRAIG GORDON
Newsday Washington Bureau

June 2, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The White House said yesterday it took nearly a month for President George W. Bush to learn the military was investigating whether Marines gunned down civilians in Haditha - an incident Iraq's leader called "a horrible crime" as he launched his own probe.

That explanation appeared at odds with a White House statement earlier this week that Bush was told of the inquiry "soon after" it was launched in February. Bush never discussed Haditha in public until he was asked about it by reporters Wednesday.

Yet what happened there last November now looms as a serious threat to Bush's hopes of reviving public support for the war at home, as well as being a growing impediment to smooth relations with the newly formed Iraqi government.

Meanwhile, in Iraq, U.S. commanders announced that all 132,000 American troops and other coalition forces would receive a special course on proper battlefield conduct - a 30-day program to reinforce "the values that separate us from our enemies," said Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, the No. 2 U.S. general in Iraq.

But Iraq's new prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, stepped up his criticism of U.S. forces yesterday as he announced an investigation into the Haditha killings, along with other incidents involving U.S. troops.

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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-wobush024765646jun02,0,848787,print.story?coll=ny-leadworldnews-headlines

[Bob3]

1. The words "Bush" and "Know"

Never sit comfortably in the same sentence. It becomes increasingly difficult to believe that * knows anything but the most basic things - how to tie shoes, how to tell time, how to walk - how to drink. but other than that well depends on the time of day I guess.

on edit - from tenses I know nothing.

[Sherman A1]

2. Better

When will Bush know and when will he know it?

[elfin]

8. You can put all sorts of reports

and memos (think back to prior 9/11) in front of that doofus and he still will not "know" it.

Ultra deniability in place. Unless he hears it emphatically in person from a loyalist (Condi etc.) - it is summarily dismissed as inconsequential.

I thought I hated Nixon, I thought I hated Reagan -- but I now truly hate GWB - both the policies and the persona.

[leftofthedial]

3. whatever they say is a lie

they can't tell the truth

never have

never will

[im10ashus]

4. They being the "media" or this administration?

:-)

It's so hard to tell what is talking point and what is the truth.

[leftofthedial]

5. the administration

the media frequently dwells on irrelevant truth to avoid the greater truth, so they don't always lie. Natalie Holloway DID go missing.

[radfringe]

6. when does he know anything?

most likely someone left a newspaper ontop of his coloring book, and he "accidently" read the article while looking for his red crayon.

or his bad news filter on BUBBLE-ONE is malfuntioning....

[im10ashus]

7. "or his bad news filter on BUBBLE-ONE is malfuntioning...."

:rofl:

Thanks! Coffee all over my desk now.