Senate Select Committee Report Catches Bush Admin in Lie

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Saturday November 12, 2005 · 7:09 PM PST

2005/11/12 · 19:09

Many of you may be aware of this already but I thought it would be worth it to post a pretty succinct and clear example of the Bush administration playing fast and loose with the truth before the war.

On page 94 of the Senate Select Committee Report (PDF) we find this:

"A September 13,2002 New York Times article which discussed the IC debate about the aluminum tubes, noted that an administration official said, ". . .the best technical experts and nuclear scientists at laboratories like Oak Ridge supported the CIA assessments. The contractors told Committee staff, however, that before September 16,2002, they had not seen any of the intelligence data on the Iraqi tubes. DOE officials, including the Director of the Oak Ridge Field Intelligence Element, told Committee staff that the vast majority of scientists and nuclear experts at the DOE and the National Labs did not agree with the CIA'S analysis."

It won't surprise you that the article was written by Judith Miller. Read More

Darwin's Nightmare

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Wednesday August 03, 2005 · 8:22 AM PDT

2005/08/03 · 08:22

Darwin's Nightmare
I don't know how cool it is to recommend a movie 'round here but I saw this documentary Darwin's Nightmare at the Toronto Film Festival last year and I can't believe it got distribtution. It's opening in New York this week and it's a must see for anyone interested in Africa, globalization, the environment, the arms trade, AIDS etc. I thought there might be a few people here who fit that bill. If you can see it you should. This film will easily slip below the radar and disappear without a trace and it's too important.

It is one of the most depressing, harrowing documentaries I've ever seen. This film documents the beginning of the end. Below the fold is what I wrote about it after seeing it at Toronto:
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A serious hypothetical about Iraqi theocracy

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Monday February 07, 2005 · 9:10 AM PST

2005/02/07 · 09:10

This from USA Today:

Leaders of the coalition stressed during the campaign that the Shiites would seek a broad-based government including members of the rival Sunni Muslim sect that ruled under Saddam Hussein. Despite Shiite assurances, fear of an Iranian-style theocracy has been a factor driving the insurgency by Arab Sunnis."

Okay, so what crazy scenario would have to take place for the Bush administration to suddenly argue that the insurgents are freedom fighters and we've been fighting with them all along?

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-02-06-iraq-shiite_x.htm

Living in a state of denial over violence against women

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Sunday December 19, 2004 · 9:47 AM PST

2004/12/19 · 09:47

The story coming out of Kansas and Missouri about the murder of a pregnant woman is an unfolding tragedy but a comment from Kathy Sage, owner of the Whistle Stop Cafe in Melvern, KA where suspect Lisa Montgomery brought her "newborn" child, caught my eye in particular:

"You read about this stuff," she said. "It blows you away when it's here. This stuff is supposed to be in New York City or Los Angeles."

It's an old near-jerk response to crime in "quiet communities" but this time a cross-check with the recent Boston Globe article on violence against expectant mothers presents a different picture. Read More

Bush-Cheney Contradict Troops On The Ground

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Wednesday September 08, 2004 · 7:27 AM PDT

2004/09/08 · 07:27

We all know that Bush and Cheney will do and say anything to score cheap political points but their latest talking points on Iraq contradict what our troops on the ground are saying. Two examples follow. Read More

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