Greenspan Spills The Beans

TomPaine by Ray McGovern | Sep. 17, 2007 (Editorial)

For those still wondering why President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney sent our young men and women into Iraq, the secret is now "largely" out.

The uncommon candor comes from a highly respected Republican doyen, economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, whom the president has praised for his "wise policies and prudent judgment." Sadly for Bush and Cheney, Greenspan decided to put prudence aside in ... Full Story »

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 by Michael Rasmussen - Oct. 1, 2008

Short on facts, long on speculation this story takes flight from Greenspan's comment that "everyone knows" the war in Iraq is for oil. The piece would be a fine editorial. As a news story I ask for more substance.

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