For Bush to blame the failure of intel for his decision to invade is not a concession at all, and it is not an admission of failure on his part. Rather, it is the opposite of these things. It is an evasion of responsibility for what happened. Full Story »
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Very fine exposure of deliberate effort, apparently, by major news organizations, to help G W Bush pretend he invaded Iraq because he was badly informed. In fact, the CIA knew Iraq posed no threat to the US, long before the invasion. The CIA also knew Iraq had no WMD.
G W Bush was remarkably ignorant, and arrogant to boot. He made a perfect stooge or dupe for Dick Cheney who seems to have been only too well aware ... More »
Sargent accurately identifies the whitewash, and found dereliction of duty on the part of ABC, the Washington Post, AP, CNN, and the NYT in their failing to point out the self-serving Bush lie.
The big corporate media has cheer-led the illegal and immoral invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, and rooted for going into Iran. ... More »
It's awfully short, but the message is conveyed. The truth, when supressed by the overwhelming weight of the MSM, sometimes must be condensed. When your wife is about to hit another car, you don't waste words, you just yell Stop! It's not just journalism, it's a rebuke of Big News Orgs, and well deserved.
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