[smygo] Bush lied and thousands have died...hundreds of false statements (lies) preceded war Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:14:05 -0600 (CST) The latest thing for ED Electile Dysfunction: the inability to become aroused over any of the choices for president put forth by either party in the 2008 election year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Aydt4dM58 ================= Bush administration lies: A Goverment of Liars Must Be Brought Down To put this all in a rational context, here are the known facts on the ground in Iraq in March of 2003: >From Nov 27, 2002 to March 17 2003, the UN inspectors, having access without restriction to all parts of Iraq, and using all intelligence furnished by the USA, reported finding no WMD, no stockpiles and no active weapons programs. This was public knowledge. Assertions to the contrary were clearly false. The Bush administration lied about the danger hundreds of times while ignoring the reality of the facts on the ground, which showed Iraq was no threat. The Bush administration lied many times about the facts on the ground. Statements from those who saw only the Bush version of the facts made statements based on that false information, and those statements prove only that they were also misled by the Bush administration. The classified version of the National Intelligence Estimate did not support the public version. Hillary Clinton did not bother to read the classified version. UN document S/2003/580 of 30 May 2003. http://www.un.org/Depts/unmovic/new/documents/quarterly_reports/s-2003-580.pdf ======================== Thousands have died because of Bush lies http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/6583/bushliedkv2.gif The best way to support our troops http://img58.echo.cx/img58/7259/supporttroops8hl.gif ==================== Study: False statements preceded war By Douglass K. Daniel Jan 23, 2008 A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. The study concluded that the statements "were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses." The study was posted Tuesday on the Web site of the Center for Public Integrity, which worked with the Fund for Independence in Journalism. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel did not comment on the merits of the study Tuesday night but reiterated the administration's position that the world community viewed Iraq's leader, Saddam Hussein, as a threat. "The actions taken in 2003 were based on the collective judgment of intelligence agencies around the world," Stanzel said. The study counted 935 false statements in the two-year period. It found that in speeches, briefings, interviews and other venues, Bush and administration officials stated unequivocally on at least 532 occasions that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida or both. "It is now beyond dispute that Iraq did not possess any weapons of mass destruction or have meaningful ties to al-Qaida," according to Charles Lewis and Mark Reading-Smith of the Fund for Independence in Journalism staff members, writing an overview of the study. "In short, the Bush administration led the nation to war on the basis of erroneous information that it methodically propagated and that culminated in military action against Iraq on March 19, 2003." Named in the study along with Bush were top officials of the administration during the period studied: Vice President Dick Cheney, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and White House press secretaries Ari Fleischer and Scott McClellan. Bush led with 259 false statements, 231 about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 28 about Iraq's links to al-Qaida, the study found. That was second only to Powell's 244 false statements about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and 10 about Iraq and al-Qaida. The center said the study was based on a database created with public statements over the two years beginning on Sept. 11, 2001, and information from more than 25 government reports, books, articles, speeches and interviews. "The cumulative effect of these false statements - amplified by thousands of news stories and broadcasts - was massive, with the media coverage creating an almost impenetrable din for several critical months in the run-up to war," the study concluded. "Some journalists - indeed, even some entire news organizations - have since acknowledged that their coverage during those prewar months was far too deferential and uncritical. These mea culpas notwithstanding, much of the wall-to-wall media coverage provided additional, 'independent' validation of the Bush administration's false statements about Iraq," it said. Copyright ) 2008 The Associated Press. ========================= False Pretenses Following 9/11, President Bush and seven top officials of his administration waged a carefully orchestrated campaign of misinformation about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq. http://www.publicintegrity.org/WarCard/Default.aspx?src=home&context=overview&id=945 http://www.tfij.org/ Chart of false Bush statements by month, leading to the illegal, immoral and unnecessary war on Iraq: http://www.publicintegrity.org/WarCard/Images/Charts/WarCardChart.jpg =================== In 1946, the Nuremberg Tribunal rejected German arguments of the "necessity" for pre-emptive attacks against its neighbors. "To initiate a war of aggression," said the tribunal's judgment, "is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." All the reasons given by Bush for the war have proven false or illegal. Pre-emptive war is illegal under international law, as is war for regime change. Iraq war was illegal and breached UN charter, says Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations September 16, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1305709,00.html Pre-emptive War, CIA Torture and other War Crimes By Philip Giraldi http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18950.htm Cherry picking the case for an illegal immoral unnecessary war http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/6862/cherrypickxl1.jpg Bush response to 9-11: two illegal immoral unnecessary wars The Bush/Cheney Holocaust in Iraq: The Mother of all Hoaxes (part 4) http://www.hamiltongirls.com/Illegal-wars_part_1.htm http://www.hamiltongirls.com/Illegal-wars_part_2.htm http://www.hamiltongirls.com/Illegal-wars_part_3.htm http://www.hamiltongirls.com/Illegal-wars_part_4.htm ==================== Iraq Veterans Against the War http://www.ivaw.org/faq Q: Why are veterans, active duty, and National Guard men and women opposed to the war in Iraq? A: Here are 10 reasons we oppose this war: 1.. The Iraq war is based on lies and deception. The Bush Administration planned for an attack against Iraq before September 11th, 2001. They used the false pretense of an imminent nuclear, chemical and biological weapons threat to deceive Congress into rationalizing this unnecessary conflict. They hide our casualties of war by banning the filming of our fallen's caskets when they arrive home, and when they refuse to allow the media into Walter Reed Hospital and other Veterans Administration facilities which are overflowing with maimed and traumatized veterans. For further reading: www.motherjones.com/bush_war_timeline/index.html 2.. The Iraq war violates international law. The United States assaulted and occupied Iraq without the consent of the UN Security Council. In doing so they violated the same body of laws they accused Iraq of breaching. Also violated was Article VI of the Constitution, and other US and international laws. For further reading: http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/imt/proc/imtconst.htm http://www.westpointgradsagainstthewar.org/ http://www.ivaw.org/faq ==================== Have you had enough of Bush administration lies yet? Bush lied, thousands have died January 18 2008 By Nance Greggs http://justicefornone.com//article.php/20080118123012469 Let's hope for accountability in November, 2008 As the country hurtles inevitably towards the November elections, so the Republican voters hurtle towards the inevitable truth: everything you were told is a lie, everything you were promised is not forthcoming, everything you banked on is gone. Across the nation, Bush-supporters sit slack-jawed and uncomprehending. They did everything they were told to do, everything they were told was right. They voted for Republicans, they denounced the ungodliness of the Liberals, they donated their money at the mega-church and prayed. They contributed to the campaigns of those who vowed to overturn Roe v Wade, who swore to adhere to the principles of fiscal responsibility, who assured that decorum would be returned to DC politics, who held out victory in Iraq as a done deal. And now they wonder why they find themselves where they are: responsible for an unprecedented national debt, a country that is more vulnerable than it was on 9-11, a quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan, a broken military, poverty, homelessness and unemployment numbers on the rise, and a drastic recession that is no longer a threat but a looming and unavoidable reality. Even those who worshiped at the feet of the Limbaughs, the O'Reillys, and the Coulters wonder why they are no longer laughing along at the plight of the downtrodden, the medically uninsured, the unemployed - because despite their faith in their party, they are now among those who are derided as being laughable. How could it be? Did they not come and partake of the Holy Kool-Aid, just as FOX-News told them they must in order to be saved? Why are they now being gouged at the pump, losing their savings, watching as the equity in their homes plummets in value - right alongside the non-believers who refused to bend their knees to the Great Christian Leader, the one whom God Himself appointed to lead righteous Americans along the sure path to glory and riches? Where is the math that Rove assured them was reliable, along with the Republican majority that would exist for decades to come? Where is the prosperity that was bound to happen under a GOP-controlled White House? Where is the global respect that was a given once a true patriot like George W. Bush was at the helm? Where is the good and honest government that would be transparently visible to all citizens? Eventually, the truth comes out - and when it does, the shit hits the fan. And the truth is now out there, for all Americans - Republicans included - to see. The lies, the deceit, the missing money, the deleted emails, the destroyed videotapes, the indicted politicians, the incompetence, the self-serving manipulation of the facts, the disgrace of a bumbling idiot and his cohorts, the lost jobs, the lost industries, the lead-laden toys, the poisoned food, the torture, the deaths, the casualties, the homeless vets - all of the chickens are coming home to roost, while the GOP insiders walk away from their positions inexplicably wealthier than they were when they took office and not-so-inexplicably less than anxious to explain to the faithful that not only have they been had, but their anxiousness to be had was part of the plan all along. What goes around comes around, and the demise of the Republican party - as has already been confirmed by the number of registered Democrats now far exceeding the number of registered Republicans - is about to come to fruition. The shit spewed by the GOP will hit the proverbial fan this November, and it ain't gonna be pretty. But it is inevitable - and long overdue. ===================== A Goverment of Liars Must Be Brought Down by Dave Lindorff 01/23/2008 http://www.thiscantbehappening.net/?q=node/100 "There is only one appropriate response to the crime that has been documented here by the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism, and that is impeachment. We have the crime laid out before us. We have the evidence in hand. It is now the obligation of the House to hold an impeachment hearing in which that evidence will be put before the members. After that, there must be a vote on an article of impeachment, against Bush, Cheney, Rice, Powell and Rumsfeld, for lying to the American people." ================ Listen to Dr. King on dissent is not disloyalty, and note how similar are the Iraq and Vietnam wars... http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/265.html Is working for peace and justice un-patriotic? In the Bush administration dissent is not patriotic. http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8965/dissentom3.gif In 1946, the Nuremberg Tribunal rejected German arguments of the "necessity" for pre-emptive attacks against its neighbors. "To initiate a war of aggression," said the tribunal's judgment, "is not only an international crime; it is the supreme international crime differing only from other war crimes in that it contains within itself the accumulated evil of the whole." All the reasons given by Bush for the war have proven false or illegal. Pre-emptive war is illegal under international law, as is war for regime change. Iraq war was illegal and breached UN charter, says Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations September 16, 2004 http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1305709,00.html Bush administration: War crimes without accountability Pre-emptive War, CIA Torture and other War Crimes By Philip Giraldi http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article18950.htm 2008 presidential candidate preference quiz http://glassbooth.org/ Get your new swing news here...(thanks to JS) http://www.b3ta.com/links/Swing_News Alex shares this beautiful compilation of images with us. http://rapidshare.com/files/85044879/FotosB.N.aColor..pps A smooth operator http://www.zippyvideos.com/132517609516905/girlinabar/400k C Hamilton a moderator of http://groups.yahoo.com/group/new-continuum/ adult humor/opinion/pictures