"... Their lies involved our national security and our preparedness for and possible complicity in the events of 9/11. Their lies cajoled an unsuspecting public into accepting an illegal, immoral, and bloody war. Their lies were calculated and repeated time after time without challenge - without retraction. But then again, why should anyone be surprised?
After all, Rice and Powell were in good company among the other
denizens of the Liars’ Den, where lying on a grand scale to the
American people and the world- has become policy.
Americans have been lied to before. We were lied to about the Gulf of Tonkin. We were lied to about Watergate. We were lied to about Iran-Contra. We were lied to about Gulf War I. Maybe we’ve grown accustomed to the lies.
This time around, however, we were lied to in spades. We were lied to about 9/11. We were lied to about what they knew and what they did. We were lied to about Iraq. We were lied to about links between Al Qaeda and Saddam. We were lied to about aluminum tubes and uranium deals and mushroom clouds. We were lied to about chemical weapons and imminent threats. We were lied to and lied to and lied to about the reasons for waging a war against Iraq. But most of America didn’t seem to care.
They lied by commission and they lied by omission. They never told us that PNAC planned the wars they waged. They embellished the numbers in their tiny coalition and hid the body count of Iraqi civilians. They lied about the systemic torture of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and Guantanamo – and threw the blame to a few bad apples in the lowest echelons of the military.
And they lied with straight faces about how safe we were as a result of
their policies. They lied, and lied, and most of America was lulled into
complacency. After all, they agreed, we were attacked on 9/11, and this,
after all, was payback time. One lie gave rise to another and another
and another, until all the lines were blurred. And most Americans, dunned
by talk of terror and annihilation ... were taken in ... "
Excerpts from The Liars Den
The Truth Behind The Bush Adminstration ( IE Users: Please click black arrow "TWICE" to start video ...)
Bush Setting up Attack on Iran
YES, attack on Iran would be criminal and insane, but that does not
mean the Bush Administration would not do it.
Bush is itching to do aggressive regime change in Iran. Action plans,
including use of tactical nuclear weapons, are in place. Special Forces
are already operating inside Iran. Predator drone overflights have
provided bombing coordinates ...
Rumsfeld Forced to Swallow His Own Lies Ray McGovern, a retired CIA analyst with 27 years of experience ask Rumsfeld, "I would like to ask you to be up front with the American people, why did you lie to get us into a war that was not necessary, that has caused these kinds of casualties? why?"
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Rumsfeld Lies Documented Of course, this conjures up Winston Churchill’s famous phrase when
he said—don’t quote me on this, okay? I don’t want to be quoted on this,
so don’t quote me. He said ‘sometimes the truth is so precious it must
be accompanied by a bodyguard of lies.’
- Donald Rumsfeld, US Department of Defense Briefing, September 25, 2001
Cheney's Trouble With The Truth You've got to hand it to Dick Cheney — no other modern politician has come so close to perfecting the theater of the absurd. Even as he protests his innocence of lying about matters of state, he lies about matters of state.
Bellyful of Rice Lies It sounds like a heartwarming story: An African-American girl born in Alabama during the era of Jim Crow, growing up and getting a job that makes her almost inevitably be described as "the most powerful woman in the world", power she of course uses to spread democracy and do good...
"... Their lies involved our national security and our preparedness for and possible complicity in the events of 9/11. Their lies cajoled an unsuspecting public into accepting an illegal, immoral, and bloody war. Their lies were calculated and repeated time after time without challenge - without retraction. But then again, why should anyone be surprised?
After all, Rice and Powell were in good company among the other
denizens of the Liars’ Den, where lying on a grand scale to the
American people and the world- has become policy.
This time around, however, we were lied to in spades. We were lied to about 9/11. We were lied to about what they knew and what they did. We were lied to about Iraq. We were lied to about links between Al Qaeda and Saddam. We were lied to about aluminum tubes and uranium deals and mushroom clouds. We were lied to about chemical weapons and imminent threats. We were lied to and lied to and lied to about the reasons for waging a war against Iraq. But most of America didn’t seem to care.
They lied by commission and they lied by omission. They never told us that PNAC planned the wars they waged. They embellished the numbers in their tiny coalition and hid the body count of Iraqi civilians. They lied about the systemic torture of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan and Guantanamo – and threw the blame to a few bad apples in the lowest echelons of the military.
And they lied with straight faces about how safe we were as a result of
their policies. They lied, and lied, and most of America was lulled into
complacency. After all, they agreed, we were attacked on 9/11, and this,
after all, was payback time. One lie gave rise to another and another
and another, until all the lines were blurred. And most Americans, dunned
by talk of terror and annihilation ... were taken in ... "
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