Bush lie:

Key Bush Intelligence Briefing Kept From Hill Panel
Murray Waas

Ten days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, President Bush was told in a highly classified briefing that the U.S. intelligence community had no evidence linking the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein to the attacks and that there was scant credible evidence that Iraq had any significant collaborative ties with Al Qaeda, according to government records and current and former officials with firsthand knowledge of the matter.

In arguing their case for war with Iraq, the president and vice president said after the September 11 attacks that Al Qaeda and Iraq had significant ties, and they cited the possibility that Iraq might share chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons with Al Qaeda for a terrorist attack against the United States.

This just in. Bush lied. Thousands died.

Scariest Words in Washington: Cooperation and Plea

Michael Scanlon pleaded guilty by information today in Federal Court to a charge of conspiracy, according to the NYTimes.
Mr. Scanlon agreed to pay restitution totaling more than $19 million to the tribes, The Associated Press reported from the courtroom, and could face up to five years in prison.

Until recently, Mr. Scanlon occupied a powerful - and lucrative - position at the intersection of political power and lobbying influence. For several years, he worked as a top aide to Representative Tom DeLay of Texas, the Republican majority leader. He left Mr. DeLay’s office in 2000 to become an associate of Jack Abramoff, a Republican lobbyist.

Guess the 2 or 3 folks in Washington that weren’t sweating the Fitzgerald grand jury can have their own day in spotlight.

Ha.

When we use white phosphorous in battle against targets, its within the guidelines of war, but when Iraq did it, it was using a “chemical weapon”:

DOI: (U) 910300.

REQS: (U) T-8C2-2650-01-90.

SUMMARY: IRAQ HAS POSSIBLY EMPLOYED PHOSPHOROUS
CHEMICAL
WEAPONS AGAINST THE KURDISH POPULATION IN AREAS ALONG THE
IRAQI-TURKISH-IRANIAN BORDERS. KURDISH RESISTANCE IS LOSING ITS
STRUGGLE AGAINST SADDAM HUSSEIN’S FORCES. KURDISH REBELS AND
REFUGEES’ PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS AND PERCEPTIONS ARE PROVIDED.

I suppose this is another occurence of our GWOT(Inc) footnote policy:

“The above statement (insert bill of rights, golden rule, thou shalt not kill, etc) is true if the following disclaimer is noted: Except when it’s the USA”

Germans: Bush misused data to justify Iraq war

By Bob Drogin and John Goetz

11/20/05 “McCall” — – BERLIN | The German intelligence officials responsible for one of the most important informants on Saddam Hussein’s suspected weapons of mass destruction say that the Bush administration and the CIA repeatedly exaggerated his claims before the Iraq war.

”This was not substantial evidence,” said a senior German intelligence official. ”We made clear we could not verify the things he said.”

Granted, this is largely a “well duh” moment, but still its nice to have continued confirmation.

Punk n’ Funk. It’s a rockin’ Friday in TTP land.

( In our best Church Lady voice…) Could it be…Satan?

Our troops have become the primary target of the insurgency,” Rep. John Murtha said Thursday. “They are united against U.S. forces and we have become a catalyst for violence. The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion.”

Congrats Rep. Murtha. America needs more like you, and less of this useless war porn circle jerking.

When Knight-Ridder syndicates a story with the following headline, you have to think the tide is turning:

In challenging war’s critics, administration tinkers with truth

The administration’s overarching premise is beyond dispute: Administration officials, Democratic and Republican lawmakers and even leaders of foreign governments believed intelligence assessments that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. That intelligence turned out to be wrong.

The Congress didn’t have access to the President’s Daily Brief, a top-secret compendium of intelligence on the most pressing national security issues that was sent to the president every morning by former CIA Director George Tenet.

Well, there ya go. Major news organization calling our government a bunch of liars.

Well done!

No money for hurricane relief.

Money cut from student loans.

Money cut from Medicad.

But the fat cats that rule our country get theirs.