9-11 wasn’t the first time an administration saw an opportunity to inflict a big lie on the American public.
They did it after the gulf of Tonkin and kicked off the Vietnam War
With a heavy dose of fear and violence, and a lot of money for projects, I think we can convince these people that we are here to help them.
That’s what Col Nate Sassaman of the 4th Infantry told the New York Times in 2003.
Now, although I recoiled initially when I read this quote, I have [...]
Even I wouldn’t believe Bush could be this stupid if I hadn’t heard it for myself.
Here’s Dubya in his own words:
“I heard somebody say, Where’s Mandela?’ Well, Mandela’s dead because Saddam Hussein killed all the Mandelas.”
You don’t believe me?
OK. I wouldn’t believe me either without evidence, so here you go. Listen to [...]
I see Alan Greenspan reckons the Iraq war is all about oil.
I see. Would that be Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, and not some other Alan Greenspan? Maybe it’s Alan Greenspan, a raving overthrower of all that is decent and good and American and freedom-loving in this world?
No. It would be the [...]
Here’s what Dick Cheney said in 1994 about invading Iraq.
(Thanks to Grainne for the link.)
Meanwhile, here’s General Anthony Zinni’s take on how he saw things in the lead-up to the invasion. American Generals don’t come any more senior than this guy.
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. . .if you find something, then you’ll detain him. If not, you’ll say, ‘Sorry to disturb you. Have a nice evening.’ So you’ve just humiliated this man in front of his entire family and terrorized his entire family and you’ve destroyed his home. And then you go right next door and you do the [...]
I see our government has decided to go to the country.
Great. Time to start torturing those political reptiles that call to your door once every four years. After all, even if you didn’t disagree with their policies, it’s very hard to like a heavily-sweating man in a bad suit with a gigantic belly [...]
Did you see this guy’s video on the news?
He was as mad as a bag of spanners. A fruit. A complete nutcase.
I’ve been listening to the coverage since waking up this morning. Every station has it, on radio and tv. The world is shocked and horrified by the mass killings at [...]
Some stories you just couldn’t make up.
Here’s an Iraqi guy going through security at Los Angeles airport when the alarm goes off.
Think about it. An Iraqi! At an airport! In America!!
Christ Almighty, if you were in that situation, wouldn’t you just shit yourself?
They jump on Fadhel al-Maliki. They wrestle him to [...]
I see that an American soldier has been jailed in connection with the murder of three Iraqi civilians.
According to the Lancet, the prestigious British medical journal, 655,000 Iraqis have been killed since the American invasion in 2003. About 3,000 Americans have also been killed.
Do you see anyone going to jail for that?
