Thursday, June 05, 2008

Bush Overstated Evidence on Iraq, Senators Report (NYT)

from "The New York Times"
International / Middle East
Bush Overstated Evidence on Iraq, Senators Report
By MARK MAZZETTI and SCOTT SHANE
Published: June 6, 2008
The 170-page report accuses President Bush and other top officials of repeatedly overstating the Iraqi threat in the emotional aftermath of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

LINK TO FULL STORY at New York Times


In retrospect....FROM ANOTHER TIME.....letter to the editor;

Al Qaeda and Iraq: The Panel and the President
Published: June 18, 2004

To the Editor: While it is upsetting that President Bush and his administration used fear, anger and manipulation to intimidate the American people into believing that Iraq played a role in Sept. 11, it is even more disturbing that many Americans accepted his word as fact.
LINK To full text at "New York Times"

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