Study: Bush, aides made 935 false statements in run-up to war
UPDATE: From the article:
“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,” reads an overview of the examination, conducted by the Center for Public Integrity and its affiliated group, the Fund for Independence in Journalism.
While I have no reason to doubt their tally of 935 statements, their study is based on flawed assumptions: 1) That the Bush administration KNEW that Iraq did not have WMD’s; and 2) That there were no links between Iraq and Al Qaeda.
There is a major difference between lying and being mistaken. Lying is when you know that what you are saying isn’t true; being mistaken is when you believe that what you are saying is true, but it is not. There is NO credible evidence that the Bush administration knew that Iraq was not likely in possession of WMD’s. There IS credible evidence that Iraq had links to Al Qaeda. What there is NOT, is evidence that Iraq was involved in the 9/11 attacks.
And where is the study on all the false statements made by 373 members of Congress making the exact same allegations regarding Iraq?
The study cited in the original article can be read here.
UPDATE 2: This just gets better and better:
1) The Fund for Independence in Journalism exists solely for the purpose of funding the Center for Public Integrity, clearly making them NOT the implied separate “two nonprofit journalism organizations” stated in the article.
2) The Open Society Institute, which was founded by George Soros, is a funder of the Center for Public Integrity.
3) While the Center for Public Integrity claims to be nonpartisan, its Board of Directors has, shall we say, distinctly one-sided political views. Just a few examples:
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