What A Tangled Web We Weave… – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

The ever changing meaning of The Promise of Democracy – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Is lying about the reason for a war an impeachable offense? – by John W. Dean, CNN.com

Planting Weapons of Mass Destruction, Karl Rove, And “Sympathy for the Devil” –
A Buzzflash editorial

The World Awaits the Revealing of Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction –
YellowTimes.org correspondent Erich Marquardt

Former Aide Takes Aim at War on Terror –
by Laura Blumenfeld, Washington Post

Bush’s 9-11 Coverup? – by Eric Boehlert, Salon.com

Ex-CIA director says administration stretched facts on Iraq –
by John Diamond, USA TODAY

Why don’t we care about the WMD? – by Michelle Goldberg, Salon.com

What Bush knew, when – by Daniel Schorr, Christian Science Monitor

Report by the E.P.A. Leaves Out Data on Climate Change –
by Andrew C. Revkin with Katherine Q. Seelye, The New York Times

Saving Private Jessica – by Nicholas D. Kristof, The New York Times

'I just pulled the trigger' – by Bob Graham, Evening Standard

Eight reasons why WMD matters – by Steve Gilliard, Daily Kos

Nation Builders for Hire – by Dan Baum, The New York Times Magazine

Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?

10 Appalling Lies We Were Told About Iraq – by Christopher Scheer, AlterNet

What's at stake in the WMD debate – by Ben Fritz, Spinsanity

The Cost of the War in Iraq – by Niko Matsakis and Elias Vlanton

Where Are the Weapons of Mass Destuction? – by A.R. Cox

How Big? – by Robert Cohen, www.NOTMILK.com

What I Didn't Find in Africa – by Joseph C. Wilson 4th, The New York Times

Selective Intelligence – by Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker

The Dossiers, brought to you via genfoods via Emma Goldman

9/11 Commission Says U.S. Agencies Slow Its Inquiry –
by Philip Shenon, The New York Times

ACLU Demands Truth From Justice Department;
New Report Details False Claims About Scope, Impact of PATRIOT Act

A nation of scared sheep – by Louise Witt, Salon

The Most Egregious War Crime – by Schuyler Ebbets, thepeoplesvoice.org

Why the CEO in Chief Needs an Audit – by Richard Cohen, The Washington Post

How the Land of the Free Became the Dinosaur in the Tar Pit –
by Maureen Farrell, BuzzFlash.com

20 Lies About the War – by Glen Rangwala and Raymond Whitaker, independent.co.uk

Rumsfeld's personal spy ring – by Eric Boehlert, salon.com

Cheney must go – Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity's
open letter to President Bush, salon.com

A White House Smear – by David Corn, The Nation

Bush Uranium Lie Is Tip of the Iceberg – FAIR Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting

Bush uranium claim 'not an inadvertent mistake' – Sen. Carl Levin, CNN.com

Cheney “Energy Task Force” documents feature map of Iraqi oilfields – Judicial Watch

Preparing for War, Stumbling to Peace –
by Mark Fineman, Robin Wright and Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times

Naked Power, Arbitrary Rule – by Jonathan Turley, Los Angeles Times

Lying — a Bush Family Value – by Robert Parry, consortiumnews.com

24 "Deceptions" In 704 words: Bush's 2003 State Of The Union –
A BUZZFLASH READER COMMENTARY, by Pete Goodwin

Ten Questions for Cheney – By Rep. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Dennis Kucinich
and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, TomPaine.com

16 Words and 28 Pages – by Maureen Farrell, buzzflash.com

How many Americans will die for oil? – by Kenneth Davidson, The Age

Total Immunity? – Mother Jones

Powell's push toward Iraq war questioned –
by Charles J. Hanley, The Kasas City Star

Depiction of Threat Outgrew Supporting Evidence –
by Barton Gellman and Walter Pincus, Washington Post Staff Writers

Wolfowitz Admits Iraq War Planned Two Days After 9-11 –
by Jason Leopold, Scoop.co.nz

Taking Responsibility – by John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton, AlterNet

This war on terrorism is bogus – by Michael Meacher, The Guardian

Path of Lies: 9/11 to Iraq – by Lakshmi Chaudhry and Christopher Scheer, AlterNet

Misleader.org: A Daily Dose of Bush Administration Distortion

Bush's Other Lies – by David Corn, The Nation

To the cronies go the spoils. Having trouble keeping track of all the Bush-Cheney pals
who have their snouts in Iraq's trough? Here's a handy clip 'n' save guide! –
by Farhad Manjoo, Salon

RICO! How California and the Democrats can pass Go, collect $27 billion,
and put the wicked in their place (jail) – by Katherine Yurica, Yurica Report

Big whoppers – President Bush sold the Iraq war with lies --
and Americans are paying with their lives.
An excerpt from "Dude, Where's My Country?", by Michael Moore, Salon

Oiling up the draft machine? – by Dave Lindorff, Salon

Baghdad made last minute overture to U.S. as war approached, reports say –
The Associated Press

– – 2004 – –

America's final wakeup call – by Arianna Huffington, Salon

“An End to Evil” by David Frum and Richard Perle – by Gary Kamiya, Salon

Where's the Apology? – by Paul Krugman, New York Times

I Kill, Therefore I Am – by Ashok Mitra, The Telegraph, Calcutta, India

America's War for Global Domination – by Michel Chossudovsky,
The Centre for Research on Globalization

From Deserter to Commander-in-Chief – by William D. McTavish, Capitol Hill Blue

The Lie Factory – by Robert Dreyfuss and Jason Vest, Mother Jones

An Open Letter to George 'I'm a War President!' Bush – by Michael Moore, Alternet

Report: An Investigation into the Bush Administration's Misuse of Science –
by leoaugust , Kuro5hin.org

The Legend of Jesus of Crawford – by Dave Shulman, LA Weekly

The New Pentagon Papers – by Karen Kwiatkowski, Salon

The Great Escape, excerpt from "House of Bush, House of Saud" –
by Craig Unger, Salon

Richard Clarke terrorizes the White House – by Joe Conason, Salon

Navy Public Affairs Officer Who Worked in Iraq Condemns President Bush &
The U.S. Invasion – by Steve Gilliard, Democracy Now!

Bush loyalists pack Iraq press office – by Jim Krane, Salon

When Private Armies Take to the Front Lines – by Michael Duffy, Time Magazine

Warriors for hire in Iraq – by P.W. Singer, Salon

Turning into Israel? – by Juan Cole, Salon

Privatization in Iraq: ‘Contractors’ With Guns –
by Nicholas Von Hoffman, The New York Observer

Bush’s flight from the Guard – by James C. Moore, Salon

One-page summary of the Conquest of Iraq – by Ed Stephan

The Grey Zone – How a secret Pentagon program came to Abu Ghraib –
by Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker

The Roots of Torture – The road to Abu Ghraib began after 9/11, when Washington
wrote new rules to fight a new kind of war. A Newsweek investigation –
by John Barry, Michael Hirsh and Michael Isikoff

INTERVIEW: Former FBI Translator Sibel Edmonds Calls Current
9/11 Investigation Inadequate – by Jim Hogue

Abu Ghraib stinks of a high-level cover-up – by Molly Ivins, The Witchita Eagle

Regarding the Torture of Others – by Susan Sontag, The New York Times

The Times and Irag – by the Editors, The New York Times

Not Fit to Print – How Ahmed Chalabi and the Iraq war lobby used New York Times reporter
Judith Miller to make the case for invasion. – by James C. Moore, Salon

Bush Campaign Lies: An attempt to list and document each of the lies, deceits and distortions
of Bush's 2004 election campaign – compiled by scout

Iraq Coalition Casualty Count – compiled by Pat Kneisler,
website designed and maintained by Michael White

The Color Purple – A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION, by One Citizen

Tomgram: Chalmers Johnson, Questions for the President –
By Tom Engelhardt, Chalmers Johnson

The patriot – Armed Services chairman John Warner is determined
to get to the bottom of the Abu Ghraib scandal --
even if it costs George W. Bush the election. – by Mary Jacoby, Salon

A Time To Weep – In a commencement address to the New School University on May 21, Theodore Sorensen, special counsel to President Kennedy, laments "the loss of this country's goodness and therefore its greatness." from Salon

Pentagon Report Set Framework For Use of Torture – Security or Legal Factors Could Trump Restrictions, Memo to Rumsfeld Argued – by Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal

Praise The Lord and Pass the Thumbscews – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Memo on Torture Draws Focus to Bush – Aide Says President Set Guidelines for Interrogations, Not Specific Techniques – by Mike Allen and Dana Priest, The Washington Post

Legalizing Torture – Editorial, The Washington Post

Fantasyland – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Whatever Happened To The Constitution? – by Molly Ivins, Intellivue

A Very American Coup – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Retired Officials Say Bush Must Go – by Ronald Brownstein, The Los Angeles Times

Waxman Raises New Questions on Cheney – By Robert O'Harrow Jr., The Washington Post

Cold Turkey – By Kurt Vonnegut, In These Times

2 + 2 = 5 – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Plan B — As June 30th approaches, Israel looks to the Kurds – By Seymour M. Hersh, The New Yorker

Play It As It Lays – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Election Prevention Commission? – from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Iraq Funds Are Focus of 27 Criminal Inquiries – by T. Christian Miller, Los Angeles Times

The Secret File of Abu Ghraib – by Osha Gray Davidson, Rolling Stone

The Curse of Dick Cheney – by T.D. Allman, Rolling Stone

Stung! – A swarm of new media stories on young George W. Bush's dereliction of duty pops his heroic-leadership bubble. – by Eric Boehlert

– – 2005 – –

Social Security Push to Tap the GOP Faithful – by Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, The Washington Post

Social Security Agency Is Enlisted to Push Its Own Revision – by Robert Pear, The New York Times

The Scandal Sheet – by Peter Dizikes, Salon

The secret Downing Street memo – by Matthew Rycroft, The Sunday Times - Britain

The lies that led to war – by Juan Cole, Salon

What Did Bush Decide and When Did He Decide It? – Think Progress Team

Ministers were told of need for Gulf war ‘excuse’ – The Sunday Times — Britain

Blowback – Pentagon Funds Diplomacy Effort — from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

What Really Happened — The Lie of the Century

Viewer Discretion Advised — from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

Biking Toward Nowhere — by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

It’s Bush-Cheney, Not Rove-Libby – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

We Now Live in a Fascist State – by Lewis H. Lapham, Harper’s Magazine

The White House Cabal – by Lawrence B. Wilkerson, The Los Angeles Times

The Real Meaning of the Plame Scandal – by Joan Walsh, Salon

Secrets and Lies – by Michael Scherer, Salon

Shipwrecked – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

All the Vice President's Men – by Juan Cole, Salon

Who's On First? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Ending the Fraudulence – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Chain, Chain, Chain of Cheney Fools – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Defending Imperial Nudity – by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

Fashioning Deadly Fiascos – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Report Warned Bush Team About Intelligence Suspicions – by Douglas Jehl, The New York Times

Bush: “We don’t torture”—but don’t put it in writing – by Bill Van Auken, World Socialist Web Site

An Army Ready to Snap – by Bob Herbert, The New York Times

‘We Do Not Torture’ and Other Funny Stories – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

This isn’t the real America – by Jimmy Carter, The Los Angeles Times

Torture — Spare Me The Tough Talk – by Molly Ivins, The Miami Herald

The Man Who Sold the War – by James Bamford, The Rolling Stone

Political conflict intensifies over Bush’s Iraq war lies – by Patrick Martin, World Socialist Web Site

The Salvadoran Option II – by Billmon, from Billmon’s Whiskey Bar

One War Lost, Another to Go – by Frank Rich, from The New York Times

How the Bush administration got spooked – by Tom Engelhardt, from Asia Times Online

Key Bush Intelligence Briefing Kept From Hill Panel – By Murray Waas, National Journal

The long march of Dick Cheney – by Sidney Blumenthal, Salon

Casualties of the Bush Administration - The Fallen Legion – by Nick Turse, Tom Dispatch

Casualties of the Bush Administration - The Fallen Legion II – by Nick Turse, Tom Dispatch

The Autumn of the Patriarchy – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press – by Mark Mazzetti and Borzou Daragahi, The Los Angeles Times

W’s Head In The Sand – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Torturing The Facts – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

The Bush-Cheney Tapes: Fresh Evidence For George W. Bush's Ranking As the Worst U.S. President – by Fred Branfman, The Huffington Post

Can Mommy Know Best? – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

It Takes A Potemkin Village – by Frank Rich, The New York Times

Dahr Jamail on the Missing Air War in Iraq – by Dahr Jamail, Tom’s Dispatch

In The Kingdom Of The Half-Blind – by Bill Moyers, National Security Archive

Hot Monkey Love – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Bush uses lies, fear-mongering to defend war in Iraq, police state measures at home – by Bill Van Auken, World Socialist Web Site

The Squires of Surveillance – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

Mr. Cheney’s Imperial Presidency – The New York Times Editorial

Who Will Fight for the Constitution? – By Alexander Cockburn, The Nation

Fear Destroys What bin Laden Could Not – By Robert Steinback, The Miami Herald

Vice Axes That 70's Show – by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times

'Dr. Germ' and 'Mrs. Anthrax' on the loose. Pair used to manufacture war propaganda are still presumed innocent – by Robert Scheer, Working For Change

Big Brother Bush – by Molly Ivins, Alternet.org

UK Torture Memos – By Craig Murray via Daily Kos

Politics of Fear – by Gene Lyons, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Heck of a Job, Bushie – by Paul Krugman, the New York Times

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