LIES told by Bush administration 2-15-2008

15, February 2008 LIES told by Bush administration
Now, two highly respected organizations have officially exposed the blatant falsehoods of the Bush administration in the lead up to the Iraq war. What is even more telling is the corporate media’s eager willingness to echo these lies and serve as cheerleaders for the Bush propaganda machine. The Center for Public Integrity, working alongside the Fund for Independence in Journalism, tallied 260 lies told by Bush himself, including 231 statements claiming that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and 28 that Saddam Hussein had close ties to al-Qaida. Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill admitted that the Bush administration began plotting the invasion right after Sept. 11, 2001. The, then Secretary of State Colin Powell, clocked 254 lies and was the only administration figure to be publicly embarrassed.  He paid the ultimate price destroying his career and integrity. The influential New York Times and the Washington Post have admitted their role as ‘in-bed’ journalists but tragically continue to propagandize the administration in its highly dubious rhetoric of claiming the “surge” to be a success and amplifying the danger of Iran. Largely ignored by the media is the corresponding increase in aerial bombardment which is killing and maiming more Iraqi civilians and destroying their homes.