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Fact of the Matter Is That Facts Didn't Matter Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 Echoes of occupation of 1920 in latest effort to bring Iraqis to heel Red Cross Fears US Is Hiding Detainees The fear factor Ridge's latest "I go: Boo!" event, sent political pundits way over the top in terms of their interviews and talking points. The general consensus, encouraged by stalwart Republicans in das Capitol, is that terrorists would really love to hit New York during the Republican convention because Bush had the guts, if not the intellectual foresight, to urge them to "Bring them on" last year. Now, they're out to get him. And, New York? Well, it would be a horrifically symbolic target. Bush to declare state of emergency in the U.S.? Politus Interruptis Know the limits of your intelligence Intelligence Failures Now and Then Butler inquiry took evidence from Blix Hearts and minds at any cost In the war on terror, the market dominates with scant regard for process or rules. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the distinctions between private and public armies, between war and business, between military and humanitarian efforts, have all been blurred. If regular soldiers are in short supply, private security fills the gap. Private "contractors" have free run of military prisons. If you want co-operation from the locals, get soldiers to offer blankets as well as bullets. If there are not enough troops to win over hearts and minds, use aid agencies - in Colin Powell's sinister phrase - as "force multipliers". Sharon's Fingerprints On Latest Non-Suicide Tel Aviv Bombing The lying liar lies again Bush again tries to link Saddam, al-Qaida The Continual Lies of King George Lies for wars of conquest & greed What a Tangled Web We Weave... George Bush's Crumbling Credibility Battling "Evil-Doers" Begets Evil Depleted Uranium: America's Silent Weapon of Mass Destruction Fact of the Matter Is That Facts Didn't Matter Well, the CIA managed, barely, to get one thing right on Iraq: There never was a case for linking Saddam Hussein with Osama bin Laden or the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a key rationale for President Bush's invasion of Iraq. Now We Know: It's our Mideast Policy that's Creating Enemies   Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |