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Former Interrogator Says Saddam Did Have Ties to Al-Qaeda

The FBI released the transcripts of Saddam's interrogation under the Freedom of Information Act. But there's nothing new that the mainstream media's been reporting on that hadn't already been printed in Ron Kessler's The Terrorist Watch, and the 60 Minutes interview with George Piro over a year ago, which read verbatim what was already covered in Kessler's book.

What strikes me as appalling, is how public perception has been shaped in regards to the decision to remove Saddam from power and the public's confusion over how Iraq relates to 9/11, and how the links between Saddam and al Qaeda is not the same argument as Saddam and 9/11. The former became part of the case for war, not the latter (in terms of accusing Saddam as having a hand in orchestrating 9/11- an accusation that President Bush never made).

Scott just posted a new and important piece by Mark Eichenlaub. Please take the time to read the whole thing.

The mantra "Bush lied, people died" and the media narrative about "no wmds" (which misses a big part of the picture) and "false pretenses" should not stand. It's this public misperception that helped shaped voters' decision to back "regime change" in the White House and usher in Democrat children to replace the adults.

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Hat tip: Mike's America

Can you explain this photo?

An athlete performs tricks on a trampoline as Air Canada unveils their new Boeing 777 painted in a 2010 Olympic Winter Games motive in Vancouver, British Columbia July 8, 2009. The plane decked out in Olympic sport scenes will be used on international routes to Europe and Asia.
REUTERS/Andy Clark

I'm Offended by the Intolerance of Feigned Indignation

I guess CodePink's not fooled

Yes, we still have our troops on the outskirts of Iraq.

So where are the effigies of Obama being burned?





Kind of obscene for the little girl to be carrying that sign, don't'cha think?

Cross-posted at Flopping Aces

Opposition due to partisanship, not patriotism

Bush Policy “Hold Gitmo Prisoners Indefinitely” = Bad; Obama Policy “Hold Gitmo Prisoners Indefinitely” = Good

America's Loss

A thought worth thinking about:

My nephew, Brian Bradshaw, was killed by an explosive device in Afghanistan on June 25, the same day that Michael Jackson died. Mr. Jackson received days of wall-to-wall coverage in the media. Where was the coverage of my nephew or the other soldiers who died that week? There were several of them, and our family crossed paths with the family of another fallen soldier at Dover Air Force Base, where the bodies come “home.” Only the media in Brian's hometown [in Washington State] and where he was stationed before his deployment [Alaska] covered his death.

I understand Michael Jackson's influence is tremendous; that he's touched millions of lives. That he should be judged on the whole complexity of his life, and not remembered solely on allegations of child molestation. If he's done any harm in the world, he also did an enormous amount of good, which included generous donations to charity.

I wasn't a big fan of his music. And I certainly thought he was bizarre. I have great difficulty looking at anyone who has had as much plastic surgery as he had without my stomach churning.

But there's something disconcerting with this level of attention. Jackson's death not only eclipsed the deaths of Ed McMahon and Farrah Fawcett in fan-driven media coverage, but it also bumped the aftermath of the Iranian election off item #1 in the news.

There's also something extremely weird about our human condition, where entertainment celebrities are held to exalted worship while soldiers who are fighting and dying to defend our way of life remain faceless and nameless as far as media coverage is concerned.

Of course, interest level drives the ratings; so we can fault our own selves as much as blame the media for not driving the news stories worth knowing.

Also, check out American Power regarding the circus atmosphere and cost to the city of LA (isn't the state of California bankrupt, already?).

*UPDATE*

CJ posted this Glenn Beck segment:

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Scott of Flopping Aces put this up two years ago:




And if you're here, looking for a longer post to read, try this (for new readers who weren't here a year ago). It's a little background on me.

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