Faked intelligence on Iraq part of a pattern of White House dissemblance:

Faked intelligence on Iraq part of a pattern of White House dissemblance: senator
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A leading Democrat in Congress accused the White House of a broad pattern of dissemblance in making its case for waging war on Iraq (news - web sites).

Carl Levin, senior Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee (news - web sites), refuted White House claims that now-discredited reports that Iraq had tried to buy nuclear material from Africa was an isolated case of Washington using dodgy pre-war intelligence.


"The misleading statement about African uranium is not an isolated incident. There is a significant amount of troubling evidence that it was part of a pattern of exaggerations and misleading statements," he said in comments delivered from the floor of the US Senate.


"The President's statement that Iraq was attempting to acquire African uranium was not a 'mistake.' It was not inadvertent. It was not a slip. It was negotiated between the CIA (news - web sites) and the NSC," he said, referring to the Central Intelligence Agency (news - web sites) and National Security Council.


"It was calculated. It was misleading," said Levin.
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There is a mantra for the Bush administration.

When others were bashing him for caving in to the Bush lies, I knew better. He is one very smart, crafty Senator WHO VOTED AGAINST THE IRAQ quag-the dog-mire

Hit 5 on the "rate this story" button at the bottom of the page.

When I see a headline like this I expect it to be on a website that can't normally be reference in a conversation but Yaho is read by a great many people.

What is AFP?

or something! :scared: :crazy:

I've seen the name a lot (AFP) but I don't know much about them. Hope someone here can cast some light on AFP, myself.

--the Reuters of the French-speaking world.

About time a Dem extended his claws.

look out. Especially one in the know and as respected as Levin.

Paging Chicken W. little, the sky is falling.

Still #1 and #2 (slight variation as separate story)!

Go to the bottom of the story and give it a "5."

It's multi-purpose and it multi-tasks!! Try it yourself

Pattern of deception
Pattern of corruption
Pattern of obstruction
Pattern of aggression

Great Soundbite ...

Cripes its about time they showed their teeth. WTG Senator Levin, keep that lying SOB and his cabals ass to the fire!!

When I look at the contrast between both the substance of the allegations here and those with Clinton, and the veracity with which the GOP pursued Clinton and their complete abdication of their responsibility to hold a President to account, I am simply stunned.

But I guess I shouldn't be.