Bush's Campaign of Lies to Conceal War Crimes

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Bush's Campaign of Lies to Conceal War Crimes

by Walter C. Uhler


During his recent, hour-long interview on Al-Arabiya TV, President Bush denied "the U.S. is gearing up to attack Iran" and dismissed as "'gossip' reports in the Arab press that he has issued orders to senior U.S. military officials to prepare for an attack on Iran at the end of January or in February." (AP, Arizona Daily Star, Oct. 6, 2007) He then added: "Evidently, there's a lot of gossip in parts of the country - world that try to scare people about me personally or my country or what we stand for."

Gossip is it? Or has the Decider simply repressed or forgotten all the lies he told during the run-up to his illegal, immoral invasion and murderous occupation of Iraq? For example, has Bush simply repressed or forgotten his lie on December 28, 2001, when, after an extensive secret briefing by General Tommy Franks about a future invasion of Iraq, he told the press that his discussion with Franks focused on the General's recent trip to Afghanistan and events occurring in that country? (Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, p. 65)

Perhaps Bush also has repressed or forgotten his interview with British reporter Trevor McDonald in early April 2002, during which he asserted, "I made up my mind that Saddam needs to go." When pressed by McDonald, Bush added: "People think that Saddam Hussein has no links with the al Qaeda network, and I'm wondering why you have….The worst thing that could happen would be to allow a nation, like Iraq, run by Saddam Hussein, to develop weapons of mass destruction, and then team up with terrorist organizations so they can blackmail the world." (Woodward, pp. 120-121)

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A New York Times editorial got it right when it noted: "President Bush and his aides have not only condoned torture and abuse at secret prisons, but they have conducted a systematic campaign to mislead Congress, the American people and the world about those policies." (NYT, 7 Oct. 2007) Perhaps, such lies engender all the "gossip." But they certainly demonstrate that Bush "can't stand the truth!"

Many of the people who now doubt Bush's denial of plans to attack Iran probably recall his lie about Iran's nuclear program. On August 6, 2007, while speaking about Iran, Bush asserted: "This is a government that has proclaimed its desire to build a nuclear weapon." Sounds too eerily similar to Bush's lies about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, doesn't it? Yet, as any honest person with a brain in his head already knows, the Iranian government has repeatedly denied such a desire. Perhaps, Iran's leaders have been lying. But, Bush certainly lied.

Were Bush ever to step outside his delusional bubble, he'd learn that most people in the world, including most Americans, connect his lies about Iraq to his war in Iraq, as well as his lies denying torture to the continuation of such torture. Given Bush's track record, it's only natural for the world to conclude that his lies about Iran virtually guarantee that this reckless and dangerous war criminal will attack the Persians next. It's called "logic," not "gossip."

They said they got more voluntary and reliable information from prisoners by treating them humanely and by rewarding them with things like cigarettes and alcohol for important information. One gentleman said he used to even play chess with and give wine to a prisoner who would tell all kinds of secret info. while he was in a good mood and especially while he was drunk and wanting more wine.

they tell you what you want to hear whether it's the truth or not. We are the savages here.

And yes, I read about the WWII soldiers who condemned this current 'practice' that goes against the tenets of the Geneva Convention.

As was in Vietnam, so in Iraq. Individuals with or without vendettas against their neighbors will turn the other in for revenge or for a cash reward by saying they're an insurgent or they set up a roadside bomb that killed fellow soldiers, etc. These Innocent individuals are then arrested, beaten and with a vicous dog held inches away from biting their genitals off they are forced to sign a confession for the crimes they've been accused of.
I still don't see where of how things like that fight the war on terror, make us any safer or make us shine as a nation that boasts democracy, law and order and human rights.