When will the media give the real reasons the US invaded Iraq?

realFedUp

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:38 AM
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When will the media give the real reasons the US invaded Iraq?

Seems a logical step from knowing that
Saddam was bluffing to keep safe from
his neighbors attacks to asking why
did Bush Inc. really want to bomb a weaker
country to bits.

Let's guess:

Oil
PNAC
Testing ground for a new corporate land
Military foothold in the area

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Ezlivin

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:40 AM
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1. When they are told exactly what to say by the WH

They are waiting for their orders...

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realFedUp

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:46 AM
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7. Consensus is oil and euros eh?

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Ezlivin

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:49 AM
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8. I suspect that you are closer to the truth than the entire administration

But I can only "suspect" because, like other citizens, I've been kept in the dark.

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BlueEyedSon

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:52 AM
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10. Yeah, Peak Oil and Dollar Hegemony. Read this:

http://www.rupe-india.org/34/military.html

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realFedUp

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:54 AM
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12. Wow, this was written in 2002 and seems very logical

I'll send this one out...thanks!

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BlueEyedSon

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Thu Oct-07-04 12:04 PM
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13. Glad you're so stoked... and smart. Here's another:

http://www.museletter.com/archive/132.html

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realFedUp

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Thu Oct-07-04 12:20 PM
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14. Thanks, do you write the Muse Letter?

I'll read this one on geopolitics and look
at the back issues. Thanks again :-)

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BlueEyedSon

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Thu Oct-07-04 12:22 PM
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15. No.

I sorta do the Doomsday Report. Check out the links page for more Peak Oil references.

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realFedUp

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Thu Oct-07-04 12:23 PM
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16. Ok, thanks again

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BlueEyedSon

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:41 AM
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2. #5 Dollar Hegemony (vs the euro for oil trade)

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Karenina

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:43 AM
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5. Mind-meld!

;-)

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Karenina

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:42 AM
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3. Saddam was poised

to make EUROS the currency for oil...

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BlueEyedSon

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:44 AM
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6. and to you too!

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killbotfactory

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:43 AM
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4. It's not about oil. Don't believe your lying eyes.

"It hardly needs to be added that if Saddam does acquire the capability to deliver weapons of mass destruction, as he is almost certain to do if we continue along the present course, the safety of American troops in the region, of our friends and allies like Israel and the moderate Arab states, and a significant portion of the world's supply of oil will all be put at hazard."

Signed,
Donald Rumsfeld
Paul Wolfowitz
Richard Perle
Richard L. Armitage

http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqclintonletter.htm
http://www.newamericancentury.org/iraqletter1998.htm

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tom_paine

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:50 AM
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9. The same time the Nazi media rises from the grave

and admits that their calumnioes against the Jews were lies.

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leftofthedial

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Thu Oct-07-04 11:53 AM
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11. when hell freezes over

that would require telling the truth

they are in the business of illusion, not truth

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realFedUp

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Thu Oct-07-04 12:49 PM
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17. kicking for the lunchbunch

I hope this is a question that every
editor in the country is asking him or herself
and their boards.

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realFedUp

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Thu Oct-07-04 02:24 PM
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18. kicking for editorial board lunches....

:-)

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