Greg Palast: 'Impeachment time: 'Facts were fixed''
By Greg Palast, GregPalast.com
Here it is. The smoking gun. The memo that has "IMPEACH HIM" written all
over it.
The top-level government memo marked "SECRET AND STRICTLY PERSONAL," dated
eight months
before Bush sent us into Iraq, following a closed meeting with the
President, reads,
"Military action was now seen as inevitable. Bush wanted to remove Saddam
through military
action justified by the conjunction of terrorism and WMD. But the
intelligence and facts
were being fixed around the policy."
Read that again: "The intelligence and facts were being fixed...."
For years, after each damning report on BBC TV, viewers inevitably ask me,
"Isn't this
grounds for impeachment?" -- vote rigging, a blind eye to terror and the bin
Ladens before
9-11, and so on. Evil, stupidity and self-dealing are shameful but not
impeachable. What's
needed is a "high crime or misdemeanor."
And if this ain't it, nothing is.
The memo, uncovered this week by the Times, goes on to describe an elaborate
plan by
George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to hoodwink the planet
into supporting
an attack on Iraq knowing full well the evidence for war was a phony.
A conspiracy to commit serial fraud is, under federal law, racketeering.
However, the
Mob's schemes never cost so many lives.
Here's more. "Bush had made up his mind to take military action. But the
case was thin.
Saddam was not threatening his neighbors, and his WMD capability was less
than that of
Libya, North Korea or Iran."
Really? But Mr. Bush told us, "Intelligence gathered by this and other
governments leaves
no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the
most lethal
weapons ever devised."
A month ago, the Silberman-Robb Commission issued its report on WMD
intelligence before
the war, dismissing claims that Bush fixed the facts with this snooty,
condescending
conclusion written directly to the President, "After a thorough review, the
Commission
found no indication that the Intelligence Community distorted the evidence
regarding
Iraq's weapons."
We now know the report was a bogus 618 pages of thick whitewash aimed to let
Bush off the
hook for his murderous mendacity.
Read on: The invasion build-up was then set, says the memo, "beginning 30
days before the
US Congressional elections." Mission accomplished.
You should parse the entire memo and see if you can make it through its
three pages
without losing your lunch.
Now sharp readers may note they didn't see this memo, in fact, printed in
the New York
Times. It wasn't. Rather, it was splashed across the front pages of the
Times of LONDON on
Monday.
It has effectively finished the last, sorry remnants of Tony Blair's
political career.
(While his Labor Party will most assuredly win the elections Thursday, Prime
Minister
Blair is expected, possibly within months, to be shoved overboard in favor
of his
Chancellor of the Exchequer, a political execution which requires only a
vote of the
Labour party's members in Parliament.)
But in the US, barely a word. The New York Times covers this hard evidence
of Bush's
fabrication of a casus belli as some "British" elections story. Apparently,
our
President's fraud isn't "news fit to print."
My colleagues in the UK press have skewered Blair, digging out more
incriminating memos,
challenging the official government factoids and fibs. But in the US press .
nada, bubkes,
zilch. Bush fixed the facts and somehow that's a story for "over there."
The Republicans impeached Bill Clinton over his cigar and Monica's
affections. And the US
media could print nothing else.
Now, we have the stone, cold evidence of bending intelligence to sell us on
death by the
thousands, and neither a Republican Congress nor what is laughably called US
journalism
thought it worth a second look.
My friend Daniel Ellsberg once said that what's good about the American
people is that you
have to lie to them. What's bad about Americans is that it's so easy to do.
Reprinted from GregPalast.com:
http://gregpalast.com/detail.cfm?artid=426&row=1
"Freedom Fries" <FrenchFriesAren'tFr...@dumbamericans.com> wrote in message
news:427b1b36$1...@x-privat.org...
You're saying it's OK for a president to lie?
--
Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning.
A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing.
- Maynard James Keenan
The belief in the Christian god... is an appalling nightmare. I reject
the notion that the whole universe was created by this kind of evil
creature who would create such a thing. - Anthony Flew, March 22, 2005
aa #2133
ap #19
--
Sure.. as long as its YOUR president!
Thought ya knew this, Towlie...
PDW, AA...
> TV's videoa...@msn.com wrote:
> > What a stupid post. It's east to see why democrats continue to lose
> > elections .
>
> You're saying it's OK for a president to lie?
As long as he tells lies that make the neo-cons feel good about themselves,
then sure. So lies about how dangerous is Iraq and how we need to kill
thousands of Iraqi to show that the US will not be bullied in to losing out
on oil that is ours by Right of God are perfectly ok. Lies about not
getting blown by a willing, consenting adult, however....
--
Gregory Gadow
tech...@serv.net
http://www.serv.net/~techbear
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe
in one fewer god than you do. When you understand
why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you
will understand why I dismiss yours."
-Stephen F. Roberts
Yes, unless it's about blowjobs. Then lying is baaaaaaaad.
Unfortunately, Congress is controlled by the Republiclans. They'll never
impeach him, even if he was found raping ten-year-old boys on the front lawn
of the White House.
Goodness you are using some sour grapes for your whine!!!
Got news for you... YOU LOST!!!! Move on please. You have another chance
it a little less then 4 years. Stop your whining and bitching and seek out
a better candidate.
--
Rob
Have you always been this fucking stupid, or do you have to work at it?
Tell me, were you saying the same thing when Clinton won the white
house over a republican?
Here we have the right-wing echo machine in full view.
The evidence keeps stacking up against your boy, but it just does not
matter you people.
Bush is responsible DIRECTLY for the deaths of tens of thousands of
people in Iraq for NOTHING.
The only way to reach these people, unfortunately, is through
legislating morality. Weird, isn't it? Tell Americans you believe in
God and they'll let you carve up Alaska to sell to your friends.
You're not allowed to believe in God if you want to be a Democrat?
Shiznit, you might want to make a memo or something. I was still under
the impression that the right hadn't legislated that yet.
Oh, and welcome to my killfile.
--
James B, master of the tri-pronged scrotal mount
aa #944
"All that belongs to human understanding, in this
deep ignorance and obscurity, is to be skeptical,
or at least cautious; and not to admit of any
hypothesis, whatsoever; much less, of any which
is supported by no appearance of probability."
-David Hume
>On Fri, 6 May 2005 08:42:41 -0500, "towelie" <bugoN...@hotmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>TV's videoa...@msn.com wrote:
>>> What a stupid post. It's east to see why democrats continue to lose
>>> elections .
>>
>>You're saying it's OK for a president to lie?
>
>Duh, of course it's ok for a president to lie.
As long as it's not about a blow job between two consenting adults.
videoa...@msn.com wrote:
Republicans (and most Democrats) are whores, period, who listen to those
with wealth, the scumbag elite.
Richard.
You mean because the other side outspends and out bullies us? Can't be
because they are more truthfull...
PDW
Yes, he did. He told a whopper to the people, and they bought it. Or do
you have some WMD evidence stashed away somewhere..?
The only reason the lying bastard is still in office is because people
were seeking continuaty, rather then issues..
Also, Kerry was lame...
PDW
Yes, we lost, because the public didn't want to rock the boat, and now
we have to put up with four more years of Shrub. But, he still lied.
Thru his teeth.
PDW
> Lying is one thing. Perjury is another. Learn the difference.
Learn the facts.
Was Clinton convicted of perjury? Get your facts straight. You can call
it whatever you wish, but you can't make up facts. If you can document
as "fact" that Clinton was convicted of perjury, then please enlighten
the masses and print the proof.
E. K.
>
> lying = presenting false information
>
> perjury = The deliberate, willful giving of false, misleading, or
> incomplete testimony under oath.
>
--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003
"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001
"I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and
ought to be encouraged." US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, 2004
Free humor. Whenever you want. http://www.psmueller.com
>What a stupid post. It's east to see why democrats continue to lose
>elections .
Oh, is *that* why? And here all this time I thought it was because the
average voter is so dumb he can't pick his nose without an
instructional video.
There's more to it than that. I know a woman, for instance, who lives
in one of the "red states." She's fifty, dirt poor, works for Wal-Mart
making $8 an hour, and has a son in Iraq she's scared to death will be
killed.
She's one of the most rabid Bush supporters I've ever met.
She doesn't care who's got money and who hasn't. She's convinced that
Republicans will save America -- from terrorists, and from the
"liberals." What she doesn't seem to realize is, her life is about the
*worst* that it gets, and it's the people she supports who put her
there.
So, for you 1500+ American servicemen dying for a lie is okay as long as
the liar wins an election?
Cool.
GOP replies. Impeach??? Hell he should be arrested and thrown in
jail as a war criminal.
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"Freedom Fries" <FrenchFriesAren'tFr...@dumbamericans.com> wrote in
news:427b1b36$1...@x-privat.org:
> If a blow job is worth impeachment than so is lying to the country and
> dragging it into war.
When do you think you might grow the hell up?
> Time for the redumblicans...
I guess mine was a silly question.
--
"'The American President' - In this movie, Michael Douglas plays Bill
Clinton as Clinton would like to be - handsome, thin,courageous, liberal
and widowed." - Ann Coulter in "How to Talk to a Liberal"
the worst president of my lifetime, and I am in my 40's!
the Bible talks about those who worship money and do things to hurt the poor
and the envirornment
would sure not like to be a republlican on judgement day!
they will surely burn in hell
Billy Jeff was found guilty of perjury by the House of Representatives.
> the Bible talks about those who worship money and do things to hurt the
poor
> and the envirornment
>
> would sure not like to be a republlican on judgement day!
>
> they will surely burn in hell
>
>
http://www.w3bdevil.com/forums/Loves-NotJesus.jpg
Yeah, that's right. It's not your message, it's because the Republicans
outspend you. Keep believing that and please don't change your message.
More likely that Barney Frank and other Demcrats would be raping ten
year-old boys instead of the president.
Let's hope so...
Yes, you lost because the public didn't want to rock the boat. It's not
because the public isn't buying your message. Please keep thinking that way
and don't change your message.
But she knows that Democrats WON'T save America from terrorists because
their leadership is anti-war and has no new ideas. Please don't change a
thing.
So the House didn't find Billy Jeff guilty of perjury?
> would sure not like to be a republlican on judgement day!
>
> they will surely burn in hell
>
Cowboy, you are really a moron. Please tell us how many tatoos you have and
if your trailer is a double-wide.
> --
> Enkidu AA#2165
> EAC Chaplin and ordained minister,
> ULC, Modesto, CA
Great credentials. Ordained minister? Probably responded to a match book
ad.
Which left Clinton impeached but still in office.
If we do, welcome to the end of Usenet!
My balls are eager to meet your forehead.
--
James B, master of the tri-pronged scrotal mount
aa #944
"All that belongs to human understanding, in this
deep ignorance and obscurity, is to be skeptical,
or at least cautious; and not to admit of any
hypothesis, whatsoever; much less, of any which
is supported by no appearance of probability."
-David Hume
Nobody wants to believe you people would have been that insanely
stupid without propaganda, but if that's what you want us to believe -
OK - you all are a bunch of morons.
You've never been outside the U.S., have you?
Guy
>At some point the minority has to look inward for the reasons why it
>continues to shrink.
Facism is it's own reward. Corruption is fun isn't it?
You need to masturbate more ... your wet dreams are hurting your psyche
...
Support Adam Prices' call for impeachment then......
http://www.impeachblair.org/index.shtml
--
Jez, MBA.,
Country Dancing and Advanced Astrology, UBS.
'Realism is seductive because once you have accepted the reasonable
notion that you should base your actions on reality, you are too often
led to accept, without much questioning, someone else's version of what
that reality is. It is a crucial act of independent thinking to be
skeptical of someone else's description of reality.'-
Howard Zinn
The only difference is an artificial difference. And quit arguing
semantics, it won't get you very far here.
--
Beliefs are dangerous. Beliefs allow the mind to stop functioning.
A non-functioning mind is clinically dead. Believe in nothing.
- Maynard James Keenan
The belief in the Christian god... is an appalling nightmare. I reject
the notion that the whole universe was created by this kind of evil
creature who would create such a thing. - Anthony Flew, March 22, 2005
aa #2133
ap #19
Then why did you right-wing retards impeach Clinton for a little white lie?
No, he/she/shit doesn't care. Lying is ok if you're a Repub or Xian.
Arkansas gov't= bunch of right-wing hacks. Supreme court= bunch of
right-wing hacks. Congress, 1994-present= bunch of right wing hacks. Do
you sense a pattern?
>> Was Clinton convicted of perjury?
>
> No. Did Clinton commit perjury? Just as surely as OJ murdered two
> people.
Do you have proof that OJ murdered anybody?
And because the US is chock-full of sexual bigots.
> Also, Kerry was lame...
Howard Dean would have been a much better candidate, but apparently the
"liberal" media disqualifies anybody from saying "Huff" (or however you
spell that yell sound) at a political rally.
>I dunno but you seem to have experience with it. Tell me about it.
You are living it. Congratulations Best try to research it a bit to
take full advantage.
Actually I couldn't care less if Clinton is a lawyer or not. Anyway, he's
making plenty of money doing speeches. Probably a lot more money than he
would if he were practicing law.