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'Bin Laden Sitting In A Cave Laughing'

This article from YubaNet.com details the obfuscations and blatant lies of the Bush Administration, written by an intrepid investigative journalist. Evelyn Pringle is not afraid to mince words; she does not try to blunt the hard edge of reality, as she writes in her closing:

"The fact is, there was no arsenal of weapons and Saddam was no threat, imminent or otherwise. Bush and his band of chickenhawks lied to Kerry, to other members of Congress, to taxpayers, and the world, in order to pull off their grand profiteering scheme."

Now that we know the truth, the whole damn bunch should be tried as war criminals, and once they are convicted and sent to prison, they should be treated every bit as well as they have treated prisoners jailed under their watch over the past 5 years."

Any futher introduction on my part cannot do Ms. Pringle's article justice, so please read on and see for yourself. -- Annamarie

From YubaNet.com

Columns
Evelyn Pringle: Bin Laden Sitting In A Cave Laughing
Author: Evelyn Pringle
Published on November 11, 2005, 07:28



"The war in Iraq is a miserable failure, any way you look at it. Retired General Anthony Zinni, former commander of the US Central Command, had it right when he said that by manufacturing a false rationale for war, abandoning traditional allies, propping up and trusting Iraqi exiles, and failing to plan for post-war Iraq, Bush has made the US less secure, instead of safer.

Osama himself could not have created the mess that Bush got us into, even if he had tried and he's probably sitting in his cave laughing his fool head off as we speak.

By launching a war against a country that posed no real threat to anyone, Bush not only sabotaged bin Laden's capture, he destroyed our credibility all over the world. As we recently witnessed with Katrina, by over-extending our forces, Bush has lessened our ability to respond to emergencies at home which means we can logically assume that he has lessened our ability to respond to an actual threat of terror should one arise.

How Did We End Up With Bush Anyways?

During the 2000 presidential campaign, the Republican platform contained the following statements:" Read rest of this article here

Evelyn Pringle is a columnist for Independent Media TV and an investigative journalist focused on exposing corruption in government.

posted by Annamarie at 8:08 PM