One mans interpretation of the Kay report. The Iraq Sanctions Worked.

Here we go, Executive Privilege Seen as Leak-Case Option.

This is a "right-wing" publication, Yes, Bush lied. Here is how is starts:

A year ago, on Oct. 1, one of the most important documents in U.S. history was published and couriered over to the White House.

The 90-page, top-secret report, drafted by the National Intelligence Council at Langley, included an executive summary for President Bush known as the "key judgments." It summed up the findings of the U.S. intelligence community regarding the threat posed by Iraq, findings the president says formed the foundation for his decision to preemptively invade Iraq without provocation. The report "was good, sound intelligence," Bush has remarked.

Most of it deals with alleged weapons of mass destruction.

But page 4 of the report, called the National Intelligence Estimate, deals with terrorism, and draws conclusions that would come as a shock to most Americans, judging from recent polls on Iraq. The CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency and the other U.S. spy agencies unanimously agreed that Baghdad:

* had not sponsored past terrorist attacks against America,

* was not operating in concert with al-Qaida,

* and was not a terrorist threat to America.

"We have no specific intelligence information that Saddam's regime has directed attacks against U.S. territory," the report stated.

Now we all know this. We've known for some time now that Bush is a liar. But this is encouraging because the "right-wingers" are beginning to see it.

This report, MISPERCEPTIONS, THE MEDIA AND THE IRAQ WAR (.pdf format) is an eye opener. It shows that how you get your news determines whether you know the truth or not. Here is an excerpt:

The extent of Americans?’ misperceptions vary significantly depending on their source of news. Those who receive most of their news from Fox News are more likely than average to have misperceptions. Those who receive most of their news from NPR or PBS are less likely to have misperceptions. These variations cannot simply be explained as a result of differences in the demographic characteristics of each audience, because these variations can also be found when comparing the demographic subgroups of each audience.

Another misperception debunked, Times Corrects Iraq Inspections Myth.

- posted by Mom/Dad @ 1:15 PM