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Pentagon Eyes Massive Covert Attack on Iran
ABC News May 30, 2003
Summary...The Pentagon is advocating a massive covert action program to overthrow Iran's ruling ayatollahs as the only way to stop the country's nuclear weapons ambitions, senior State Department and Pentagon officials told ABCNEWS...

President Bush Lied in State of the Union Address
May 30, 2003
January 28, 2003

... Summary: At the request of a reader, here is the exact quote President Bush used to claim there was an urgent need to rush to war against Iraq because Iraq had chemical warfare agents. The facts now show the President lied during the State of the Union Address ...

VP Cheney Lied to Veterans of Foreign Wars
May 30, 2003
August 26, 2002

... In response to a reader's request, here are the exact quotes used by Vice President Richard Cheney in a speech before the Veterans of Foreign Wars to create fear and panic by claiming Iraq was an immediate threat to the United States. Cheney lied to America's war veterans.

WMD just a convenient excuse for war, admits Wolfowitz
David Usborne Independent (UK) May 30, 2003
May 30, 2003

The Bush administration focused on alleged weapons of mass destruction as the primary justification for toppling Saddam Hussein by force because it was politically convenient, a top-level official at the Pentagon has acknowledged.

Bush & Blair's "Case for War Blown Apart"
Ben Russell and Andy McSmith The Independent (UK) May 30, 2003
May 28, 2003

... Summary: A few short months ago, in the rush to war, Prime Minister Blair told the world Iraq could attack the world with chemical agents "in 45 minutes." President Bush said there is "no doubt that Iraq continues to possess and conceal lethal weapons." After more than two months, the evidence is clear that both men lied. The valid question remains: who will investigate these lies and who be held responsible? ...

Pentagon Accused of Disinformation
Pascal Riche Libération (France) May 30, 2003
May 28, 2003

... Summary: Senator Robert Byrd denounced [President Bush's invasion and occupation of Iraq as] a "house of cards built on deceptions" ...

Save Our Spooks
Nicholas Kristof New York Times May 30, 2003
May 30, 2003

On Day 71 of the Hunt for Iraqi W.M.D., yesterday, once again nothing turned up. Maybe we'll do better on Day 72.

US General: "The War Has Not Ended"
Jim Miklaszewski NBC News / MSNBC May 29, 2003
May 29, 2003

Baghdad, Iraq — The commander of coalition ground forces in Iraq said Thursday that continuing attacks on U.S. forces were being orchestrated by Baath Party groups loyal to ousted President Saddam Hussein.

Attack in Iraq Town Kills 2 U.S. Soldiers
BASSEM MROUE Associated Press May 29, 2003
FALLUJAH, Iraq - Gunmen opened fire on American troops at a checkpoint early Tuesday, killing two U.S. soldiers and wounding nine others in the troubled town of Fallujah — a hotbed of support for Saddam Hussein's fallen Baath Party, the U.S. military said.

Iraq Townsfolk Riot After U.S.-Led Weapons Search
Wafa Amr Reuters May 29, 2003
HIT, Iraq (Reuters) - The police station in the tense Iraqi town of Hit smoldered on Thursday, a day after it was set alight in what residents said was a riot over intrusive weapons searches by Iraqi police and U.S. soldiers.

No Bunker where U.S. Bombs Targeted Saddam-CBS
Reuters May 29, 2003
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Baghdad bunker which the United States said it bombed on the opening night of the Iraq war in a bid to kill Saddam Hussein never existed, CBS Evening News reported Wednesday.

Veterans' Healthcare Squeezed by VA
Howard Wilkinson Cincinnati Enquirer May 28, 2003
May 25, 2003

Soon, tens of thousands of veterans will come home from the Iraqi war, be discharged with honor, and have a gift waiting for them - free health care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for two years. It used to be a lifetime guarantee.

Report: 5,000 to 10,000 Iraqi Civilians Killed
David Wright ABC TV News May 28, 2003
May 28, 2003

Baghdad, Iraq — The Pentagon keeps a precise count of U.S. casualties in the war in Iraq. But the question of how many Iraqis lost their lives remains as mysterious as the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein or the location of all those weapons of mass destruction.

Was There a Massacre of 3,000 Prisoners in Afghanistan in 2001?
Russell Mokhiber Common Dreams May 28, 2003
May 27, 2003

... Summary: Here is a question and answer exchange between investigative reporter Russell Mokhiber and White House press secretary Ari Fleischer. Mokhiber asks Fleisher if President George Bush has seen a new documentary claiming the Afghan warlords paid by the US to overthrow Afghanistan's Taliban government are responsible for a massacre of 3,000 Taliban prisoners, and he asks if Bush is aware of possible US military involvement and if Bush will call for an investigation ...

Al Jezeera: 4 More US KIA in Iraq War
Reuters May 28, 2003
May 28, 2003

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) - Al-Jazeera television [based in Qatar] said Wednesday four U.S. soldiers were killed in Iraq when a helicopter came down.

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