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2003-12-19 Home Front

Fun with watching Guardian struggle to spin Americanâs 2-1 support of war

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Posted by B 2003-12-19 11:07:49 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Yeah. Subtle as a sledgehammer, B...

Posted by Raj 2003-12-19 11:18:58 AM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com] 2003-12-19 11:18:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Six in 10 thought the government was likely to be embarrassed by some of the information disclosed by Saddam in a trial.

And this "information" would be....?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-19 11:54:33 AM|| 2003-12-19 11:54:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 And this "information" would be....?
The back-door maneuvering by the likes of Jim McDermott, US Government officials on the Saddam payroll, United Nations payoffs to ignore or lift sanctions, Bill Clinton's ineffective behavior toward Saddam, the "useful idiots" like Sean Penn who were wined and dined by Saddam and fed so much shit they almost choked, how the money was diverted from the Oil for Food program to the Oil for Palaces and Oil for Weapons programs, who helped out when with WMDs... the list could be virtually endless. Coming from Saddam's mouth, it would be ten times more damning than if it came from captured intelligence documents or government files.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-12-19 12:43:37 PM|| [http://users.codenet.net/mweather/default.htm] 2003-12-19 12:43:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 OP - It'd be great to hear corroboration from Saddam, but I wouldn't find his rantings credible without those captured docs and files to back them up. He could spout off all kinds of lies right now and accuse just enough of the guilty that he could throw in some innocent names for spite and really wreak havoc, or tell just enough of the truth that his lies seem credible. I would never trust anything he says without any proof or corroboration.

Posted by Dar 2003-12-19 12:55:27 PM|| 2003-12-19 12:55:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 ..US Government officials on the Saddam payroll,..

That would be the only thing that would genuinely be embarrassing, especially if it were administration officials being bought off. All the other stuff, however, is potential egg on other people's faces.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-19 1:53:14 PM|| 2003-12-19 1:53:14 PM|| Front Page Top

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