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Leaked documents reveal No 10 cover-up over Iraq invasion

• Inquiry to hear how Blair hid true intentions for war

• Military ‘ill-prepared’ for aftermath of invasion

coinky dink?

I think not, after all who wants a known liar;

Tony Blair, the former prime minister, misled MPs and the public to throughout 2002 when he claimed that Britain’s objective was “disarmament, not regime change” and that there had been no planning for military action. In fact, British military planning for a full invasion and regime change began in February 2002.

and possible war criminal;

They were so shocked by the lack of preparation for the aftermath of the invasion that they believe members of the British and US governments at the time could be prosecuted for war crimes by breaching the duty outlined in the Geneva convention to safeguard civilians in a conflict, the Guardian has been told.

to head the European Union?

Hmm if Tony Blair was lying to the British people cause he made a pack with Bush to illegally attack Iraq in early 2002,

Blair had in effect promised George Bush that he would join the US-led invasion when, as late as July 2002, he was denying to MPs that preparations were being made for military action. The leaked documents reveal that “from March 2002 or May at the latest there was a significant possibility of a large-scale British operation”.

does that mean Bush-Cheney lied to us all through 2002?

YA THINK?

That means they are war criminals also.

Illegal invasion;

No preparation for civilians post combat phase, …

Documents leaked in 2005 show that, almost a year before the invasion, Blair was privately preparing to commit Britain to war and topple Saddam Hussein, despite warnings from his closest advisers that it was unjustified. They also show how Blair was planning to justify regime change as an objective, despite warnings from Lord Goldsmith, the attorney general, that the “desire for regime change was not a legal base for military action.

Hmmmm …… regime change for the sake of regime change is a war crime,

Interesting;

Somebody better tell Gonzo, Condi, Dumsfeld, Powell, Feith, Wolfowitz, Franks, Hadley, Libby, Fleisher, Tenet, Perle, Cambone, Boykin, Ashcroft, Armitage, Bolton, Zoellick among others to call Henry Kissinger and ask how American War criminals can travel with out the inconvience of being sent to the Hague for a trial.

Oh yea Bush and Cheney too.

Nice to see the British actually investigating this, too bad we never will …. cause too many republicans (they were in charge of lying and committing war crimes remember) will go to prison then.

Wanna bet the corporate owned MSM entertainment-disinfo service here in America ignores this one also?

All the Democrats and President Obama of today want to do is help the elderly or the extremely sick to be able to discuss with their doctors their end-of-life directives & Living Wills without worrying about the cost to do so…..not drop bombs on them while they innocently sleep! Spit.

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Hey, you just knew it was going to happen! Condi Rice and the other Brownshirts who worked loyally for George Bush will today lie to anyone who asks them a question about enhanced interrogations torture! Yeah, yeah, even a 4th grader has to censor his question to Condi Brownshirt for fear that some truth might get out…

From Think Progress:

Speaking to students at Stanford University last month, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration’s interrogation policies, saying that they did not constitute torture and were legal “by definition” because President Bush authorized them. Rice was put on the defensive on the issue again today while visiting an elementary school in Washington, DC. During a Q & A session with students, a 4th grader named Misha Lerner asked Rice about “the things President Obama’s administration was saying about the methods the Bush administration had used to get information from detainees”

Here’s Misha original question that ended up being censored: “If you would work for Obama’s administration, would you push for torture?”

Condi keeps whistling past the graveyard! She’s good at it too. Remember…..waterboarding is a summer sport that Americans do while vacationing! It’s not torture. And if you have to waterboard someone 183 times, that means they’re having a vacation of a lifetime! See? Condi says so.

Nice.

Flashback to the Crook who said ‘if I do it then that means it’s okay to do! So there America! I am Mr. Legality!’…

More right wing thinking…

If Hitler said he killed the Jews because he wanted to rob them only and it had nothing to do with them being Jewish, then that means pistol whipping, tying Matthew Shepard to a fence, torturing him for hours, leaving him for dead, and then robbing him means this was a robbery and murder didn’t occur….again….because it was a robbery, yeah yeah, it was not a hate crime (again because a robbery occurred! ) even though it was admitted by the killers that they targeted Shepard because he was gay. So, you know what this means! It means Rep. Virginia Foxx is correct just like Hitler would have been if he hadn’t taken his life like a typical right wing coward before anyone could ask him.

See?

Spit.

Right wingers commit crimes, they’re criminals, and they all should be in prison so our nation can feel safe again. Just because George Bush is no longer president doesn’t mean the Hate Crime Party is gone. They’re still here and they are making up anything to protect their Satanic Egos!

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Wow, today was a great day. First off, I got to witness President Obama signing all four executive orders to and him explaining before signing each one that…Americans are not barbarians…and we can still catch the bad guys without acting like the bad guys. I’m telling you….it was a fantastic moment after living through 8 years of Bush Terrorism on so many levels! We don’t have to break our laws to be able to protect ourselves.

You can watch President Obama signing his executive order to close GITMO within a year, here:

Is it just me or is it nice to have a president who explains what he’s doing in a coherent, rational, and sane manner without an evil smirky grin on his face where you get the feeling you’re going to get screwed again?

Secondly, I also watched Hillary Clinton as she was well received at the State Department (it was estimated to be a crowd of a 1,000 people OUTSIDE who cheered her when she got out of the car) today. One reporter on MSNBC said the State Department has been starving for years for great leadership and they’re thrilled that Hillary is going to be there for them to have REAL discussions about foreign policy, to finally have someone who will listen to them and their ideas, and to have debates where there is disagreement. Love it! I guess this means Condi Rice sucked eggs. Obviously (and we know she did!).

Anyway….a short time later, Hillary held her first press conference as the new Secretary of State and then George Mitchell was announced by her as the new Special Envoy to the Middle East. Holy cow! A thrilling moment. There were many times before Obama picked Joe Biden to be his VP where I had hoped he would pick George Mitchell (HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE), because I knew he would be a perfect fit, but that doesn’t matter now, because President Obama has put George Mitchell in his Cabinet! I knew he would. See? I can get it right sometimes. LOL

We Mainers have a special attachment to George Mitchell, not only because he was our former US Senator and the peace-maker for Northern Ireland, but because he does have this special ability to bring everyone around the table to work towards peace and has enough political savvy to get the job done. He has a quiet resolve. I think he’s unique in this aspect and he will be a fantastic voice in bringing about some peace (or rationalism!) to the Middle East. Something tells me he is going to be well received over there. I can’t wait to see what he does.

Here are George Mitchell’s remarks today upon accepting his new role on behalf of the American people and the Middle East (transcript from the Washington Post):

MITCHELL: Thank you. Mr. President, Madam Secretary, I’m grateful to you for your kind words and for the confidence that you show in me and in Ambassador Holbrooke.

It’s a great honor for me to be able to serve our country again, and especially to do so with my friend and distinguished colleague, Richard Holbrooke.

I don’t underestimate the difficulty of this assignment. The situation in the Middle East is volatile, complex and dangerous. But the president and the secretary of state have made it clear that danger and difficulty cannot cause the United States to turn away.

To the contrary, they recognize and have said that peace and stability in the Middle East are in our national interest. They are, of course, also in the interest of Israelis and Palestinians, of others in the region and people throughout the world.

The secretary mentioned Northern Ireland. There, recently longtime enemies came together to form a power-sharing government to bring to an end the ancient conflict known as the Troubles. This was almost 800 years after Britain began its domination of Ireland, 86 years after the petition of Ireland, 38 years after the British army formally began its most recent mission in Ireland, 11 years after the peace talks began, and 9 years after a peace agreement was signed.

In the negotiations which led to that agreement, we had 700 days of failure and one day of success.

MITCHELL: For most of the time, progress was nonexistent or very slow. So I understand the feelings of those who may be discouraged about the Middle East.

As an aside, just recently, I spoke in Jerusalem, and I mentioned the 800 years. And afterward, an elderly gentleman came up to me, and he said, “Did you say 800 years?” I said, “Yes, 800.” He repeated the number again. I repeated it again. He said, “Ah, such a recent argument. No wonder you settled it.”

(LAUGHTER)

But 800 years may be recent, but from my experience there, I formed the conviction that there is no such thing as a conflict that can’t be ended. Conflicts are created, conducted and sustained by human beings; they can be ended by human beings.

I saw it happen in Northern Ireland, although admittedly it took a very long time. I believe deeply that with committed, persevering and patient diplomacy, it can happen in the Middle East.

There are, of course, many, many reasons to be skeptical about the prospect for success. The conflict has gone on for so long and has had such destructive effects that many have come to regard it as unchangeable and inevitable, but the president and the secretary of state don’t believe that.

They believe, as I do, that the pursuit of peace is so important that it demands our maximum effort, no matter the difficulties, no matter the setbacks. The key is the mutual commitment of the parties and the active participation of the United States government, led by the president and the secretary of state, with the support and assistance of the many other governments and institutions who want to help.

The secretary of state just talked about our long-term objective, and the president himself has said that his administration, and I quote, “will make a sustained push, working with Israelis and Palestinians, to achieve the goal of two states, a Jewish state in Israel and a Palestinian state, living side by side in peace and security.”

This effort must be determined, persevering and patient. It must be backed up by political capital, economic resources, and focused attention at the highest levels of our government. And it must be firmly rooted in a shared vision of a peaceful future by the people who live in the region.

At the direction of the president and the secretary of state, and in pursuit of the president’s policies, I pledge my full effort in the search for peace and stability in the Middle East.

Thank you.

Personally, I love the part where Sean Penn states, “They should be in fucking jail!” and the part where Babs Bush gets an ear full! The Bush Family & Friends, Inc. know exactly what crimes they’ve committed, but don’t want to hear it….especially Babs….who still doesn’t realize the evil she has spawned. She looks at her family as if they’re a bunch of farmers who are just working hard like the rest of Americans to get by! Gawd I hate her!

And the lies and deceits continue! Oh yes they do! As Grant in Houston pointed out, George Bush believes he will be looked upon as the greatest president who ever lived because in his mind, he was such a “pro-peace” president. Give us a break, you lying stinking no good for nothing thieving fascist Pig America-hater!

“I would like to be a person remembered as a person who, first and foremost, did not sell his soul in order to accommodate the political process,” Mr. Bush said. “I came to Washington with a set of values, and I’m leaving with the same set of values.”

Your values? Your values?!!!!!!! First off, you and Satan have no soul, and second of all, your values are what has put our nation in so much peril! You should be thankful…that is if you had a REAL soul….that someone like Barack Obama & Joe Biden are willing to put themselves out there to try and fix the mess you’ve created! And we know damn well as the days tick by, you will continue to spew your values on us, YOU SOULLESS BASTARD.

Americans are thankful you are leaving the White House in January of next year, but this does not mean we will forget what you and your assholes have done. Keep looking over your shoulder, because you’re going to need to, because Americans are not done with ya! We want some justice against you criminals!

*exhale*

Spit.

Shortly after Chopra said the following, CNN cut him off and went to commercial (apparently to a Chevy commercial.):

Chopra: Ultimately the message is always toward Washington because it’s also the perception that Washington, in their way, directly or indirectly funds both sides of the war on terror. They fund our side, then our petrol dollars going to Saudi Arabia through Pakistan and ultimately these terrorist groups, which are very organized. You know Jonathan, it takes a lot of money to do this. It takes a lot of organization to do this. Where’s the money coming from, you know? The money is coming from the vested interests. I’m not talking about conspiracy theories, but what happens is, our policies, our foreign policies, actually perpetuate this problem. Because, you know, 25% of the world’s population is Muslim and they’re the fastest growing segment of the population of the world. The more we alienate the Muslim population, the more the moderates are likely to become extremists.

And isn’t it interesting that some of the right wingers on our televisions/radios are saying that Mumbai was attacked because of Barack Obama? I find it appalling, but then again, the right wingers would never blame one of their own or their party as being the people who like these kinds of things (death squads, killings, market disruptions). I mean really, name one right winger that is pro-peace! You can’t. Right wingers are all about creating violence to line their pockets with money. A peaceful planet means no money laundering, thieving, getting illegal no-bid contracts, etc. etc. etc, without getting caught. Chaos is good!

Blaming Barack Obama, who has not been the president of the United States over the last 8 years and who is currently the President-elect, is blasphemous! As the protest sign I saw at a protest in 2007 read: THANKS TO GEORGE BUSH THE NEXT 9/11 ATTACK WON’T BE A SURPRISE. Exactly! His Regime is to blame! His ‘waronterra’ has been a joke and is the catalyst for more hatred against us. As Deepak explains further…

There has to be a Kashmir resolution, there has to be this ceding of enmity between India and Pakistan, and there has to be also a broader perspective for America. That declaring a war on terrorism is an oxymoron. War is what the people wearing uniforms and pressing buttons 35,000 above sea level causing collateral damage and they call it War On Terror, and the other side perceives it as awe and terror. Ok so it’s the perspective. Americans have to come up with a policy, hopefully President-elect Obama, who says, You know, 25% of the world’s population is Muslim. How can I use this to overturn the tables on these terrorist groups. Because these terrorist groups, the worst thing that can happen to them is Obama wins sympathy with the Muslim world by making friends with them.

Of course, this attack in India will be on his mind as he makes the transition into the White House come January. On the day of the Mumbai attack, howver, Barack Obama came out to condemn it. It wasn’t until the next day that George Bush & Israel came out with their condemnation. What does this mean? Seems kind of strange that Bush & Israel have to take a day to condemn this attack….especially since ‘they’re not involved’ in it. Uh ha. Spit. I can’t wait to have a President who is far removed from any involvement in any situation that arises. Barack will make better decisions because of it.

Meet your leaders…

Apparently…

It’s not okay when al-Qaida tortures an American soldier as we’ve been told by the neocons for years, but if the Bush Regime purchases prisoners from Pakistan and brings them to GITMO, it’s okay to torture them….as long as you don’t admit you’re waterboarding any of them! Nope! Can’t do that, because that would tell the world that the members of the Bush Regime are as bad as the terrorists themselves. See?

Well, it appears George Bush, Condi Rice, and others were fine with resorting to terrorist techniques such as waterboarding and there are now documents proving they approved waterboarding, even though the Geneva Convention considers this kind of thing a war crime. Yep! War crimes! Vietnam all over again! And we wonder why Bill Ayers was bullshit during this war.  We don’t particularly like what Ayers did, but compared to what was going on in the jungles of Vietnam…well….no comparison. Even prominent republicans in Illinois have no problem with Bill Ayers for crying out loud! And look what George Bush has allowed for years to happen over the past 8 years under his leadership? Wow! Secret CIA prisons around the world to torture people whom we didn’t charge for years? Were Americans embarrassed by what our government at the time was ordering our soldiers to do to the Vietnamese to the point of being furious? Yep! And are we furious today by what the Bush Regime has done in Iraq/Afghanistan and across the planet in our name by trying to convince us that being a terrorist is the only right way to be? You betcha!

And guess who VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE CIA TO WATERBOARD ANYONE IT WANTS TO? Yep! You guessed it! John McCain, you know, The Greatest POW During Vietnam Of All Time. Nice, huh? Has Johnny become unhinged? You betcha! Yep, he’s been palling around and supporting the Bush Regime for years now. Johnny is a terrorist sympathizer!

Here’s the list of Senator’s who voted against the bill to ban waterboarding (voting ‘yea’ meant you wanted to ban waterboarding):

A ‘nay’ vote meant you could not bring yourself to interfering with the CIA’s torturous interrogations and you were fine with waterboarding too!

John McCain has been supporting and palling around with the Bush Regime terrorists. Nice. Spit.

It’s time for Americans to wake up and vote for REAL CHANGE this year. A vote for McCain/Palin is a vote for more of the same terrorism we witnessed coming out of the White House for the past 8 years. No thanks! I want the White House to be a sane place again! Can’t have that with 2 more lunatics in it (the Old Time & the End Timer)!!!!

Meet your leaders…

Apparently…

It’s not okay when al-Qaida tortures an American soldier as we’ve been told by the neocons for years, but if the Bush Regime purchases prisoners from Pakistan and brings them to GITMO, it’s okay to torture them….as long as you don’t admit you’re waterboarding any of them! Nope! Can’t do that, because that would tell the world that the members of the Bush Regime are as bad as the terrorists themselves. See?

Well, it appears George Bush, Condi Rice, and others were fine with resorting to terrorist techniques such as waterboarding and there are now documents proving they approved waterboarding, even though the Geneva Convention considers this kind of thing a war crime. Yep! War crimes! Vietnam all over again! And we wonder why Bill Ayers was bullshit during this war.  We don’t particularly like what Ayers did, but compared to what was going on in the jungles of Vietnam…well….no comparison. Even prominent republicans in Illinois have no problem with Bill Ayers for crying out loud! And look what George Bush has allowed for years to happen over the past 8 years under his leadership? Wow! Secret CIA prisons around the world to torture people whom we didn’t charge for years? Were Americans embarrassed by what our government at the time was ordering our soldiers to do to the Vietnamese to the point of being furious? Yep! And are we furious today by what the Bush Regime has done in Iraq/Afghanistan and across the planet in our name by trying to convince us that being a terrorist is the only right way to be? You betcha!

And guess who VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE CIA TO WATERBOARD ANYONE IT WANTS TO? Yep! You guessed it! John McCain, you know, The Greatest POW During Vietnam Of All Time. Nice, huh? Has Johnny become unhinged? You betcha! Yep, he’s been palling around and supporting the Bush Regime for years now. Johnny is a terrorist sympathizer!

Here’s the list of Senator’s who voted against the bill to ban waterboarding (voting ‘yea’ meant you wanted to ban waterboarding):

A ‘nay’ vote meant you could not bring yourself to interfering with the CIA’s torturous interrogations and you were fine with waterboarding too!

John McCain has been supporting and palling around with the Bush Regime terrorists. Nice. Spit.

It’s time for Americans to wake up and vote for REAL CHANGE this year. A vote for McCain/Palin is a vote for more of the same terrorism we witnessed coming out of the White House for the past 8 years. No thanks! I want the White House to be a sane place again! Can’t have that with 2 more lunatics in it (the Old Time & the End Timer)!!!!

Huh. Makes you wonder how many other lobbyists such as Stephen Payne (a Homeland Security Aide….here’s the company he is president of…WARNING PDF) are lobbying Middle Eastern countries to help pay for George Bush’s presidential library?

(CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE UNDERCOVER VIDEO OF STEPHEN PAYNE MAKING THE DEAL)

I wonder how much money George Bush is getting for his library from the country of Uzbekistan, you know, the country that ole Georgie sent prisoners to…to be tortured…and the same country whose president likes to boil people alive for shits and giggles?

I’d like to know if there is ANY American money going to Bush’s library at this point! Uh oh. Wait a minute….John McCain can’t wait to send his money to it! Spit.

(hat tip to Think Progress for uncovering this atrocity)