Chris Wallace Claims Bush Never Linked Hussein and al Qaeda
Do journalists now have to have their souls surgically removed from them in order to be on TV? Is there any integrity left in journalism? Is Wallace being paid by the GOP to spew this bullshit?
No, seriously. He's either being paid, or he's the biggest fucking moron in journalism. You'd have to be to claim that Bush never linked Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.
Video goodness with link.
No, seriously. He's either being paid, or he's the biggest fucking moron in journalism. You'd have to be to claim that Bush never linked Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda.
Video goodness with link.
by MG at 6:50 PM
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He's probably being paid; maybe he's part of that Rendon Group that Sans-Culotte was mentioning in regards to Woodward. I don't think more paid propaganda by the Bush regime would surprise any of us at this juncture, especially since they've been caught in precisely that more than once by now. Fox is owned by Rupert Murdoch anyway and everyone regards Fox as a mouthpiece of the Bushite fascists, so statements like this are no surprise. Just another example of them trying to rewrite history, like Stalin having "disgraced" Soviet officials airbrushed out of photographs. They do have one thing going for them that the Soviets didn't: Americans have an exceedingly short attention span.
Statements by President Bush.
Between September 12, 2002, and July 17, 2003, President Bush made 55 misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq in separate public appearances. ... (pg ii)
Some of the misleading statements by President Bush include his statement ... on October 2, 2002, that “the Iraqi regime is a threat of unique urgency”; and statement on May 1, 2003, that “the liberation of Iraq . . . removed an ally of al Qaeda.”... (pg iii)
In a November 7, 2002, speech, President h stated: Saddam Hussein is “a threat because he is dealing with Al Qaida. . . . [A] true threat facing our country is that an Al Qaida-type network trained and armed by Saddam could attack America and not leave one fingerprint.” ...(pg 23)
In his January 28, 2003, State of the Union address, President Bush stated: "Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications, and statements by people now in custody reveal that Saddam Hussein aids and
protects terrorists, including members of al Qaeda. Secretly, and without fingerprints, he could provide one of his hidden weapons to terrorists, or help them develop their own.” ...(p 23)
Iraq On The Record: The Bush Administration's Public Statements on Iraq
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM
These are only a few examples of Bush saying exactly what Chris Wallace claims he didn't that are included in the report.
truthout prints times select articles.
today's article by Frank Rich is really good.
He also mentions/links the Rolling Stone Rendon Group article.
The Man Who Sold the War
Meet John Rendon, Bush's general in the propaganda war
There is no telling what the truth is anymore after you learn enough about Rendon.
Rendon Group formed the Iraqi National Congress in 1991.
Chalabi worked directly for Rendon.
Judy was definitely a Rendon stooge.
It's now apparent Woodward must be one too.
I'm guessing that Fauxnews or perhaps everything Murdoch is really just a Rendon front too.
One thing stands out to me is the American flag waving demonstrations in lebenon right after Hariri's assassination. That just screams Rendon.
From the Rolling Stone article quoting Rendon...
After Iraq withdrew from Kuwait, it was Rendon's responsibility to make the victory march look like the flag-waving liberation of France after World War II. "Did you ever stop to wonder," he later remarked, "how the people of Kuwait City, after being held hostage for seven long and painful months, were able to get hand-held American -- and, for that matter, the flags of other coalition countries?" After a pause, he added, "Well, you now know the answer. That was one of my jobs then."
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With offices in Washington D.C. and in Boston, we've been providing our clients with outstanding products for more than two decades....
http://www.therendongroup.com/
The Pentagon's Information Warrior: Rendon to the Rescue
"I am not a National Security strategist or a military tactician," says John W. Rendon, Jr., whose DC-based PR firm was recently hired by the Pentagon to win over the hearts and minds of Arabs and Muslims worldwide.
"I am a politician," Rendon said in a 1998 speech to the National Security Conference (NSC), "and a person who uses communication to meet public policy or corporate policy objectives. In fact, I am an information warrior, and a perception manager....
http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/2001Q4/rendon.html
Rendon Group
From SourceWatch
The Rendon Group is a secretive public relations firm that has assisted a number of U.S. military interventions in nations including Argentina, Colombia, Haiti, Iraq, Kosovo, Panama and Zimbabwe. Rendon's activities include organizing the Iraqi National Congress, a PR front group designed to foment the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein....
http://www.prwatch.org/prwissues/2001Q4/rendon.html
The Rendon Group: Proof The Administration Manipulated Intelligence
From “Saddam Hussein’s Development of Weapons of Mass Destruction” [White House website]:...
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/17/rendon-group
The more you know about these asswipes, the scarier all of this becomes.
That's why chimpyco is screaming "rewriting history" over and over. They already paid to have history remembered sans reality.
***JAW DROPPED***
Gosh thats confusing. I'm still at a loss of words that somebody on FAUX news could say that. I'm pretty sure that was one of the points Bush made in his reasoning for being in IRAQ.
well i'm not too sure what to say. If Saddam has nothing to do with Alqeada then I guess America has no reason to be in Iraq.
I just read of someone that admitted they were wrong (http://www.republicansforhumility.com/conf.html). I hope other people who support or supported our current administration step forward like William Frey has done. His thoughts are summed up by part of his writings: "Many have given the benefit of the doubt to President Bush, and, in a misdirected spirit of unity, have supported, as did I, Administration policies that conflict with our essential values.
This essay explores many of the issues that led me personally to the recognition that the policies I was supporting in Iraq were not consistent with the justification made for the invasion in the spring of 2003, that implicit in our post-invasion actions was the goal of permanent occupation, which would ensure endless war and the resultant degradation of our liberty, our security, and our moral authority."
I commend Dr. Frey and hope his example will be an influence on other people, maybe even Chris Wallace.
Regards,
Softlanding
I must say I do wonder just how many 'journalists' are in actuality being paid for their support - especially considering Bush's repeated fuck-ups, and the MSM's reticence in mentioning them. Wallace isn't alone in his inability to see what's directly in front of his nose. I'm afraid this era will go down in history as shameful; along with the 1950’s tolerance of McCarthy, and 1930’s complete blindness over Hitler and his more than obvious agenda. Sometimes the 'media' hides much more than it uncovers.
Damage control.
I would suggest troops fighting in Iraq to mutiny, then built viking longboats to get back to the US, then once back, go all heathen on Washington DC.
I have a sneaking suspicion that the C.I.A. is still running its "Operation: Mockingbird" that was started in the early days of the Cold War. It's a program of thoroughly seeding the media outlets with C.I.A. agents that specialize in information warfare as well as buying/recruiting regular journalists who are already in those outlets to work for the C.I.A., of course meaning shaping the public's perception by printing/televising what they want them to put out there and the corollary is that they DON'T publish anything the C.I.A. doesn't want the average American to hear about. They have been inserted in every media outlet of any consequence and for many years have been shaping Americans' perceptions of things (like the Rendon Group, and perhaps they're connected). Supposedly when the Church Committee "investigated" this matter in the 1970s the C.I.A. claimed it wasn't going to do this any more but it's highly doubtful they have kept their word. Quite a "free country" we live in, isn't it? Here are some good articles regarding the history and activities of the C.I.A.'s Operation: Mockingbird.
http://www.sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Operation_Mockingbird
http://www.prisonplanet.com/analysis_louise_01_03_03_mockingbird.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/operation-mockingbird
http://www.apfn.org/apfn/mockingbird.htm
Correction to one of the adresses listed. The second one should read:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/analysis_louise_01_03_03_mockingbird.html
They are ONLY reporters.
All walks of life. (Reporters write for the Rags at the Supermarket checkouts too!)
Remenber, in all trades you get what you pay for.
hey Iggy Dude:
Are you denying that Operation: Mockingbird existed (exists?)? It is a matter of public record that it did, and this can only make someone who like myself isn't inclined to automatically take everything the government says as the gospel truth, wonder if it still continues, especially what with the recent examples of Bush regime paid propaganda that have come to light.
"You get what you pay for" you said. Yes, but the questions are, who is doing the paying, and what are they buying? When the answers are "the C.I.A." and "propaganda" respectively, you don't have a problem with that???
Point is; you can't place everybody on a Pedal stool.
You don't agree with them, big deal.
Nothing to do with the CIA, Ghandi or the Pope.
Has nothing to do with anything.
A "isolated" blanket statement.
Jerry Springer kicked Oprah's butt in ratings at one time.
They are reporters by trade, nothing more.
Nobody's trying to "place everybody on a Pedal stool" as you said, by which I presume you mean a pedestal, and I do NOT think it's too much to ask that in a country that so loudly and obnoxiously trumpets how "free" it claims it is that we should not have paid propaganda being passed off as news. As for Operation: Mockingbird, it most certainly IS true, as you'd see if you cared to either, one, look it up yourself, or two, check those addresses I provided. It is a matter of public record. Look up the Church Committee from the 1970s and see what they were investigating (the C.I.A. and its horrible fascist bullshit it has gotten into), and ONE of the things they looked into was Operation: Mockingbird. Regardless of whether or not you can bring yourself to believe the truth about this, the truth is what it is and it's been known about for quite some time now. The C.I.A. has done a bunch of other shit you probably don't want to think about as well [like the Phoenix Program in Vietnam etc.], but being unpleasant, undemocratic and unpalatable does NOT by any means make it false.
hey Iggy Dude:
Here are some MORE articles regarding Operation: Mockingbird:
The respected British education website Spartacus has an article on it:
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/JFKmockingbird.htm
The well-known online encyclopedia Wikipedia has one as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOCKINGBIRD
As well as the one called Educate Yourself.org:
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/ciadisinfoinaction28mar05.shtml
...As well as being mentioned in several books, and all you have to do is type into a search engine the words Operation+Mockingbird and search for yourself.
Nobody's trying to "place everybody on a Pedal stool" as you said, by which I presume you mean a pedestal,
No, DF, I don't think that was a mispelling. Iggy just slipped and informed us of the vehicle he uses to distribute his crap. Obviously, someone stole his training wheels because he veered way off course this time.
Anyone with half a brain who has ever watched Fox "news" would understand that there is nothing "news" about any of it. It's pure propaganda. What infuriates those of us with brains is the sheer audacity of the blantant and obvious lies they spout upon the airwaves. It can never be believed that these lies are not known to those uttering them. Especially when Wallace denies sonething Bush stated in his State Of The Union address. To refer to people like Wallace, O'Riley, Woodward, Miller, Novak, etc. as reporters, is to insult reporters everywhere.
SEAL said...
Nobody's trying to "place everybody on a Pedal stool" as you said, by which I presume you mean a pedestal,
No, DF, I don't think that was a mispelling. Iggy just slipped and informed us of the vehicle he uses to distribute his crap. Obviously, someone stole his training wheels because he veered way off course this time.
Thanks, Seal. I had thought Iggy was describing Bush's bike... or the thing pedalling it.
Actually a pedal stool is what a midget uses to get on a bicycle. And I don't know why Iggy capitalized "pedal". Perhaps he is a moron.
What a great thread!!
thanks DF for the links. I'd never heard of op mockingbird before. I believe you're right.
damn lil bobo, I about fell out of my chair reading that.
Thanks Sans-Culotte. And yes, I almost fell over too when I read Seal's interpretation of the "Pedal stool" comment. Now I'm trying to picture this contraption. Or should I say concraption?
to Sans-Culotte:
You know more about the Rendon Group than I do, maybe you'll be able to find a physical link there with Operation: Mockingbird as they both seem to be serving the same purpose. Perhaps the Rendon Group is a "privatized" follow-on to 'Mockingbird', maybe after the Frank Church Committee's investigation caused the C.I.A. to give lip service to not doing this any more? I do know that certainly the C.I.A. had [and has] MANY companies that are "cut-outs" as they're called, front companies that are used for concealing various C.I.A. activities in the U.S. and around the world, to give the outward appearance of a normal company as a "cover" for whatever particular activities they are carrying out there. For example they have a front company [looking like a private business jet company] that claims to be based in Massachusetts that is the "cut-out" for their air transporting via Gulfstream jet of "detainees" around from one secret gulag to another. The jet[s?] is/are privately registered, and the "CEO" and "majority shareholder" of this "company" are supposedly in their fifties or early sixties, but only got their Social Security cards in the mid-1990s!
One [either the "CEO" or the "majority shareholder"] has an address in northern Virginia, a few minutes by car from the C.I.A.'s headquarters in Langley!
Another link to an article about 'Mockingbird':
http://www.geocities.com/cpa_blacktown/20000318mediaoverb.htm
A couple links regarding the C.I.A.'s Gulfstream "torture jet" and its cut-out front company:
http://www.president-bush.com/torture-jet.html
http://www.notinourname.net/restrictions/torture-flights-14nov04.htm
DF,
I believe you are right-on when you said "Perhaps the Rendon Group is a "privatized" follow-on to 'Mockingbird'"
From the wiki entry...
...In February, 1976, George H. W. Bush, the recently appointed Director of the CIA announced a new policy: "Effective immediately, the CIA will not enter into any paid or contract relationship with any full-time or part-time news correspondent accredited by any U.S. news service, newspaper, periodical, radio or television network or station." However, he added that the CIA would continue to "welcome" the voluntary, unpaid cooperation of journalists....
I believe all they did was move or clone the operation from the cia over to dod at that point, and Rendon is likely a (one of many?) private offshoot. Woodward has long been rumored to have been a dod intel officer before becoming a reporter, and perhaps was a "double wallet guy" afterward.
http://www.newsmine.org/archive/deceptions/presidents-men.txt
That would help explain why there was a beef between the pentagon and the CIA, and explain dod's use of Rendon to lead us into Iraq.
Following Vietnam, the military has always blamed the media coverage for poisoning the public against the war. It makes sense that they would want to do something like this.
to Sans-Culotte:
Good investigating! I think you're right, they likely moved it over to DoD and "privatized" it as Rendon Group [and as you said, likely other "companies" too] to provide what they would call "plausible deniability" in that they can claim Rendon isn't officially on the C.I.A. payroll, and you're right that since Vietnam the military has wanted tools for "perception management" regarding the American public's views of conflicts, so this probably worked out well for both DoD and the C.I.A. I would imagine. It also appears that nowadays under Rumsfeld the DoD is trying to create its own in-house "alternatives" to C.I.A. intelligence gathering [aside from the already-existing D.I.A. of course] as Rumsfeld has had a special covert operations/intel. gathering entity set up that is made up of DoD personnel and reports directly to him, seeming to muscle in on the C.I.A.'s traditional overseas "cloak & dagger" type operations.
It gets better...
U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press
...The operation is designed to mask any connection with the U.S. military. The Pentagon has a contract with a small Washington-based firm called Lincoln Group, which helps translate and place the stories. The Lincoln Group's Iraqi staff, or its subcontractors, sometimes pose as freelance reporters or advertising executives when they deliver the stories to Baghdad media outlets...
This is Lincoln Group's Website..
http://www.lincolngroup.com/
This is exactly the same type of operation as Rendon Group.
This is Rendon Group's website...
http://www.rendon.com/index.php
How many other "groups" are there?
It seems like the pentagon lost control of the Rendon spin right about the time Negroponte consolidated the intel community.
As John Rendon said at the close of the Rolling Stone article...
"We lost control of the context," Rendon warned. "That has to be fixed for the next war."
This Rendon Group, Lincoln Group et al are a most sinister element of the Iraq mess...and to a much larger extent, the whole Bush experience. Remember, they had the war in mind...just had to come up with some supporting documentation...which, according to the Rolling Stone article on the Rendon Group, started with a CIA lie detector test done on a defector provided by none other than the Rendon Group engineered Chalabi/INC. Judith Miller sucked it up (apparently the first of her lies)...and the rest is "history."
Today during my commute I found Randi Rhodes' show on Air America Radio...and she interviewed the guy who wrote the RS article, James Bramford. Very interesting. Listen online at http://www.therandirhodesshow.com/live/
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