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Art_from_Ark

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10. It was so obviously a lie

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Original post)

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 08:40 AM

Apr 2015

How could anyone believe that a country that had been the most sanctioned, the most surveilled, the most bombed country in the world during the 12 years leading up to Iraq War II, and which had barely had the ability to lob a missile at Israel in Iraq War I, could somehow, during that time, develop weapons of mass destruction that could reach the US or the UK?

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It is to vomit. Judith Miller pushing new book to say 'We were not lied into war' on Morning Joke. [View all] Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 OP

Vince Bugliosi's movie vt_native Apr 2015 #1

Says the Liar attempting to protect the other Liars.. and doing it poorly. Cha Apr 2015 #2

Exactly... butterfly77 Apr 2015 #3

in many situations, people make more of intent than they should. results matter. unblock Apr 2015 #4

No. They knowingly lied. For sure. They didn't need to find out, they knew it was a lie. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #14

Complete fabrications C_U_L8R Apr 2015 #5

Judy you were one of the people doing the lying and getting your talking points from Dick Cheney Botany Apr 2015 #6

not everyone on the panel was "lapping it up". The reporter from the CTyankee Apr 2015 #7

I heard the NYT guy Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #9

There's at least one DUer who makes the exact same statement as Ms Miller riderinthestorm Apr 2015 #35

No way. DirkGently Apr 2015 #8

It was so obviously a lie Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #10

And, those aspen are still turning (in their grave) in Colorado... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #11

No one could have honestly believed Iraq was capable of delivering a nuclear weapon. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #12

this is why I can't bear M$M. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2015 #24

Here's part of Jesse Kornbluth's book review on Amazon: Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2015 #13

She can spin it all she likes, history has her down for her role. She is a vile human being. n/t Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #15

History apparently isn't going to do anything about it FiveGoodMen Apr 2015 #36

Often historians are the only ones who bring justice..she will be remembered for what she Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #37

That's not justice. FiveGoodMen Apr 2015 #38

I don't agree, not at all. When we learn of past egregious wrongs in history and we learn Jefferson23 Apr 2015 #39

So she is claiming manslaughter instead of first degree murder? Thor_MN Apr 2015 #16

Judith...YOU LIE!!! Dont call me Shirley Apr 2015 #17

It is amazing. She proudly perades herself as a fool of the highest order rurallib Apr 2015 #18

I really wish some interviewer would really challenge her One of the 99 Apr 2015 #19

Patently, Miller is the most trustworth source on this, second only to Dick Cheney. merrily Apr 2015 #20

She is outing herself as being complicit in the lies rather than being a victim of them. GoneFishin Apr 2015 #21

Yeah. She was a willing pawn of Cheney. Buzz Clik Apr 2015 #22

She was on Bill Maher Friday night Martin Eden Apr 2015 #23

I agree, Maher didn't do his job. I would really love to see Jon Stewart interview that liar. still_one Apr 2015 #27

I got exactly the same impression. Maher was sloppy and half awake during that interview. leveymg Apr 2015 #28

The liar says the liar did not lie. Don't bother to buy the book. I just summerized it for you. jwirr Apr 2015 #25

I couldn't watch her on Bill Maher, and from what I heard, he let her off the hook also. What they still_one Apr 2015 #26

"Listen carefully, Norman: I'm lying." n/t Orsino Apr 2015 #29

LOL JonLP24 Apr 2015 #30

Judith Miller is trying to re-write history Gothmog Apr 2015 #31

dear judy, a MILLION people dead is not just 'getting it wrong' torture is not 'getting it wrong' spanone Apr 2015 #32

in military fact rafeh1 Apr 2015 #33

On Maher she blamed the intelligence community for getting it wrong. moondust Apr 2015 #34

As if that is supposed to make it alright? kentuck Apr 2015 #40

She was just on Chris Hayes' show. moondust Apr 2015 #41

She needs more jail. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #42