U.S. Newswire Press Releases: Lockhart Statement...

[truthpusher]

Lockhart Statement on Reports that U.S. Troops Were Not Ordered to Search Al Qaqaa

6 minutes ago

To: National Desk, Political Reporter


Contact: Chad Clanton or Phil Singer, 202-464-2800, both of Kerry-Edwards 2004


WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Kerry-Edwards senior advisor Joe Lockhart released the following statement today:


"George Bush (news - web sites) has staked his re-election on his credentials as a war President; but that record is a failed litany of one catastrophic mistake after another.


"In an effort to cover up its latest display of incompetence, the White House desperately suggests that the missing explosives were removed by Saddam before the U.S. military passed through the Al Qaqaa site, arguing that the soldiers moving through the facility had not found any of the explosives. Like so many other White House excuses, this assertion has now been turned on its head.


"Now we know that the commander of these troops made very clear that his unit's sole mission was to rush to Baghdad despite specific warnings about this facility. The fact that White House officials, including the Vice President, continue to manipulate the truth about what happened with regard to these explosives is cause for grave concern.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usnw/20041027/pl_usnw/lockhart_statement_on_reports_that_u_s__troops_were_not_ordered_to_search_al_qaqaa102_xml

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Proves that they knew in advance there weren't "WMD"

so why waste time looking, instead they make a bee line to the oil fields in Kirkuk. Now this little deception comes back and bites them in the ass.

[krkaufman]

6. Exactly. That perspective isn't even being addressed in the media.

If we went there due to WMDs, shouldn't securing the weapons sites (chemical, nuke, other) have been been the highest priority?

[illuminaughty]

14. I always wondered

why no one mentioned how quickly all the gas masks came off the soldiers and embedded journalists.

If there was ever any real fear of WMDs being released, they'd have sported those all the way to Baghdad.

[speedoo]

2. "5" that story.

eom

[Langis]

3. It's a 5 with one vote(mine)

Vote away

[Carolab]

5. I gave it a 5

and it said it had just one vote--WTF????

[krkaufman]

7. Ditto. I voted, and it says 1 vote total. Hmmm... n/t

[truthpusher]

10. still says one vote...is that normal?

[krkaufman]

12. Yes, it is quite normal.

For a broken vote system. </sarcasm>

Hope it isn't a harbinger of what's to come next Tuesday. :)

[bigbrewha]

4. NASA agrees, bush lies

read this article, it makes me feel helpless, if bush wins again, this country needs to be turned upside down, we can't have anymore of this, we are becoming north korea, we cant even access vital information about our planet, bush hates us, and wants us ignorant. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6341451/

[newyawker99]

16. Hi bigbrewha!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[truthisfreedom]

8. at the present time this one will not allow rating (always shows unrated)

you can rate it 5 if you want, but right now it's not storing any results. i've seen a few other sensitive stories like this which won't accept rating. it could be in this case that it's a press release, not a news story.

[bigbrewha]

9. NASA agrees Bush is a Dictator

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6341451/

[shraby]

11. The following paragraph from the article:

"Hansen said the administration wants to hear only scientific results that “fit predetermined, inflexible positions.” Evidence that would raise concerns about the dangers of climate change is often dismissed as not being of sufficient interest to the public.."


This is the same thing they did with the intel about WMDs!

[Carolab]

13. Fits in with Suskind's story

"Without a Doubt"--about this "administration" not being reality-based but rather "rewriting reality" for others to study what they, as "actors" have done. They are writing their OWN reality.

[DoYouEverWonder]

15. This NASA story needs to be posted by itself

Unbelievable, yet why am I not surprised. If you can't start a thread yet, let me know and I'll post this one in LBN for you?

BTW: Welcome to DU :hi: