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diamond14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-03 09:34 AM
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the BIG lie: can't we call the media on this one ???? all media
are NOW claiming that "MAJOR combat operations have ended....

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Bush caught lying again, press ignores it - again
White House Alters Webpages About Iraq Combat


What they said on May 1, when the cock o' the walk was strutting his package on the Lincoln:




Then the war blew up in their faces, and they said "We never said what we said."



When the White House published the text of and photos from Bush's speech announcing the supposed end of the Iraq attack, the headline read: "President Bush Announces Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended."

But on Tuesday, 19 Aug 2003, the Cursor website noticed that the headline had been changed to read: "President Bush Announces Major Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended."

The word "major" had been added to protect his lying ass.


special thanks to bartcop....
http://www.bartcop.com/1148.htm
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-03 09:38 AM
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1. haven't you heard?
Edited on Sat Sep-06-03 09:39 AM by ixion
an appellate court ruled that the media (in this case FAUX) can legally lie....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=16627&forum=DCForumID61

on edit: typo
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diamond14 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-03 09:39 AM
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2. today, Associated Press: shrub said "MAJOR combat operations...
Edited on Sat Sep-06-03 09:41 AM by amen1234
Bush to Address Nation on Iraq, Terrorism

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer

-snip-

His last national speech was May 1, when he landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and declared that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended."


http://www.comcast.net/News/DOMESTIC//XML/1151_President__White_House__Advisers/8e6017f9-a047-42ca-8d30-ae4786ac0c7f.html
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HootieMcBoob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-03 09:42 AM
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3. You're right
in his speech he did declare "major" combat operations over. Apparently the WH web page said something slightly different and then changed it recently. It's not a big lie. Not even a lie at all really. There have been tons of much bigger lies than this.
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Brucey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-03 09:57 AM
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5. Still...
Covering their asses and manipulating truth (and the attempt to manipulate minds) are too much a part of the Republican agenda. There is no rationalization or justification too great for the airheads to embrace. Sadly, they have no shame. Recall during the debates how whistle-ass gloated about the execution of prisoners in Texass. Now he says "Bring 'em on." Psychologists have a definition of this kind of person: antisocial personality disorder. He has no shame because he has no conscience. Anything can be explained and justified. Even wanton destruction of a nation and it's civilians out of revenge and desire to control their resources.
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jmcgowanjm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-06-03 09:56 AM
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4. I think all here are beginning to understand why
tanks, APC's, and troops rush to defend
or take over TVstations in coups.

I'll believe the US is on some kind of sane
path only when I see CNN anchors being
replaced live or CNN goes blank and
comes back on with different anchors.

PS-And immediately say that our environment
has been under attack-say good things about ELF
and bad things about multinational corps.
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