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deacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 06:47 PM
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We can't let MSM "Gannonize" the Downing Street Minutes
They seem to be pulling the same thing they did with jeff gannon, ignore it till it goes away.

This is far more serious than that incident-sign the petitions, call your reps, write cspan, and always have a thread kicked in this forum to keep this crime on the table.

Keep spreading the word. I have run into people whom i know follow tv news and newspapers as their sole source of information that haven't heard of the Downing Street Minutes. Inform them.
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Douglas Carpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 07:02 PM
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1. RIGHT ON!! Let's keep it up and don't let it away
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Just a reminder of some very, very important links:



To sign Congressman Conyers’ letter



http://www.johnconyers.campaignoffice.com





To put and keep pressure on the Mainstream Media:



http://www.downingstreetmemo.com/takeaction.html#awaken





http://www.afterdowningstreet.org





C-SPAN Ask--them to cover the Hearing on Thursday, 16 June:



events@c-span.org





Peace

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Here is my standard letter to the Media:





Dear Sir/Madam:



As you know, on May 1 of this year a document now commonly referred to as “|The Downing Street Memo” was released into the British Press. This document raises serious question about how the administration was handling intelligence related to Iraq and appears to suggest that the Bush Administration had already decided on war when publicly it was claiming that no such decision had been made. Now further documents have been released in the British media which cast even further doubts.



These documents and other documents suggest that the Bush administration was determined to “fix intelligence” around a predetermined policy. Some of these documents make it clear that the administration had no credible plan for dealing with the post-war occupation.



It is most disturbing that there has been a virtual media blackout regarding “The Downing Street Minutes” and other disturbing documents.



Even more disturbing is the absence in the America media of any credible in-depth follow-up discussion or coverage regarding strong, credible and independent evidence that the Bush Administration intentionally mislead the U.S. Congress, the media and the American people.



I do hope you will accept the responsibility to address this issue and provide serious investigative journalism into this matter.



Furthermore, on Thursday June 16, 2005, Rep. John Conyers, Jr., ranking minority member of the House Judiciary Committee, and other House members will hold a hearing to consider testimony concerning the Downing Street minutes and questions of possible fixing of prewar intelligence. I do hope you will be giving full coverage to these events.



Sincerely,
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poverlay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 08:06 PM
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2. yes!!! n/t
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goclark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 08:07 PM
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3. Keep up the heat nt
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