Major Statement on WMD Issue from Dennis Kucinich

[WilliamPitt]

The Office of Special Plans, the Project for a New American Century, it is all here.

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http://kucinich.us/DennisKucinichWasRight.pdf

WMD: Dennis Kucinich Was Right

Summary:

George W. Bush’s hand-picked weapons inspector, Dr. David Kay, testified before the Senate on Wednesday January 28, stating there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. He used his time before the Senate to place blame for the fact that Iraq had no WMDs on the American intelligence community. Further, he defended the Bush administration by stating that the White House itself never put forth exaggerated claims of the threat posed by Iraq, and that White House officials never pressured intelligence analysts to inflate the threat posed by Saddam Hussein’s regime.

Facts clearly on the record fly in the face of these claims. Since August 2002, the Bush administration stated time and again that Saddam Hussein posed an immediate threat to the security of the United States. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld created a group within the Pentagon, called the Office of Special Plans, to exaggerate the threat posed by Iraq. Vice President Dick Cheney, along with several individuals within and without the administration, personally pressured intelligence analysts to overstate the threat posed by Iraq. Before this administration took office, plans were being laid by future administration officials to invade Iraq.

The official tally, to date, stands at 519 American soldiers killed in Iraq, thousands of medical evacuations of American soldiers from Iraq, and nearly $200 billion spent on Iraq. There is no accurate count of the number of Iraqi civilians who have been killed and wounded in the invasion, but every estimate runs into the thousands. No weapons promised by the administration, weapons which were the premise for this invasion, have been found.

Dennis Kucinich, in word and deed, has since September of 2002 stood against the claims made by the Bush administration about the threat posed by Iraq. He is the only candidate in this race to vote against the Iraq War Resolution. He has stated clearly, time and again, that the rhetoric of fear from the Bush administration about the threat posed by Iraq was baseless.

Dennis Kucinich was right.

...more...

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. Man you are some kind of Press Sec'y.

:thumbsup:

[lovedems]

2. Agreed! My husband is a big DK supporter and is thrilled that

through DU I can talk to the press secretary! He's says good job!

[rucky]

3. There is NO stronger stance against * than this.

Well Done!

[Desertrose]

4. Thank you Will...and thank you Dennis...

I think I'm gonna like this combination!!!
:loveya:

will, I well....I....just havea really good feeling for you and Dennis adn all of us.
Peace & hope
DR

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. Keep it up. Will.

Keep Dennis on the leading edge of the real issues. By doing that, you might not win, but you sure as hell will make what may be the most important contributions to the campaign season, by getting these balls in play.

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. I don't know Will, I'm detecting a bias in your reporting here

Are you friendly with Kucinich or something? ;)

[redqueen]

7. Well done.

:)

So glad you're working on his campaign.

:thumbsup:

[MMT]

27. Perhaps we need to coin a new phrase?

"Will done!" :)

[rainy]

8. Don't forget, Robert Byrd was right too

And we should honor him for his outstanding defense of the Constitution against this administration. Scott Ritter was right, the CIA said the war would make us less safe, they were right, Protesters were right and on and on.... No, we did not all get it wrong.

[kurtyboy]

50. Yes--Sen. Robert Byrd should be nominated for the Nobel, not

Bush and Blair. Is there still time to submit?

And Oh yeah---KICK!

[VelmaD]

9. I love it

It's like every speech you've given and every article rolled up into one scathing indictment of the junta. (I swear to god every time I read those numbers from the White House web page I can hear you rattling them of from memory.) Just fuckin' beautiful. :)

Give 'em hell!

[sistersofmercy]

10. Dennis is so awesome!

Will, you are so awesome!

[blm]

22. I concur...

on both.

[jpgpenn]

11. What did ya do switch candidates?

[corporatewhore]

12. The Eyes That See Through The Lies!!!

[curse10]

13. Great stuff!

Good job :-) :thumbsup:

[stickdog]

14. Yes. And John Kerry was wrong. (nt)

[plurality]

15. fanatastic, now all we need is some of the punk ass press to run w/it

n/t

[WilliamPitt]

16. I love that I have to kick this

:eyes:

[THUNDER HANDS]

17. well, i mean we all knew he was right

Kucinich is a man ahead of his time. The political version of Alchemedes.

Is it Alchemedes or Archemedes, I can't remember - the guy who invented Calculus.

[Darranar]

20. Archemedes.

[MMT]

28. Leibnitz. Also Newton, independently

I think Archimedes did the running-down-the-street-nekkid bit.

[plurality]

18. yeah, welcome to the crew

where the most heard phrase is "yeah, but..."

People don't know a good thing when it's staring them in the face.

On a side note, are there any media outlets that'll run with this?

[Terwilliger]

19. what will this mean to Kucinich's chances of becoming president?

NADA or, next to NADA??

[Malikshah]

24. It's all about priorities

;-)

Come now, Mr. Pitt. Don't you know it's more important to have folks agitate about each other's candidates, their supporters, etc.

It's good stuff and PNAC is part of my daily vocabulary--has been for months...nice to see how it goes from the "tin hat" brigade to real news...

[ThirdWheelLegend]

21. Great Will! Dennis is and was right! (small critique inside )

This is great Will, so glad to have you working for the BEST CANDIDATE!

One lil' nitpick, someone is going to quote it out of context, lol!

"No weapons promised by the administration, weapons which were the premise for this invasion, have been found."

That will quoted by whores as:
"weapons which were the premise for this invasion, have been found."

The weapons have been found!!! Glory Glory Funkinfoolya!

Am I overreacting? I just don't trust the media an ounce. :)



TWL

[twilight]

23. Dennis sees through all of the lies

Of course Dennis Kucinich was/is right! We want the truth! We demand the truth! Dennis Kucinich is willing to come out with it! We need Dennis Kucinich! He sees this mess for what it really is!

DENNIS J. KUCINICH FOR PRESIDENT IN 2004!!!



:dem: :kick:

[goodhue]

25. How did he know?

Dennis Kucinich was right. How did he know?

He knew because the information was there for all to see. Between 1991 and 1998 the UNSCOM weapons inspectors dismantled every facet of weapons manufacturing infrastructure in Iraq, along with all weapons themselves. He knew because Scott Ritter, who headed the UNSCOM weapons inspections on the ground in Iraq from 1991 to 1998, made it clear that Iraq’s weapons capabilities had been dismantled, and that Iraq posed no threat to the United States or its neighbors. He knew because former intelligence insiders like Greg Thielmann and Joseph Wilson stated clearly to the world that the threat posed by Iraq, reported ad nauseam by the Bush administration, was based upon profoundly questionable data.

[MuseRider]

26. We will help you

keep it kicked. Seems a frequent problem with Kucinich threads.

Nicely done, Will. I am loving this combination. I have to say I was getting a bit down about all of this but the debate last night, the news of you joining the team and a couple of very nice posts by Irate Citizen have got me pumped again. Way to go. Dennis does make a difference, a HUGE difference and for those who can't see it, well, open your eyes. Here is true courage and commitment. I say keep it up, run with it we have your back. Oh, and KICK for Dennis and Will.

[goodhue]

30. Yes

I was feeling down as well about NH results but I was heartened by last nights debate in which Dennis cut through all the fog to speak the truth. And now this great piece that carefully documents what all us DK supporters have known for some time - DK is right because he speaks the truth. So lets keep it kicked because he was right.

[dweller]

29. Just checking in here

this is the type of news i was hoping to start seeing on the Kucinich front. I am forwarding this to as many as i can.
Great job Pitt,
:kick:

dp

[bread_and_roses]

31. Yes, DO keep it up!

DK has true courage, and he speaks for so many of us. On to the Convention!

[eridani]

32. Kick

[WilliamPitt]

33. One last kick before dinner

[JohnOneillsMemory]

34. Makes me wish this was a meritocracy instead of an oiligarchy. n/t

[diamondsoul]

35. Another Kick. n/t

[MuseRider]

36. Another

just got home and found this on page two kick.

[PissedOffPollyana]

37. As one of the lucky few...

... who begged Dennis Kucinich to run in the first place, I must say that I am beyond ecstatic to see someone I respect as much as you on board! My email was such a welcome chore when I got the message that the remarkable Will Pitt was working on the Kucinich campaign. Thank you & congratulations, Sir!

The Iraq issue is so central to all of the problems we face heading into the next administration. How can we even think of trying to counter the lies we have been fed using folks that were happy to go along and simply accept what was obviously not true? Our President NEEDS to be someone who trusts not only the information they are being fed by their staff, but by qualified experts like Scott Ritter, Hans Blix, El Baradei (sp?) and the rest of the remarkable teams the UN has put together for inspections. Obviously, there is only one candidate that has cared enough to read something other than than the Post or the Times and knows there is much to doubt about the tales we have been told by an administration that was hot to occupy Iraq before even taking office.

If the public is not yet aware of PNAC (much less P2OG) and what those seemingly benign letters mean to all Americans, it is the fault of the Dem. party, not Dennis Kucinich (who has been a voice of truth & reason long before many of us wrote him to draft his candidacy).

It is OUR job to get reality to the voters... and BTW, Mr. Pitt, you are doing a remarkable job. I will miss your contributions to Truthout, but am SOOOO happy to have you as part of the Kucinich campaign, I think I will find a way to manage to make do until Dennis is moving into the White House.

[snoochie]

38. This is monumental.

Will Democrats realize how important this issue is in time?

:scared:

[snoochie]

39. KICK

:kick:

[minkyboodle]

40. kick

like you and Dennis are kicking *'s ass at this moment. Great work Will.
Scott

[blm]

41. bump.

.

[LWolf]

42. After a year, I'm finally getting used

to seeing Dennis bring out the issues that no one will talk about; I'm finally no longer surprised to find out he knows about another item the media has ignored.

Now we've got WRP, who communicates with the same laser precision Dennis does...

I feel the momentum building!

Thanks to Will Pitt,

and thanks to all who kept the thread kicked until I got home from work tonight.

:hi:

[Paulie]

43. Buy America or Bye Bye America

:kick:

[hedgetrimmer]

44. i can not believe i am kicking a PITT post..... KICK!

[fishnfla]

45. Yeah man!

yeah buddy!

[Zomby Woof]

46. increditastic!

Thank you for getting the latest on the phantom WMD's out there!

[dweller]

47. This needs a front page coverage, somewhere....

on an internet site
a blog
your local newspaper editorial
a university paper or handout
on a bulletin board
stapled to a phone pole
left on a diner table
stuck in a weekly indie paper box
god knows, in the collective consciousness,

peace,
dp

[WilliamPitt]

48. Major press conference in New Mexico tomorrow

State and national press combined. It'll get read.

[iowapeacechief]

49. Bring THIS on!

Right message and excellent timing.

[MuseRider]

54. Good news.

I am going to print out copies to leave around and some to give to friends but this really does need national coverage. Great job.

[Kool Kitty]

51. Kick this.

Thanks for posting this. I wonder if C-Span will run it.

[wheresthemind]

52. wOOt! Will Will launch Dennis?

This is some amazing work? Is Dennis about to make his Seabisket sprint?

[Raven]

53. Kick! Please read this and pass it on.

:-)

[HFishbine]

55. A MUST READ!

http://kucinich.us/DennisKucinichWasRight.pdf

This is the most comprehensive and concise explaination of how the invasion of Iraq came to fruition. No matter which presidential candidate you support, no matter what your feelings are about the good or bad of the war, this document is an essential read for anybody who wants to know the truth about the mendacity, cynicism and criminal acts of this administration and the shortcomings of certain members of congress. Fail to read this docuement and you will fail to know the truth.

http://kucinich.us/DennisKucinichWasRight.pdf

[Paulie]

59. If you won't read the book

Then you owe us to read this article. :)

[WilliamPitt]

56. Kick

[Iverson]

57. Sometimes reviewing the obvious is gratifying.

This is one such time.

Cheers!
:toast:

[WilliamPitt]

58. Nothing we didn't know already, right?

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

60. Thank you Will

for all your hard work. Dennis Kucinich is lucky to have you as press secretary! I am continually impressed with Kucinich. In word and deed, he has proven himself. He continues to do the right thing, instead of the 'politically expedient' thing.

Go Dennis!
:yourock:

[goodhue]

61. kick

[Capn Sunshine]

62. and THIS is why Kucinich must STAY IN THE RACE

who else is going to articlute this issue so strongly? Without fear of being buried by the corporate media, because he already has?

I just sent DK some money.

You have done well for DK Will Pitt.

(and yes, Will, this is going to Burlington)

[Edge]

63. Dennis Kucinich is the man!

Way to go DK!

This is the reason he's my #1 candidate....he stands up for what he believes in and doens't back down.

This one's for you, DK! :toast: :beer: :thumbsup:

[no name no slogan]

64. This needs a KICK (nt)

:kick:

[MaggieSwanson]

65. Dennis Kucinich is right,

he means what he says, he keeps his promises, and he will bring the spirit of America back to all of her citizens (and the rest of the world).

Thank you, Will!

[frank frankly]

66. one stop shopping

right on.

[Hawkeye-X]

67. Who cares?

When Kuninich gets above 5% anywhere in the primaries, let me know, otherwise Kucinich is a waste of everybody's time.

[no name no slogan]

69. LOTS of people care

We care about the TRUTH, and we care about the ONLY Dem candidate who's not afraid of the TRUTH.

:kick:

[joanski01]

68. Kucinich was right.

Yes, indeed. I had some good news yesterday. One of my sisters, who lives in Delaware, told me that she was voting for Kucinich on Tuesday. YAY RAH!