October 13, 2003

Wilson adds ammo to hit war credibility gap
'Just as former Ambassador Joseph Wilson's story that Bushies blew his CIA wife's cover to get back at his criticism of the war in Iraq was getting old, he has stumbled on new ammo to hit the administration's credibility.

'Wilson plans to circulate the text of a briefing by analyst Sam Gardiner that suggests the White House and Pentagon made up or distorted over 50 war stories, like the Pvt. Jessica Lynch story. But there's more. Like how defense officials said the first Iraqi unit marines encountered, the 51st Mechanized Infantry Division, had surrendered four days before it actually did. And he says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard Myers gave bad or deliberately incomplete info on several topics. Sure, propaganda has always been used in war to deceive and demoralize the enemy. But these guys went way overboard, Gardiner says. "Never before have so many stories been created to sell a war," he insists. "And they probably didn't need it."'


'Questioning the almighty GWB is a vote for terrorism. And as far as Osama is concerned, it's hard to hunt down a 6'5" muslim who's hooked up to a dialysis machine.' - emailer ScottB.

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