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  The Disenchanted Forest: he ordered the implementation of the 1991 UN resolutions that allow pre-emptive strikes, because he didn't like they idea that our planes were getting "shot at with impunity". The resolution did not call for "no fly zones" implemented by US & British forces, not that it mattered since the US policy shift allowed for bombing (via Cosmos)

Robert's Virtual Soapbox: it was aimed at ordinary working-class Londoners" is total fucking bullshit, of course. Such lies of the aristocrats and plutocrats (like presidents, prime ministers and mayors of major cities) are meant to divert the working class' attention away from those who are at the roots of our problems -- the ruling class -- and make another group of relatively powerless people (in this case, Muslims) the "enemy" -- like pages ripped right out of George Orwell's 1984.  (via Cosmos)

[News Hounds: We watch FOX so you don't have to.] Hannity Tries To Spin London Attacks As Proof Of Bush's Wisdom: I do have military credentials but It does'nt take Napoleon or William The Conquerer to see that the Generals calling the shots in Iraq have snatched the defeat from the jaws of victory. Had we went into Iraq with the 250,000 to 300,000 troops Gen Shinzeki asked for then all the weapons depots could have been secure.Those are the very weapons that are shooting down our helicopters and maiming and killing our brave men and women.

[Blog Central] In Which There Is Only One Question: With the horrific bombings in London, Americans find themselves asking one question and one question only - How will this affect the Natalee Holloway coverage?

[News Hounds: We watch FOX so you don't have to.] HannityTries To Spin London Attacks As Proof Of "The Wisdom In Why Bush Went To Iraq": Hannity, seemingly pleased that Clark appeared to agree with him, said, "That's why we take it out of the hands of Saddam when he won't abide by the world community. That's the wisdom in why Bush went to Iraq." (Comment: Another incomprehensible feat of reasoning, but mental acuity has never been Hannity's strong point.)

[Blog.pdamerica.org] Wow. NY Times lays the bricks to Bush’s speech: With the revelation of the secret Downing Street Minutes, which exposed the fact that George Bush and Tony Blair had decided to invade Iraq in April of 2002, a heated debate has blown through media, congressional and activist circles. The decision to go to war in Iraq was made before any public debate was initiated, before the United Nations was brought into the conversation, confirming that Bush’s blather about wanting peace and leaving war as the last resort was just that: blather.

 [Gseis.ucla.edu] Blog Left: Critical Interventions Warblog (war blog, Iraq ...: Now you can subscribe to this blog and receive new blogs direct to your email! Daily Digest? ... Lying in Politics: The Case of George W. Bush and Iraq ...

 [Americablog.blogspot.com] AMERICAblog: Because a great nation deserves the truth: In their recent joint press conference, Bush and Blair gave rehearsed answers to not-so-probing questions about the Downing Street Memo. (The Memo made clear that top officials in the Blair government knew Bush wanted to invade Iraq and was going to fix the evidence any way he had to in order to justify it.)

[Gavinsblog.com] Gavin’s Blog.com » When did Bush decide to invade Iraq?: Still, if his perception (or, perhaps, his American source, who would have been then director of the CIA George Tenet) is to be trusted, the Bush administration seems to have firmly decided on war sometime in the late spring of 2002.

[Juancole.com] Informed Comment: The Daily Telegraph reports, via US military officers, several clashes in Western Iraq between Iraqi tribesmen and jihadi infiltrators around Qaim, especially at Husaibah. It should be noted that there were often severe tensions between Afghans and Arab volunteers in Afghanistan, and instances of Afghans quietly killing troublesome Arabs.

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