CITIZEN ALERT v1.48
THE BEST WAR EVER
Before I get into what I'll be blogging about today, can I just say that after listening to yesterday's fallout over Bush's very political speech on the 11th and hearing it reported that Tony Snow was saying that there was only 3 or 4 sentences in the speech pertaining to Iraq, I went and counted them. There were 25. Okay, off we go.
I was very happy to get an advanced copy of THE BEST WAR EVER a new book that will be hitting bookstores tomorrow by authors Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber the same guys that brought us Weapons of Mass Deception.
It is a damning look at why we are losing the war in Iraq starting with our prewar intelligence spun into a PR machine put out by the Bush administration that they themselves began to believe. Now, if you are politically aware and have been keeping up with events, then a lot of what's in the book is no big surprise but it makes a good read seeing it condensed into a timeline and more importantly sourced out for you which I loved.
For instance, even though I knew of the INC , the chapter regarding the Iraqi National Congress and Ahmed Chalabi was a highlight for me as it went in depth into the development of intelligence from this CIA funded organization that I had not seen before.
As the authors make a solid case for the government believing their own spin they also warn that the same officials who misled us into war with Iraq are now gearing up to argue for war with Iran. The authors urge all Americans to understand the lies that were told, and to hold accountable those responsible for creating and disseminating them.
You can check out a commercial for the book on You Tube right here.
I was very happy to get an advanced copy of THE BEST WAR EVER a new book that will be hitting bookstores tomorrow by authors Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber the same guys that brought us Weapons of Mass Deception.
It is a damning look at why we are losing the war in Iraq starting with our prewar intelligence spun into a PR machine put out by the Bush administration that they themselves began to believe. Now, if you are politically aware and have been keeping up with events, then a lot of what's in the book is no big surprise but it makes a good read seeing it condensed into a timeline and more importantly sourced out for you which I loved.
For instance, even though I knew of the INC , the chapter regarding the Iraqi National Congress and Ahmed Chalabi was a highlight for me as it went in depth into the development of intelligence from this CIA funded organization that I had not seen before.
As the authors make a solid case for the government believing their own spin they also warn that the same officials who misled us into war with Iraq are now gearing up to argue for war with Iran. The authors urge all Americans to understand the lies that were told, and to hold accountable those responsible for creating and disseminating them.
You can check out a commercial for the book on You Tube right here.
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