On CNN TV’s Larry King Live, Al Gore, former Vice President of the USA, and, according to many observers, winner of the 2000 presidential election against George W Bush, was interviewed on his book, and film, An Inconvenient Truth.
The subject of this book and film is global warming.
Al Gore said the Bush administration is in denial on the inconvenient truth of global warming; including silencing scientists on this subject.
He drew a parallel with their attitude on the start of the Iraq war, with their denial of the truth that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq; the official cause for war.
Gore said at least three factors really influenced the decision to invade Iraq: Dick Cheney’s wish to control Middle East oil for big corporations; the idea of Karl Rove [see also here], Bush’s adviser, that it would electorally be good for Bush to be a ‘war president’; and ideologists really believing in their ideologies, like Iraqi masses supposedly welcoming US soldiers with flowers, as their invasion was a ‘cakewalk.’
Satire on ‘WMD’ in Iraq: here.
Gore, UK vice prime minister Prescott, and Bush: here.
Gore’s The Assault on Reason: here.
Rupert Murdoch on oil as cause for Iraq war: here.
*Karl Rove Beats the Democrats Again*
Posted by: “hapi22″ hapi22@earthlink.net robinsegg
Date: Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:02 am (PDT)
All I can think of is the amount of jet fuel Bush is wasting flying all
over the place to shore up Republican candidates — and to give the
voters one more unasked-for encore.
I wish this were the Gong Show and there was a very big hook to haul
this guy off stage.
BTW, is there anything more repulsive that draft avoiders like Karl Rove
(and almost every important Republican, including “five deferments”
Cheney) bad-mouthing decorated war veterans and accusing them of being
unpatriotic cowards?
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*Karl Rove Beats the Democrats Again*
by FRANK RICH
The New York Times
June 18, 2006
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[NOTE FROM ME: That’s a cute remark, but I don’t agree with
it. Yes, I wish the Democrats would do a better job of
articulating what the are for, but I do not subscribe to
Rich’s statement that ” It’s better to have the courage of bad
convictions than no courage or convictions at all.” Adolph
Hitler was FULL of conviction.]
Comment by Administrator — June 19, 2006 @ 1:31 pm
*’Wash Post’ Obtains Shocking Memo from U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Det
Posted by: “hapi22″ hapi22@earthlink.net robinsegg
Date: Sun Jun 18, 2006 5:39 pm (PDT)
Oh yeah, things are really going peachy in Iraq.
Not.
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*’Wash Post’ Obtains Shocking Memo from U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Details
Increasing Danger and Hardship*
by Greg Mitchell
Editor & Publisher
June 18, 2006
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Read this at:
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002690071
Washington Postr article: “A Grim Report From Iraq’s Embassy” at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/16/AR2006061601768.html
Click here to view the cable.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/opinions/graphics/iraqdocs_061606.pdf
Comment by Administrator — June 19, 2006 @ 1:36 pm
*A Long Road Ahead in Iraq*
Posted by: “hapi22″ hapi22@earthlink.net robinsegg
Date: Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:30 pm (PDT)
Yeah, going real well.
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5 … 10 … 20 … 250
Bingo.
Did any light bulbs go on in any rightwing heads yet?
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*A Long Road Ahead in Iraq*
The New York Times, editorial
June 18, 2006
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Read this at: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/18/opinion/18sun1.html
Comment by Administrator — June 19, 2006 @ 1:39 pm
Criticism of Mearsheimer-Walt on role of oil corporations, AIPAC, etc. in Iraq war etc.: http://www.greenleft.org.au/back/2006/677/677p16.htm
Comment by Administrator — July 30, 2006 @ 11:12 am