07 maio 2003

ECO-TERROR
[motivações, mentiras e vídeos:]
Missing in Action: Truth: I rejoice in the newfound freedoms in Iraq. But there are indications that the U.S. government souped up intelligence, leaned on spooks to change their conclusions and concealed contrary information to deceive people at home and around the world.
Selective Intelligence: Donald Rumsfeld has his own special sources. Are they reliable?
These advisers and analysts, who began their work in the days after September 11, 2001, have produced a skein of intelligence reviews that have helped to shape public opinion and American policy toward Iraq.
All the President's Lies: Bush's rhetoric bears no resemblence to his policies. How does he get away with it?
Bush's 'Great Image': In a city where image is everything, several political consultants and operatives from both parties say the White House has created an indelible, and formidable, image by having Bush land aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to deliver a speech signaling the end of the military phase of the war with Iraq. [...]
The president's every move - from his takeoff from San Diego to the landing on the carrier's runway - was captured in the wall-to-wall coverage by the cable news networks. [...]
Paul Begala, a former Clinton aide, called the flight a "tax-subsidized commercial."
Associated Press Puts Violent Words in Iraqi Protesters' Mouths
Most Iraqi Treasures Are Said to Be Kept Safe: Col. Matthew F. Bogdanos, a Marine reservist who is investigating the looting, said recently that Baghdad museum officials had listed only 25 artifacts as definitely missing.
[A] vast majority of the looting at the National Museum had not taken place in its display halls but in its basement storage rooms, where more commonplace objects were kept.
Some 100,000 to 200,000 objects were stored in the basements, British Museum officials said. Many of them may never have been photographed or cataloged.
Iraqi welcome for US turns to fury: This is the way the war ends: not with the jubilation of the liberated but with the whimpering of ragged children. "Water! Water!" they cry, running from the roadside towards passing cars, thrusting their fingers towards their mouths in the salute of the thirsty.
Rough Exit From Iraq: After losing Saddam as ally, Palestinians lose homes, too
Press play for the voice of Saddam: An audiotape has been handed to the Herald in Baghdad, with this tantalising claim: it is the voice of Saddam Hussein only two days ago