by Deb Cupples | Based on recorded and transcribed interviews, Pulitizer-Prize winning journalist Ron Suskind's new book ("The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism") alleges that the Bush Administration "created and promoted forged documents" about Iraq before the U.S.'s invasion of that nation.
Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers announced that he has instructed Committee staff to review Suskind's allegations. After the jump is a list of specific allegations to be investigated:
· The origin of the allegedly forged document that formed the basis for Bush’s 2003 State of the Union assertion that Iraq sought yellowcake uranium from Niger;
· The role of this document in creating the false impression that 9/11 hijacker Mohammed Atta had a working relationship with Iraq;
· The relationship between this document and other reported examples of the Bush Administration considering other deceptive schemes to justify or provoke war with Iraq, such as the reported consideration of painting a U.S. aircraft with UN colors in order to provoke Iraq into military confrontation;
· Allegations that the Bush Administration deliberately ignored information from Iraq’s chief intelligence officer that Iraq possessed no WMDs;
· The payment of $5 million to Iraq’s chief intelligence officer and his secret settlement in Jordan, beyond the reach of investigators;
· The September 2007 detainment and interrogation of Mr. Suskind’s research assistant, Greg Jackson, by federal agents in Manhattan. Jackson’s notes were also confiscated.
This should prove interesting. See the Committee's press release here.
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dont surprise me none
Posted by: rawdawgbuffalo | August 12, 2008 at 09:51 AM
Hi Rawdawg,
doesn't surprise me either.
Posted by: Deb Cupples | August 12, 2008 at 01:55 PM