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George Bush leads the US toward a policy of unilateral, pre-emptive counterproliferation warfighting strategy.

George Bush leads the US toward a policy of unilateral, pre-emptive counterproliferation warfighting strategy.

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Noticed the ever changing reasons for the war given by the US and UK governments as more revelations come to light about how they lied and distorted the facts to justify an unjust war? Here is our 'before and after' guide to war speak from those who should know better and those who do:

The many deceptions, lies and distortions of the truth by Bush, Blair and Co are well documented. This page provides just a few choice comparisons. For a fuller list visit sites like:

Misleader.org
Bush Watch - War lies
Who dies for Bush lies
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

George W Bush:

Oct 9, 2003: "Since the liberation of Iraq, our investigators have found evidence of a clandestine network of biological laboratories. They found advanced design work on prohibited longer-range missiles. They found an elaborate campaign to hide these illegal programs. There's still much to investigate, yet it is now undeniable that Saddam Hussein was in clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441. It is undeniable that Saddam Hussein was a deceiver and a danger. The Security Council was right to demand that Saddam Hussein disarm, and we were right to enforce that demand."
David Kay - former head of US search group looking for those "clandestine network of biological laboratories", Jan 28 2004:

"When the inspection group wraps up its work, there are still going to be people to say, "You didn't look everywhere. Isn't it possible it was hidden someplace?" And the answer has got to be, honestly, "Yes, it's possible." But you try to eliminate that by this other process. And when I reached the conclusion -- which I admit is partial and is purely mine -- that I think there were no large stockpiles of WMD, it's based on that process."

March 4 2003: "We're dealing with Iraq because the dictator of Iraq has got weapons of mass destruction; he's used weapons of mass destruction on his own people. He can't stand America, he can't stand our friends, he can't stand our allies. He's got connections to terrorist networks. The first war of the 21st century requires the US to work with international bodies to deal with these threats, and we will continue to do so."

March 16, 2003: "The dictator of Iraq and his weapons of mass destruction are a threat to the security of free nations.... He possesses the weapons of mass murder... the Iraqi regime will disarm itself, or the Iraqi regime will be disarmed by force. And the regime has not disarmed itself."

March 17, 2003: "Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised."		 Former chief UN weapons inspector in Iraq, Hans Blix, February 8, 2004:

"The intention was to dramatize it just as the vendors of some merchandise are trying to increase and exaggerate the importance of what they have... From politicians, from our leaders in the Western world, I think we expect more than that. A bit more sincerity.. And we now know that there were no weapons of mass destruction when the invasion started."

January 29, 2002, State of the Union Address:

"We have found diagrams of American nuclear power plants and public water facilities, detailed instructions for making chemical weapons, surveillance maps of American cities, and thorough descriptions of landmarks in America and throughout the world."

Senior administration official, Wall Street Journal, February 9th 2004:

"The White House [said] that no plant diagrams were actually found in Afghanistan. "There's no additional basis for the language in the speech that we have found."
Tony Blair

Sept 24, 2003: "What I believe the assessed intelligence has established beyond doubt is that Saddam has continued to produce chemical and biological weapons, that he continues in his efforts to develop nuclear weapons, and that he has been able to extend the range of his ballistic missile programme… I am in no doubt that the threat is serious and current, that he has made progress on WMD, and that he has to be stopped… And the document discloses that his military planning allows for some of the WMD to be ready within 45 minutes of an order to use them."		 UN head Kofi Annan, Feb 6, 2003:

"The bar has been raised... People are going to be very suspicious when one talks to them about intelligence. And they are going to be very suspicious when we try to use intelligence to justify certain actions."

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