America Is Led And Informed By Liars
By Paul Craig Roberts
September 29, 2009 --- Does anyone remember all the lies that they were told by President Bush and the “mainstream media” about the grave threat to America from weapons of mass destruction in Iraq? These lies were repeated endlessly in the print and TV media despite the reports from the weapons inspectors, who had been sent to Iraq, that no such weapons existed.
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More..e weapons inspectors did an honest job in Iraq and told the truth, but the mainstream media did not emphasize their findings. Instead, the media served as a Ministry of Propaganda, beating the war drums for the US government.
Now the whole process is repeating itself. This time the target is Iran.
As there is no real case against Iran, Obama took a script from Bush’s playbook and fabricated one.
First the facts: As a signatory to the non-proliferation treaty, Iran’s nuclear facilities are open to inspection by the International Atomic Energy Agency, which carefully monitors Iran’s nuclear energy program to make certain that no material is diverted to nuclear weapons.
The IAEA has monitored Iran’s nuclear energy program and has announced repeatedly that it has found no diversion of nuclear material to a weapons program. All 16 US intelligence agencies have affirmed and reaffirmed that Iran abandoned interest in nuclear weapons years ago.
In keeping with the safeguard agreement that the IAEA be informed before an enrichment facility comes online, Iran informed the IAEA on September 21 that it had a new nuclear facility under construction. By informing the IAEA, Iran fulfilled its obligations under the safeguards agreement. The IAEA will inspect the facility and monitor the nuclear material produced to make sure it is not diverted to a weapons program.
Despite these unequivocal facts, Obama announced on September 25 that Iran has been caught with a “secret nuclear facility” with which to produce a bomb that would threaten the world.
The Obama regime’s claim that Iran is not in compliance with the safeguards agreement is disinformation. Between the end of 2004 and early 2007, Iran voluntarily complied with an additional protocol (Code 3.1) that was never ratified and never became a legal part of the safeguards agreement. The additional protocol would have required Iran to notify the IAEA prior to beginning construction of a new facility, whereas the safeguards agreement in force requires notification prior to completion of a new facility. * Iran ceased its voluntary compliance with the unratified additional protocol in March 2007, most likely because of the American and Israeli misrepresentations of Iran’s existing facilities and military threats against them.
By accusing Iran of having a secret “nuclear weapons program” and demanding that Iran “come clean” about the nonexistent program, adding that he does not rule out a military attack on Iran, Obama mimics the discredited Bush regime’s use of nonexistent Iraqi “weapons of mass destruction” to set up Iraq for invasion.
The US media, even the “liberal” National Public Radio, quickly fell in with the Obama lie machine. Steven Thomma of the McClatchy Newspapers declared the non-operational facility under construction, which Iran reported to the IAEA, to be “a secret nuclear facility.”
Thomma, reported incorrectly that the world didn’t learn of Iran’s “secret” facility, the one that Iran reported to the IAEA the previous Monday, until Obama announced it in a joint appearance in Pittsburgh the following Friday with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkoszy.
Obviously, Thomma has no command over the facts, a routine inadequacy of “mainstream media” reporters. The new facility was revealed when Iran voluntarily reported the facility to the IAEA on September 21.
Ali Akbar Dareini, an Associated Press writer, reported, incorrectly, over AP: “The presence of a second uranium-enrichment site that could potentially produce material for a nuclear weapon has provided one of the strongest indications yet that Iran has something to hide.”
Dareini goes on to write that “the existence of the secret site was first revealed by Western intelligence officials and diplomats on Friday.” Dareini is mistaken. We learned of the facility when the IAEA announced that Iran had reported the facility the previous Monday in keeping with the safeguards agreement.
Dareini’s untruthful report of “a secret underground uranium enrichment facility whose existence has been hidden from international inspectors for years” helped to heighten the orchestrated alarm.
There you have it. The president of the United States and his European puppets are doing what they do best--lying through their teeth. The US “mainstream media” repeats the lies as if they were facts. The US “media” is again making itself an accomplice to wars based on fabrications. Apparently, the media’s main interest is to please the US government and hopefully obtain a taxpayer bailout of its failing print operations.
Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, a rare man of principle who has not sold his integrity to the US and Israeli governments, refuted in his report (September 7, 2009) the baseless “accusations that information has been withheld from the Board of Governors about Iran’s nuclear programme. I am dismayed by the allegations of some Member states, which have been fed to the media, that information has been withheld from the Board. These allegations are politically motivated and totally baseless. Such attempts to influence the work of the Secretariat and undermine its independence and objectivity are in violation of Article VII.F. of the IAEA Statute and should cease forthwith.”
As there is no legal basis for action against Iran, the Obama regime is creating another hoax, like the non-existent “Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.” The hoax is that a facility, reported to the IAEA by Iran, is a secret facility for making nuclear weapons.
Just as the factual reports from the weapons inspectors in Iraq were ignored by the Bush Regime, the factual reports from the IAEA are ignored by the Obama Regime.
Like the Bush Regime, the Middle East policy of the Obama Regime is based in lies and deception.
Who is the worst enemy of the American people, Iran or the government in Washington and the media whores who serve it? Less..
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who just figured this out.
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Posted Sep-29-2009 by "rclark951" (R)
Does anyone remember all the lies told by that war criminal scum Dumbya??
The entire world will never forget that tyranny. he and his neocon pals need to be brought to justice.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "WillyWillKill" (B)
The entire world will never forget that tyranny. he and his neocon pals need to be brought to justice.
Can you beleive that ?
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "monkeyboy61" (R)
I hear ya about those WMD's. After all, there were only three IED's in my sector in2004 just outside of Baghdad that used sarin gas warheads - manufactured in Iraq.
Nope. No WMD's in Iraq. See, they were manufactured before the Gulf War cease fire so the powers that be said they didn't count.
I imagine the guy from EOD who was flown to Germany for treatment would disagree. And so would the cease fire agreement that said he not only could not manufacture any more but had to get rid of all of the ones he already had.
Then there are the thousands of times he fired on our aircraft during the alleged cease fire. Openly supporting terrorism on an international level. Sponsoring terrorist with cash payments to the families. Cutting off the water supply to the Marsh People and destroying the most ancient civilization on Earth. Telling us they he actually DID have WMD's and threatening to use them. Calling for the annihilation of Isreal. How many tons of yellow cake were taken out of Iraq and flown to Germany? I forget. And how about that passenger jet mock up just outside of Baghdad used for training people to board and tae over an aircraft? Don't tell me he was worried about combatting terrorism. And what about Farouk Hijazi?
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Posted Sep-29-2009 by "jsczerby" (R)
The entire left wing leadership was practically begging us to go into Iraq. Glad they did, can you imagine Husseins nutball sons in charge?
Hopefully the regime in Iran will change from within.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "ripley45" (R)
What can you do about the fact that myth always trumps truth and reality?
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "bro77dog" (R)
This guy thinks he is at war with the USR United States of Repulican so his lies do not count.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "big_tex" (R)
Just deny it. Seems to work well for allot of people on here.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "big_tex" (R)
Nope. No WMD's in Iraq. See, they were manufactured before the Gulf War cease fire so the powers that be said they didn't count.
I imagine the guy from EOD who was flown to Germany for treatment would disagree. And so would the cease fire agreement that said he not only could not manufacture any more but had to get rid of all of the ones he already had.
Then there are the thousands of times he fired on our aircraft during the alleged cease fire. Openly supporting terrorism on an international level. Sponsoring terrorist with cash payments to the families. Cutting off the water supply to the Marsh People and destroying the most ancient civilization on Earth. Telling us they he actually DID have WMD's and threatening to use them. Calling for the annihilation of Isreal. How many tons of yellow cake were taken out of Iraq and flown to Germany? I forget. And how about that passenger jet mock up just outside of Baghdad used for training people to board and tae over an aircraft? Don't tell me he was worried about combatting terrorism. And what about Farouk Hijazi?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9ce_1227606466
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fdb_1227606142
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Bush is out of office, you can stop repeating his BS now. Thank you.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "sallyII" (R)
Nope. No WMD's in Iraq. See, they were manufactured before the Gulf War cease fire so the powers that be said they didn't count.
I imagine the guy from EOD who was flown to Germany for treatment would disagree. And so would the cease fire agreement that said he not only could not manufacture any more but had to get rid of all of the ones he already had.
Then there are the thousands of times he fired on our aircraft during the alleged cease fire. Openly supporting terrorism on an international level. Sponsoring terrorist with cash payments to the families. Cutting off the water supply to the Marsh People and destroying the most ancient civilization on Earth. Telling us they he actually DID have WMD's and threatening to use them. Calling for the annihilation of Isreal. How many tons of yellow cake were taken out of Iraq and flown to Germany? I forget. And how about that passenger jet mock up just outside of Baghdad used for training people to board and tae over an aircraft? Don't tell me he was worried about combatting terrorism. And what about Farouk Hijazi?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9ce_1227606466
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fdb_1227606142
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=af4_1227605675
Bush is out of office, you can stop repeating his BS now. Thank you.
Didn't read the post, huh? It is in the discussion of this thread so if it rubs ya that raw ya might wanna pick another conversation. Just trying to be helpfull and keep you from getting stressed out. Don't thank me, I'm a giver.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "jsczerby" (R)
Let's see. Ahmadinnerjacket made it clear that he wants to speed the Mahdi's reeturn, to annihilate Isreal from the face of the Earth, has been caught lieing about the nuke program year after year, has been exporting weapons to Iraq for use against coalition forces, calls worldwide for fellow nutjobs to join in jihad against the Jews and Americans, was the spokesperson fro the terrorist who held Americans hostage for 444 days, now has long range, nuke capable missiles, has told Obama that he will regret his remarks, that Iran will blind the eyes of thier enemies! (remember that whole bright flash thingy from a nuke?) ...
... and there's no clear threat from Iran.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "jsczerby" (R)
^ annoying jibber jabberist alert
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "Big__Beezy" (R)
The entire world will never forget that tyranny. he and his neocon pals need to be brought to justice.
WTF does Bush, who is completely out of the picture now, have to do with the present very dangerous situation in Iran? WTF is wrong with you. Seriously.
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "warhog" (R)
Just deny it. Seems to work well for allot of people on here.
Can you say that dispassionately and objectively?
Posted Sep-29-2009 by "bro77dog" (R)