Mother Jones magazine has put together an amazing compendium of the march to war in Iraq, built on lies, corruption, distortions and fabrications. Do you think that we as Earthlings will EVER get to a point where there will be no more war? I mean, without destroying ourselves or our planet. The history of this planet does not lend much confidence. But there's always hope.Here's just a snippet from the Mother Jones timeline. Click the link below and weep...
March 8, 2003 - Halliburton is awarded a $7 billion reconstruction contract over the objections of Army Corps of Engineers procurement officer Bunnatine Greenhouse. Testifying before Congress, she later calls the contract "the most blatant and improper contract abuse I have witnessed." She is demoted in short order.
March 27, 2003 - Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz tells Congress that Iraq's oil revenues "could bring between $50 and $100 billion over the course of the next two or three years... We're dealing with a country that can really finance its own reconstruction, and relatively soon."
Ever find yourself forgetting how we got into Iraq? Look here:
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