Jason Leopold

When the Iraqi Survey Group released its long-awaited report last week that said Iraq eliminated its weapons programs in the 1990s, President George W. Bush quickly changed his stance on why he authorized an invasion of Iraq. While he campaigned for a second term in office, Bush justified the war by saying that Saddam Hussein … Continue reading “Cheney’s Oil-for-Food Switcheroo”

Vice President Dick Cheney can toss around the F-word all he wants in response to the criticism directed at him as a result of his close ties to Halliburton, the company he headed from 1995-2000, but he can’t hide from the truth. It was Cheney who urged Congress in 1996 to ease sanctions against Iran, … Continue reading “Halliburton Ignores Sanctions”

Richard Clarke was right. So was Paul O’Neill. During the six months before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration paid little attention to the threat from al-Qaeda and instead set the stage for a war with Iraq. Two weeks before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, national security wasn’t even a top priority for the Bush … Continue reading “Rice Never Spoke About Al-Qaeda, bin Laden Before 9/11”

Democrats in Congress have abandoned their efforts to investigate the White House’s use of questionable intelligence information about Iraq’s alleged stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, saying the issue has been "eclipsed" by President Bush’s request for $87 billion from Congress to continue funding the war. David Helfert, a spokesman for Congressman David Obey, D-Wisconsin, … Continue reading “Dems on Intel Investigation: That Was Then, This is Now”

Democrats in Congress have abandoned their efforts to investigate the White House’s use of questionable intelligence information about Iraq’s alleged stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, saying the issue has been "eclipsed" by President Bush’s request for $87 billion from Congress to continue funding the war. David Helfert, a spokesman for Congressman David Obey, D-Wisconsin, … Continue reading “Dems Scrap Plans To Look Into Claims White House Manipulated Intel On Iraqi Threat”

Democrats in Congress have abandoned their efforts to investigate the White House’s use of questionable intelligence information about Iraq’s alleged stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, saying the issue has been "eclipsed" by President Bush’s request for $87 billion from Congress to continue funding the war. David Helfert, a spokesman for Congressman David Obey, D-Wisconsin, … Continue reading “Dems on Intel Investigation: That Was Then, This is Now”

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, one of the main architects for the war in Iraq, admitted for the first time that Iraq had nothing to do with the September 11 terrorist attacks, contradicting public statements made by senior White House and Pentagon officials whose attempt to link Saddam Hussein and the terrorist organization al-Qaeda … Continue reading “Wolfowitz: Iraq Not Involved in 9-11, No Ties to al-Qaeda”

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, one of the main architects for the war in Iraq, admitted for the first time that Iraq had nothing to do with the September 11 terrorist attacks, contradicting public statements made by senior White House and Pentagon officials whose attempt to link Saddam Hussein and the terrorist organization al-Qaeda … Continue reading “Wolfowitz: Iraq Not Involved in 9-11, No Ties to al-Qaeda”

Last weekend, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz explained that the United States at times relied on "murky" intelligence in trying to link Iraq to the al-Qaeda terrorist group, but the war against Iraq was justified despite the fact that the White House is now being dogged by questions about the accuracy of its prewar … Continue reading “White House Used Info from Iraqi Exiles in Bush’s Speech”

Last weekend, Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz explained that the United States at times relied on "murky" intelligence in trying to link Iraq to the al-Qaeda terrorist group, but the war against Iraq was justified despite the fact that the White House is now being dogged by questions about the accuracy of its prewar … Continue reading “White House Used Info from Iraqi Exiles in Bush’s Speech”