Helen the Heroine!

Helen Thomas of the White House Press Corp. asked the following question and received a well scripted, dilusional answer from the President:

QUESTION: I'd like to ask you, Mr. President -- your decision to invade Iraq has caused the deaths of thousands of Americans and Iraqis, wounds of Americans and Iraqis for a lifetime.
Every reason given, publicly at least, has turned out not to be true. My question is: Why did you really want to go to war? From the moment you stepped into the White House, your Cabinet officers, former Cabinet officers, intelligence people and so forth -- but what's your real reason? You have said it wasn't oil, the quest for oil. It hasn't been Israel or anything else. What was it?

BUSH: I think your premise, in all due respect to your question and to you as a lifelong journalist -- that I didn't want war. To assume I wanted war is just flat wrong, Helen, in all due respect.

QUESTION: And...

BUSH: Hold on for a second, please. Excuse me. Excuse me.
No president wants war. Everything you may have heard is that, but it's just simply not true.
My attitude about the defense of this country changed on September the 11th. When we got attacked, I vowed then and there to use every asset at my disposal to protect the American people.

Our foreign policy changed on that day. You know, we used to think we were secure because of oceans and previous diplomacy. But we realized on September the 11th, 2001, that killers could destroy innocent life.

And I'm never going to forget it. And I'm never going to forget the vow I made to the American people, that we will do everything in our power to protect our people.

Part of that meant to make sure that we didn't allow people to provide safe haven to an enemy, and that's why I went into Iraq.

Afghanistan provided safe haven for Al Qaida. That's where they trained, that's where they plotted, that's where they planned the attacks that killed thousands of innocent Americans.
I also saw a threat in Iraq. I was hoping to solve this problem diplomatically. That's why I went to the Security Council. That's why it was important to pass 1441, which was unanimously passed.

And the world said, "Disarm, disclose or face serious consequences." And therefore, ... we worked with the world. We worked to make sure that Saddam Hussein heard the message of the world.

And when he chose to deny the inspectors, when he chose not to disclose, then I had the difficult decision to make to remove him. And we did. And the world is safer for it. Source: CNN


All lies are outlined in red!!!! Wish Helen would have been allowed to ask a follow up...Anna


Been at it for awhile~link to 2004 transcript of Helen taking on Scott:http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/07/21/1353251

Helen in 2003:http://www.antiwar.com/comment/helen.html

More on Helen:http://www.leadingauthorities.com/3925/Helen_Thomas.htm

V for Vendetta

Watched this movie yesterday. There was lots of overtones of political uprising, brainwashing media outlets and evil leaders. Hmmm, I wonder what I'm comparing it too....:) Anna

Check out "V": http://vforvendetta.warnerbros.com/index2.html

Janesville Group Fights for Peace

Rock Valley Fellowship of Reconciliation lined Milton Ave. in Janesville, WI today, holding up anti-war/anti-Bush signs and waving at honking supporters driving by. Charee and I joined the small but dedicated group for a little "morning after St. Pat's" activism.

"Fight the Power"!

More protests around the world~link to:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060319/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_war_protests

Feingold Stands Alone but Strong

Russ Feingold's call for censure makes me finally see someone of stature in the democratic party. While others back pedal or agree with the Bush administration's horrid decisions, Feingold has always stood his ground. Is there no one else who will stand with him??? /~Anna

Feingold reacted by telling reporters yesterday: ``I am amazed at Democrats cowering with this president's numbers so low. The administration just has to raise the specter of the war on terror and Democrats run and hide.''

Feingold's Argument

In a speech on the Senate floor on March 13, Feingold said the president authorized the eavesdropping program without congressional approval and ignored laws prohibiting such eavesdropping. By doing so, the president exceeded his authority when he directed the National Security Agency to monitor communications, Feingold argued. (Bloomberg)

Links: http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/Politics/story?id=1715495

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/?q=node/8840