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Ever since the tragedy of Sept. 11, the Bush administration has relied on selective and distorted intelligence data to make the case for invading Iraq. But the truth will out, and the White House is now scrambling to explain away its mendacity.
On Sunday, Condoleezza Rice admitted that President Bush had used a forged document in his State of the Union speech to prove Iraq represented a nuclear threat: "We did not know at the time — maybe someone knew down in the bowels of the agency — but no one in our circles knew that there were doubts and suspicions that this might be a forgery. Of course it was information that was mistaken."
United Nations inspectors, belatedly presented with the same document, realized within hours it was a crude forgery.
Wolf's not sure. He wants to know what you think. So far 79% say "Yes." Go, educate him.
And while you're there, take a look at the current "Blitzer Report" for such scintillating and fresh information about Hillary Clinton as....
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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Like almost everything else that Hillary Clinton has done in recent years, her new book, "Living History," is generating lots of controversy. As all of us know, she is a very controversial political figure. Most public opinion polls show she remains a very divisive personality. People tend to either love or hate her.
It shouldn't, therefore, be all that surprising that her recollection of the Monica Lewinsky episode has generated some conflicting reactions.
Can't argue with that, can you? :
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Her supporters, including her former press secretary, Lisa Caputo, defend Hillary across the board. Why did Sen. Clinton have to revive the painful issue right now at a time when most people had gotten over it? "She really wanted to write this book, as practically all First Ladies do," Caputo told me.
But how many other former First Ladies have had to write about their husbands' infidelities in the White House? And her critics charge the $8 million advance and her presidential ambition were behind the decision.
Ah, ever the gentleman. I understand. A tough reporter like Wolf can't afford to be a gentleman.
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On one of the most important questions raised in the book, her supporters and critics often disagree -- namely, on whether she should have remained married to Bill Clinton after he confessed of his relationship with Lewinsky. Many critics say she should have left him, charging that the only reason she stayed married was out of political necessity.
When writing achieves a certain level of dumbness, it becomes inarguable.This "book report" wouldn't pass muster in a good high school English class.
"Get me rewrite!"