atlargely.com - 8/7/2008
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Ron Suskind is no Judith Miller, so this is damning and grounds for Congress to extend their session so that these alleged crimes are explored : "A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein.
Suskind writes in “The Way of the World,” to be published Tuesday, ...
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... in their ears, remembering the advice of former Bush Grindhouse Chief of Staff Andy Card, and his neocon wisdom of "From a marketing point of view, you don't introduce new lies in August." Bonus Bush Forged Letter Links Emptywheel: Tenet and the “Creamy White House Stationery” Booman: White House Approved Forged Iraqi Memo Digby: Hear No Evil Larisa Alexandrovna - Suskind: Bush admin ordered forgery... ...
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