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  Excellent list of Bush Administration failures, which apparently will have to be repeated continually between now and the election in order to drown out the propaganda from Faux & Friends.

  http://www.wgoeshome.com

  Posted by wgoeshome on Jun 10, 2004 at 3:20 AM

  Add to the list of deceptions:

  1) Bushmen Winning Terror War http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=12&u=/ap/20040 0611/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/powell_terror_report

  WASHINGTON - The State Department acknowledged Thursday it was wrong in reporting terrorism declined worldwide last year, a finding used to boost one of President Bushís chief foreign policy claims ó success in countering terror.
  Instead, both the number of incidents and the toll in victims increased sharply, the department said. Statements by senior administration officials claiming success were based ìon the facts as we had them at the time. The facts that we had were wrong,î department spokesman Richard Boucher said.

  2) Colin Powellís and Toxic Storminí Normanís
  ìFriendly Footprintî statistics—66% US casualty rate from GW1.

  http://www.va.gov/vetdata/ProgramStatics/

  13.Disability/Degree of Impairment and Type of Major Disability by Period of Service, September 30, 2002 (COMPENSATION)

  Gulf War….(Vets) 419.120
  (Monthly cost) $182.554.000

  3) CENTCOM log on WMD
  http://www.gulfwarvets.com/gulflink/950719bh.txt

  1.A.2. IRAQI CW AGENT CAPABILITY BY TYPE AND QUANTITY.
  ANSWER:? DURING DESERT STORM, 90 OF IRAQíS KNOWN CW
  PRODUCTION CAPABILITY WAS DESTROYED, INCLUDING ITíS INDIGENOUS
  PRECURSOR PRODUCTION CAPABILITY. IRAQíS CURRENT PRODUCTION
  CAPABILITY IS APPROXIMATELY 180-240 TONS PER YEAR, PROVIDED THEY
  CAN GET PRECURSORS AND ADEQUATE ELECTRICAL POWER. THE AGENTS OF
  CHOICE ARE SULFUR MUSTARD AND THE NERVE AGENT SARIN. WE ALSO
  ASSESS IRAQ TO HAVE SMALL AMOUNTS OF THE NERVE AGENTS GF, AND VX.
  ALTERNATE PRODUCTION SITES IN POST DESERT STORM IRAQ HAVE NOT YET
  BEEN IDENTIFIED. WE DO NOT EXPECT IRAQ, HOWEVER, TO ACTIVELY
  PRODUCE CW AGENT OR MUNITIONS IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

  4-7) GW2 casualties, radiation risks, etc.

  http://www.deploymenthealth.mil/508/about_dhcc.asp

  
  Returning Soldiers Do Not Have Dangerous DU Radiation Levels Officials Say

  G.I.s Press Army for Uranium Test

  Warning of Uranium Contamination Risks to NGO Staff, Coalition Forces, Foreign Contract Personnel and Civilians in Iraq

  Military Use of Fabric Made With Toxin Questioned

  Medical Evacuations in Iraq War Hit 18,000

  Posted by Peter Glaser on Jun 11, 2004 at 10:29 AM

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