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<< ARE THEY INSANE? Bush Slashing Airport Screening Jobs | Main | Flexibility Equals Patronage at DOD >> June 04, 2003Wolfowitz: It Was All About the OilThe US deputy defence secretary, Paul Wolfowitz - who has already undermined Tony Blair's position over weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by describing them as a "bureaucratic" excuse for war - has now gone further by claiming the real motive was that Iraq is "swimming" in oil.Almost no comment needed. Posted by Nathan at June 4, 2003 03:56 PM Related posts:
Trackback PingsTrackBack URL for this entry: CommentsThe Guardian has retracted this report, sort of...at least they've pulled the story and currently have a 'correction' posted on their front page. The substance, if not the spin, seems more or less accurate though. Posted by: Marty Lucas at June 5, 2003 01:18 PM The Guardian concedes that "It was all about the oil" was taken out of context. I rely on newsblogs to hold the media to standards of accuracy - regardless of their philosophical inclinations - not to further their agendas at the expense of accuracy all this aside - I hold the Guardian in high regard J. P. M. Posted by: John Maloney at June 9, 2003 09:40 PM pissing Posted by: som at August 24, 2004 06:37 AM Post a comment
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