WASHINGTON (AP) - A new study finds President Bush and his top
aides issued hundreds of false statements about the national
security threat posed by Iraq after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The study by two nonprofit journalism organizations counts 935
false statements as part of what it says was "an orchestrated
campaign" to sway public opinion and lead the nation to war.
The White House is not commenting on the merits of the study by
the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in
Journalism. But spokesman Scott Stanzel reiterates the
administration's position that the world community viewed Saddam
Hussein as a threat.
The study found that Bush and top administration officials
stated unequivocally in at least 532 speeches, briefings and
interviews that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or was trying
to produce or obtain them or had links to al-Qaida.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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