Showing posts with label weapons of mass destruction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weapons of mass destruction. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

US soldier discussed bombing media and targeting Beto O'Rourke, FBI alleges

A member of the US military has been arrested after he allegedly discussed plans to bomb a news network, suggested targeting the Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke and explained how to make an improvised explosive device, or IED. The FBI charged Jarrett William Smith, a soldier stationed in Kansas, with distributing information related to explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/23/jarrett-william-smith-soldier-bombing-fbi-beto-o-rourke

Sunday, April 1, 2018

“It Was A Crime”: 15 Years After U.S. Invasion, Iraqis Still Face Trauma...

It was 15 years ago today when the U.S. invaded Iraq on the false pretense that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was hiding weapons of mass destruction. The attack came despite worldwide protest and a lack of authorization from the United Nations Security Council....
Interview:
https://youtu.be/swRA_Rfbifg

Friday, March 23, 2018

WATCH: John Bolton praises 'new era of freedom' under Putin in bizarre propaganda video for Russian gun group - Raw Story

Donald Trump on Thursday named John Bolton as his new national security adviser. Bolton was formerly George W. Bush’s ambassador to the United Nations. Not only did Bolton lie about Iraq having weapons of mass destruction—he maintains that he was right to do so....
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/watch-john-bolton-praises-new-era-freedom-putin-bizarre-propaganda-video-russian-gun-group/

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Wolfowitz wrongly says Germany, France thought Iraq had WMD

Fifteen years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the debate continues over the events that led to the Iraq War.

Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press on the anniversary of the attacks, Paul Wolfowitz took questions from host Chuck Todd on the causes and outcomes of the war. Todd asked Wolfowitz, a former deputy secretary of defense, about the war’s stated rationale, which was that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction.

Todd: "Let me ask you this, then, who lied? Is it bad intelligence? You know, somebody got us into this and somebody convinced the United States Congress that weapons of mass destruction were imminent in Iraq, which is why so many Democrats and Republicans voted for this war. So who lied?"

Wolfowitz: "I think the original liar is Saddam Hussein, who lied about what he had and we discovered he had more. Later, it seems he was lying that he had more than he really did have because he wanted to supposedly deceive the Iranians. The fact is, every intelligence service in the world, not just the Americans, the British, the Germans, the French, countries that opposed us in the war all believe that he had weapons of mass destruction."...
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/13/paul-wolfowitz/wolfowitz-wrongly-says-germany-france-thought-iraq/









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