Iraq War Whitewash - 20/20 Vision Launches On-Line Petition Calling for Truly Independent Investigation Before November Elections
WASHINGTON - February 3 - 20/20 Vision, a national, nonpartisan public education organization, today launched an on-line petition calling on Congress to create a truly independent commission to investigate the Iraq war intelligence failure before the November elections. “The White House is pulling a fast one on the American people,” said Tom Z. Collina, 20/20 Vision Executive Director. “By launching a probe under his control, President Bush is trying to kick this issue past the November elections. The American people deserve an honest, timely review, not a whitewash.”
To demonstrate public support for a truly independent and timely investigation, 20/20 Vision has launched an on-line petition that asks Congress to create a separate commission not under the administration’s control. “The White House should never investigate itself—it would be like Nixon investigating Watergate,” said Collina. “And it cannot be trusted to deliver results by Election Day, when American voters need this information.”
The petition is located at http://www.2020vision.org/peace/wmdpetition.html .
The Bush administration announced that it will establish a commission—made up of members of its choosing and covering a broad range of intelligence topics—that will continue into 2005. The Democratic leadership of the House and Senate sent a letter to the President yesterday stating that: “A commission appointed and controlled by the White House will not have the independence or credibility necessary to investigate these issues.”
According to Collina, a congressionally appointed commission should focus on the issue of the White House’s role in hyping the Iraqi threat and report back before the election. “Some say we should not politicize this issue by mixing it with the 2004 elections,” said Collina. “But this is inherently a political issue. America went to war—at a cost of hundreds of lives and billions of dollars—based on President Bush’s exaggerated case that Iraq was an imminent threat. He was wrong—there is no debate about that. The question is, did he know he was wrong? For America to be a truly informed democracy, we need the truth before November 2.”
Collina added, “if I was your stock broker, and I lost your life’s savings on a bad deal, wouldn’t you want to know that before you renewed my contract?”
20/20 Vision http://www.2020vision.org
Cartoon by Khalil Bendib http://www.bendib.com/book/
Please also see:
*Feb. 4- FEC proposal could extend to non-profits that criticize officeholders* http://www.citizen.org/hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=739
The spies who pushed for war
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4133.htm
The Lie Factory
http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/iraq/1448.html
Bush's 'Preventive War' Doctrine Under Siege
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0204-03.htm
UN team will consult with cross-section of Iraqis, explore election options - Annan http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=9659&Cr=iraq&Cr1=
and
The most evil meets the most holy (satire ?)
http://www.freepressed.com/cheney-pope.htm
Cheney's Canned Kill, and Other Hunting Excesses of the Bush Administration http://www.hsus.org/ace/20186
Statement by The HSUS in Response to V.P. Cheney's Shooting Spree at a PA Canned Hunting Facility http://www.hsus.org/ace/20130
WASHINGTON - February 3 - 20/20 Vision, a national, nonpartisan public education organization, today launched an on-line petition calling on Congress to create a truly independent commission to investigate the Iraq war intelligence failure before the November elections. “The White House is pulling a fast one on the American people,” said Tom Z. Collina, 20/20 Vision Executive Director. “By launching a probe under his control, President Bush is trying to kick this issue past the November elections. The American people deserve an honest, timely review, not a whitewash.”
To demonstrate public support for a truly independent and timely investigation, 20/20 Vision has launched an on-line petition that asks Congress to create a separate commission not under the administration’s control. “The White House should never investigate itself—it would be like Nixon investigating Watergate,” said Collina. “And it cannot be trusted to deliver results by Election Day, when American voters need this information.”
The petition is located at http://www.2020vision.org/peace/wmdpetition.html .
The Bush administration announced that it will establish a commission—made up of members of its choosing and covering a broad range of intelligence topics—that will continue into 2005. The Democratic leadership of the House and Senate sent a letter to the President yesterday stating that: “A commission appointed and controlled by the White House will not have the independence or credibility necessary to investigate these issues.”
According to Collina, a congressionally appointed commission should focus on the issue of the White House’s role in hyping the Iraqi threat and report back before the election. “Some say we should not politicize this issue by mixing it with the 2004 elections,” said Collina. “But this is inherently a political issue. America went to war—at a cost of hundreds of lives and billions of dollars—based on President Bush’s exaggerated case that Iraq was an imminent threat. He was wrong—there is no debate about that. The question is, did he know he was wrong? For America to be a truly informed democracy, we need the truth before November 2.”
Collina added, “if I was your stock broker, and I lost your life’s savings on a bad deal, wouldn’t you want to know that before you renewed my contract?”
20/20 Vision http://www.2020vision.org
Cartoon by Khalil Bendib http://www.bendib.com/book/
Please also see:
*Feb. 4- FEC proposal could extend to non-profits that criticize officeholders* http://www.citizen.org/hot_issues/issue.cfm?ID=739
The spies who pushed for war
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4133.htm
The Lie Factory
http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/iraq/1448.html
Bush's 'Preventive War' Doctrine Under Siege
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0204-03.htm
UN team will consult with cross-section of Iraqis, explore election options - Annan http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=9659&Cr=iraq&Cr1=
and
The most evil meets the most holy (satire ?)
http://www.freepressed.com/cheney-pope.htm
Cheney's Canned Kill, and Other Hunting Excesses of the Bush Administration http://www.hsus.org/ace/20186
Statement by The HSUS in Response to V.P. Cheney's Shooting Spree at a PA Canned Hunting Facility http://www.hsus.org/ace/20130