Looking Back at The US War in Iraq 20 Years Later

ProjectCensored – Mar 27, 2023

Over the weekend, demonstrations took place in several US cities to mark the 20th anniversary of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, and to demand that the US and NATO stop escalating the Russia-Ukraine war. On this episode of the Project Censored Show, historian Peter Kuznick joins Mickey to remind listeners about the predetermined agendas and pervasive lies that underlay the invasion of Iraq, and the devastating consequences for the Iraqi people.

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Truth, War and Consequences (full documentary) | FRONTLINE

FRONTLINE PBS | Official – Premiered Aug 19, 2021

Did America rush into a war in Iraq for which it was unprepared? In this 2003 documentary, FRONTLINE examines why the U.S. went to war in Iraq, what went wrong in the planning for the postwar occupation, and what was at stake for both the U.S. and for Iraqis. This journalism is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: http://www.pbs.org/donate ​. In “Truth, War and Consequences,” FRONTLINE producer and correspondent Martin Smith probes the fierce internal debate between the Pentagon and the State Department over the intelligence justifying the war and over the shape of post-Saddam Iraq.

Powell dies, general stained by Iraq claims

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How the Iraq War Changed the World

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Thom Hartmann Program – Mar 2, 2023

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The highly profitable lies told by George Bush and Dick Cheney must never be forgotten.

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Democracy Now! Dec 23, 2014

http://democracynow.org – Calls are increasing for the prosecution of George W. Bush administration officials tied to the CIA torture program. On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch called on Attorney General Eric Holder to appoint a special prosecutor who would investigate the crimes detailed in the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the program. On Monday, The New York Times editorial board called for a full and independent criminal investigation. We put the question about prosecution to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, who served as chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell from 2002 to 2005.

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