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LinusKS
10-29-2004, 07:40 PM
I wish there was a cable-news network I could watch. But - apparently, they've all decided to copy FOX.

Anyway, that was the conclusion I came to several months ago, and ir was reinforced today.

Just now I was flipping through the channels, and happened to land on one I hadn't really watched (CNBC), and I was treated to a panel discussing how the Pentagon's story about removing some munitions destroyed the NYT's credibility, and Kerry's as well - basically parroting the Bush/Cheney/Limbaugh spin almost word for word.

It took me about two seconds to Google the truth:

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In a news conference on Friday at the Pentagon, Maj Austin Pearson said his team removed 250 tons of material including TNT and plastic explosives on 13 April 2003.

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The Pentagon news conference followed the release of footage shot by a crew embedded with the 101st Airborne Division, which shows troops inspecting explosives at al-Qaqaa on 18 April 2003.

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In other words, the Republicans and their allies in the media would have you believe the military removed the HMX 5 days before the materials are seen on videotape - with the IAEA seals still intact!

How can they think people are that stupid?

How can they have so little respect for simple math?