Monday, June 21, 2004

The New York Times > Washington > U.S. Said to Overstate Value of Guantanamo Detainees

The New York Times > Washington > U.S. Said to Overstate Value of Guantanamo Detainees
... But as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the legal status of the 595 men imprisoned here, an examination by The New York Times has found that government and military officials have repeatedly exaggerated both the danger the detainees posed and the intelligence they have provided.

A long article, well paired with a WaPo article on the failure of the mission in Iraq. The article is circumspect, but it becomes clear that we've had a plague of deception, some of it self-deception, much of it straightforward lying.

Now when Ashcroft yells "wolf", no-one who matters believes him. Problem is, there really is a wolf.

We need a new government.

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