Bush's War

Frontline, PBS by Michael Kirk | Mar. 24, 2008 (Special Report)

(VIDEO - 4.5 hours) On one side, Secretary of State Colin Powell and Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet squared off against Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime ally, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. The battles were over policy -- whether to attack Iraq; the role of Iraqi exile Ahmad Chalabi; how to treat detainees; whether to seek United Nations resolutions; and the value of intelligence suggesting a connection between Saddam ... Full Story »

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Roland F. Hirsch
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a promotional piece for an opinion program. There is a linked page called "Introduction" that suggests that the full program is highly biased as the Frontline series generally is. It gets off to a bad start by quoting two of the most disreputable people in Washington, Richard Armitage (who revealed Valerie Wilson's name to reporters but was too cowardly to own up when the special prosecutor started jailing them) and Richard Clarke. No indication that Saddam's record will be examined. Little journalistic merit as far as one can tell.

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