"Open the Gates that the Righteous Nation May Enter": Rumsfeld Used Biblical Quotes in Top-Secret Iraq War Briefings for Bush

Democracy Now by Amy Goodman, Robert Draper | May. 19, 2009 (News Report)

(Video) GQ Magazine has revealed former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld repeatedly gave President Bush top-secret briefings adorned with Biblical quotes during the early days of the invasion of Iraq. One briefing paper showed an image of a US soldier in Baghdad below the Biblical quote, “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 19, 2009 - 1:35 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 19, 2009

GQ and Democracy now show enterprise in digging out this perverted insertion of religion into the highest levels of the Bush administration. The effect upon Muslims of this framing of the illegal and immoral offensive war as a "crusade" against their religion is an important consideration.

It looks like Rumsfeld kissing up to Bush's religious addiction. This is as damaging as the torture.

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