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And I don’t just mean Iraq War II.<\/p>\nAnd I don’t just mean Iraq War II.<\/p>\n
A friend wanted a list, so I whipped one up real quick.<\/p>\n
Gulf of Tonkin 1967: McNamara knew it was a mistake before LBJ used it as an excuse to escalate. Daniel Ellsberg’s firsthand account from inside the Pentagon: http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/pov\/mostdangerousman\/excerpt-ellsberg-memoir\/2\/<\/a> Cold War’s End 1988-1991: CIA so busy lying about Soviet power under Casey and Gates, they missed the USSR’s fall. http:\/\/www.truth-out.org\/opinion\/item\/21487-no-tears-for-the-real-robert-gates<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Iraq War I: 1990-1991: Lied about Iraqi preparations to invade Saudi, Iraqi forces murdering babies https:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/2002\/0906\/p01s02-wosc.html<\/a><\/p>\n Kosovo: 1999: Lied about 100,000 Albanian Muslims slaughtered by Serbs Afghanistan: 2001: Lied that Taliban wouldn’t give up Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda Iraq War II 2003: Lied that Iraq was making WMD, including nuclear weapons, was allied with al Qaeda https:\/\/medium.com\/dan-sanchez-blog\/16-articles-that-expose-how-they-lied-us-into-war-in-iraq-bedf2e47c0bc<\/a><\/p>\n Somalia 2006: The Islamic Courts Union government was not truly in league with al Qaeda as claimed https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/blowback-somalia\/<\/a><\/p>\n Libya 2011: Lied that there was an impending genocide in Eastern Libya https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2015\/jan\/29\/hillary-clinton-libya-war-genocide-narrative-rejec\/<\/a><\/p>\n Syria 2013: No Slam Dunk on al Qaeda false-flag sarin attack, they finally admit much later Iraq War III 2014: Yazidis on Mt. Sinjar did not need rescuing Yemen 2015: Not really bad intel, but notably knew war would be “long, bloody and indecisive,” launched it anyway, just to “placate the Saudis.” https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/03\/14\/world\/middleeast\/yemen-saudi-us.html<\/a><\/p>\n —Hasn’t led to war yet, but they’ve been lying for years about Iran’s intent and actions to make nuclear weapons, which never existed. https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Manufactured-Crisis-Untold-Story-Nuclear\/dp\/1935982338<\/a> https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2014\/10\/16\/when-the-ayatollah-said-no-to-nukes\/<\/a> CIA did finally admit this was so in 2007 https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/documents\/Newsroom\/Reports%20and%20Pubs\/20071203_release.pdf<\/a> —<\/p>\n Older phony casus belli:<\/b><\/p>\n 1812: Impressment of sailors was the excuse when the Democrats really just wanted to seize Canada. https:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2012\/06\/19\/1812-the-war-partys-first-success\/<\/a><\/p>\n 1846: Mexico: U.S. invaded, called it defense from the Mexicans https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/education\/lessons\/lincoln-resolutions<\/a><\/p>\n 1861: Civil War: Keeping Ft. Sumter open after South Carolina secession was a provocation. (Everyone’s got a different opinion about this one.)<\/p>\n 1620-Current: Indian wars: Paid Napoleon for the land. God says we can. And they started it anyway. http:\/\/users.humboldt.edu\/ogayle\/hist110\/unit3\/indians.html<\/a><\/p>\n 1898: Spain: Remember the Maine was an accidental fire which spread to the magazine. https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/law\/help\/usconlaw\/pdf\/Maine.1898.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n 1898: Philippines: Must Christianize these Catholics. http:\/\/historymatters.gmu.edu\/blackboard\/mckinley.html<\/a><\/p>\n WWI: Lusitania was a deliberate provocation, Zimmerman telegram threat of German-Mexican invasion of U.S. Southwest was a ridiculous joke. https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lusitania-Colin-Simpson\/dp\/0582127076<\/a> https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/education\/lessons\/zimmermann<\/a><\/p>\n WWII: Pearl Harbor: FDR Knew. https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Day-Deceit-Truth-About-Harbor\/dp\/0743201299<\/a><\/p>\n Korea: Syngman Ree’s forces’ provocations preceded Northern invasion https:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/justin\/2013\/07\/28\/who-really-started-the-korean-war\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\n(Gareth Porter says Mac kept the truth from LBJ: https:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2014\/08\/05\/how-lbj-was-deceived-on-gulf-of-tonkin\/<\/a> )<\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2000\/aug\/18\/balkans3<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2001\/oct\/14\/afghanistan.terrorism5<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/consortiumnews.com\/2016\/03\/10\/neocons-red-faced-over-red-line\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\nhttps:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/national-security\/2014\/08\/13\/5fdd3358-2301-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html?utm_term=.b2834d3b716b<\/a><\/p>\n