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How did they lie us into war?

That's the question Americans are asking as the horror of Iraq unfolds. How did the War Party fool Congress, the media, and the people into committing American troops to a hopeless, unnecessary fight?

They set up what amounted to a lie factory in the bowels of the Pentagon and fed falsified "intelligence" to gullible reporters and the American public. When the CIA and the State Department wouldn't go along with their scheme, they set up their own intelligence-gathering agencies – in effect, a parallel government – which led us down the primrose path to war.

Where was Congress? Safely in Republican hands. Now that an antiwar wave has swept the Democrats into power, can we expect an investigation?

Unless the American people demand an accounting, they won't get it. The politicians will do the easy thing: they'll let it slide. "Let's move on." "Let's be constructive." "That would be too divisive."

But Americans want to know the truth. They want to know who lied, and why. It is being constructive to discover how they bamboozled us – because it will ensure that they won't do it again any time soon. If we let them slide, they won't just slink away – because you can bet the War Party isn't through with us quite yet.

From the Scooter Libby affair to the Niger uranium forgeries, Antiwar.com has been in the lead, publicizing the facts and following the War Party's tracks down some pretty dark paths. But we can't continue to do it without your help. We need your help, and we need it now. We can pressure the politicians to do the right thing – but only if we can continue to pursue the truth and put it out there. Your contribution is tax-deductible – and it couldn't come at a better time. Let's hold the politicians accountable – send in your contribution today.


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News
Updated November 16, 2006 - 9:25 PM EST

Bush Plans Last Big Push in Iraq

 
 

Hawk Rep. Hoyer Smashes Murtha for #2 House Dem

 

With Politics as Subtext, Senators Clash on Iraq

 

Consensus on Iraq Eludes Democrats

Iraq Govt in Crisis After Staff Abducted, Tortured
 
 

Soldier Gets 90 Years for Raping 14-Year-Old, Killing Family

 

Thursday: 4 GIs, 72 Iraqis Killed; 30 Iraqis Wounded

 

Up to 60 Bus Passengers Possibly Killed in New Baghdad Kidnapping

 

The 'Stay or Leave' Debate in the US Finds a Mirror in Baghdad

 

US Soldier Admits to Rape and Murder of 14-Year-Old Iraqi Girl

 

Kidnappings Stir Political Dispute in Iraq

Document Shows Bush Guided CIA on Detention

 
 

12 Detainees Sue Rumsfeld in Germany, Citing Abuse

US Prepared 'in Principle' for Iraq Talks With Iran

 
 

Iran Says It Will Be 'Fully Nuclear' Soon

 

Syria Ruled Out of Iraq Solution as State Department Looks to Iran

Where the Taliban and al-Qaeda Cross-Fertilize

Viewpoints
Rumors of Neoconservatism's Death Exaggerated  by Leon Hadar
Why Stop the Great Satan? He's Driving Himself to Hell  by Simon Jenkins
Walking Through the Gates of a Well-Laid Trap  by Sean Gonsalves
Let Asia Reach Its Own Balance of Power  by Ted Galen Carpenter
The Right Man for the Job
by Robert Scheer
The Education of Lieutenant Rushing  by Daniel Schulman

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Frontline

US Marine Sentenced to 18 Months in Iraq Murder

By Whom the Iraq Toll Is Counted

Rice: No Magic or Silver Bullets for Iraq

US Strategy for Iraq: Fewer Troops, or More?

CIA Chief Paints Dark Picture of Iraq

US: Harsh Treatment Shouldn't Undercut Padilla Case

Israelis Mourn Gaza Deaths

 
Gen. Abizaid Warns Congress Against Timetable in Iraq
Iraq Attacks Continue

Wednesday: 6 GIs, 133 Iraqis Killed; 50 Iraqis Injured

Car Bomb in Central Baghdad Kills Eight

Six US Soldiers Killed in Iraq

Security Developments in Iraq, Nov. 16

Security Developments in Iraq, Nov. 15

Iraq Today

Russian Parliament Warns of Chaos if Saddam Hanged

Saudis to Press Ahead With Iraq Border Fence

Kurds Ousted by Saddam Returning Home

Sectarian Strife in Iraq Imperils Entire Region, Analysts Warn

Hostage Crisis
Iraq Official: 80 Kidnapping Victims Still Held

Dispute Over Iraq Hostage Numbers

Iraq Says Most Kidnap Victims Are Free

Relatives Fear Worst for Missing Iraqi Hostages

Iraq PM Demands Swift Arrest of Those Behind Mass Kidnapping

Occupying Iraq

US Military Deaths in Iraq Hit 2,858

Dems Call for More Urgency on Iraq

General Sees Iraq Security Trained in 12 Months

Sharp Rise in Number of UK Battle Casualties

Poland Extends Iraq Mission to Mid-2007

State Dept: US Won't Accept Iraq Partition

The War at Home

Antiwar Film to Raise Plight of Detainees

Soldier Who Died in Iraq Receives US Citizenship

US Engineer Indicted as Spy for Israel

UK War at Home

Blair Finally Anoints Brown His Successor

UK Peace Activist Mourns Loss of Son Killed in Iraq

Pro-Palestinian Peace Activists Occupying Welsh Castle

The 'War on Terror'

CIA Acknowledges 2 Interrogation Memos

Poll: Americans Say Treatment of Terror Prisoners Unfair

UK Survey at Odds With Government Over Terror

US Military: Internet Radicals More Influential Than bin Laden

Lawyers Try to Stop Gitmo Medical Procedure

Army Colonel Returns From Gitmo Probe

Bush Wiretapping Program Violates Federal Laws and the Constitution, Says ACLU

Foreign Students Trickling Back to US

Afghanistan

Musharraf: Coalition's Afghanistan Policy Bound to Fail

Afghan Police Turn Taliban Strengths Against Them

Afghan Women Seek Death by Fire

India-Pakistan

Suspicious Neighbors Agree to Share Terror Tips – but Little Else

Pakistan Votes to Roll Back Islamic Law on Rape

Nine Rebels, One Indian Soldier Killed in Kashmir

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Navy Destroys Boat; Eight Killed

British Peace Envoy Visits Sri Lanka's Troubled East

India's Beaches Are Bellwether of Sri Lanka's War

Nepal

Nepal King 'Responsible' for Deaths of Protesters

Americas

US: Chávez Losing Influence

Political Powerhouse Unites Chávez Foes

Land Mines a Hidden Horror in Colombia

 
Bush in Vietnam

Bush Vietnam Trip Revives Iraq 'Quagmire'

Bush in Hanoi: Vietnamese Lessons for Iraq

Behind Congress' Delay of Vietnam Trade Vote

Bush, in Asia, Faces a Test of Diplomatic Muscle

Iran

Israeli Envoy: Bush Won't Hesitate to Attack Iran

Iranian Envoy Complains to UN Over Israeli Threats

Lebanon

Donors Slow to Deliver Lebanon Aid

Unexploded Bombs: The Hidden Fallout From Conflict in Lebanon

Lebanon: Cluster Bombs Threaten Farmers' Lives, Hamper Olive Harvest

Cleanup for Lebanon's Contaminated Waters

Israel's War at Home

Israeli Army's Commander Urged to Quit

Halutz Says Has No Intention of Resigning, Calls Criticism 'Unfair'

Qassam Attack, Response

Palestinian Rocket Kills Israeli Woman

Qassam Attack on Tape

Israel Vows Revenge for Rockets

Olmert: Military Attacks on Gaza Will Continue 'Without a Break'

Israel's Lieberman Urges Military to Target Hamas Leaders

Israel/Palestine

Abbas: Israel Must Resume Talks, Leave Arab Lands

Hamas MPs Cross Egypt to Gaza With More Than $4 Million

Israel Keeps Palestinian Soccer Team From Asian Cup Qualifier

UN Rights Forum to Send Mission to Beit Hanoun

Qatar Emir: Palestinians Being Punished for Democracy

UN Rights Council Debates Latest Allegations of Abuse by Israel

EU: No Change in Policy on Hamas

Middle East

Kuwait Court Jails Fugitive Shi'ite Activist for 10 Years

English-Language al-Jazeera Bets Americans Will Tune in for News

Saudi Women Might Vote but Not Drive

North Korea

Rice: North Korea Talks May Not Be Imminent

North Korea Seen Taking Tougher Stance at Nuclear Talks

Asia

Chinese Envoy Declares Part of India 'Chinese Territory'

Militant Apologizes for Role in Indonesian Beheadings

Russia

Russians Mark Murder of Reporter

Bush, Putin Agree to Sign Russia WTO Deal

Latvia Fears New 'Occupation' by Russians but Needs the Labor

Somalia

UN Report Says 10 Nations Violating Arms Embargo in Somalia

Annan Cautions Nations Not to Meddle in Somalia

Somali Islamists Dismiss UN Report as 'Fabrication'

War Between Islamists, Govt Is Brewing in Somalia

Congo

Scramble to Avert War After Disputed Congo Vote

Calls for Calm in Congo After Kabila Emerges as the Victor

Africa

Sudan Accused of Invading Chad

Ugandan Army Says Withdraws Troops Near Rebel Areas in Sudan

Nigeria Navy Repels Attack on Shell Facility

Cuba

Cubans Doubt Castro Will Return to Power

Cubans Adjust to New Life Without Fidel

Cuba's Military Puts Business on Front Lines

 
Columnists

Justin Raimondo
11/15/2006
The Coming Sellout

Ivan Eland
11/14/2006
Iran-Contra Revisited

Alan Bock
11/11/2006
More Work Ahead

Doug Bandow
11/10/2006
The Wreck of the War Party

Nebojsa Malic
11/09/2006
The Battle for Kosovo

Charles Peña
11/08/2006
The Mother of All Defense Supplementals

David R. Henderson
11/06/2006
Who Is 'We'?
Part Two

Praful Bidwai
11/04/2006
North Korea Wins Nuclear Poker Round

Ran HaCohen
10/16/2006
Good News From Gaza

Sascha Matuszak
9/04/2006
China's Little Capitalists

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