June 1, 2003
Cooking the Books
For months before the war the administration spoke with certainty about Iraqi WMD and al Qaeda links. It is becoming increasingly clear that they did not have a real case and struggled to come up with material for Powell's UN speach. Read this story of the preparation of this speach. CEOs lose their jobs (and should go to jail) and accounting firms disappear when they are caught cooking the books. The same should be true for elected and appointed officials. Via The Road to Surfdom.
Posted by Steve on June 1, 2003