Iraq-War-Justification

OSP Fabricates Iraq-Al Qaeda Connection Intelligence for WHIG Distribution

2002-11-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Office of Special Plans (OSP), under Douglas Feith’s leadership, systematically fabricated intelligence reports claiming non-existent operational connections between Iraq and Al-Qaeda. These fabricated assessments, contradicting CIA and FBI intelligence, were intentionally distributed to …

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WHIG Develops "Smoking Gun/Mushroom Cloud" Propaganda Template

2002-09-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On September 5, 2002, the White House Iraq Group (WHIG), led by Karl Rove and chaired by Andrew Card, strategized the use of the “smoking gun/mushroom cloud” rhetorical metaphor to build public support for the Iraq War. Speechwriter Michael Gerson originated the phrase, which was first …

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