Pentagon’s Office of Special Plans under Douglas Feith systematically fabricates intelligence linking Iraq to al Qaeda, coordinating directly with the White House Iraq Group to disseminate these false claims as authoritative intelligence. The Pentagon Inspector General found that OSP developed …
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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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CNN executives meet with White House Iraq Group communications staff to coordinate the September 2002 propaganda campaign rollout. Network executives, including CNN President Walter Isaacson and senior producers, receive advance briefings on administration talking points and agree to provide prime …
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White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card established the White House Iraq Group (WHIG) in August 2002, a strategic communications task force chaired by Karl Rove to coordinate a systematic propaganda campaign for the Iraq invasion. The group, including key officials like Condoleezza Rice and Lewis …
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