The Big Lie technique works: the Bushies lied like crazy, taking advantage of the post-911 anger toward "Ayrabs." Their milder and loss-obvious retractions have had little effect, while most people don't read even half-decent newspapers.
------------------------ Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & http://bellarmine.lmu.edu/~jdevine > From: k hanly [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.antiwar.com/lobe/?articleid=2374 > > Majority Still Believe in Iraq's WMD, al-Qaeda Ties > > by Jim Lobe > U.S. public perceptions about former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein's > alleged ties to al-Qaeda and stocks of weapons of mass > destruction (WMD) > continues to lag far behind the testimony of experts, > boosting chances that > President George W Bush will be reelected, according to a survey and > analysis released Thursday. > > Despite statements by such officials as the Bush > administration's former > chief weapons inspector, David Kay; its former anti-terrorism > chief, Richard > Clarke; former chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans > Blix, as well as > admissions by senior administration officials themselves, a > majority of the > public still believes Iraq was closely tied to the al-Qaeda > terrorist group > and had WMD stocks or programs before US troops invaded the country 13 > months ago. > > "The public is not getting a clear message about what the > experts are saying > about Iraqi links to al-Qaeda and its WMD program," said Steven Kull, > director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes > (PIPA) at the > University of Maryland, which conducted the survey. >
