Iraq

Bit by bit, in drips and drabs, the truth is coming out.

Not that it matters one bit, but at a certain point I suspect even the most gullible American will cry out enough!!!



Paul O'Neill, the former treasury secretary, is extensively quoted in a book by Ron Suskind, in which he says that the invasion of Iraq was at the very top of the to-do list of the new president, as early as 10 days after his inauguration in January 2001. Since he was at all the meetings and has documentation to prove his allegations, I place a high value on what he says... even though he was sacked from his job.

"From the very first instance, it was about Iraq," said Mr O'Neill, who was a participant in all the meetings and provided voluminous minutes and other documents to the book's author, Ron Suskind. "It was all about finding a way to do it. That was the tone of it. The President saying 'Go find me a way to do this'."



Meanwhile, Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, placed a full-page advert in a paper with the demand for direct elections, directly opposing the US plans. The Shiite community makes up 60-70% of Iraq's population. It's pretty clear why he is pushing for this and why the Shiite community is squarely backing him in this. General elections would put the Shiites in power and the Sunni's on the sidelines...



I'm wondering how long it will take before the shit hits the fan.

I don't think there is much time left any more.