Ungentle Reminder

Les Dabney at Testify! reminds us of that strangely ignored little scandal called Iraqgate.

I know that the republic will never, ever recover from the high crime of 12 furtive hallway blowjobs, but this little scandal seems to have led to 12 years of non-stop regional blowback. The mediawhores sure are on the ball, aren’t they?

UPDATE:

Robert Parry of Consortium News also has a new article online about the Missing US-Iraq history

Before George W. Bush gives the final order to invade Iraq — a nation that has not threatened the United States — the American people might want a few facts about the real history of U.S.-Iraq relations. Missing chapters from 1980 to the present would be crucial in judging Bush’s case for war.

But Americans don’t have those facts because Bush and his predecessors in the White House have kept this history hidden from the American people. When parts of the story have emerged, administrations of both parties have taken steps to suppress or discredit the disclosures. So instead of knowing the truth, Americans have been fed a steady diet of distortions, simplifications and outright lies.

This missing history also is not just about minor details. It goes to the heart of the case against Saddam Hussein, including whether he is an especially “aggressive” and “unpredictable” dictator who must be removed from power even at the risk of America’s standing in the world and the chance that a war will lead to more terrorism against U.S. targets.

Fuggedaboudit. It’s the premiere of Survivor: Iraq and nothing must stand in the way of our new show.