Ireland: 'Hero-gate' hits the White House

[Robbien]

<snip>

The families of Pat Tillman and Jessica Lynch testified that the White House and Pentagon manipulated their stories for the sake of political gain.

Congressman Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, said he plans a deep investigation into the 'deliberately' false Pentagon accounts.

He added that President George W Bush and former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may be targets. 'We don't know what the (former) secretary of defense knew. We don't know what the White House knew,' Congressman Waxman said. 'These are questions that the committee seeks answers to.'

Congressman Waxman, a Democrat, is one of many from his party who originally voted in favour of the authorisation bill to invade Iraq.

Speaking on RTÉ Radio's Morning Ireland, Washington Correspondent Robert Shortt says these hearings are 'very embarassing' for President Bush at a 'politically-charged' time in Washington.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/0425/herogate.html

At the above link you can listen or to watch the Ireland broadcast

Interesting how much Ireland broadcasting has on this subject compared to how little the US has

More Ireland Audio & Video

* Morning Ireland: Jessica Lynch tells a congressional inquiry her real story
* Morning Ireland: US Congress hears of invented war heroes
* Nine News: US military at centre of propaganda claims
* Six One News: Flor MacCarthy reports on the release of captive Jessica Lynch's autobiography which criticises the US military for propagandising her predicament
* Nine News: Clare Murphy reports on a US report which exposes the real story about the rescue Private Jessica Lynch

[bryant69]

1. If only Irish people voted in our elections

What we need is more Americans to grapple with the implications of these events.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Robbien]

2. With the way the US is bullying the rest of the world,

voters from all over the world should be allowed a voice in electing the US leader.

[bryant69]

5. What a brilliantly nonsensical idea.

Bryant

[fed-up]

3. when the elections are hacked/stolen it doesn't matter who votes..... nt

[Marrah_G]

4. We DO!!!! (Irish-Americans that is)

I think there are more of us here then there now though.