Over at TomPaine.com, they’ve posted a letter written by Representatives Kucinich, Maloney and Sanders entitled Ten Questions For Cheney. They are seeking to expand the fact-finding about the Yellowcake Scandal to the Vice-President. My favorite part is this:
Further refutation of the authenticity of the forged Niger documents came from IAEA Director General ElBaradei, when he reported to the UN Security Council on March 7, 2003: “These documents, which formed the basis for reports of recent uranium transactions between Iraq and Niger, are in fact not authentic. We have therefore concluded that these specific allegations are unfounded… we have found no evidence or plausible indication of the revival of a nuclear weapons programme in Iraq.” Yet on March 16 — nine days afterwards — you again repeated the unfounded assertion on national television (Meet the Press, Sunday, March 16, 2003). You said:
“We think Mr. ElBaradei frankly is wrong,” and “We believe [Saddam] has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.”
10) What was the basis for this assertion made by you on national television? We hope you will take the opportunity to answer these questions about your role in the dissemination of false information about Iraq’s nuclear program to justify the war in Iraq. We look forward to a response.
“We think Mr. ElBaradei frankly is wrong,” and “We believe [Saddam] has, in fact, reconstituted nuclear weapons.”
10) What was the basis for this assertion made by you on national television? We hope you will take the opportunity to answer these questions about your role in the dissemination of false information about Iraq’s nuclear program to justify the war in Iraq. We look forward to a response.
Now, tell me: who lives in a socially constructed world?
