DC Dispatches » Institute for Public Accuracy http://www.dcdispatches.com Sic semper something or other. Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:54:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Misinformation provides basis for Obama’s Afghan strategy http://www.dcdispatches.com/2009/12/04/misinfo-obama-afghanistan/ http://www.dcdispatches.com/2009/12/04/misinfo-obama-afghanistan/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:50:03 +0000 Matthew Bradley http://www.dcdispatches.com/?p=355 Continue reading →]]> Another check on the collective amnesia of the public, and how it is exploited by whoever is in power, from the Institute for Public Accuracy:

Are Obama and Clinton Being Honest About How Afghan War Began?

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RAHUL MAHAJAN: … It’s not clear how well President Obama and his advisers know this history, although it was all documented in Western newspapers at the time; what is clear is that his suggestion that the Taliban refused to negotiate is not primarily about justifying the war post-9/11 — that still remains unquestioned in mainstream U.S. politics — but rather about justifying his current position that strenuous anti-Taliban efforts in Afghanistan, including the recently announced surge, are a necessary part of ensuring U.S. national security.

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