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[F.Gordon]

The White House released a Global Message and Bush* spoke regarding this in the Rose Garden. Can you spot the distortion?

Global Message from the White House; September 26, 2002

The danger is grave and growing. The Iraqi regime possesses biological and chemical weapons and is rebuilding facilities to make more. It could launch a biological or chemical attack 45 minutes after the order is given. The regime is seeking a nuclear bomb -- and, with fissile material, could build one within a year.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/20020926-19.html

Bush* speaks in the Rose Garden that same day……

The danger to our country is grave. The danger to our country is growing. The Iraqi regime possesses biological and chemical weapons. The Iraqi regime is building the facilities necessary to make more biological and chemical weapons. And according to the British government, the Iraqi regime could launch a biological or chemical attack in as little as 45 minutes after the order were given.

(and)

The dangers we face will only worsen from month to month and from year to year. To ignore these threats is to encourage them. And when they have fully materialized it may be too late to protect ourselves and our friends and our allies. By then the Iraqi dictator would have the means to terrorize and dominate the region. Each passing day could be the one on which the Iraqi regime gives anthrax or VX -- nerve gas -- or some day a nuclear weapon to a terrorist ally.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/20020926-7.html

The Global Message release leaves out "And according to the British government"

Imminent essentially means, in relation to doom or misfortune, that the "event" is impending. It will most likely happen.

Bush* was VERY clear in stating that Iraq was indeed an "imminent threat".