Mike Barnicle: If True, Bush Is Guilty of Murdering 4,000 Americans

[kpete]

VIDEO: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/26079601#26079601

Mike Barnicle: If True, Bush Is Guilty of Murdering 4,000 Americans
by thereisnospoon
Thu Aug 07, 2008 at 05:07:53 PM PDT

Update: Link to video of the interview here

On Hardball today, Mike Barnicle just made a fairly explosive statement. They were talking about Ron Suskind's new book The Way of the World, in which Suskind alleges via interviews with multiple colleagues and subordinates of George Tenet the explosive charge that the Bush Administration gave the CIA an actual paper ordering them to forge a document drawing connections between Al Qaeda and Iraq.

Suskind was on the show, and faced fierce questioning from Barnicle--specifically about why Suskind didn't interview Tenet himself. Suskind responded that Tenet was confused and "did not remember" a large number of incidents from the time, including the famous "slam dunk" remarks--but that numerous colleagues and subordinates keep detailed records.


Barnicle then said something explosive:

I'm asking you this because, if this allegation is true, then the President, or at least the Vice President, is guilty of the murder of over 4,000 Americans through the War In Iraq.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/8/7/195649/0962/66/564363

[bluerum]

1. and 1.2 million Iraqis

[disndat]

2. and at the cost of $$trillion

to the U. S. taxpayers, with the complicit help of big media.

[seemslikeadream]

3. DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE DEAD IRAQIS

Barnicle YOU ASS

[Lint Head]

4. Duh! Of course he's guilty of murdering 4,000 people.

He is also guilty of negligent homicide on 9/11 because he ignored warnings and also could have saved lives in New Orleans if the National Guard was not in Iraq. This lying son of a bitch is a criminal and needs to go to jail for a long fucking time. :dem:

[electropop]

14. Plus all those who've died from causes related to economic disparities and deregulation

Lack of medical care
Poor nutrition
Pollution
Unsafe consumer products
and so on

probably millions

[shraby]

5. Does anyone know what Tenet's

problem is? Is it deliberate "forgetting" or does he have Alzheimers or Senile Dementia?

[Gabi Hayes]

9. same problem they ALL have when confronted with the depths of their

complicity in whatever the depredation of the moment might be, and Tenet has a LOT to forget

not that he's any different than the rest of the the Hole in the Constitution Gang

Suskind said that Tenet is renowned for having a ''selective memory,'' btw.

[Poiuyt]

6. Of course, earlier in the show, Barnicle referred to liberal bloggers as a bunch of nit-wits

[DearAbby]

7. Rec #5 off to the greatest page with you....this needs to be seen

[The Backlash Cometh]

8. Certainly does appear that this crop of bosshog has no regard for

human life. Why should they? There are no penalties for them to face. What's more, they really do believe that they have a right to be entitled.

[MadMaddie]

10. I still say to this day they are guilty of allowing 3000 Americans

to die on 9/11 because of their indifference and negligence. They had the evidence in their hands and they chose to ignore it.

[tblue37]

11. That's what Bugliosi keeps saying. He's guilty of murder. n/t

[Octafish]

12. DU warned the little turd from Crawford, to no avail.

That shows the lies were deliberate.

[KaryninMiami]

13. Kicked &R Nt

[Virginia Dare]

15. He said it pretty sarcastically and incredulously IMO..

he was trying very hard to poke holes in Suskind's story, but Suskind wouldn't budge calling it irrefutable.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

16. Who cares? John Edwards just had an affair!

An affair!

:sarcasm:

[indepat]

17. Is this Barnicle guy some bleeding-heart, commie-loving, pinko, weak on national defense,

soft on crime, soft on drugs, far out in left field ultra liberal wussie or what? :shrug: :D

[underseasurveyor]

18. It's much more than 4000+

Couple weeks ago when I went to a Kucinich fundraiser and one of the things Dennis talked about was the skewed numbers of dead soldiers. He said that the 4000+ plus number is very low and it's only the count/number of people that died directly on or near the battlefield. They don't figure in the ones that died later in the hospitals outside of Iraq or electrocuted in showers and they certainly don't include the ones that commit suicide.

Dennis said the number of dead American soldiers is far greater than you or I know:-(

If the people knew the true number would they finally be outraged?
Surprised maybe... but outraged?????:shrug:

[Heather MC]

19. Give that Man A Prize, I have been yelling this to anyone who would listen

Since I saw Bush say he never said Iraq had anything to with 9/11

Now can we put this Jackass President of hours in Handcuffs and under the jail
but first he has to give a personal Apology to all the mothers and wives who lost their son or husband