but for the fact that the president had so explicitly said that there were weapons of mass destruction that posed an imminent threat to citizens of the United States

Grok Headline matches for but for the fact that the president had so explicitly said that there were weapons of mass destruction that posed an imminent threat to citizens of the United States

"Executive Order Commission on the
Intelligence Capabilities of the United
States Regarding Weapons of Mass
Destruction"

"Executive Order Commission on the
Intelligence Capabilities of the United
States Regarding Weapons of Mass
Destruction" 02/10/2004 02:52 AM

"no evidence that Saddam Hussein ever
tried to transfer weapons or weapons of
mass destruction to terrorists"

"no evidence that Saddam Hussein ever
tried to transfer weapons or weapons of
mass destruction to terrorists" 11/18/2003 03:32 AM

Weapons of Mass Destruction? Or Mass
Distraction?

Weapons of Mass Destruction? Or Mass
Distraction? 05/31/2004 07:10 AM
writes

nytimes.com/2004/05/30/weekinreview/30bott.html
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I got your weapons of mass destruction
right here

I got your weapons of mass destruction
right here 09/12/2004 12:45 PM
Xeni Jardin: In North Korea: an explosion, a giant crater, and a "peculiar cloud." Both the South Korean government and the US government say they don't believe North Korea conducted a nuclear test.

President Bush and his top advisers have received intelligence reports in recent days describing a confusing series of actions by North Korea that some experts believe could indicate the country is preparing to conduct its first test explosion of a nuclear weapon, according to senior officials with access to the intelligence.

While the indications were viewed as serious enough to warrant a warning to the White House, American intelligence agencies appear divided about the significance of the new North Korean actions, much as they were about the evidence concerning Iraq's alleged weapons stockpiles.

Some analysts in agencies that were the most cautious about the Iraq findings have cautioned that they do not believe the activity detected in North Korea in the past three weeks is necessarily the harbinger of a test. A senior scientist who assesses nuclear intelligence says the new evidence "is not conclusive," but is potentially worrisome.

Link to Reuters report, reg-free Link to New York Times story

Weapons of mass destruction found!

Weapons of mass destruction found! 12/05/2003 09:04 AM
Weapon s of Mass Destruction Found! Only they weren't in Iraq, they were in Texas and the terrorists involved weren't Al-Queda or Islamic fundamentalists but white supremacists. I haven't seen this on Google News, CNN or ABC News. I only read about it because I happened across Sensible Erection which I think I found browsing through MetaFilter user profiles.

We've found the weapons of mass
destruction

We've found the weapons of mass
destruction 03/08/2004 11:17 PM

At work while poking around the official website for Iraq's Coalition Provisional Authority we stumbled across some interesting meta tags:

<meta name=" keywords" content="Coalition, Saddam, Hussein, War, Iraq, Oil, army, health, Gulf War, military, humanitarian, operations, Medical, assistance, mass, destruction, Military, medical, news, Bremer, forces, RPGs, national, guard, defense, DoD, security, war, contracts, contracting, civilian, KBR, Bechtel, Halliburton, electricity, baghdad, Iraqi, Iraqis, Sunni, Shiite, kurds, , defense, bombing, missile, weapon, weapons, WMD">

The nod towards Halliburton is a nice touch as well.

Clinton believes Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction

Clinton believes Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction 01/09/2004 10:10 PM
BLOW TO THE "BUSH LIED" CROWD: .. Jose Manuel Durao Barroso .. Portuguese Prime Minister .. he thinks that Saddam

sg.news.yahoo.com/040109/1/3h5er.html
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" thousands of casualties in Jordan with
weapons of mass destruction"

" thousands of casualties in Jordan with
weapons of mass destruction" 05/01/2004 03:41 AM

Google Maps find Weapons of Mass
Destruction

Google Maps find Weapons of Mass
Destruction 03/14/2005 05:27 PM
Google Maps find weapons of mass destruction, and more

"Clinton believes Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction"

"Clinton believes Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction" 01/09/2004 09:56 PM

Clinton believes Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction: Portugal PM

Clinton believes Iraq had weapons of
mass destruction: Portugal PM 01/09/2004 09:57 PM
Clinton believes Iraq had weapons of mass destruction: Portugal PM Ok. The Dems and the GOP. But what did Ralph Nader say about WMD?

«some Texas Fascists possessed
Weapons of Mass Destruction»

«some Texas Fascists possessed
Weapons of Mass Destruction» 12/05/2003 03:08 PM
The US Terrorism Plot That the Media Ignores .. largely ignored by media outlets .. Full documentation

thememoryhole.org/terror/tyler-terror.htm
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"Sudan has ordered the removal of Syrian
missiles and weapons of mass destruction
out of the African country."

"Sudan has ordered the removal of Syrian
missiles and weapons of mass destruction
out of the African country." 04/28/2004 08:46 AM

What About The Weapons Of Mass
Destruction? - Right Wing News
(Conservative News and Views)

What About The Weapons Of Mass
Destruction? - Right Wing News
(Conservative News and Views) 12/17/2003 07:15 AM
LIES ABOUT WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION: .. John Hawkins has the truth .. Bush Lied .. (Cont)

rightwingnews.com/john/wmd.php
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"stepping up to prevent him from
becoming President of the United States"

"stepping up to prevent him from
becoming President of the United States" 05/04/2004 05:02 PM

"Bill Clinton, Former President of the
United States"

"Bill Clinton, Former President of the
United States" 07/29/2004 01:02 AM

Even the president of the United States
sometimes must have to stand naked

Even the president of the United States
sometimes must have to stand naked 07/15/2004 01:55 AM

Two decades ago I had the odd and daunting experience of defending my undergraduate thesis, on several of Shakespeare's plays, before a panel of scholars. While hardly as rigorous as the real orals a PhD thesis is supposed to be subjected to, this encounter was part of what my department at Harvard required for graduation, and I faced it with some trepidation.

When I walked in, I was introduced to William Alfred, the playwright, poet and English professor. I hadn't studied with Alfred, and had no idea what to expect from the rumpled man. He broke the ice with a simple question: At the start of "King Lear," Cordelia refuses her royal father's demand for a profession of love. There's a foreign phrase that describes her act in legal terms -- what is it?

I'm not sure how many layers of my brain I had to dig through to find it, but somehow I retrieved the desired answer, the medieval label for an injury to the royal office: "Lese majeste!" Alfred's eyes twinkled; my response seemed to satisfy my interrogators' basic requirement of literacy, and from there, all went swimmingly. (Alfred, a brilliant and generous soul with whom, alas, I only had a handful of further conversations, died in 1999.)

Of all things, this distant recollection popped into my head after I finally caught up with Michael Moore's much-debated "Fahrenheit 9/11." Many words have already been flung across the political spectrum about the movie. I will limit my contributions to this one phrase: What Moore has, I think, accomplished, particularly in the movie's more coherent and better-assembled first half, is an outrageous and highly effective act of lese majeste.

George Bush campaigned as an informal man of the people, and he did not carry a very dignified bearing into the Oval Office. (Remember that strange boil on his face during the Florida recount?) But from 9/11 on, his team of handlers began to weave a cocoon of larger-than-life pomp around him. Partly, it was what the nation wanted; it was also smart political opportunism. It has, to be sure, frayed some since the Iraq war and its attendant scandals. The "Henry V"-style bullhorn at ground zero struck a chord with many Americans; the "Mission Accomplished" aircraft carrier stunt backfired.

But "Fahrenheit 9/11" methodically dismantles this president's carefully manicured dignity: It says to the viewer, "Pay attention to the man behind the curtain -- he's smaller than life." The movie's most indelible sequences are those that show our president as he really was in the face of the great crisis of 9/11: Not, as we were told by Showtime' s "DC 9/11," a stirring take-charge commander, but a passive photo-op participant who sat paralyzed for achingly long minutes of "My Pet Goat" rather than take the initiative to say "excuse me" to the class and leave the room.

My colleague Andrew O'Hehir drew a connection between Moore and Dario Fo, the Italian playwright/performer most famous for his assaults on the dignity of the papacy. To be sure, Moore has none of Fo's skills as a physical clown and only a fraction of his instincts as an entertainer; Fo is an artist, while Moore is chiefly a propagandist. Still, it's a good comparison: The two men share a willingness -- more than that, a ferocious determination -- to strip away the niceties of ceremony from powerful men so that we can see their misdeeds.

That refusal of deference is, after you get past all the various problems with "Fahrenheit 9/11" as documentary and as history, what counts. The TV networks (though they thought nothing of rummaging through the details of Bill Clinton's tawdry sexual escapades) have decided to protect Bush from unflattering images. It falls to Moore to dig up the footage of protesters pelting his inaugural limousine with eggs, and play it for us again.

By the end of "Fahrenheit 9/11," Moore has flung his own messy indictment at the presidential portrait, and it won't be easily cleaned up. The filmmaker is deliberately, methodically, overflowingly disrespectful at a moment in our history when there's far too much respect in the land. When the throne holds an ignorant, incompetent, profligate pretender, lese majeste becomes a patriotic duty.

exclusive ten-minute interview with the
President of the United States

exclusive ten-minute interview with the
President of the United States 06/26/2004 04:33 AM
link to El Blowhard Supremo interviewed in Ireland .. this video link to Bush on Irish TV .. Video

rte.ie/news/2004/0624/primetime/primetime56_1c.smil
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"Ronald Reagan, President of the United
States of America"

"Ronald Reagan, President of the United
States of America" 06/06/2004 03:13 AM

Loyalty Day, 2004 by the President of
the United States of America a
Proclamation

Loyalty Day, 2004 by the President of
the United States of America a
Proclamation 05/02/2004 12:37 PM
"Loyalty Day"?

whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040430-15.html
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"Loyalty Day, 2004 by the President of
the United States of America a
Proclamation"

"Loyalty Day, 2004 by the President of
the United States of America a
Proclamation" 05/02/2004 03:40 PM

Remarks by the President at the United
States Air Force Academy Graduation
Ceremony

Remarks by the President at the United
States Air Force Academy Graduation
Ceremony 06/03/2004 06:36 AM
Text Of The President's Remarks At The United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony .. the commencement address

whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/06/20040602.html
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What About Those WMD? David Kay, the
head of the U.S. effort to find weapons
of mass destruction in Iraq, has told
administration officials he plans to
leave before the Iraq Survey Group's
work is completed and could depart
before February. 12/18

What About Those WMD? David Kay, the
head of the U.S. effort to find weapons
of mass destruction in Iraq, has told
administration officials he plans to
leave before the Iraq Survey Group's
work is completed and could depart
before February. 12/18 12/19/2003 11:42 AM

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9823-2003Dec17.html
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In the Near Future, Your Computer may
become a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
PeaceMaker, a SciFi Thriller, Exposes
the Emerging Threat of an “Intelligent”
Computer Virus.

In the Near Future, Your Computer may
become a Weapon of Mass Destruction.
PeaceMaker, a SciFi Thriller, Exposes
the Emerging Threat of an “Intelligent”
Computer Virus. 08/13/2004 03:27 AM
When we see a headline about weapons of mass destruction, we immediately think of Islamic terrorists launching chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. But another type of weapon will become equally dangerous and much more available within the next decade: an artificially intelligent computer virus. Dan Ronco explores this emerging threat in PeaceMaker, his new scifi thriller, released August 1, 2004 by Winterwolf Publishing. Complimentary copies are available to qualified individuals. [PRWEB Aug 13, 2004]

"JOE WILSON LIED, REPUTATIONS DIED:
WASHINGTON - A Senate report criticizing
false CIA claims that Iraq had weapons
of mass destruction at the same time
provides support for an assertion the
White House repudiated: that Iraq sought
to buy uranium in..."

"JOE WILSON LIED, REPUTATIONS DIED:
WASHINGTON - A Senate report criticizing
false CIA claims that Iraq had weapons
of mass destruction at the same time
provides support for an assertion the
White House repudiated: that Iraq sought
to buy uranium in..." 07/12/2004 09:04 AM

President Bush told a roomful of top
Pentagon brass on Thursday that his
administration would never stop looking
for ways to harm the United States

President Bush told a roomful of top
Pentagon brass on Thursday that his
administration would never stop looking
for ways to harm the United States 08/06/2004 09:55 AM
Point and Laugh, Everyone .. Bush

reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5887424
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"The President of the whole entire
United States makes a July 4th speech
about national security on state
property and it's a private campaign
rally with a dress code?"

"The President of the whole entire
United States makes a July 4th speech
about national security on state
property and it's a private campaign
rally with a dress code?" 07/05/2004 09:10 PM

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Quotes
from Either President of the United
States George W. Bush or
Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine
from the Star Wars Movies

McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Quotes
from Either President of the United
States George W. Bush or
Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine
from the Star Wars Movies 02/10/2004 02:50 AM
Quotes from George W. Bush and which are from Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine

mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/Bush-Palpatine.html
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"Why hold a self-proclaimed polemicist
to a higher standard than you hold the
president of the United States?"

"Why hold a self-proclaimed polemicist
to a higher standard than you hold the
president of the United States?" 07/02/2004 09:14 PM

"the President of the United States is
not bound by laws banning the use of
torture and anyone he orders to torture
another could not be prosecuted"

"the President of the United States is
not bound by laws banning the use of
torture and anyone he orders to torture
another could not be prosecuted" 06/08/2004 08:23 PM

House Probes Threat Posed by Spyware

House Probes Threat Posed by Spyware 04/29/2004 09:46 PM
AP via Newsday Apr 30 2004 1:12AM GMT

House Probes Threat Posed by Spyware
(AP)

House Probes Threat Posed by Spyware
(AP) 04/29/2004 05:52 PM
AP - It's the newest computer security problem to attract the attention of Congress: spyware, or software designed to collect computer users' personal data without their knowledge. Secretly piggybacking on downloaded Internet software, spyware transmits information about computer usage and generates pop-up advertisements and other annoyances. It often is difficult to uninstall.

Weapons of Calf Destruction

Weapons of Calf Destruction 12/24/2003 12:10 PM
"I guess any self-respecting rancher would have shot, shoveled and shut up, but he didn't do that". An annoyed Premier of Alberta Ralph Klein was quoted saying this on Sept 17th, 2003 at a weekend meeting of U.S. governors and western Canadian premiers in response to the discovery of one case of mad-cow found in his province.
Fast forward to today: USDA refused to release mad cow records , United Press has been requesting these documents since July 10th, 2003 and has been continually stonewalled as recently as Dec 17th ,2003. Especially troubling is the question of where the Canadian mad-cow possibly originated.

U.S. Intelligence Official: Qaeda Posed
Plane Threat (Reuters)

U.S. Intelligence Official: Qaeda Posed
Plane Threat (Reuters) 02/17/2004 03:42 PM
Reuters - Al Qaeda has deployed operatives to hijack planes and fly them into targets in an echo of the Sept. 11 attacks and is looking at derailing trains possibly carrying hazardous material, according to a top U.S. intelligence official.

Why The United States Just Doesn't Get
The United Nations

Why The United States Just Doesn't Get
The United Nations 06/22/2005 02:41 AM

For years I have been amazed as I’ve listened to people here in the United States demonstrate their complete ignorance of the purpose and tremendous value of the United Nations, even to the point of our country not paying dues to the organization. Ambassador to the United Nations havs often been viewed as second-class or B-level diplomatic job and with the current presidential perspective, the UN has become a troublesome entity and the appointment of…

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The United States, Backed By The
European Union, Japan And Canada, Has
Turned Back A Bid By Developing Nations
To Place The Internet Under The Control
Of The United Nations Or Its Member
Governments

The United States, Backed By The
European Union, Japan And Canada, Has
Turned Back A Bid By Developing Nations
To Place The Internet Under The Control
Of The United Nations Or Its Member
Governments 12/09/2003 03:48 AM
Washington Times .. second paragraph

washtimes.com/world/20031208-125717-6682r.htm
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Thought for the day: Linux - a weapon of
mass destruction?

Thought for the day: Linux - a weapon of
mass destruction? 06/02/2004 09:42 PM
Computer Weekly Jun 3 2004 1:21AM GMT

"Sorting out the "imminent threat"
debate"

"Sorting out the "imminent threat"
debate" 11/04/2003 09:28 PM

Internet security - Fighting the worms
of mass destruction

Internet security - Fighting the worms
of mass destruction 12/02/2003 05:25 AM

economist.co.uk/science/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2246018
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