Lawrence O'donnell Asks Condoleezza Rice About Aluminum Tubes

[no limit]

Run time: 11:56 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFgdVSOqtg   Posted on YouTube: May 06, 2011 By YouTube Member: leftunderground Views on YouTube: 1   Posted on DU: May 06, 2011 By DU Member: no limit Views on DU: 1936

 
Lawrence O'donnell interviewed Condoleezza Rice tonight which I think was very telling. He specifically asked Rice about the aluminum tubes the Bush administration used to justify the invasion of Iraq.

When Lawrence asked Rice this question about the tubes she quickly became defensive and changed the subject. This makes sense, since this is one of the clear examples that the Bush administration hyped up, and lied, about the intelligence used to justify an invasion of Iraq.

Multiple government agencies including the DOE said that the tubes were likely used for conventional weapons and not WMDs. But the Bush administration, including Rice, repeatedly ignored these warnings and used these tubes to claim that Saddam was building WMDs and there could be no reasonable doubt about that conclusion. As we know today Saddam was never developing any WMDs, and the warnings the DOE made to the Bush administration about these tubes turned out to be absolutely correct. But the Bush administration never suggested any such doubt about these tubes before they invaded Iraq, they tried to paint these tubes as indisputable intelligence that Saddam was developing weapons of mass destruction. And as a result the large majority of Americans, based on these lies, supported the invasion.

Which is why I think it is important to note the fact that Rice dodged the question in this case. She was one of the few people that was responsible for manipulating the intelligence to get us in to Iraq. Ever since then she has tried to wash the blood off her hands in her role in this. And it's great to have someone finally call her out on it.

[Scottybeamer70]

1. Good thing it was him

and not me. I would have asked her to leave immediately. She's not about to admit
that she lied.........ever! Wow.....talk about arrogrance!

[DefenseLawyer]

2. I have to assume that Ms. Rice is "book smart"

but she certainly presents herself as a dolt.

[Boudica the Lyoness]

11. She's thick as shit.

I agree...she's just book smart.

[riverwalker]

3. Condi needs Facts via Fax

Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6010

Fax: [phone]

[chervilant]

4. Out, OUT, damned spot!

Like Lady Macbeth, Condi is a pitiable creature, destined to wear her mantle of dishonesty for the remainder of her days on this planet.

[chervilant]

5. OMG!

She lies like a cheap rug!!!

[tomm2thumbs]

6. He should now interview Colin Powell with the same questions

[Quixote1818]

9. Thats a great idea. nt

[BeliQueen]

12. The difference is Colin Powell actually admitted that he was wrong

and has said so many times.

Condi Rice continues her delusion that she did nothing wrong and to even question her about it is you being naive and ill-informed.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Testy, testy, testy

These people never had anything and they still have nothing. Fucking lowlife liars.

[Blacksheep214]

8. Ask me a tough question

and I will end the interview and go home.

What a piece of crap. Totally unprofessional and unqualified to teach since we don't need the additional crime of revisionist history.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. isn't funny how shocked they get when they're interrupted by someone from the left?

that's not supposed to happen! what an outrage!
only our rightwing pals at FOX are supposed to cut people off