Once upon a time, our senior government officials used to pretend to tell the truth. Sometimes it was only a pretense. But, in general, they did not say things that were obviously, flatly false.
I guess that's just one more thing that changed on 9/11.
-- Discussing Condi Rice Lying About Rendition and Torture
I simply cannot bear listening to these people anymore. Clearly they have as much respect for the American public [and Europe] as I [and Europe] have for them. A certain parity, I guess.
BTW ... Christopher Hitchens ... perhaps because it mars his own career as well ... has a particularly striking brief against the DOD planting pro-American stories in Iraqi media.