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Then-Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a now-infamous speech to the United Nations in February 2003, making the case for war based on the inaccurate assertion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
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Steven Sloan, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Iran seems focused on short- and medium-range missiles, with a top range of 2,000 kilometers, said Gary Samore, a Brandeis University professor who worked on nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Obama and Clinton administrations.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The human-rights violations, fears about the development of weapons of mass destruction, and even the connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda, which were obviously very overblown, were utilized extensively.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Then-Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a now-infamous speech to the United Nations in February 2003, making the case for war based on the inaccurate assertion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Even a National Guard team reportedly specializing in weapons of mass destruction was sent to the home, according to broadcast reports.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Ten months earlier, Bush had made the decision to invade Iraq after his administration’s historic campaign of lies convinced the American people that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2010, Najibullah Zazi, accused of buying products from beauty supply stores to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways, pleaded guilty to charges including conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction.
—ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
After it was caught amplifying the Bush Administration’s lies about weapons of mass destruction and the ease of regime change in Iraq, America’s own newspaper of record issued a mea culpa in 2004.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Steven Sloan, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2026
Iran seems focused on short- and medium-range missiles, with a top range of 2,000 kilometers, said Gary Samore, a Brandeis University professor who worked on nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Obama and Clinton administrations.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Feb. 2026
The human-rights violations, fears about the development of weapons of mass destruction, and even the connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda, which were obviously very overblown, were utilized extensively.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Then-Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered a now-infamous speech to the United Nations in February 2003, making the case for war based on the inaccurate assertion that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
—Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Even a National Guard team reportedly specializing in weapons of mass destruction was sent to the home, according to broadcast reports.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 27 Feb. 2026
Ten months earlier, Bush had made the decision to invade Iraq after his administration’s historic campaign of lies convinced the American people that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2010, Najibullah Zazi, accused of buying products from beauty supply stores to make bombs for an attack on New York City subways, pleaded guilty to charges including conspiring to use weapons of mass destruction.
—ABC News, 2 Feb. 2026
After it was caught amplifying the Bush Administration’s lies about weapons of mass destruction and the ease of regime change in Iraq, America’s own newspaper of record issued a mea culpa in 2004.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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