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Bush’s War on Perception; the bombing of the Golden Mosque

Mike Whitney
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:48 EST


We've heard a lot about the bombing of Samarra's Golden Mosque lately. Bush has brought it up twice in the last week alone. It's a critical part of the administration's rationale for the occupation of Iraq, so we can expect to be reminded of it nearly as often as 9-11.

The destruction of the Golden-dome Mosque took place in February 2005 and has been identified as the "catalyzing event" that plunged the country into sectarian violence. That, at least, is just the official version. No one knows really what happened because the administration refused to conduct an independent investigation and the media excluded any account that didn't square with the Pentagon's spin on events.

What we're left with is mere speculation.

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