Lie by Lie: Chronicle of a War Foretold

Conveniently timed terror alerts, foregone delusions, and bald-faced lies—a day-by-day account of how and why we went to war with Iraq. this is the first installment in Mother Jones’ Iraq War timeline project.

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Lie by Lie: Chronicle of a War Foretold

Conveniently timed terror alerts, foregone delusions, and bald-faced lies—a day-by-day account of how and why we went to war with Iraq.


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