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[sid] => 21361
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[aid] => Mick
[title] => PROGRAM-ED TO ATTACK!
[time] => 2003-08-02 03:45:00
[hometext] => Here it comes. Set the PR washing machine to 'Fast Spin'! 'Inspector says Iraqis talking, will reveal weapons programs' "WASHINGTON--The United States has found evidence of an active program to make weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, including "truly amazing" testimony from Iraqis ordered to dupe UN inspectors before the war, the man leading the hunt said Thursday." [bodytext] => In the political fact-laundry The PR machine is set to SPIN There is a political war we just HAVE to win About ACTUAL WMDs - we can tell you zilch We didn't find ONE But listen - we want to tell you about PROGRAMS And we'll tell you a ton Our little fact-laundry machine is working hard We turn the dial to make you smile Turn down those frowns about our lies Let us tell you about IRAQ'S PROGRAMS There are no WMDs but that's forgotten! You say programs are no IMMINENT threat Oh come on don't be so rotten Listen, we love our PR washing spin machine It makes us shiny right and not so mean Any factual stuff you can forget It’s your PERCEPTION we’re out to get Don’t think too hard about what’s REAL We want to concentrate on how you FEEL Forget all the things we said that weren’t true Just concentrate on the DANGER we show you You know—THE IRAQIS HAD PROGRAMS! Didn’t you know? Aren’t you scared yet? And ready to throw All thoughts of our lies to one side? You know we have GOOD reasons to hide! Think of what we SAY not what we DO That way we can easier HOODWINK you! Look, we’ve devised the words we think you’ll believe We’ll show you they had PROGRAMS! And tried to DECEIVE! Okay, that wasn’t what we said before! But saying THAT was not enough for war So we changed it round to be heard An IMMINENT threat to make you scared But our program now is to make you forget And show what we did was STILL RIGHT and yet Retain our dignity while we turn and squirm Hoping you don’t notice our reasoning infirm We did things we shouldn’t have done But hey, forget it, bygones be bygone Look at all our comprehensive FACTS Be impressed with our 'program-ed' attack We’re just poor politicians. We know no better We're past masters at this game: 'Fact Forgetter' Please, please let us away with all this death Our lies were only so much hot breath Even WHEN our words were NOT SO true Does it really matter that much to you? Yes, our boys are dying because of our lying But look!!! We have something ELSE you should be buying! Designed to save our scrawny necks We have a dossier full of juicy “FACTS” No WMDs here - but let’s forget about that! They had these PROGRAMS!!!! LOOK!!! We HAD to attack!!! [comments] => 1 [counter] => 154 [topic] => 41 [informant] => Steeleyes [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => political )
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