The Blog | Robert Scheer: Long-Delayed Story on Pre-War Intel Still Important | The Huffington Post

The Blog | Robert Scheer: Long-Delayed Story on Pre-War Intel Still Important | The Huffington Post:

"'The policy was set. The war in Iraq was coming and they were looking for intelligence to fit into the policy.'
—Tyler Drumheller, CIA's top spy in Europe.

Confession time: In fall 2004, during a crucial presidential election campaign, I made the mistake of playing by corporate media rules that amount to self-censorship.

Specifically, I joined other journalists in denying the public the right to learn of a definitive investigative report by CBS' 60 Minutes on President Bush's disregard for the truth concerning the weapons of mass destruction threat allegedly posed to the United States by Iraq. Having received an advance copy of the devastating segment, I honored CBS' proprietary request not to write about the news it carried until after it aired.

Only, it never aired. CBS got cold feet, probably because of Dan Rather's troubles over an unrelated story critical of the president. The suppressed story was solidly reported and, by exposing the Bush administration's utter disregard for the truth concerning Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, should have been made available to the public before the November election. Now, no one seems to care."