Bush lied again

So the Pentagon admitted yesterday that, yes, they did use the lethal chemical white phosphorous as a weapon in Iraq, as they've been accused of doing, but not against civilians.

Pentagon officials acknowledged Tuesday that U.S. troops used white phosphorous as a weapon against insurgent strongholds during the battle of Falluja last November.

At the same time, they denied an Italian television news report that the spontaneously flammable material had been used against civilians.

Lt. Col. Barry Venable, a Pentagon spokesman, said that while white phosphorous is used most frequently to mark targets or obscure positions, it was used at times in Falluja as an incendiary weapon against enemy combatants.

"It was not used against civilians," Venable said.

Now, let's analyze this. The Italian state-run television RAI's documentary that aired a couple weeks ago accused the American military of using this chemical agent in the Fallujah battle in Iraq indiscriminately, killing men, women, children, insurgents, and innocents.

As you would expect, the Pentagon denied the allegation as long as it could, until, faced with the evidence and mounting criticism and rage, it had to admit that they did use it, but not against civilians. Now, if you've been accused of something which you deny, then admit to it, but only partially, what are the chances that the part to which you're not admitting is also true and you're just trying to cover up your tracks a little longer?

Italy's state-run RAI24 news television aired a documentary last week that alleged the United States used white phosphorous shells in a "massive and indiscriminate way" against civilians during the Falluja offensive.

The State Department initially denied that U.S. troops had used white phosphorous against enemy forces. "They were fired into the air to illuminate enemy positions at night, not at enemy fighters," a department Web site said.

The department later said the statement had been incorrect.

I mean, at this point, is there really anyone left in this country (or the world) who believes anything at all that comes out of these people's mouths?