EVIDENCE OF DECEPTION On March 17th, 2003, President Bush announced "Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves NO DOUBT that the Iraqi regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised." (official White House Transcript) He received a CIA report in February of 2003 which stated, "We do not have any direct evidence that Iraq used the period since 1998 to reconstitute its Weapons of Mass Destruction programs." A recent report issued by the Committee on Government Reform within the House of Representatives cited overwhelming evidence that, despite repeated warnings from the CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency, President Bush and his administration hyped and distorted the threat that Iraq posed. The report enumerates 237 instances of misleading and false statements that: 11 statements falsely claimed that Iraq posted an urgent threat to the United States 81 statements exaggerated Iraq's nuclear activities 84 statements overstated Iraq's chemical and biological weapons capabilities 61 statements misrepresented Iraq's ties to Al Qaeda and the events of 9-11 President Bush told the world that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction. Now, the chief weapons inspector has confirmed many of the doubts outlined in intelligence reports and believes that Iraq did not have any weapons of mass destruction or pose an imminent threat to the United States. Finally, the President pledged full cooperation with the 9-11 commission hearings - one most important investigations in our nation's history. Yet, he has failed to provide access to critical information from National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice. Thank you!