The Iraq war in lies

The Iraq war in lies

As Iraq goes to the polls, and US troop withdrawal draws closer, Harper's magazine has taken the opportunity to re-examine the lead-up to Washington's most recent adventures in the country.

Harper's  has pasted together actual words and statements of Bush administration officials to create a timeline of events, titled "A history of the Iraq war, told entirely in lies:

Sample:

It was absolutely clear that the number one threat facing America was from Saddam Hussein. We know that Iraq and Al Qaeda had high-level contacts that went back a decade.