White House Forgery Scandal

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Suskind writes in his new book, The Way of the World, that President George W. Bush ordered the CIA to create a forged and backdated letter to "prove" that Iraq helped train Mohammad Atta and other 9-11 terrorists. In addition, Suskind alleges that Bush knew that Iraq did not possess weapons of mass destruction and that the President ordered the forgery to justify the invasion.¹

Fast Facts

1. Forged letter addressed from Tahir Jalil Habbush to Saddam Hussein¹
2. Letter allegedly backdated to July 1, 2001¹
3. Forged letter supposedly "proved" that 9-11 pilot Mohammad Atta trained in Iraq¹
4. Suskind says order to create letter delivered on White House stationery¹

Impeachable Offense?

Suskind claims that Bush's involvement in the forgery is an impeachable offense. The White House responded by alleging that Suskind practices "gutter journalism."²

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