Michael Valdes

I am comitted to a life of activism.

“Be the change you want to see in the world.” -Gandhi

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend. ” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Both Martin Luther King and Ghandi would oppose both of our overseas adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Slowly but surely, investigative reporter Murray Waas has been putting together a compelling narrative about how President Bush and his top aides contrived their bogus case for war in Iraq.

What emerges in Waas's stories is a consistent White House modus operandi: Time and time again, Bush and his aides have selectively leaked intelligence findings.

The latest entry in Waas's saga came yesterday in the highly respected National Journal. Murray Waas writes: "Karl Rove, cautioned that Bush's 2004 re-election prospects would be damaged if disclosed that he had been personally warned that a key rationale for going to war had been challenged within the administration.