Eric Alterman's new column in the Nation is Bush Lies, Media Swallows. He asks you to ask yourselves, "who is being served when the media allow Bush to lie, repeatedly, with impunity, in order to take the nation into war?" As examples of Bush's lies, Eric points to these:

"Most particularly he has consistently lied about Iraq's nuclear capabilities as well as its missile-delivery capabilities. .... To cite just two particularly egregious examples, Bush tried to frighten Americans by claiming that Iraq possesses a fleet of unmanned aircraft that could be used "for missions targeting the United States." Previously he insisted that a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency revealed the Iraqis to be "six months away from developing a weapon." Both of these statements are false, but they are working. Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed think that Saddam is currently helping Al Qaeda; 71 percent think it is likely he was personally involved in the 9/11 attacks."