Ben Franklin is still right

Among the many memorable quotes that Benjamin Franklin
gave us is this:

'If a lie is told often enough, some people will believe it as true'.

Aug. 7, 2006 news headlines reported today that:

'Half of Americans think Saddam Hussein's government
in Iraq had weapons of mass destruction in 2003 which
justified the U.S. invasion.'

Historic Reality:

In 2004, after 16 months, a $900 million investigation by
U.S. weapons experts found Iraq had ended its chemical,
biological and nuclear arms program in 1991. U.N. inspectors
had declared Iraq free of all weapons in 2002-3 and the
American investigation confirmed the U.N.'s findings.