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Hubris: Selling The Iraq War

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File Photo: U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney listens as former U.S. President George H.W. Bush speaks December 6, 2002 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stefan Zaklin/Getty Images, File)

The co-author of ‘Hubris’ on torture, secrets–and what we still don’t know

The American public doesn't yet have the full story of the decisions, actions--and motives--that led to the war in Iraq. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion, there are cautionary lessons for the Obama White House. "Hubris: The Selling of the Iraq War" airs Friday, 9 p.m. ET on MSNBC. Read More

File Photo: Former U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq L. Paul Bremer (R) leaves the heavily-fortified Green Zone June 28, 2004 in Baghdad after signing the Iraqi Sovereignty document which gave full governmental authority to the Iraqi interim government. (Photo by D. Myles Cullen/USAF via Getty Images, File)

10 years later: The architects of the Iraq War

They met in secret, behind closed doors, calculating, preparing, selling an Iraq invasion that White House officials said would end tyranny and bring new freedom to the heart of the Middle East. Things did not turn out that way. But few have paid a price. Read More

File Photo: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld frowns before his appearance on the CBS talk show "Face the Nation" June 23, 2001 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Karin Cooper/Getty Images, File)

‘Building momentum for regime change’: Rumsfeld’s secret memos

By the afternoon of Sept. 11, Rumsfeld was talking about linking Saddam Hussein to al-Qaida. Two months later, a more polished list of talking points raises the question "How start?" Read More