Links to Pre-War Information

I've done a lot of raw research concerning the build-up to the war in Iraq for my film that I haven't published yet. This post aggregates some information that I just formatted as well as points to some other raw data that I already had aggregated.

237 Statements from Bush Administration on Iraq
On March 16th, 2004 Henry Waxman published a database called "Iraq On the Record," but it was eventually taken offline.

I had archived all of it into my timeline, and I just reformatted all of the statements, color coded them, and put them all underneath one URL:
http://www.echochamberproject.com/iraqstatements

White House's Pre-War Talking Points
I've also aggregated the White House's Talking Points from 9/18/02 to 3/19/03 onto one page:
http://www.echochamberproject.com/whtalkingpoints

They call these talking points the "Global Message of the Day" that were carefully crafted and coordinated by the White House Iraq Group.

These messages of the day correlate pretty well with the public record content, and it's a great way to see the overall trends of their pre-war communication strategy and to isolate specific shifts.

I've digested the highlights of their PR strategy to sell the war here:
http://www.echochamberproject.com/overview

Selling the War through Anonymous Sources
Often times politicians will speak off the record when they don't want to be held accountable for what they're saying, and so I compiled 5 months worth of ABC and CBS reporting that was based upon anonymous sources.

It's pretty evident that the Bush administration went a lot further in their off-the-record statements, than their on-the-record ones.
http://www.echochamberproject.com/anonymoussources