Did Bush & Co. Doctor the ‘Mission Accomplished’ Video?
White House operatives apparently cropped out the "Mission Accomplished" banner from the video of Bush speaking aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2003. Inside Minnesota Politics' Mike McIntee has the scoop.
White House operatives apparently cropped out the “Mission Accomplished” banner from the video of Bush speaking aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2003. Inside Minnesota Politics’ Mike McIntee has the scoop.
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