73^rd in continuing blog series on the administration push to war. Within a very few days of the initial invasion, key developments lay down a pattern that will stay in place for the rest of the Bush administration: major contractors commence profiteering in Iraq; the White House begins backpedaling on the claim of Iraq WMD while frantically looking for support for its claims; and the large media outlets try to ignore both.
March 21-25, 2003:

March 21, 2003 -- MZM, Inc., the company owned by indicted and discredited administration crony Wade Mitchell, receives a $2,427,264 contract awarded ...   more »