Yes they Lied

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_go_co/iraq_cia

Roberto Gonzales and Condoleeza Rice lied when they claimed they did not know the CIA had informed the Bush administration that "intelligence" that the Sadaam Hussein regime was seeking uranium to build nuclear weapons was not credible.

The central truth that no amount of shuffling, hemming, hawing and forgetting can alter is that the intelligence apparatus of the United States had made clear to the White House that (a) the basis on which the President sold the war to the public was not credible and (b) the war would further destabilize the region and enhance the power of Iran.

In spite of the warnings given by professional intelligence agencies, the Bush administration proceeded with its reckless, baseless war. The result has been thousands of needless deaths and a boon to mideast terrorists. Make no mistake: Bush, Cheney, Powell, Gonzales, Rice, Wolfowitz, Rove, et al. are guilty of treason. No lesser word truthfully describes their conduct. A special corner of hell is reserved for them.