Lying raised to an art form

But no terrorist state poses a greater or more immediate threat to the security of our people and the stability of the world than the regime in Iraq. His regime has amassed large clandestine stocks of biological weapons, including anthrax and botulism toxin and possibly smallpox. He has amassed large clandestine stockpiles of chemical weapons, including VX and sarin and mustard gas.

• Donald Rumsfeld, under oath before the House Armed Services Committee 9.18.02