jones jones;1433463 wrote: Ah ... but given by whom Bryn? Chapter & verse if you can ...
I suppose you're going to deny that GWB called it a Holy Crusade too
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Bryn Mawr;1433465 wrote: I suppose you're going to deny that GWB called it a Holy Crusade too
President Bush was in the midst of explaining how the attacks of 9/11 inspired his “freedom agenda” and the attacks on Iraq until a reporter, Ken Herman of Cox News, interrupted to ask what Iraq had to do with 9/11. “Nothing,” Bush answered. Watch it.
[flv http://video.thinkprogress.org/2006/08/ ... 20.240.flv]
Full transcript:
BUSH: The terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the Middle East.
QUESTION: What did Iraq have to do with it?
BUSH: What did Iraq have to do with what?
QUESTION: The attack on the World Trade Center.
BUSH: Nothing. Except it’s part of — and nobody has suggested in this administration that Saddam Hussein ordered the attack. Iraq was a — Iraq — the lesson of September 11th is take threats before they fully materialize, Ken. Nobody’s ever suggested that the attacks of September the 11th were ordered by Iraq.
President Bush was in the midst of explaining how the attacks of 9/11 inspired his “freedom agenda” and the attacks on Iraq until a reporter, Ken Herman of Cox News, interrupted to ask what Iraq had to do with 9/11. “Nothing,” Bush answered. Watch it.
[flv http://video.thinkprogress.org/2006/08/ ... 20.240.flv]
Full transcript:
BUSH: The terrorists attacked us and killed 3,000 of our citizens before we started the freedom agenda in the Middle East.
QUESTION: What did Iraq have to do with it?
BUSH: What did Iraq have to do with what?
QUESTION: The attack on the World Trade Center.
BUSH: Nothing. Except it’s part of — and nobody has suggested in this administration that Saddam Hussein ordered the attack. Iraq was a — Iraq — the lesson of September 11th is take threats before they fully materialize, Ken. Nobody’s ever suggested that the attacks of September the 11th were ordered by Iraq.
"…I hate how I don’t feel real enough unless people are watching." — Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters
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Bryn Mawr;1433459 wrote: I beg to differ. One of the major reasons given for believing that thre was a real an imminent danger from Sadam's WMDs was that "he was funding and directly supporting the terrorists responsible for 9/11". That was proven to be a lie too.
link please
Really, best that could be said is Bush didn't bother to discourage such ideas.
link please
Really, best that could be said is Bush didn't bother to discourage such ideas.
What happened to Kamala Harris' campaign?
She had the black vote all locked up.
She had the black vote all locked up.
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tude dog;1433470 wrote: link please
Really, best that could be said is Bush didn't bother to discourage such ideas.
It's quite possible that is was only his lapdog saying it but certainly it was being pushed over here.
I have, however, found this isn a quick search :-
Prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the State Department listed Iraq as a state sponsor of terrorism. The question of Iraq’s link to terrorism grew more urgent with Saddam’s suspected determination to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which Bush administration officials feared he might share with terrorists who could launch devastating attacks against the United States.
Does Iraq have ties with al-Qaeda?
The Bush administration insists that hatred of America has driven the two closer together, although many experts say there’s no solid proof of such links and argue that the Islamist al-Qaeda and Saddam’s secular dictatorship would be unlikely allies.
In February 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell told the UN Security Council that Iraq was harboring a terrorist cell led by Abu Musab Zarqawi, a suspected al-Qaeda affiliate and chemical and biological weapons specialist. Powell said al-Zarqawi had both planned the October 2002 assassination of a U.S. diplomat in Jordan and set up a camp in Ansar al-Islam’s territory to train terrorists in the use of chemical weapons. Powell added that senior Iraqi and al-Qaeda leaders had met at least eight times since the early 1990s.
Terrorism Havens: Iraq - Council on Foreign Relations
Really, best that could be said is Bush didn't bother to discourage such ideas.
It's quite possible that is was only his lapdog saying it but certainly it was being pushed over here.
I have, however, found this isn a quick search :-
Prior to the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the State Department listed Iraq as a state sponsor of terrorism. The question of Iraq’s link to terrorism grew more urgent with Saddam’s suspected determination to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which Bush administration officials feared he might share with terrorists who could launch devastating attacks against the United States.
Does Iraq have ties with al-Qaeda?
The Bush administration insists that hatred of America has driven the two closer together, although many experts say there’s no solid proof of such links and argue that the Islamist al-Qaeda and Saddam’s secular dictatorship would be unlikely allies.
In February 2003, Secretary of State Colin Powell told the UN Security Council that Iraq was harboring a terrorist cell led by Abu Musab Zarqawi, a suspected al-Qaeda affiliate and chemical and biological weapons specialist. Powell said al-Zarqawi had both planned the October 2002 assassination of a U.S. diplomat in Jordan and set up a camp in Ansar al-Islam’s territory to train terrorists in the use of chemical weapons. Powell added that senior Iraqi and al-Qaeda leaders had met at least eight times since the early 1990s.
Terrorism Havens: Iraq - Council on Foreign Relations
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Ummmmm ... it's Chelsea Manning now ~~~~~> Bradley Manning: I want to live as a woman - TODAY.com
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Whoo Hoo! Way to go U.S ... Thirty five years in jail for this traitor. His so called "whistle blowing" not only endangered the lives of U.S. citizens, but citizens of all western countries.
Hope he is not ever granted parole or amnesty.
Hope he is not ever granted parole or amnesty.
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He can get out on parole in 7 years---that is what I heard reported on the news.
As for this Chelsea business...................
As for this Chelsea business...................
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I see Manning as a hero . True blue hero. You guys have watched the video havent you that was leaked? the entire thing?
endangered western countries my arse. lol that's just funny.
endangered western countries my arse. lol that's just funny.
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fuzzywuzzy;1434630 wrote: I see Manning as a hero . True blue hero. You guys have watched the video havent you that was leaked? the entire thing?
endangered western countries my arse. lol that's just funny.
One lady's hero ... another man's traitor is what makes the world go 'round and stops it being a boring place to live. :guitarist
endangered western countries my arse. lol that's just funny.
One lady's hero ... another man's traitor is what makes the world go 'round and stops it being a boring place to live. :guitarist
"…I hate how I don’t feel real enough unless people are watching." — Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters