[FairOpinion]

I guess the commission is trying to find a way out from their own web of lies. They must have read the poll, that 69% of the American people believe there was indeed a link between Saddam and Al qaeda. ;)

I am sure it's just a coincidence, sure, anyone wants some bridges?

[madison10]

I've already heard this somewhere...that a member of the Republican guard was indeed tied to Al-Qaida. This news is at least a month old, isn't it?

[FairOpinion]

Oh, and there is more:

Chairman Thomas Kean, meanwhile, stressed that the staff statement released Wednesday did not represent the settled view of the whole commission: "These staff reports have come along every now and then in connection with our public hearings. These staff reports are interim documents. The commission, for instance, does not get involved, the members, in the staff reports. When we do the report itself, that will be a product of the entire commission."

He added that there much more evidence of links between al-Qaida and Iran or Pakistan than Iraq, and pointed out that, "Our investigation is continuing. We're not finished yet."

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So why did the Commission released half-baked conclusions, if not for political reasons?

But they are finding out that the links are apparently so extensive, they can't ignore them.

And what kind of a statement is that "there is MORE evidence that AQ had links to Pakistan and Iran, that doesn't meant, that there isn't still plenty of evidence linking Iraq and AQ.

I think they are backtracking, because the Bush administration didn't fold.

[Gator113]

Hey Lehman......shut the heck up!!! Don't you know that this could hurt the NY Times and thus their partner in crime, Traitor Kerry!!!!!!!!

[sofaman]

..."indicate that there is at least one officer of Saddam's Fedayeen, a lieutenant colonel, who was a very prominent member of al Qaida."

sofaman to the 9/11 commission: Good morning.

[The Wizard]

well, well

[BurbankKarl]

WSJ reported it.

[Savage Beast]

As Rush said: Al-Qaida was in Florida but not in Iraq?

[Dr Snide]

I think it is quite telling that Stephen Hayes can acquire this information, write a book on it, publish that book, and do several interviews in the media BEFORE the 9/11 commission has any hint of it. Who is running this thing, Hans Blix?

[combat_boots]

It was a vintage year, and what a vintage.

Let me see.........Oh yes. The Warren Commission, chaired by Ch Jus E. Warren. Billy Sol Estes and Henry Marshall, who shot himself 5 (? or was it that was what was FOUND) times in the back of the head. Really. He did. With a .22 rifle.

uh huh. Y'all keep talkin, 711, I mean, 9/11 commission. "Just keep swimming." Short term memory loss is a terrible thing.

http://www.holysmoke.org/kh/kh412.htm http://www.mackwhite.com/lbj.html

[ShandaLear]

And the worm continues to turn.

[toupsie]

And you know the liberal reaction to this will be, "What only one person in Iraq was a member of Al Qaeda? That isn't a connection. There are more members of Al Qaeda in America than that."

Nothing will appease the Bush haters. You could have a photo of Saddam shaking hands will Osama and the NY Times would say that proves nothing.

[Lancey Howard]

bttt

[Lancey Howard]

The "9-11 Commission" has long ago been exposed as a pathetic laughingstock with zero credibility. None of its waffling, backtracking, and babbling confusion is in the least bit surprising to those of us who have been following along.

Here is a fairly comprehensive thread which chronicles the partisan shenanigans and buffoonish incompetence of this silly "commission". There are links galore:

GORELICK GATE: Developing...

What needs to happen NOW is for Bush and the Republicans to kick this disgraceful commission in the stomach, and put it out of its misery. The commission's only goal at this point seems to be to provide a carefully timed water-torture of selected leaks to the Bush-hating liberal newsrooms. The Republicans must act quickly, decisively, and mercilessly to dispense with this "commission".

[section9]

I guess the commission is trying to find a way out from their own web of lies. They must have read the poll, that 69% of the American people believe there was indeed a link between Saddam and Al qaeda. ;)

I am sure it's just a coincidence, sure, anyone wants some bridges?

Holy Dogsh#t, Private!

You think the New York Times might put this on the Front Page, Column Five, section A-1, in Second Coming type? Hunh? Any bets?

Let's ask old Gunnery Sergeant Ermey about the editorial policy of the New York Times. I bet he has a few things to say about the Old Gray Lady....

Be Seeing You,

Chris

[Wild Irish Rogue]

John " Oops I Stepped In It Again " Kerry looks like an absolute fool, yet again, for his hysterical statements last week.
An absolute fool.

[Peach]

Facts are pesky things. I would suggest the Commission start checking things before they go off half cocked.

On the other hand, it's interesting to watch them backpeddle.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"He added that there much more evidence of links between al-Qaida and Iran..."

We should respect the findings of the commission, and act upon their findings.

[longtermmemmory]

I am wondering if the committee KNEW there was a conection and the "preliminary" findings of no conection were done to gain what political advantage for kerry that was possible.


Release a preliminary report with great fanfare which condemns bush, and when the correct report is released with a whisper.

[CyberAnt]

Here's that picture I told you about:

Question: Why would Saddam have a painting made showing his pleasure at 9/11 .. IF he was not a participant in it ..?? Maybe Saddam didn't plan it, organize it, or train the terrorists .. but he could easily have funded it, and provided the place for training as evidenced by the airline shell at Salmon Pak.

[kcvl]

Maybe the "9/11 Commission" should try using GOOGLE for their "investigation". Excuse me, "Chairman Keene", there is a member sitting on that side of the table that could help you out with the "investigation" if you were smart enough to put her UNDER OATH. Clue: Jamie Gorelick.


April 26, 2003

Farouk Hijazi was taken into custody near the Syrian border, U.S. officials said, indicating new cooperation from a government that had been accused of harboring members of Saddam Hussein's deposed regime.

Hijazi most recently served as Iraq's ambassador to Tunisia and was formerly ambassador to Turkey. But he is of particular interest to the CIA and the Pentagon because he was "a lifelong member of the Iraqi Intelligence Service," known as the Mukhabarat, a U.S. official said.

"He is significant," Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said. "We think he could be interesting."

Hijazi is believed to have extensive knowledge of Iraqi operations and plots dating back decades. He occupied the No. 3 position in Hussein's spy apparatus in the early 1990s, when Iraq tried to assassinate the former President Bush in Kuwait.

Former CIA Director James Woolsey said Hijazi's capture was "the biggest catch so far," and that Hijazi is a key link between Hussein and terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda. "This man was involved, we know, with a number of contacts with al Qaeda," Woolsey told CNN.