[Names Ash Housewares]

I wonder, does anyone think that they will use Saddams connections to terrorism in the trial?

[Mr. Mojo]

On two key fronts — Saddam Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction and his generous support for Islamofascist terrorists — the Bush administration maddeningly conceals evidence that justifies the president’s decision to topple Hussein.

Why?

[processing please hold]

Odd. Why would he sit on it and not release it?

[King Prout]

I assume "strategery" is involved in this nondisclosure

[Lancer_N3502A]

Me thinks all the real good stuff which more than justified the invasion is so top secret that we'll never hear about it or see it (EU, Russia, China, Syria, Iran, etc.

Which is how the Dims can dance all around the nail without actually hitting it. Of course there are those who slip in and out of the Mideast and tip our hand (Rockefeller/treason); and slither to the New York Slime (Polosi/Reid/treason) and undermine an effective counter-terrorism tool.

[numberonepal]

“decision to operate.”

This sends a cold sweat down my back and a shiver up my spine.

[T. Buzzard Trueblood]

The Bush administration inexplicably suppresses such papers. They reject requests for unclassified files from Hayes, America’s most broadly published expert on Hussein’s terrorist credentials. Hayes, who generally supports the president on Iraq, is flummoxed: “The Bush administration seems remarkably uninterested in discovering, now that we have reams of material from Saddam’s regime, what the actual terror-related and WMD-related activities of that regime were.”

???????????

[pawdoggie]

I think that there's probably a question of "provenance" (or the perception thereof) with at least some of these documents insofar as they were "discovered" and/or translated by friendly Iraqis. If the Administration were to suddenly flood the news media with documents which purported to show that nearly everything we believed about prewar Iraq was, to some extent, true, the MSM boys (and their Left-Wing Democrat friends) would say in unison, "well, isn't that just so convenient".

[Pagey]

Read tomorrow BUMP!

[Once-Ler]

The Bush administration inexplicably suppresses such papers.

I think one reason the Bush Administration is not making the case for the Iraq war is there is not much advantage in do it at this time. The people who support the war today vastly out number those who do not. These reports are unlikely to sway liberals who believe all war is wrong and Bush's war doubly so. Moderates are not watching news and conservatives already support Dubya or oppose the war for reasons of a conspiracy of freemasons, communists, corporations, media, and all but a handful of politicians.

Taken to an extreme I'm not sure I would want irrefutable proof that WMD exist in Iraq, or the DNA remain of Bin Laden, if I was fighting this war. The vindication would be nice, but it would lead to an backhanded apology and a demand by the UN and our good allies France, Germany, Syria, and Saudi Arabia to get involved with reconstruction. Because of the unpopularity of the war outside of the US the terrorist have less access to the future of the Middle East.

I think these reports will be much more effective and convincing coming from the democratically elected government of Iraq. Maybe in about 10 months in an official report from Iraq intelligence a couple days before Saddam is executed.

[neverdem]

Crossing the Delaware, the Tigris, and the Euphrates - 1776 and 2003.

From time to time, I’ll ping on noteworthy articles about politics, foreign and military affairs. IMHO, it's been more interesting lately. FReepmail me if you want on or off my list.

[Echo Talon]

If you talk to a liberal and site facts they just plug their ears and start screaming. They need someone they can trust i.e. katie couric or dan rather you know someone like that to tell them, otherwise they wont listen.

[Just mythoughts]

So the liberals need an investigation, "special" prosecutor so they can LEAK the "INTEL". Old Rockey's probably got a vault filled with notes he can't talk about all ready for the NYTimes.

Liberals are in the corner and only a few have seen the intel and they can't talk to anybody outside their numbered intel seers else they 'out' themselves. Boy there is really a certifiable quagmire and the liberals have stepped in their own snares.

[Grampa Dave]

One of the reasons any data is being withheld is very simple:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1545931/posts

Russia to take Syria's side if conflict with U.S. arises - Russian MPs
RNA ^


Posted on 12/23/2005 4:57:59 AM PST by MARKUSPRIME


Russia will take Syria's side if charges against Syrian officials with involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri cause a conflict between the United States and Syria, two Russian parliamentary members said Tuesday.

"If Russia is to choose between its two strategic allies, it will undoubtedly take Syria's side," said Shamil Sultanov, a coordinator of an inter-faction association, Russia and the Islamic World: A Strategic Dialogue."

We are hearing about possible cruise missiles from a former USSR satellite being shipped to Iran via Russia.

[Minutemen]

BTTT
Good article. This intelligence should be broken wide open for the "blind" to see. I dont know why the President is being so delicate about it. The time is overdue to open up with both barrels.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

self ping

[AmusedBystander]

The Bush Administration has enjoyed high levels of support in going into Iraq and getting rid of Saddam. Nothing more was needed to have approval ratings above 60%.

Unfortunately, the Administration wasn't counting on such a vigorous insurgency. The support has dripped away with each GI killed by IEDs. When it became clear to Rove that the public pendulum had swung, the Administration came out swinging. If the troop drawdown proceeds rapidly and the body count drops by June, the incumbant congress critters will generally be re-elected.

Personally, I support the war effort because it is necessary to keep the US in the catbird seat, but there is not one thing about Iraq worth the blood of one of our troops.

[The Mayor]

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[FreeKeys]

Thanks for posting this. I have added a link to the Murdock article to top of my page at http://FreedomKeys.com/whyiraq.htm -- all of which I'll post here later, pinging only myself.