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Saddam Warned of WTC Attack Before 9/11, Praised Bin Laden Afterwards
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| 3-28-04
| Carl Limbacher
Posted on 03/28/2004 6:10:42 AM PST by truthandlife
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To: truthandlife
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posted on
03/28/2004 6:58:45 AM PST
by
risk
To: LindaSOG
That is an outstanding article to find. You're right, unfortunately, the liberal media wouldn't give air time to anything that may help the cause of the Bush Administration, even if it would help the cause of our war on terrorists and terrorist nations.
It's no secret that the Bush-Cheney campaign has a but load of money to spend, they should use some of that to get this kind of stuff out there. The advantage is twofold: First the truth would get out there and the campaign Administration would be able to vigorously defend itself in the mist of the politicized 9-11 commission.
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posted on
03/28/2004 7:05:23 AM PST
by
raynearhood
(how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie-Roll center of a Tootsie-Pop)
To: syriacus
Unfortunately, being read into the record and read to the American people via mainstream media (or on SNL or the Tonight Show) is two different things. With this 9-11 commission going on, there has got to be a way for the White House to get this out there. Any suggestions.
I think, you get Secretary Powell or Rummy back in front of the commission to say, "Hey, listen to this..." I think that would get on the news. Or maybe put Condi Rice back on 60min to say it.
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posted on
03/28/2004 7:15:08 AM PST
by
raynearhood
(how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie-Roll center of a Tootsie-Pop)
To: syriacus
I have a very close friend who's nephew was in Afganistan in July 2001 as a Special Forces officer. He's said they were there looking for the Taliban and bin laden. Another bit of proof that our government under Bush was trying to make up for lost time after the clintoons.
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posted on
03/28/2004 7:19:05 AM PST
by
Lucky2
(I'm a Born Again Christian, Republican, Conservative and will proudly vote for George W. Bush!)
To: Fun Bob; backhoe; seamole; piasa; Ernest_at_the_Beach; PhilDragoo
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posted on
03/28/2004 7:30:54 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(America can't afford a 9/10 John F'onda Kerry after 9/11.)
To: Grampa Dave
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posted on
03/28/2004 7:35:11 AM PST
by
backhoe
(--30--)
To: NautiNurse
Awarded doesn't mean paid... If you could get the money out of Saddam, that's the source from where it would come. But since the US Government has confiscated all the monies held by Saddam, and the old regime has no resources, the judgment of the court is really only symbolic... at least that's my take on it.
To: truthandlife
You are cruel and heartless. LOL
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posted on
03/28/2004 7:36:56 AM PST
by
sd-joe
To: raynearhood
Unfortunately, being read into the record and read to the American people via mainstream media (or on SNL or the Tonight Show) is two different thingsIronic, though, that the evidence supporting the NewsMax article was read into the record by a Democrat, Fritz Hollings.
I doubt Hollings meant to help the Bush administration.
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posted on
03/28/2004 8:07:10 AM PST
by
syriacus
(2001: The Daschle-Schumer Gang obstructed Bush's attempts to organize his administration -->9/11)
To: syriacus
At some point, the Taliban made Bin Laden their defense minister...
http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/2001/08/01/11487.html
14:40 2001-08-01
OSAMA BIN LADEN TO LEAD TALIBAN MILITARY OPERATIONS
Citing high-ranking Afghan sources, the Pakistani newspaper, Nation, has reported that the Taliban have appointed two international terrorists, Osama bin Laden and Juma Namangani, to lead military operations against the Northern Alliance.
According to the paper's information, the Taliban leadership has de facto appointed terrorist no.1, bin Laden, as defence minister. He is currently organising offensives from his secret hide-out. Another terrorist, the Uzbek Juma Namangani, has become bin Laden's assistant, carrying out his orders on the northern front.
In the paper's opinion, the new appointments will increase the role of Arab, Pakistani and other foreign mercenaries fighting for the Taliban and could lead to new groups of religious fanatics entering Afghanistan. According to Nation's information, up to 60,000 foreign mercenaries are now fighting for the Taliban.
To: Oldeconomybuyer
I just emailed your links to Rush. That is a smoking gun. I'm sure the pubbies aknow about this and are just waiting for the dems to get all lathered up about Iraq.
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posted on
03/28/2004 8:14:19 AM PST
by
js1138
To: Lucky2
Another bit of proof that our government under Bush was trying to make up for lost time after the clintoons. Clinton didn't seem willing to oppose public opinion to do what he thought was right.
Thanks for providing the additional validation that the Bush administration was aware of alQaeda.
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posted on
03/28/2004 8:15:05 AM PST
by
syriacus
(2001: The Daschle-Schumer Gang obstructed Bush's attempts to organize his administration -->9/11)
Some chronology:
19 Jan 2001 United Nations ban on military aid to Afghanistan takes effect
29 May 2001 Four Al Qaeda associates convicted for role in African embassy bombings
Jun 2001 U.S. warns Afghanistan that its government will be held responsible for attacks by terrorists sheltered by Afghanistan
6 Aug 2001 Taliban arrests 24 foreign aid workers, including two American women, in Afghanistan on charges of spreading Christianity
21 Aug 2001 CIA asks FBI to find al-Midhar and Alhamzi; they are not located, and will hijack Flight 77 on 11 September
Aug 2001 Osama bin Laden threatens "unprecedented attacks" against the U.S.
9 Sep 2001 Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of Northern Alliance, seriously injured in car bombing assassination; he dies days later
10 Sep 2001 Osama bin Laden's deadline for his deputies to return to Afghanistan
To: Fitzcarraldo
Yes. Bin Laden was appointed Commander-in-Chief for the Taliban.
Taliban Slammed Over bin Laden Appointment, United Press International, August 30, 2001
MOSCOW -- Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the appointment of Saudi terrorism suspect Osama bin Laden as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime, the official RIA Novosti news agency reported.Bin Laden's appointment confirmed that a center of international terrorism is being set up in Taliban-controlled territory, the ministry said in a statement.
"Pseudo-religious values are being used as a cover to prepare a bridgehead for expansion of militant extremism and separatism far beyond the region's borders," added the statement.
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posted on
03/28/2004 8:21:05 AM PST
by
syriacus
(2001: The Daschle-Schumer Gang obstructed Bush's attempts to organize his administration -->9/11)
To: truthandlife
Interesting post.
9 Sep 2001 Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of Northern Alliance, seriously injured in car bombing assassination; he dies days later I wonder about the details here - I recall hearing he was killed by someone posing as a journalist whose camera contained a bomb.
To: jmstein7
Watch the spin over this one! The democrats will claim this is proof that the Bush administration had knowledge of the attack before 9-11 and did nothing about it. They will cite the Iraqi newspaper as a credible source and say we should have heeded the warning. It is all Bush's fault.
Only a liberal would claim an Iraqi newspaper as a credible source. Maybe because they don't know the meaning of the word, credible.
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posted on
03/28/2004 8:27:11 AM PST
by
rintense
(Now I know why liberals hate guns... they keep shooting themselves in the foot!)
To: LindaSOG
I'll take MEMRI over NEWSMAX anyday.
To: Fun Bob
Wow! Does anyone have a non-newsmax source for this??Unfortunately, this is always the question we have to ask with newsmax.
I suspect so, the two salient facts are easily verifyable: Iraqi media praised bin Laden mid-2001 and praised 9/11 afterwards.
Why that leads Limbacher to believe Iraq knew anything is beyond me, though. Al Qaeda was not exactly a secret organization and had done several anti-Western attacks in the past. Of course Saddam would praise them.
Saddam's behavior after 9/11, though, doesn't suggest anything to me. If he'd known, he would have either bragged or tried to hide that he knew.
To: syriacus
Powell testified to the 911 Commission that the less than two month old Bush administration closed the Taliban New York City Office in February 2001.
In April they told the Taliban they would be held personally responsible for any attacks in our country.
Then they started seizing their assets.
You know - little stuff the Clinton's didn't do for 8 years.
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posted on
03/28/2004 8:33:39 AM PST
by
Peach
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