Hardball Last Night:
INHOFE: Well, you know, this is a casewere in the middle of a war right now. Theyveyou know, theyve gone through this thing where a lot of people used to think that there was not a connection between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Now that has been changed.
People are looking for a political reason to be down on this administration. And certainly, the Iraqis are the first ones in line.
MATTHEWS: What are you saying? People now believe that the Iraqis had something to do with 9/11, Senator?
INHOFE: Oh, yes. I think so. We have that pretty well down in recent reports that have come out, that theres no question about the connection. In fact, I can hold up a report before you right now and read it to you, that this is something that was well known at that time.
MATTHEWS: The president himself, a couple weeks back said theres been no evidence of any connection between Iraqis and the attack on the United States on 9/11.
INHOFE: Were not talking about the attack on 9/11. Were talking about the connection between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden.
Here is a report right here, that states in 1992, that theof the four closest friends that they had and they were working with, the last one is Osama bin Laden. Hes well known Saudi business leader, founder of the Saudi opposition in Afghanistan. And he has connections.
MATTHEWS: What report is that, so we know what that report is, Senator?
INHOFE: That report is called the, In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate, Top Secret, Republic of Iraq, in 28-3-1992. I dont know how their calendars work. Intelligence services.
MATTHEWS: OK. Thank you.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4924965/
You see this:
MATTHEWS: The president himself, a couple weeks back said theres been no evidence of any connection between Iraqis and the attack on the United States on 9/11.
THEY are the ones trying to link it to 9-11. It's not this administration; that's been THEIR mantra, not ours.