Posted on 06/16/2004 9:43:37 AM PDT by Peach
The 9/11 Commission is wrong. Dead wrong.
In the 90's, the mainstream press wrote extensively on the growing relationship between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein.
In 1998, the Clinton administration noted that Osama bin Laden had agreed not to Iraq in exchange for WMD training.
Saddam knew that 9/11 was coming.
Links to the relationship between Iraq and AQ are listed below.
If The Bush Administration Lied About WMD,"The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow." -- Bill Clinton in 1998
So Did These People
compiled by John Hawkins
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members, though there is apparently no evidence of his involvement in the terrible events of September 11, 2001. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East, which as we know all too well affects American security." -- Hillary Clinton, October 10, 2002
"Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." -- Al Gore, 2002
[many others]
Thanks for adding that to this thread, Sunken.
Regards, Ivan
Oh, that's a great article to add. I'm going right now to add it to this new thread I started on this matter with the articles finally put in chronological order.
Thanks, Ivan.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts
hey Peach, thanks for keeping all of these terror threads in order. The further we get from 9/11 the more complicated it seems to get.
You're more than welcome, votelife. The link I gave Ivan is better organized and easier to read.
You're welcome, glad to reprise it. :')
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