Russian source skeptical about 9/11 panel's conclusions [says Iraq WAS threat to US]

Interfax via email, no url | 6/17/4

[NativeNewYorker]

MOSCOW. June 17 (Interfax) - A Russian intelligence source expressed skepticism on Thursday about conclusions drawn by the U.S. commission investigating the September 11 attacks. The source argued that the point that there is "no credible evidence" of any link between the Saddam Hussein regime and al-Qaeda attacks and other conclusions made by the commission failed to draw a comprehensive picture of what Iraq was like two years ago.

"Separated from other elements of the Iraqi problem, the conclusions and generalizations that have been made cannot be recognized as objective," the source told Interfax. He said Russian intelligence services possessed no evidence of any links between Saddam and al-Qaeda either.

However, he went on, Russian intelligence received a report early in 2002 that Iraqi secret services were organizing terrorist attacks on U.S. territory and against U.S. diplomatic and military facilities outside the United States. "This information was more than once passed on to our American partners in oral and written form in the fall of 2002," the source said.

He expressed support for the position Russia took at the start of the U.S.-led war against Iraq but said that, "nevertheless, in investigating the causes of the Iraq crisis, it is necessary to take into account all the aspects, including the direct threat to the U.S. from the Saddam Hussein regime."

[JennysCool]

The Russians get it; the American Left still refuses to get it. Sigh.

[Tacis]

Iraq was the only entity with diplomats and purchsed political immunity that could fund worldwide Muslim terrorism. France, Russia, the UN and Mark Rich of the Clinton administration were being bribed by the Iraqis. The Iraqis diddled the UN for 10 years and had no reason to believe that couldn't continue doing so for another 10 years. They had diplomats moving between countries at will and tons of secret cash.

If you are a left wing kerrorist today in the US and need cash/administrative support, you go to Terry Kerry, she'll arrange it. If you were a Muslim kerrorist in the 90s and needed cash/administrative support to damage America, you went to Saddam. OF COURSE, AL-QAEDA AND IRAQ WERE CONNECTED. These Bush-bashers will do anything, say anything to take a shot at W to earn a political advantage and will do so, no matter how stupid they think it makes us.

[Destro]

Iraq bribes them the Saudis bribe us.

[Lyford]

bump.

[Tom Bombadil]

the conclusions and generalizations that have been made cannot be recognized as objective

'Hard to recognize them as anything short of an attack on a person trying to make sure 9/11 doesn't happen again

[NCjim]

The Russians get it; the American Left still refuses to get it.

Sad, isn't it?

[Billthedrill]

Glad to see this report from even an unnamed source. But it wasn't just the Russians, quite literally every intelligence agency in the world, friendly or otherwise, knew perfectly well what Saddam was up to. This pretense that is affected by sundry anti-American interests (including the domestic ones) that it was all just a story is nonsense and an insult to people whose profession it is not to be fooled by the likes of Saddam Hussein.

It will be a successful pretense as long as the left can wring a little political mileage from it. It will fail when these items turn up killing people. At that point the questions of "how could they have missed it" (I quote the recent 9/11 commission) begin all over again, but beyond the political posturing there'll be real bodies.

[Keith]

Of course this will lead all the news shows tomorrow nite...or at least get a mention.

sigh.

I know, I know...

[Optimist]

I know this has been said before, and often, and by those better spoken than I, but.....

WHAT THE %@($ IS THE COMMISSION DOING LETTING THINGS LEAK BEFORE A REPORT IS RELEASED?????

The Republican members of this commission are a shameless waste of toilet paper!