Posted on 06/18/2004 5:22:58 AM PDT by anita
Edited on 06/18/2004 5:30:38 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (AP) - Russia gave the Bush administration intelligence that suggested Saddam Hussein's regime was preparing attacks against the United States and its interests abroad before the Iraq war, President Vladimir Putin said Friday.
Putin said he couldn't comment on how critical the Russians' information was in U.S. decision to invade Iraq. However, he said the intelligence didn't cause Russia to waver from its firm opposition to the war.
"Indeed, after Sept. 11, 2001, and before the start of the military operation in Iraq, the Russian special services ... received information that officials from Saddam's regime were preparing terrorist attacks in the United States and outside it against the U.S. military and other interests," Putin said.
"Despite that information about terrorist attacks being prepared by Saddam's regime, Russia's position on Iraq remains unchanged," Putin said.
Putin said Russia didn't have any information that Saddam's regime had actually been behind any terrorist acts.
The news is now on the front page of CNN online.
Putin saying this absolutely destroys Kerry's attack, as well as the New York Times and their request for an apology.
Most excellent!
heh, heh -- can just imagine...
Not surprised. This is too big to spike.
Let's see what hildebeast had to say...
"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 ... 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." Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
Clitonistas on Iraq.
I'm waiting for the slimes to ask hildebeast about this one, but I ain't holding my breath.
Indeed -- and couldn't come at a worse time for the French-looking one ;-)
Thank you President Bush! I wonder what the Pat Buchanan brigade is going to say now?? I wonder what John Galt is going to say?
Can we assume Putin isn't one of those foreign leaders Kerry Keeps talking about?
lol!
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002
"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction ... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real ..." Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003
Kinda just plain logical. Usama could do the where and when part and Saddam could furnish the WMD.
I thought your post was a joke...then I checked. I wonder how it must pain them to print this?
I'm sure that this will be the main story today and this weekend on ABCNNBC BS and the front page story for the NY/LA Slimes, the Washington Compost and other liberal waste of trees posing as newspapers.
Saddam was looking into ways to attack us...
This doesn't exactly enhance the credbility of the 9/11 commission...
by ignoring it.
How true is this story? Wasn't Russia selling Iraq devices to jam GPS? Or is someone going to come out now and say the Russians were helping us by selling the stupid Iraqi's bogus equipment?
"Despite that information about terrorist attacks being prepared by Saddam's regime, Russia's position on Iraq remains unchanged," Putin said.
I'll be sure to remember this the next time you need to go into Chechnya to take care of the terrorists there.
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Let's move this story to the TOP!!!
I wonder if CNN is trying to "get out in front of this" in light of the thread earlier today alleging they recently paid some Iraqi general several thousand dollars for confirmation of an Iraq - al Qaeda link.
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