Iraqis, Seeking Foes of Saudis, Contacted bin Laden (NY Times Documents Iraq/Al Qaeda on Page 1)

NY Times ^ | 6/25/2004 | THOM SHANKER

[RottiBiz]

Very impressive letter which obviously caught someone's attention.

The unintended consequence of the partisan press all printing the identical lie is that the resounding response by the President, Vice-President and others has reinforced the fact, for those who hadn't been paying close attention, that there WERE ties between Iraq and bin Laden.

It has also kept the topic in the news much longer than it would have been. Yesterday, the "All Stars" were still discussing it on Brit's show. Mara and Juan were parsing the word "collaborative" and Brit, more irritated with them than I've ever seen him, put them firmly in their place. :-)

[Arrowhead1952]

Iraqis, Seeking Foes of Saudis, Contacted bin Laden, File Says

This article was on page A-5 in the Austin Pravda. Anyone see it on the front page of your paper? It is not in the Austin Pravda electronic edition yet, and I don't expect it to ever show up. It should have been on A-1 above the fold, but that would have been pro Bush.

The article on A-1 above the fold, in one of the largest print sizes I've seen was

Over 100 Killed In String Of Attcks In Iraq

Anyone reading just the headlines, would think the dead were all Americans.

[RottiBiz]

Page one? Where did they put the Abu Ghraib pictures?

Thanks for posting, Southack. Very interesting article.

[Gefreiter]

Funny how, after weeks floating around the Times office, this comes out on a Friday.

Done in hopes that by Monday, and the start of a new broadcast week for talk radio, this story will be old news.

[sanchmo]

bump

[bitt]

bump

[Eastbound]

"LOL! Gore has been in a hole since 2000 and he's still digging."

Bogie Number 429,999 and still swinging. One more divot and he'll strike lava.

[Huck]

Are they OK with Saddam trying to work with a half-fledged terrorist organization?

Well that depends. Are they working collaboratively? Or just meeting to talk shop? If they did meet, is their a signed affadavit from Saddam and Osama detailing the exact agreements?

[arbee4bush]

we'll give you some sinecure, like ambassador to Aruba or something.

Please, don't send him to Aruba. It's my favorite vacation spot.
Sheeeesh!!! :)

[conservative in nyc]

It is on page A-1, at the fold of New York's Pravda. No four-column banner headline above the fold, but it's at least a start.

[Arrowhead1952]

It is on page A-1, at the fold of New York's Pravda. No four-column banner headline above the fold, but it's at least a start.

GULP!! GULP!! (almost choking)

I was shocked to JUST see it in the Austin Pravda. This paper is soooooooooooooo liberal, it's not funny. Molly IIIIIIIvins had a Bush trashing editorial today. I would post it, but there is not enough room in the article title bar to put in enough barf alerts. That B!+(# is so sick.

[Lady Heron]

Great letter!

[the Real fifi]

Slimey work by the NYT on a number of counts--http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/001873.php

[justshutupandtakeit]

Imagine that.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

This is on page one of the New York Times? Did someone put bourbon in my cereal this morning?

[Califelephant]

(or as the brilliant James Taranto puts it ... Al Gore "jumps the shark" yet again)

When Al says, "jump", the shark asks, "how high?"

[The G Man]

"Best of the Web" is laugh out loud funny every single day, but that "jump the shark" thing was one of Taranto's best ever.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

No joke. This guy is the master of mis-timing. What scares me is that Gore got 50% of the vote even though it became blatantly obvoius during the 2000 election that he is a degenerate, compulsive liar who just can't help himself. It's pretty sad how desensitized the public is to top government officials who are obvious liars, theives, and cheats. But I don't think the public is going to be buying it this time around.

Yesterday, Fox News was showing Gore bitching in 1992 about how Bush Sr. was ignoring an obvious al-Qaeda-Iraq link and not doing enough about it. It looked like amateur video. I'm thinking some politically minded citizen dug into their personal archive and sent the video to FoxNews. It was unbelievable and I can't believe that the media is starting to show it.

[Libertarian444]

You mean to tell me that the New York Times has been sitting on a document that links Saddam Hussein to Al Queda, while at the same time publishing irresponsible front-page headlines claiming no link?

That's exactly what is says! Just when thought the NY Times couldn't sink any lower, it manages to scrape the bottom of the barrel yet again.

[Phinanceguy]

If it is printed it then becomes libel and not slander