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Kerry Attacks Bush Citing Wilson's Bogus Uranium Claim
NewsMax ^
| August 1, 2004
| Carl Limbacher
Posted on 08/01/2004 8:30:11 AM PDT by Kaslin
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry cited discredited claims by his foreign policy advisor Joseph Wilson on Sunday, reasserting that President Bush misled America by invoking British intelligence that Iraq sought uranium from Africa during his January 2003 State of the Union Address.
"I've said many times that the president misled America," Kerry told Fox News Sunday's Chris Wallace.
"I'm saying the administration made comments that they were warned and knew better in the making. And that's been now documented - about the nuclear materials that came from Africa." In fact, the recently released Senate Intelligence Committee report on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, as well as an intelligence review by Britain's Lord Butler, have confirmed that Iraq had indeed sought uranium from Niger.
"Nigerien officials admitted that the Iraqi delegation had traveled there in 1999 and that the Nigerien prime minister believed the Iraqis were interested in purchasing uranium," the Senate report said.
When asked if President Bush's statements were "lies," Kerry said, "You're fighting to get me to say a word I have not used and I'm not going to use. They mislead America. Whether it was intentional or not is up to American people to decide."
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: josephwilson; kerry; pissant
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:30:12 AM PDT
by
Kaslin
To: Kaslin
They mislead America. Whether it was intentional or not is up to American people to decide."
Oh, great. Look for a debate on the meaning of the word 'misled', coming to an idiot box near you...
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:33:23 AM PDT
by
timpad
(Peace without victory is procrastination)
To: Kaslin
Today at lunch, look up at the sky and know that it is nighttime....
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:33:43 AM PDT
by
treeclimber
("We will hunt the terrorists in every dark corner of the earth. We will be relentless." GWB 2001)
To: Kaslin
I think this an appropriate thread for a couple of Kerry bunny suit pics.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:34:46 AM PDT
by
quantim
(Victory is not relative, it is absolute.)
To: Kaslin
So, was the creep challenged?
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:35:54 AM PDT
by
evad
(Tax Man and Tort Boy..remolding America in their image)
To: Kaslin
"Nigerien officials admitted that the Iraqi delegation had traveled there in 1999 and that the Nigerien prime minister believed the Iraqis were interested in purchasing uranium," the Senate report said.
Yeah. In 1999... Nigerien [PM] believed...
More WMD hogwash from the Senate. They should be embarassed at this entire mess.
Time to move on. Wilson is discredited, Kerry has tacitly repudiated his Wilson connection. And we're not putting Saddam back in power no matter who said what to whom when.
But none of that is going to make any WMD magically appear.
To: treeclimber
Today at lunch, look up at the sky and know that it is nighttime.... Depends on when you eat lunch :)
See, it never ends.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:37:43 AM PDT
by
evad
(Tax Man and Tort Boy..remolding America in their image)
To: evad
Is that you, Bill?
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:39:45 AM PDT
by
treeclimber
("We will hunt the terrorists in every dark corner of the earth. We will be relentless." GWB 2001)
To: treeclimber
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:40:17 AM PDT
by
treeclimber
("We will hunt the terrorists in every dark corner of the earth. We will be relentless." GWB 2001)
To: timpad
Look for a debate on the meaning of the word 'misled' According to the dictionary, the definitions are as follows:
1) lead in the wrong direction.
2) lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:41:45 AM PDT
by
tbpiper
(Michael Moore…..the Erich von Däniken of political documentary)
To: quantim
Bunny suit?
11
posted on
08/01/2004 8:44:19 AM PDT
by
treeclimber
("We will hunt the terrorists in every dark corner of the earth. We will be relentless." GWB 2001)
To: treeclimber
Is that you, Bill? Just his evil twin brother..
didn't know he had one, didja?
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:45:35 AM PDT
by
evad
(Tax Man and Tort Boy..remolding America in their image)
To: timpad
mis·lead
( P ) Pronunciation Key (ms-ld) tr.v. mis··led, (-ld) mis·lead·ing, mis·leads
1. To lead in the wrong direction.
2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving. See Synonyms at deceive.
By selecting the word Mislead, Kerry is fostering the negative connotation of definition number two, while maintaining the fallback position of the first definintion because they can't really show intent.
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:47:43 AM PDT
by
kaboom
To: Kaslin
Apparently the faux-french dufus has still not read either the briefing material or the Senate report or he is "misleading" the American people. I've already decided.
To: Kaslin
To: kaboom
while maintaining the fallback position
Uh huh. When folks talk about the coarsening of political discourse, I wish they meant Clitonesque shenanigans like these. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Is that too much to ask of a "war hero?"
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posted on
08/01/2004 8:56:03 AM PDT
by
timpad
(Peace without victory is procrastination)
To: Kaslin
Kerry is a liar:
CLEVELAND - Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the presumed Democratic nominee for president, accused President Bush on Tuesday of having knowingly exaggerated evidence that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, saying the president made colossal mistakes before, during and after the war.
Kerrys charge, the sharpest accusation he has lodged on the presidents conduct of the war, came a day after the Bush campaign, led by Vice President Dick Cheney, unleashed a major assault on Kerrys military record and his opposition to the Vietnam War.
We know that the president and the White House exaggerated material that they were given purposefully, even though they were told otherwise, Kerry said in an interview on MSNBC-TVs Hardball.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4846266/
To: timpad
From dictionary.com:
mis·lead ( P ) Pronunciation Key (ms-ld)
tr.v. mis··led, (-ld) mis·lead·ing, mis·leads
1. To lead in the wrong direction.
2. To lead into error of thought or action, especially by intentionally deceiving.
See Synonyms at deceive.
It is clear that they are using "misled" in the sense of 2, but will momentarily revert to 1 when confronted with the facts or accused of waging a negative campaign. This is typical for the party whose hero tried to dissect the meaning of the word "is."
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posted on
08/01/2004 9:28:30 AM PDT
by
Avenger
To: Kaslin
Maybe people are figuring out that nearly every word out of Kerry's mouth is a lie.
Amazing that in 1997 Kerry told Crossfire host that Clinton would show leadership if he dealt with Iraq regardless of whether the UN Security Council approved or not. He also had harsh words for France and Germany.
How things have changed since 1997.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1087918/posts
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posted on
08/01/2004 9:32:53 AM PDT
by
Peach
(The Clinton's pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
To: Kaslin
This man cannot be trusted with our National Security.
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