Posted on 03/12/2006 10:29:27 PM PST by smoothsailing
Tapes reveal WMD plans by Saddam
By Rowan Scarborough
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published March 13, 2006
Audiotapes of Saddam Hussein and his aides underscore the Bush administration's argument that Baghdad was determined to rebuild its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction once the international community had tired of inspections and left the Iraqi dictator alone.
In addition to the captured tapes, U.S. officials are analyzing thousands of pages of newly translated Iraqi documents that tell of Saddam seeking uranium from Africa in the mid-1990s.
The documents also speak of burying prohibited missiles, according to a government official familiar with the declassification process.
But it is not clear whether Baghdad did what the documents indicate, said the U.S. official, who asked not to be named.
"The factories are present," an Iraqi aide tells Saddam on one of the tapes, made by the dictator in the mid-1990s while U.N. weapons inspectors were searching for Baghdad's remaining stocks of weapons of mass destruction.
"The factories remain, in the mind they remain. Our spirit is with us, based solely on the time period," the aide says, according to the documents. "And [inspectors] take note of the time period, they can't account for our will."
The quote is from roughly 12 hours of taped conversations that unexpectedly landed in the lap of Bill Tierney, a former Army warrant officer and Arabic speaker who was translating for the FBI tapes unearthed in Iraq after the invasion.
Mr. Tierney made a copy, which he provided to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The committee in turn gave a copy to intelligence analysts who authenticated the voice as that of Saddam.
Mr. Tierney said that the quote from the Saddam aide, and scores of others, show Saddam was rebuilding his once-ample weapons stocks.
"The tapes show...
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Bombs with a "D" on them are good bombs. Bombs with an "R" on them are bad bombs.
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WMD Bump!
Since this came out just a few weeks ago, the 'Bush lied' chant has been absent from the street corners. This, even though the MSM has not given the story any prominance.
Has anyone told George Clooney this?
If not, will any airhead journalist ask him about these tapes the next time he gives his "I'm proud to be a liberal." speech?
I've long believed that the reason 'the left' wants America to fail is so they can be the superhero's (dictators) to fly in and save the day. IMHO
The WH will make sure it's all released 2-3 months before election day
HypocRATS!!
LOL...Les
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"Everything [Saddam] is doing is saying, 'Let's take it and hide it' with a clear intent. 'As soon as this is over, we're going to be back after this.' "
I have been saying for a long time what better way to hide something then to move it where it can not be found. Looks like I was right.
This plain description of Hussein was too much for the liberal media to handle. Their hate for Bush, and all conservative Republicans for that matter, was such that they couldn't see the forest for the trees. They will never admit to being wrong because they can't stand the idea that conservatives could be right about Iraq and Hussein...or anything else for that matter. Their hate, which blinded their thinking, is reflexive.
I agree with some of your points, but presenting conclusive proof of Hussein's ongoing wmd program will destroy the edifice of lies built by the liberal evil empire i.e. Big Media, lib pols, academia, and Hollyweird concerning the Iraq war.
Many apolitical Americans are firmly convinced that "Bush lied" because Big Media told them so. They then distrust all Republicans and warm to liberal pols. The more the public knows what a bunch of pathetic liars their media heroes and lib pols really are, the more they can be weaned off liberalism. The truth always helps.
Bookmark.
I think I've seen some of them (screen captures maybe?) on some threads on FR, too. I know I've seen them.
As you are well aware we must expect huge L/MSM surge in confusing the American public. Unless this administration gets air time, and has say GWB read specific pieces from the Qatar Harmony database, making it quite clear why we had to along with honoring the UN resolutions, take the goons out, the demos and their socialist L/MSM organs shall keep things under wraps. One cannot depend on a few dozen conservative based news papers and some talk shows to set the record straight.
Well, then, it's going to be up to Freepers to push this into the MSM forefront, isn't it? We can email this to talk radio hosts, Fox hosts (Hannity, Hume) and write to the folks who are sitting on the information presently and see if we can convince them to release more than what we now have.
Even with just this much material, it's proof that it was not President Bush who was lying. It was--and IS--the media and the left leaning politicians, most of whom know full well what the facts are, but won't say so because they want to "get" the Bush admin.
I don't know about George Clooney, but I'm hoping someone will set Bill O'Reilly straight. Last time I heard one of his rants, he still preceded it with "I know there were no WMD in Iraq, but..."
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