The 9/11 Commission and its staff, aided and abetted by their fawning fans in the establishment press, did their level best to bury, marginalize and dilute any suggestion that Iraq and al Qaeda had a meaningful relationship. After all, the lack of a tie to the terrorists would have meant a lack of a rationale to extend the war on terror to Iraq, which would please war opponents, make the Bush administration appear foolish, and, in general, help the Kerry campaign. We talked about it here while it was happening back in summer 2004 (see, e.g., here and here). ...The linked articles ("here" and "here" above) are:Well, well, well. It looks like the Iraq intel files may be starting to change perceptions. 9/11 Commission Bob Kerrey, for one, is certainly singing a different tune according to todays NYSun:
The new documents suggest that the 9/11 commission's final conclusion in 2004, that there were no "operational" ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda, may need to be reexamined in light of the recently captured documents.http://corner.nationalreview.com/06_03_19_corner-archive.asp#093305
The 9/11 Commission raises more questions than it answers and
The newspaper of record withholds Iraq/Qaeda connection evidence
Both articles are from 2004, and the one that knocks the NYT is the better one of the two, IMO.
Excellent post. Thanks