Posted on 06/23/2006 11:01:23 AM PDT by Impeach98
It's so funny that the media wrote dozens of articles in the 90's about the world's alarm at the growing relationship between Saddam and Al Qaeda, but now they have forgotten that which they once researched and firmly believed.
This link contains articles written in the early 90's until present day about the contacts and links between Saddam and his military and intelligence operatives and Al Qaeda, including Osama bin Laden.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts?page=212#212
Man, you wouldn't believe the hateful emails and phone calls Melanie has gotten any and every time she has made the point about Iraq and WMDs.
Some people are just positively filled with hate at the idea that the argument of "there really WERE WMDs and terrorist camps in Iraq" might be accepted by the public.
She gets hate mail for saying that Saddam had a relationship with terrorists? He was paying Palestinian suicide bombers families $25,000, for crying out loud.
You know, it's absolutely true that the left doesn't want to let the facts get in the way of their agenda.
Well, kudos for Melanie for standing up to the truth regardless of the nutjobs out there.
"I wonder … if the new al-Qaida in Iraq leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, were to order the detonation of a chemical weapon outside Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes' studio, would the anti-war left finally believe in the existence of Iraq's WMD program?"
IM GONNA GO AHEAD AND SAY NO THEY WONT!
Ikez78 - I think you should link one or two of your articles over here on this thread.
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This was a major mistake.
One of the many major mistakes the Bush administration has made in this regard. Instead of getting the word out and attacking the MSM, liberals, socialists and democrats, Republicans run hide under the nearest rock.
A local talk show host mentioned this a.m. on his program that most Americans have simply forgotten 9-1-1 and have "moved on." They listen to the crap of those I mentioned above and believe it. I am severely afraid that it will take yet another attack, killing perhaps tens of thousands, for "most Americans" to get off their TV butts and start showing some sense on this issue. But no, it is time to move on. It is Friday. Time for booze, drugs, food and ball games, reality TV, the movies, etc. As Scarlett O'Hara said, "I'll worry about it tomorrow." That has become, sadly, American's war on terror. We'll worry about it when 10,000 more die, perhaps in some type of nuke attack.
It makes very interesting reading. And it demonstrates, if any more proof is needed, that Jack Murtha, John Kerry, and the like are spewing on a daily basis. Reading what Congress said, officially, makes clear that these "gentlemen" either did not read what they voted for, or they are lying now about what they voted for in 2001 and again in 2002. Click the link below.
P.S. Interested in a Freeper in Congress? Keep in touch with me.
Congressman Billybob
Indeed!
You know what depressed me? How many conservative bloggers were dismissing the WMD evidence. Our side of the fence on this issue needs a morale boost me thinks, because everyone seems so beaten down and jaded.
Likewise, some enterprising Democratic crony of the Clintons could bottle the Iraqi chemicals and sell them as cologne.
A Democratic "certificate of safety" is all that's needed to make everything A-OK.
As Scarlett O'Hara said, "I'll worry about it tomorrow."
Or BJ Clinton asking, "Can we kill them tomorrow?" M. Albright saying, "We should show them we mean them no harm."
The problem with arguing WMD with leftists is they start out with absolutes- No WMD's, thus there will be NO debate.
Somewhere on FR yesterday, there was a post about how every so often in France, someone will unearth a 90-year-old WW1 mustard round and accidentally detonate it and die in the process.
bttt
"One of the many major mistakes the Bush administration has made in this regard. Instead of getting the word out and attacking the MSM, liberals, socialists and democrats, Republicans run hide under the nearest rock."
Armchair generals like yourself would have no problem getting the word out, I'm sure. Of course, you would also do it in such a fashion that it would not have any ripple effect on the suppliers of those weapons. It's really funny to watch people criticise the Bush Administration when they would have no chance in hell of doing any better.
I don't think that asking that the Bush Administration not give up on their legitimate pre-war claims is an unfair attack or manifestation of second-guessing.
It's easy to criticise, hard to lead.
I'd just soon have Santorum carrying the water on this, at this point. BTW, see what the Philadelphia paper says about it:
"So why is the senator going on the nation's airwaves with this "explosive" but easily dismissed revelation?
It's too early to have much effect on his election battle with challenger Bob Casey Jr. By the time November rolls around, few will remember Santorum's lame attempt to defend what's become an indefensible war - except maybe a few with disgust. Perhaps when it comes to making controversial - and wrong - statements, Santorum just can't help himself."
I'm guessing Saddam is a liberal icon...
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