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Cheney asserts Iraq-al Qaeda link ~ on radio show: "They were present before we invaded Iraq."
BBC ^ | Friday, 6 April 2007, 16:11 GMT 17:11 UK | BBC Staff

Posted on 04/06/2007 10:54:47 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

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To: The Pack Knight
An even better example is Abdul Rahman Yasin...from my files:

Ramzi Yousef (1993 WTC) and Terry Nichols crossed paths (OKC) in the Phillipines. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (9/11) was Yousef's uncle. It is interesting to note that Yousef entered the United States on an Iraqi passport and had been known among the New York fundamentalists as "Rashid, the Iraqi". Another name that could be thrown into the mix is Abdul Rahman Yasin, a U.S. citizen who moved to Iraq in the 1960's and returned to the U.S. in 1992. After the 1993 WTC bombing, Yasin fled to Iraq and was given monthly salary and housing by Saddam Hussein's regime.

Other links

21 posted on 04/06/2007 11:34:22 AM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: jveritas

http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/6/13/224948.shtml

Sunday, June 13, 2004 10:47 p.m. EDT

Clinton Indictment Cited Iraq-bin Laden Link

Though Democrats and most reporters insist there’s no operational link between al-Qaida and Iraq, the Clinton Justice Department specifically cited such an alliance when it indicted the 9/11 mastermind six years ago, Weekly Standard reporter Stephen Hayes said Sunday.

“The Clinton administration, in a sealed indictment of Osama bin Laden in the spring of 1998, included very prominently, in the fourth paragraph, a discussion of this agreement,” Hayes told WABC Radio’s Monica Crowley.

“They called it an understanding between Iraq and al-Qaida, whereby al-Qaida agreed not to agitate against the Iraqi regime,” Hayes said. “In exchange the Iraqi regime agreed to supply assistance on weapons development.”

Since the outbreak of the Iraq war, numerous Clinton administration officials have argued there was no link between Iraq and al-Qaida.

But in his book “The Connection,” Hayes details the portion of the Clinton administration’s bin Laden indictment that contradicts those claims, then notes:

“The fact remains that six senior Clinton administration national security officials are on the record defending [the Aug. 20, 1998 strike against Sudan], citing an Iraqi connection.”


22 posted on 04/06/2007 11:34:40 AM PDT by RaceBannon (Innocent until proven guilty: The Pendleton 8...down to 3..GWB, we hardly knew ye...)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

He said this in his interview with Rush on his show this week. Rush then said that the transcript would be shortly posted on his web site for all the Drive By Media to cut and paste their slant of the interview with.


23 posted on 04/06/2007 11:35:51 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (Just at what point did you think I actually gave care about your opinion?)
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To: Dr. Frank fan
We're only allowed to care about people who are officially "in Al Qaeda" for some reason.

Not only that, but they ignore the fact that few terrorists are really "in al-Quaeda". Al-Quaeda is not an organized militia or terrorist group like Hezbollah or Hamas. It's a terrorist network that primarily provides support and inspiration to autonomous cells who may or may not identify themselves as being affiliated with al-Quaeda.

What research I've done on the subject leads me to believe that al-Quaeda is more like the terrorist version of venture capitalists. You come to them with a "business plan", so to speak, and, if they like it, they give you money, personnel, and ideological support. What we know of the early stages of Khaled Sheikh Mohammed and Mohammed Atef's early planning of 9-11, and their obtainment of bin Laden's approval, fits this model.

The membership of such a network-oriented organization is difficult to define. It is also just the sort of organization that would be very useful for a state to use as a middle man to plot covert attacks with plausible deniability.
24 posted on 04/06/2007 11:35:53 AM PDT by The Pack Knight (Democracy is the tyranny of all over all. Gingrich/Bolton '08)
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To: RaceBannon
Here's my list:

In in 1998, an Arab intelligence officer, who knows Saddam personally, predicted in Newsweek: "Very soon you will be witnessing large-scale terrorist activity run by the Iraqis." The Arab official said these terror operations would be run under "false flags" --spook-speak for front groups--including bin Laden's organization.

Then there were the predictions by an Iraqi with ties to Iraqi intelligence, Naeem Abd Mulhalhal, in Qusay's own newspaper several weeks before the attacks that stated bin Laden would “demolish the Pentagon after he destroys the White House and ”bin Laden would strike America “on the arm that is already hurting.” (referencing a second IRAQI sponsored attack on the World Trade Center). Another reference to New York was “[bin Laden] will curse the memory of Frank Sinatra everytime he hears his songs.” (e.g., “New York, New York”) which identified New York, New York as a target. Mulhalhal also stated, “The wings of a dove and the bullet are all but one and the same in the heart of a believer." which references an airplane attack.

The Arabic language daily newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabic also cited the cooperation between Iraq, bin Laden and Al December 1998 editorial, which predicted that “President Saddam Hussein, whose country was subjected to a four day air strike, will look for support in taking revenge on the United States and Britain by cooperating with Saudi oppositionist Osama Bin-Laden, whom the United States considers to be the most wanted person in the world.” This info is in the link provided below. How could these people have had foreknowledge without Iraq being involved?

Source for this info

Warning...slow loading .pdf file. This was from a lawsuit filed against Iraq after 9/11...the court ruled against Iraq.

There was also another lawsuit filed by the family of John O’Neill (a former FBI agent who captured Ramzi Yousef after the 1993 WTC bombings) after he died in the WTC on 9/11. His personal files from his years of traveling around the world investigating al-Qaeda are were used as evidence in the lawsuit. The evidence includes documents unearthed in the headquarters of the Mukhabarat (Iraq's intelligence service) and information gleaned from the interrogation of both al-Qaeda and Iraqi prisoners. (Link below). It also quotes Vincent Cannistraro, the former CIA counter-terrorism chief, who stated in October 2000 that Iraq had been wanting to carry out terrorist attacks, and that the Iraqi military had been in contact with Osama bin Laden.

Click Here

We know from these IIS documents that beginning in 1992 the former Iraqi regime regarded bin Laden as an Iraqi Intelligence asset. We know from IIS documents that the former Iraqi regime provided safe haven and financial support to an Iraqi who has admitted to mixing the chemicals for the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center. We know from IIS documents that Saddam Hussein agreed to Osama bin Laden's request to broadcast anti-Saudi propaganda on Iraqi state-run television. We know from IIS documents that a "trusted confidante" of bin Laden stayed for more than two weeks at a posh Baghdad hotel as the guest of the Iraqi Intelligence Service.

Abu Nidal, September 11 and Saddam The terrorist network may be closer knit than we think.

Weekly Standard: The Mother of All Connections

List of newspaper article in the 90's which mention the world's concern regarding the growing relationship between OBL and Saddam:

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Son of Saddam coordinates OBL activities:

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The AQ connection (excellent):

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Western Nightmare:

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Saddam's link to OBL:

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NYT: Iraq and AQ agree to cooperate:

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Document linking them:

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Iraq and terrorism - no doubt about it:

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A federal judge rules there are links:

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Wall Street Journal on Iraq and AQ:

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Iraq and Iran contact OBL:

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More evidence:

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Saddam's AQ connection:

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Further connections:

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What a court of law said about the connections:

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Some miscellaneous stuff on connections:

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Saddam's Ambassador to Al Qaeda: (February 2004, Weekly Standard)

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Yes - it's NewsMax but loaded with interesting bullet points.

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Saddam's Fingerprints on NY Bombing (Wall Street Journal, June 1993)

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Colin Powell: Iraq and AQ Partners for Years (CNN, February 2003)

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The Iraq-Al Qaeda Connections (September 2003, Richard Miniter)

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Oil for Food Scandal Ties Iraq and Al Qaeda (June 2003)

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Saddam and OBL Make a Pact (The New Yorker, February 2003):

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Al Qaeda's Poison Gas (Wall Street Journal, April 2004):

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Wolfowitz Says Saddam behind 9/11 Attacks:

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Saddam behind first WTC attack - PBS, Laurie Mylroie:

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Growing Evidence of Saddam and Al Qaeda Link, The Weekly Standard, July 2003:

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Qusay Hussein Coordinated Iraq special operations with Bin Laden Terrorist Activities, Yossef Bodansky, National Press Club

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The Western Nightmare: Saddam and Bin Laden vs. the Rest of the World, The Guardian Unlimited:

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Saddam Link to Bin Laden, Julian Borger, The Guardian, February 1999

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The Al Qaeda Connection, The Weekly Standard, July 2003

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Cheney lectures Russert on Iraq/911 Link, September 2003:

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No Question About It, National Review, September 2003

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Iraq: A Federal Judges Point of View

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Mohammed's Account links Iraq to 9/11 and OKC:

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Free Republic Thread that mentions some books Freepers might be interested in on this topic:

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The Proof that Saddam Worked with AQ, The Telegraph, April 2003:

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Saddam's AQ Connection, The Weekly Standard, September 2003

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September 11 Victims Sue Iraq:

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Osama's Best Friend: The Further Connections Between Al Qaeda and Saddam, The Weekly Standard, November 2003

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Terrorist Behind 9/11 Attacks Trained by Saddam, The Telegraph, December 2003

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James Woolsey Links Iraq and AQ, CNN Interview, March 2004, Also see Posts #34 and #35

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A Geocities Interesting Web Site with maps and connections:

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Bin Laden indicted in federal court, read down to find information that Bin Laden agreed to not attack Iraq and to work cooperatively with Iraq:

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Case Closed, The Weekly Standard, November 03

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CBS - Lawsuit: Iraq involved in 9/11:

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Exploring Iraq's Involvement in pre-9/11 Acts, The Indianapolis Star:

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The Iraq/AQ Connection: Richard Minister again

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Militia Defector says Baghdad trained Al Qaeda fighters in chemical weapons, July 2002

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The Clinton View of Iraq/AQ Ties, The Weekly Standard, December 2003

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Saddam Controlled the Camps (Iraq/AQ Ties): The London Observer, November 01

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Saddam's Terror Ties that Critics Ignore, National Review, October 2003:

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Tape Shows General Wesley Clark linking Iraq and AQ:

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The Missing Link (What the Senate Ingelligence Report Said about Iraq/AQ Connections)

Click Here

Credit to Peach for the above info.

Credit to joesbucks for the following links:

Dozens of links here:

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Just a few of those links include:

The Clinton Justice Department's indictment against OBL in federal court which mentions the terrorist's connections to Iraq. November 4, 1998. The federal indictment:

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Iraq and AQ agree to cooperate. The federal indictment against OBL working in concert with Iraq and Iran is mentioned. November 1998. The New York Times

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Saddam reaching out to OBL January 1, 1999. Newsweek

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ABC news reports on the Osama/Saddam connections January 14, 1999. ABC News

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Western Nightmare: Saddam and OBL versus the World. Iraq recruited OBL. February 6, 1999. The Guardian

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Saddam's Link to OBL February 6, 1999. The Guardian

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Saddam offered asylum to bin Laden February 13, 1999. AP

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And kabar submitted these two little gems showing Bin Laden supported Iraq and its struggle against the US and the West.

1996 Fatwa: "Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places."

1998 Text of Fatwah Urging Jihad Against Americans

25 posted on 04/06/2007 11:36:20 AM PDT by ravingnutter
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To: The Pack Knight

Yes, I realize I misspelled al-Qaeda every single time.


26 posted on 04/06/2007 11:36:55 AM PDT by The Pack Knight (Democracy is the tyranny of all over all. Gingrich/Bolton '08)
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To: The Pack Knight
The problem is that people don't appreciate terrorist outfits are loosely knit organizations that operate in the shadows and Saddam's enterprise was at the forefront in assisting with logistics and planning with worldwide terrorist operations What is Salman Pak?
27 posted on 04/06/2007 11:40:01 AM PDT by Steven W.
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To: SolidWood; rhombus; SierraWasp; what's up; pieceofthepuzzle; johnny7; massgopguy; jveritas; ...
Just looking around here on Free Republic....found this:

ABC NEWS: DOCS SEIZED IN IRAQ REVEAL INSURGENT PLAN FOR ATTACK IN U.S.(Update with story)
www.drudgereport.com

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ABC NEWS: DOCS SEIZED IN IRAQ REVEAL INSURGENT PLAN FOR ATTACK IN U.S.


Details Emerge About Possible Terror Threat

Suspects, Reportedly Tied to Al Qaeda in Iraq, Sought Student Visas

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2007 — Mimicking the hijackers who executed the Sept. 11 attacks, insurgents reportedly tied to al Qaeda in Iraq considered using student visas to slip terrorists into the United States to orchestrate a new attack on American soil.

Lt. Gen. Michael D. Maples, head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, recently testified that documents captured by coalition forces during a raid of a safe house believed to house Iraqi members of al Qaeda six months ago "revealed [AQI] was planning terrorist operations in the U.S."

At the time, Maples offered little additional insight into the possible terror plot. ABC News, however, has learned new details of what remains a classified incident that has been dealt with at the highest levels of government.

Watch the full report tonight on "World News with Charles Gibson."

Sources tell ABC News that the plot may have involved moving between 10 and 20 suspects believed to be affiliated with al Qaeda in Iraq into the United States with student visas — the same method used by the 19 al Qaeda terrorists who struck American targets on Sept. 11.

28 posted on 04/06/2007 11:42:09 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
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To: marron
Its the old bogus sophomore philosophy conundrum, if the tree falls in the forest, with only the loggers there to see it, CIA can't confirm it, so the tree is still standing, as far as we can tell.

Bingo. And the Plame/Wilson/Niger thing involves similar "logic". I wish I understood what their freakin problem is. There is a real untold story in all this which presumably involves ass-covering and turf-protecting on a grand scale at CIA.

29 posted on 04/06/2007 11:45:20 AM PDT by Dr. Frank fan
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To: ravingnutter; Peach

Good stuff....thanks...


30 posted on 04/06/2007 11:45:23 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"confirmed they had no strong ties"

The 'report' didn't say they didn't have 'any' ties which is what the LIBERALS & OLD MEDIA want us to think.

31 posted on 04/06/2007 11:46:26 AM PDT by kcvl
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To: The Pack Knight
It is also just the sort of organization that would be very useful for a state to use as a middle man to plot covert attacks with plausible deniability.

Right. And now, its deniable nature makes it only too useful to the left whose primary aim in all things is to prevent the U.S. from fighting back against anyone for some reason, thus who are only too happy to play wink-wink games and go along with all denials. At some point we have got to stop paying attention when the left does this.

32 posted on 04/06/2007 11:48:04 AM PDT by Dr. Frank fan
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To: RaceBannon

Exactly but now the traitors and their media deny it all not just Iraqi relations to terrorism but Iraq WMD as well. It was OK for them to say it during the Clinton years and all the way till 2003. But for the last 4 years the traitors and their media are denying everything they said before.


33 posted on 04/06/2007 11:54:52 AM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Intelligence is RAW DATA, often substantiated by one source and discredited by another.

So much for post 911 "THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX".

The Dims and the American people who support them are STUPID, IGNORANT or just plain American hating jerkoffs!!

34 posted on 04/06/2007 11:55:02 AM PDT by PISANO
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To: kcvl

Number of joint military operations between Germany and Japan=ZERO. Number of meetings between military commanders of Germany and Japan=ZERO. Yet they were the AXIS.


35 posted on 04/06/2007 11:55:43 AM PDT by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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To: ravingnutter

Thank you very much for posting this. That’s a lot of info collecting. Or should I say, a lot of ‘cherry picking’.


36 posted on 04/06/2007 11:58:02 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: ravingnutter
Very impressive work. Notice that most of the articles were written by the left wing media that is now denying everything they said before about Saddam regime relation to AL Qaeda.
37 posted on 04/06/2007 11:59:42 AM PDT by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

You have no idea how glad I am to hear that Cheney stood up to this! And what is with the intel agencies that they are trying to say there wasn’t a previous relationship?

Heck, if a housewife sitting in the south has figured it out, it’s criminal stupidity that the CIA can’t figure it out.


38 posted on 04/06/2007 12:01:10 PM PDT by Peach (The Clintons' pardoned more terrorists than they captured or killed.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; Grampa Dave; All

The proof is here:

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2006/09/picture-proof-saddam-al-qaeda.html


39 posted on 04/06/2007 12:03:05 PM PDT by Matchett-PI (To have no voice in the Party that always sides with America's enemies is a badge of honor.)
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To: Peach

Cheney gives me a warm fuzzy feeling....love the guy!


40 posted on 04/06/2007 12:03:37 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
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