[Miss Marple]

I am with you on this one. I have been certain that they have had the evidence since that "Axis of Evil" speech. I believe they also have evidence on Iran and North Korea. Bush wouldn't have just stuck those three countries in a speech for effect. He is a "just the facts" kind of guy.

Charts, video, radar images, BIG pointer, perhaps even personal testimony by a defector. MAXIMUM impact, and I think it will be in the State of the Union. I am looking forward to a great many people in the media with egg on their faces. HA!

[hchutch]

And don't forget what Senator Bond was told by Andy Card:
There is an Iraq/al-Qaeda link there, too, ladies. I'd bet the rent on it.

Why exactly was Mohammed Atta talking with Iraqi intelligence agent Ahmed al-Ani in a Prague cafe?

[hchutch]

Senator Kit Bond of Missouri said more information should be released and asked: "What is the connection between Iraq and al-Qa'eda?" According to sources at the private meeting, Mr Card is understood to have urged him: "Don't worry."

This is also key, though.

Methinks Mohammed Attaa trip to Prague and a chat with an Iraqi intelligence agent might be discussed as well.

Saddam's going down. Believe me, this thing with Iraq will settle the whole business that has built up.

Saddam needs to re-watch The Godfather - because he and his brats are gonna meet the same fate that the folks who went up against the Corleones did.

[patriciaruth]

Tony Blair is coming here to mindmeld with Dubya at Camp David on January 31. I don't think he would be out of his country just after a war started, so I believe the shooting or the abduction of Saddam takes place after that.

OTOH, it may be that the "planned" visit is disinformation. However, with the interim report by Blix to the UN coming around January 27 or 28, and President Bush's promise to France and Russia not to go code red until the weapons inspectors got back for report,--i.e. got out of the way of the bombs, I don't believe we'll see the skies light up till after the 31st.

And I think that President Bush will tread water at the State of the Union speech on the 20th, just saying the usual and something cryptic that will let us tealeaf readers know what the deal is. The timing of the SOTU speech is unfortunate in regard to Iraq, but a duty to be done at the time prescribed by the Constitution.