[pttttt]

Excerpted per policy. Entire article is at link.

[Peach]

The claim that Atta, an Egyptian and Sept. 11 hijacker, had met with al-Ani in early April 2001 has been a constant element of the vice president's case against Iraq. Surveillance cameras at the Radio Free Europe building in Prague had picked up al-Ani, an intelligence officer at the Iraq embassy, surveying the building in April, five months before the Sept. 11 attacks. The tape was made available to Czech intelligence. Al-Ani was expelled at the U.S. government's request soon afterward for conduct incompatible with his diplomatic status.

Bears repeating.

[The G Man]

If Bigtime says it, I believe it then.

[Admin Moderator]

Briefer excerpt next time, please.

[Shermy]

This is a May 2002 Isikoff piece. Notice that much of the Wash Post article is not new.

A Spy Story Tying Saddam to 9-11 is Looking Very Flimsy

FR Thread, Same Story

[Monti Cello]

What are the odds that this is the rope-a-dope of the century?

Bush surely understands that his re-election is the most important aspect of the WOT next year. They don't seem terribly forceful or concerned about correcting misconceptions pushed in the media.

Are they just waiting for the opportune time?