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The CIA has known about Salman Pak since the 1980s. It was Chalabi's men, who were later discredited by the CIA, and Douglas Feith that over-ruled our country's intelligence apparatus and spread their lies in a friendly media.

And who really cares what a radical leftwing judge from New York says? Just who's side are you on? Bush rejects Saddam 9/11 link

Rumsfeld sees no link between Saddam, 9/11

No Iraq link to 9/11: Rummy, Rice say it isn't so No links to Saddam, al-Qaeda pair claim
Iraq-al Qaeda links weak, say former Bush officials
Leaked report rejects Iraqi al-Qaeda link
Bush overstated Iraq links to al-Qaeda, former intelligence officials say

“The chairman of the monitoring group appointed by the United Nations Security Council to track Al Qaeda told reporters that his team had found no evidence linking Al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein.” [NY Times, 6/27/03]

"U.S. allies have found no links between Iraq and Al Qaeda.'We have found no evidence of links between Iraq and Al Qaeda,' said Europe's top investigator. 'If there were such links, we would have found them. But we have found no serious connections whatsoever.’" [LA Times, 11/4/02]

Experts scorn Saddam link to al-Qaeda
Experts doubt Iraq, al-Qaeda terror link

77 posted on 04/27/2004 8:04:35 AM PDT by JohnGalt (Chalabi Republicans: Soft on Treason)

80 posted on 04/27/2004 8:13:34 AM PDT by Peach

And you quoting the UN and Europe is a joke.

You constantly condemn those who talk about how Iraq violated UN policy because you don't respect (rightly) the UN. Boy, you sure are willing to trot them out when it suits your purpose though.

The chairman of the monitoring group appointed by the United Nations Security Council to track Al Qaeda told reporters that his team had found no evidence linking Al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein.” [NY Times, 6/27/03]

"U.S. allies have found no links between Iraq and Al Qaeda.'We have found no evidence of links between Iraq and Al Qaeda,' said Europe's top investigator. 'If there were such links, we would have found them. But we have found no serious connections whatsoever.’" [LA Times, 11/4/02]

82 posted on 04/27/2004 8:15:14 AM PDT by Peach

Did you even bother to read the articles in your links?? From the first one:

"Mr Bush did however repeat his belief that the former Iraqi president had ties to al-Qaeda - the group widely regarded as responsible for the attacks on New York and Washington. "

It is known by more than just Chalabi that Salman Pak was used to train AlQaeda. There is even a paper trail, the same paper trail, by the way, that shows who got what in the Oil For Food scam. Perhaps Saddam didn't sit down in a cave with Osama and plot 9/11, but he provided financial support and training for them.

But knowing you, I doubt the facts will deter you.

85 posted on 04/27/2004 8:26:11 AM PDT by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)

Galt, your citations are misleading, to say the least. The first article is titled Bush rejects Saddam 9/11 link , making it seems as if Bush is making a conclusive denial of any link. But read the second paragraph of that article:

Mr Bush did however repeat his belief that the former Iraqi president had ties to al-Qaeda - the group widely regarded as responsible for the attacks on New York and Washington.

So Bush doesn't deny AQ links or WMD. Not then, not now, especially with this Jordanian episode. You misrepresent his and the entire administration's views, and you misconstrue statements that are perfectly true and documentable to make them sound like deceptions, condtradictions or failures of judgment. Same tactics that the lefties use.

284 posted on 04/28/2004 3:08:01 AM PDT by ARepublicanForAllReasons (A socialist is just a communist who has run out of bullets)

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