THE AP STORY IS A LIE. The response that this story got from us is exactly the response that liar, AP writer Barry Schweid wanted. This story is completely bogus. The AP story is designed to get you to vote for Kerry or not at all... Just look at the reaction it got from us. I was so fuming mad and before I left work I was contemplating peeling off my Bush sticker on the car. No kidding.
I did some digging last night. This was bothering me real bad. The source for the story was the statement bellow from the State Department. The liar AP writer took so much of it out of context and added his own words it's hard to recognize the original source. For example where do you see in this story the quote from the State Department, "The administration also left open the possibility of U.S. meetings with Chechens who are not linked to terrorists."?
This morning I am sending the correction to anyone I sent the bogus story to yesterday. If you forwarded the original story to anyone, please do the same.
STATE DEPARTMENT NEWS RELEASE
US Reaffirms 'Absolute Solidarity' With Moscow in Terror Fight
David Gollust
State Department
07 Sep 2004, 20:09 UTC
The United States Tuesday reaffirmed its "absolute solidarity" with Russia in its fight against terrorism, but also reiterated its support for a political solution to the Chechnya conflict. The comments followed charges by Russian President Vladimir Putin that U.S. meetings with Chechen separatists undermine Russia's efforts against terror.
Officials here are defending past U.S. contacts with Chechen separatists in the face of sharp criticism by Mr. Putin following the terrorist attack last week that killed hundreds of children and others in North Ossetia.
The State Department acknowledges having working-level meetings with Chechen separatist politicians, though it says there have been none since 2002 and none with members of factions associated with acts of terror. excerpt...