Bush Admin. releases 48K boxes of Saddam Documents (FOX NEWS ALERT!)

Fox News ^ | 03/13/2006

[tsmith130]

Just heard of Fox News Alert...no other details.

[Phsstpok]

Booyeah!!!!

Ping everyone you know. So far no further details

We need to push for a "Buckhead" type examination of these papers. Who knows reliable Arabic translators? Who can marshal WMD and other military analysts. I will ping my few resources. What do you have to bring to the effort?

This could be the most important event in the history of the new media. It could also be a blind alley if all that is being released is innocuous crap. We need to figure that out quickly.

[llevrok]

I heard they were all stuffed in Sandy Berger's socks.

Talk about cankles ! Wooof!!

[Republican Red]

My theory:

The Bush administration has been protecting its "allies" in the War on Terror, namely Russia. It did no good for them to out Russia because we needed their cooperation in other world matters.

Just today Russia states they are against UN economic sanctions against Iran. Magically the documents are released.

[Pantera]

Time to turn our attention to Iran full force? No more "there were not WMDs" to slow down the war on terror? Hmm...

[Frank_Discussion]

That could be quite the kick in the head. And provocative.

[the anti-liberal]

Will there be any reference to Russia? How much will be redacted? Some questions to ponder...

Facts known are growing more numerous, and from reputable sources, but they now include:

• That the United States has uncovered some 12 hours of Saddam Hussein palace audiotapes – since authenticated by FBI methodology – with discussions by familiar voices like Tariq Aziz and others including Saddam himself about what to do with their WMD stockpiles and resources.

• That Russian Spetsnaz (special forces) units evidently helped Saddam's military in secreting away – mostly into Syria – WMD that had first been purchased from Russia. Former Deputy Undersecretary of Defense John Shaw recently declared after lots of inquiry that the Russians' goal had been to erase any signs of their involvement in Saddam's WMD programs. On this point, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney has been quoted as believing the Bush administration needs Russia's involvement now in halting Iran's rush toward nuclear armament and so must resist information damning to Russia.

• That two different former high-ranking Iraqi military officers – Gen. Georges Sada, the No. 2 ranking officer with the Iraqi Air Force, and Ali Ibrahim, another Iraqi commander – both assert that that Saddam possessed stockpiles of WMD and transported them out of Iraq by converted 747 passenger jet and by land to be hidden inside Syria.

Here:

[Republican Red]

Stephen Hayes owns this story.

[onewhowatches]

Gonna take some time to translate all of those...

[Yardstick]

Where Are the Pentagon Papers? (Weekly Standard)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/006/345qrbbj.asp

Iraq Documents Could Boost Bush's Case For War

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1553129/posts

[eeevil conservative]

thanks for the ping...

[Phsstpok]

I meant to include you in my post # 41

You might have fun with this tomorrow.  The key is whether this is all of it, or only selected things to shut up the critics.
 

[AliVeritas]

ping

[Frank_Discussion]

That is an excellent analysis, and a definite possibility. The question is, then, what road do we go down vis-avis Russia?

They've played the spoiler in the Middle East since before we rolled through Baghdad, how belligerent will our relationship become?

[World'sGoneInsane]

Twelve boxes? That should do it."

[My2Cents]

Finally!

[Republican Red]

My next theory:

President Bush wanted to refute the George Clooney editorial on Huffpuff.

lololol

[Chena]

Thanks for the heads-up, tsmith130. This should be very interesting. :)

[sgtbono2002]

The first thing the Dems will say is that Bush only released the Documents that are favorable to him.

I can see it coming.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Looks like President Bush had a little chat with Mr. Negroponte.

[My2Cents]

In an ideal world, Stephen Hayes would have won the Pulitzer, many times over.