[YaYa123]

CNN

I don't know who Ken Pollack is, but Ken Pollack was on CNN with Wolf Blitzer. He was completely convinced that Powell was convincing, even with, as he put it, the conservative information Powell offered. Pollack thinks Powell just offered the tip of the iceberg, the most conservative information, that there's much more, but Powell didn't want to risk any more of our sources.

Christianne Amanpour's husband James Rubin, (Albright's former butt boy),
Rubin said one very important thing came out....a smoking intercept"

he called it. The first intercepted message played by Powell. would convince anyone that the Iraqis are hiding information, that they are in breech. Rubin says, all but the unconvincable should be convinced by what they heard today. Rubin called this "a most compelling presentation".

That's what he said, but wouldn't you know a Clinton guy wouldn't bring himself to say Powell presented "the smoking gun". He has to get cute and call the damning intercepted message, a "smoking intercept". How cute.

[carton253]

Kenneth Pollack is the author of "The Threatening Storm." It's all about Iraq and is a must read.

[Momto2]

" The first intercepted message played by Powell. would convince anyone that the Iraqis are hiding information, that they are in breech. Rubin says, all but the unconvincable should be convinced by what they heard today. Rubin called this "a most compelling presentation".

BOY do I agree - After the very first intercept was played I told my chlidren - That's enough for me - he could stop right there......What more do they want??????

[NautiNurse]

Thanks for the CNN update. Interesting interp from an otherwise political adversary.

I agree with those who said the countries had already drafted their replies prior to the content presented. However, these folks are just like Doubting Thomas--they need to stick their hand into the anthrax vat before they will accept. Maybe it just needs to be snuffed up their noses.

[Timesink]

Ken Pollack is the author of the new book "The Threatening Storm," which VERY forcefully lays out the case for war NOW. It's huge and extremely detailed.