IRAQ: Powell Defends Information He Used to Justify Iraq War

The New York Times International ^ | May 31, 2003 | JAMES DAO and THOM SHANKER

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Earlier article from the UK Guardian:

Straw, Powell had serious doubts over their Iraqi weapons claims ^

[dixiechick2000]

AWRIIIIIGHT!

The "Big Guy" is pissed!

Media watching is soon to become an "event".

[MJY1288]

I can't wait for all the silence coming from these leftist had wringers when the WMD's are found. That is iof they havn't been found already and this administration is just waiting for the right time to release a comprehensive report on the WMD's and all the details on where they came from.

But anyone who believes that Iraq didn't have these weapons and thia war was some kind of sinister plot by Bush & Blair, I have a bridge over a desert I want to sell you

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Other articles:

TR>

Public was misled, claim ex-CIA men  ^
Wolfowitz says Saudi troop withdrawal was 'huge' reason for war with Iraq ^
US Intel 'Simply Wrong' on Chemical Attack-General ^
Sending a Serious Message to Syria ^
Iraq weapons questions dog allies - U.S. downplays issues; Blair faces criticism ^
The Case For War Is Blown Apart ^
2 trailers deemed biological arms labs  ^
CIA convinced truck-trailers held bioweapons labs ^
Blair Warns Iran, Syria Not to Back 'Terrorists' ^
Survey shows Iraqi people support US Presence ^
Bush case on defense plan cites N. Korea ^
Ledeen: The Moment of Truth? U.S. policy could determine Iran’s destiny. ^
Turkey's Military Chief Warns Pro-Islamic Government Of Possible Coup ^
Bremer: Coalition Has 'Established Control' ^

[LdSentinal]

I try not to be a Bush-bot as I disagree with his stance on the assualt weapon ban bill and am pretty upset with the so-called "roadmap" for Middle East peace, but this is a true story.

One of my two best friends (they're twins) works for the United States State Department. He was assigned to Kuwait for the past five months and was there during the war. He e-mailed me in early May that he his boss (also in the State Department) told him that coalition forces found and captured Iraqi WMDs even before the fall of Baghdad on April 9, 2003. He said that the coalition would release this information and present the evidence at a proper time. When this time would be, his boss did not have any knowledge.

Also, my friend is a Bush-hater. College did that to him, so he's not a Bush-bot, but a Democrat supporter. Heck, he works for the United States State Department.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

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[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Had you posted that on another thread? If not you are the second one to say they had personal contacts with someone in the State Dept that had stated WMD's had been found!

[MJY1288]

My Brother works for the State Department and is in Iraq right now. Your friend is telling a simular story to what my brother has shared with me

[LdSentinal]

Ummm, no, I did not post that story on another thread. Which thread would that be? Thanks in advance.

[MJY1288]

President Bush will be on Fox News live from Poland in 2 hours

[LdSentinal]

My Brother works for the State Department and is in Iraq right now. Your friend is telling a simular story to what my brother has shared with me

That's very interesting. I should have known -- considering my friend called Bush a coke addict -- that he would even share this information with me. If this is true, I wonder why the coalition is holding back this information.

[ladyinred]

They really should just ignore the democrat talking points. They hate to be ignored, and they don't need to dignify the attacks with answers in my opinion. Just blow them off.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I don't think I will be up, I am about ready to shutdown.

Other links of interest:

Forget WMDs - they're not the real reason we went to war

Where Are the WMDs? Why we may not find them

Interview: Victor Davis Hanson

[Hanson] Postbellum Thoughts: Ideas from war's aftermath.

Michael Ledeen: The Unknown Hawk - Neoconservative Guru Sets Sights on Iran

The Restoration of American Awe

Bush's Bold Policy

Iraq War's Impact Spreads in Arab World

[MJY1288]

I believe the reason is because of international politics. From what I can gather, we compromised their computer systems and established quite a few contacts with Iraqi Generals. Spec. Ops were sent in early to secure some of these weapons and due to our early strikes on their command and control, there was no central command or co-ordinated communications for the Iraqi forces in the battle field.

Back in September, Our spy satellites detected convoys of trucks moving into Syria with suspected WMD's and they have evidence that dozens of trucks had their payloads buried in Syria, just over the border from Iraq. There was mention of this in the news back then but as usual these kind of FACTS never seem to register on the radar screens of the leftist lemmings in the press.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

One more Link:

What Wolfowitz Really Said: The truth behind the Vanity Fair "scoop."

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

And this just in:

Pentagon challenges Vanity Fair report (CNN reports Wolfowitz misquote)

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Forgot these:

IRAQ: So, Where Are Those Iraqi Weapons? (Helen Thomas Alert )

PROOF of Iraq's WMD (Flashback Clinton speech 1998)

[Timesink]

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