[RDangerfield]

Apparently the President, Rice and Rumsfeld don't agree with you or New York Times and Facts on File. They state flatly that they have no such evidence.
--Raoul

[Pan_Yans Wife]

Proof ping.

[No Truce With Kings]

"Apparently the President, Rice and Rumsfeld don't agree with you or New York Times and Facts on File. They state flatly that they have no such evidence."

Nope. They stated that there is no direct evidence that Saddam Hussain aided al Qaeda to attack us on 9-11. They have often said that Saddam Hussain had ties to terrorism and to al Qaeda. However, there is no evidence that Hussain participated in the 9-11 attacks.

That does not undercut Bush's reason for getting rid of Hussain. He always linked that to Iraq *genreral* ties with terrorism, not the specific incidents that occurred on 9-11. And, yes, unlike, say Libya, Iraq had active terrorist groups inside its borders following 9-11, and would not let us remove them.

[StriperSniper]

They state flatly that they have no such evidence.

Wrong. They 'state flatly' that they don't see any evidence of Saddam playing a role in 9/11. None of them have denied a link between Saddam and bin Laden/Al-Qaeda.

[Bonaparte]

Are you saying that the AQ terrorist training camp in northern Iraq was not evidence of AQ-Saddam collaboration?

[cyncooper]

Apparently the President, Rice and Rumsfeld don't agree with you or New York Times and Facts on File. They state flatly that they have no such evidence.

The fact is that all of the above, President Bush, VP Cheney, Rice and Rumsfeld all agree that al Qaeda and Iraq forged an alliance.

You are confusing that with their statements that they do not have evidence that Saddam helped plan the 9/11 attacks.

President Bush and VP Cheney both stated this very week that the relationship was there.

[cyncooper]

Here's President Bush on September 17, 2003 (two days ago with headline meant to play down Saddam's terrorist ties):

Bush Says No Evidence That Saddam Hussein Involved in Sept. 11 Attacks

"There's no question that Saddam Hussein had al-Qaida ties," the president said.

[mjaneangels@aolcom]

"Apparently the President, Rice and Rumsfeld don't agree with you or New York Times and Facts on File. They state flatly that they have no such evidence."

I have myself heard from Cheney that they have no link between Al Queada and September 11, 2001, but that there is plenty of links between Al Queada and Saddam's Iraq.

[petercooper]