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Iraq / al Queda link
Topic Started: Nov 15 2003, 11:05 AM (491 Views)
Admiralbill_gomec
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Read this:

http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/42706.htm

It details some fascinating links between Iraq and al Queda. A memo, dated October 27, 2003, was from the Department of Defense to members of the Senate Intelligence Committee. It seems that Saddam and Osama had been in cahoots since 1990. As I said before, "Fascinating!"
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Dandandat
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Thats all lies AB
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24thcenstfan
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Dandandat
Nov 15 2003, 12:44 PM
Thats all lies AB

More like damn lies! :angry: ;)
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Admiralbill_gomec
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Did y'all read the article??

Here's the original link: (The NY Post picked this up later)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Publ...03/378fmxyz.asp
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Admiralbill_gomec,Nov 15 2003, 07:34 PM]

Did y'all read the article??

Here's the original link: (The NY Post picked this up later)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Publ...03/378fmxyz.asp

I sure did. I guess my little winking smilie wasn't sufficient enough to show that I was being facetious. That is how I perceived Dante's remarks as well. :yes:

I found the article to be very informative. Thanks! :)
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Ianinoz will never believe a word of it... :D :angel: :whistle:

This at least shows something of a link between the Hussein regime and terrorists. It demonstrates that Hussein actively courted Al-Qaeda. Just a little more evidence to warrant the actions that have been taken.
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Admiralbill_gomec
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24thcenstfan
Nov 15 2003, 08:15 PM
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Admiralbill_gomec,Nov 15 2003, 07:34 PM]

Did y'all read the article??

Here's the original link: (The NY Post picked this up later)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Publ...03/378fmxyz.asp

I sure did. I guess my little winking smilie wasn't sufficient enough to show that I was being facetious. That is how I perceived Dante's remarks as well. :yes:

I found the article to be very informative. Thanks! :)

Sorry 24... I was a little crabby yesterday.
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Admiralbill_gomec
Nov 16 2003, 10:19 AM
24thcenstfan
Nov 15 2003, 08:15 PM
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Admiralbill_gomec,Nov 15 2003, 07:34 PM]

Did y'all read the article??

Here's the original link: (The NY Post picked this up later)

http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Publ...03/378fmxyz.asp

I sure did. I guess my little winking smilie wasn't sufficient enough to show that I was being facetious. That is how I perceived Dante's remarks as well. :yes:

I found the article to be very informative. Thanks! :)

Sorry 24... I was a little crabby yesterday.

Crab. Mmmmm. I love crab. Been to Joe's Crab Shack lately?
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Admiralbill_gomec
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Not me... I know what crabs eat! On the other hand, lobster is yummy!
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Yet more proof that Saddam is Bin Ladens lover. ;) I had a feeling that Saddam and Binlid is some how connected.
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We have seen so much false, or at least misleading information from our intelligence services that I really have no faith in this 'memo'. If there was this evidence why was it not laid before the UN before the war? The case that was made was that Saddam had WMD that posed an imminent threat. In Britain that was the sole basis for war, and it was on that basis that Parliament gave its concent to war. Where are those WMD? (or as we are now being told WMD 'programs' which is a different thing entirley). If MP's had been told, for example, that the intelligence services were warning the Prime Minister attacking Iraq would increase global terrorism British troops would not have taken part and Blair would not be the Prime Minister anymore. Instead he chose to keep that information to himself and exagerate or give 'undue prominance' to information that supported his case. So much for democracy!
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Very funny Wrath of Han :lol:

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If there was this evidence why was it not laid before the UN before the war?


I believe that Bush said a couple of thousand times that Hussien was linked to Al Quaida. Also, I do remember Powell going before the UN and stating that Al Quaida was beleived to be operating in Iraq.

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We have seen so much false, or at least misleading information from our intelligence services that I really have no faith in this 'memo'.


Is there a point in discussing it if you have made you mind up that you will not beleive anything now or in the future?
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I for one would like to know a bit more before deciding if the "memo" is credible.
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somerled
Nov 17 2003, 12:03 PM
I for one would like to know a bit more before deciding if the "memo" is credible.

That is the real problem isn't it? If you wait till you have proof positive, the proof is generally the smoking remnants of a building with a high body count. With intelligence on terrorism, there is a need to be able to act of data that is slightly or highly questionable.

If there had been no action and say DC was chemical attacked, then all of the whiners would be complaining that we didn't act with the data we had. Sound familiar to the crap we heard after Sept 11 about the Bush guys new this and that and didn't act?

Sometimes it isn't black and white and decisions must be made on shades of gray. I think that the Bush Administration has done quite well acting on partial data to this point.
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