Iraq, 9/11 Still Linked By Cheney - MUST READ

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<link:www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14901-2003Sep28.html|Iraq, 9/11 Still Linked By Cheney]

By Dana Priest and Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, September 29, 2003; Page A01

In making the case for war against Iraq, Vice President Cheney has continued to suggest that an Iraqi intelligence agent met with a Sept. 11, 2001, hijacker five months before the attacks, even as the story was falling apart under scrutiny by the FBI, CIA and the foreign government that first made the allegation.

The alleged meeting in Prague between hijacker Mohamed Atta and Iraqi Ahmed Khalil Ibrahim Samir al-Ani was the single thread the administration has pointed to that might tie Iraq to the attacks. But as the Czech government distanced itself from its initial assertion and American investigators determined Atta was probably in the United States at the time of the meeting, other administration officials dropped the incident from their public statements about Iraq.

Not Cheney, who was the administration's most vociferous advocate for going to war with Iraq. He brought up the connection between Atta and al-Ani again two weeks ago in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press" in which he also suggested links between Iraq and the Sept. 11 attacks.

[Booberdawg]

1. need to fix your link

[Judi Lynn]

2. Old wierd Cheney, he's a trooper, isn't he?

Here's the link from your post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14901-2003Sep28.html

I have a question regarding this photo appearing in the Post article:

http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/images/I15208-2003Sep28L

"Minutes after the Sept. 11, 2001, attack, Vice President Cheney was in the operations center with his chief of staff, I. Lewis Libby, far right, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, center left, and his wife, Lynne Cheney, far left. (White House Photo David Bohrer)"

In the photo, we see good old Lynne Cheney. Aren't these folks (Republicans) the very same psychopaths who howled like banshees over Hillary Clinton's assistance in some aspects of her husband's Presidency?

Why is Mrs. Cheney hanging out in the operations center right after the 9/ll attack, when she could have gotten in the way, if they were doing anything important?

[dbt]

3. And it was only by chance that POPPY wasn't in that picture

One more time: :wtf: were he and Bar doing in the White Haus the night before these attacks?

:argh:
dbt

[paulthompson]

4. Aha!

The phrase "Minutes after the Sept. 11, 2001 attack" is vague, but certainly it must refer to the 9/11 crisis beginning with the first or second WTC crash, at the latest.

That shows Cheney to be a big fat liar (again). He claims he was in his office until about 9:30, and only then hustled down to the control center. But many other reports claim it happened around 9:05, including the account from his official photographer, who was standing with him at the time (and probably took that photo).

Summary: another blatant White House lie that the press will never actually point out.

[Rose Siding]

5. LINK

*this is a blood in the water piece. It tears apart *today* what Cheney said 2 wks ago- just under the "WH Denies...." piece on web front pg- wish I knew if it was on the print version:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14901-2003Sep28.html