Reports of terrorists meeting in Syria were flawed, U.S. officials say

[truthpusher]

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/11810085.htm

Posted on Fri, Jun. 03, 2005
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Reports of terrorists meeting in Syria were flawed, U.S. officials say
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BY WARREN P. STROBEL AND JONATHAN S. LANDAY
Knight Ridder Newspapers
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WASHINGTON - (KRT) - U.S. intelligence has no evidence that terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi visited Syria in recent months to plan bombings in Iraq, and experts don't believe the widely publicized meeting ever happened, according to U.S. officials.

Two weeks ago, a top U.S. military official in Baghdad, Iraq, told reporters that Zarqawi had traveled to Syria in April and met with leaders of the Iraqi insurgency to plan the recent wave of bombings against American troops and the Iraqi government. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity.

In the following days, top Bush administration and Iraqi officials increased their threats against Syria.

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Three officials who said that the reports of Zarqawi's travels were apparently bogus spoke on condition of anonymity because intelligence matters are classified and because discussing the mistaken report could embarrass the White House and trigger retaliation against them.

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[movonne]

1. What is going on ???

[jobycom]

2. So, the lie that fit their goals back then had to be replaced with a lie

to fit their current goals. We are no longer at war with Oceania, and the have always been our friends.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Three cheers for Homeland Security drone patrols!

War is peace. Ignorance is strength. Freedom is slavery.

Just keep repeating until you've finally lost your last grasp on reality and you will be ready to reenter society.

[pinniped]

4. Now these anonymous source idiots can't decide whether the boogeyman...

went to Iran or Syria. Wherever the weather was better for his rehabilitation, dumbasses.

[LiberalVoice]

5. Ofcourse not...he has been in Iran the whole time.

:eyes:

[Karmakaze]

6. Interesting...

So the "intelligence is being fixed around the policy" again? Except this time we are hearing about it BEFORE the invasion?

I do believe there is a battle raging behind the scenes and at this point the Bush Cabal is losing.

[LynnTheDem]

7. Noooo...bushCartel lied again??!

Say it ain't so! :wow:

And "trigger retaliation against them"??? BUSH VINDICTIVE???!

NO WAY!

Heh.

[DeepModem Mom]

8. kick

[thecrow]

9. kick