WP: WMD Find in Iraq Still Possible, Cheney Says

[Newsjock]

From Friday's Washington Post. No link yet.

WMD Find in Iraq Still Possible, Cheney Says
By Dana Milbank and Walter Pincus
(c) 2004, The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — Vice President Dick Cheney said it is still possible that investigators will find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, reviving the possibility after nine months of fruitless searches.

... In the NPR interview, broadcast Thursday, Cheney also repeated allegations that semi-trailers found in Iraq were part of a weapons program. He called the trailers ``conclusive evidence'' that Saddam ``did in fact have programs for weapons of mass destruction.''

... In the NPR interview, Cheney also repeated the administration's assertion that Iraq had ties to al-Qaida, but he said the contacts ``would be limited to very few people handled on a very narrow track and not widely discussed or known about in his own government.''

Cheney said ``there's overwhelming evidence'' of an Iraq-al-Qaida connection, citing a new discovery: ``documents indicating that a guy named Abdul Rachman Yasin, who was part of the team who attacked the World Trade Center in 1993, when he arrived back in Iraq was put on the payroll and provided a house, safe harbor and sanctuary,'' Cheney said. ``I'm very confident there was an established relationship there.''

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[a_random_joel]

1. Earth Still Flat...

Cheney says.

[frank frankly]

17. sweet, joel

zing!

[arcane1]

2. "a house, safe harbor and sanctuary"

kind of like what THE DICK was giving Saddam for 20 years!

[BigBigBear]

3. Well, I'll stop worrying then.

....

[ElementaryPenguin]

4. What Prick Cheney means is PLANTING WMD's is still possible!!

:puke:
:argh:

[Beetwasher]

8. Exactly. This is a Set Up If I Ever Saw One

I'm almost positive now that before the election SOMETHING is going to be found...

[9215]

35. They tried that once I think and the team planting them was "accidently"

attacked by our forces.

IMO it is not easy to plant weapons and make it look for real. There are to many associated programs and the like to have in place. A big stash of WMD's without the supporting infrastructure would just lead to more questions and suspicions. Like the anthrax leading back to a US military base.

[jbfam4]

5. Will any one ever tell the truth

are there any adults in this administration willing to say they made a mistake.

Look at all the money they are wasting.......it should come out of their pockets. David Kay is leaving and they are appointing someone else to replace him........How about sending them all home.

Nothing here ...move on. They will stop at nothing to keep the white house they were awarded by the supremes.

[saltpoint]

6. The Cheney interview on NPR...

I sent this email note to NPR's Juan Williams this morning right after hearing Williams' interview with Dick Cheney:

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This comment is addressed to Senior Correspondent Juan Wiliams.

Mr. Williams:

Your interview with Vice President Cheney this morning was essentially an unchecked propaganda performance by the Vice President.

In addition to other absurd claims, Mr. Cheney cited "overwhelming evidence" of an al Qaeda connection with Hussein's government in Iraq. There is no such thing.

If you are really going to interview someone, you need to be a little more assertive with your questions. Yes, you initially asked hard questions, but then you cowered as Mr. Cheney rolled over you with his propaganda machine. I expect the Bush administration to roll over Paula Zahn; I expect professional journalism from NPR.

If you are afraid of Dick Cheney, interview Wayne Newton next time.

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[The Night Owl]

21. LOL! I love the last line of your letter!

Great writing!

[saltpoint]

36. Hi, Night Owl --

-- and thanks for the kind words.

It's just that I get frustrated when reporters let the administration roll over them. I have nothing against Juan Williams -- I usually like him a lot. It just felt like a lost chance.

All good steps to you.

[are_we_united_yet]

37. LOL!

too funny!

[displacedtexan]

7. People in hell want ice water.

That doesn't mean they're gonna get it.

[demgrrrll]

9. I might win Powerball on Saturday. It could happen.

He is such a tool.

[warrior1]

10. Ha-ha

Good one DICK.

[MidwestTransplant]

11. Sure it is

but it won't be until after they are planted.

[BuckeFushe]

12. And virgins can find their lost virginity too

Are the Shrub misAdministration minions just brainwashed, or are they really aliens?

[Just Me]

13. But, but, but,...your "inspector" Kay replacement just said,...

,...we're unlikely to find any.

Whoops *LOL*!!!

[bahrbearian]

14. Oily Dick is locked in a time warp

2 years behind the rest of the Repug's

[MasonJar]

15. Cheney just says these untruths because one

half of Americans have no clue what is really happening. So repeat something often enough and the sheeple will continue to believe it.

[porkrind]

16. There is also a non-zero probability that ...

Cheney could turn out to be an honest, ethical, and likeable guy, but it's not very likely.

[FiveGoodMen]

34. Not really.

[calimary]

18. Dream on, dick.

Heavens! It reminds me of that "there MUST be a pony" stuff. Keep looking under all that horseshit, dick. SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRREEEE you'll find something. More Whoppers of Mass Distraction, no doubt.

[xxqqqzme]

19. and I'm pregnant w/

Santa's love child!

[The_Casual_Observer]

20. This is actually very serious stuff

The Vice President of the United States is allowed to get away with this.

[Norbert]

22. We'll find 'em. Just give Halliburtin more big $$$$ contracts

The Dick speaks.

[rexcat]

23. Our only hope is a pacemaker malfunction!

[LeftHander]

24. Response to FRONTLINE last night

If you Missed FRONTLINE you missed some of the best exposure to date the lies the Bush administration presented to bolster support for and Iraq invasion.

Video clips of the liars juxstaposed with Kay stammering and backpedeling on WMDs....

They 100% refuse to admit they mislead the country.

Where are the Weapons? Dick!

[The Stranger]

30. I was disappointed in the questioning by the BBC reporter on FRONTLINE

She seemed to let the continue to qualify and re-qualify and add innuendo to speculation and never nailed them to the wall, for example, with "I'm not asking you about what is possible. I am asking you a very simple question." Then go through the Chimp's 2003 State of the Union speech:

1. "Where are the 500 tons of sarin?"

2. "Where are the 38,000 liters of ricin?"

3. "Where are the thousands of liters of anthrax?"

And keep hammering them, hammering them, hammering them.

[kayell]

25. Be patient, it takes a while to produce that much anthrax

and they used up most of their stock on congress and the news media.

[Triana]

26. sill possible...after they plant them there

...and 'find' bin Laden around, oh, say October or so?

ha..

;)

[icymist]

27. Yeah Dick, tell us about 'The Winnebagos of Death'

Here's your 'conclusive proof' about those rusting truck trailers:

"At the end of May the CIA published a lengthy briefing document after an analysis of some trailers that had been discovered which they claimed were mobile plants to produce biological weapons. But not all experts agreed. Even some US intelligence agencies have their doubts. Much of the case regarding the trailers - what experts at the think-tank Global Security have humorously dubbed "the Winnebagos of death" - turns on there being no other obvious use for them: Not exactly the most strenuous scientific methodology!"

more at:
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3081006.stm

[bushisanidiot]

28. October Is When Rove Will Uncover the Planted WMD

what fools they take us for..


everything AWOL's admin. says drips with pure desperation for re-election. it's their only motive for anything they do/say at this point.

[Barrett808]

29. October Surprise could be OBL... n/t

n/t

[rman]

31. "weapons of mass destruction program related activities" not good enough?

figures

[Poiuyt]

32. That's why bush wants to go to the moon

It's still possible to find the green cheese

[drb]

33. Right. And it's still possible that...

...monkeys might come flying out of his butt at any moment.

[are_we_united_yet]

38. Ummmmm....ummmmmmm....ummmmmmmm

I don't think so.

[JoFerret]

39. I am wondering just why...

...this highly attuned politico is hanging on to this nonsense. What's in it other than despearate flat earth denial?

[osaMABUSh]

40. What kinda drugs are these guys on?

Cheney says they'll be found and Bush has the nerve to even mention WMD as a basis for the war during the 2004 SOTU.

Wow - these guys are totally f**cked up or they think we the people are totally stupid.