Lest we forget: Powell's presentation to U.N. in Feb. 2003

[disgruntella]

http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/02/05/sprj.irq.powell.transcript.09/index.html

But what I want to bring to your attention today is the potentially much more sinister nexus between Iraq and the al Qaeda terrorist network, a nexus that combines classic terrorist organizations and modern methods of murder. Iraq today harbors a deadly terrorist network headed by Abu Musab Zarqawi, an associate and collaborator of Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda lieutenants.

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Iraqi officials deny accusations of ties with al Qaeda. These denials are simply not credible. Last year an al Qaeda associate bragged that the situation in Iraq was, quote, "good," that Baghdad could be transited quickly.

<snip>

They say Saddam Hussein's secular tyranny and al Qaeda's religious tyranny do not mix. I am not comforted by this thought. Ambition and hatred are enough to bring Iraq and al Qaeda together, enough so al Qaeda could learn how to build more sophisticated bombs and learn how to forge documents, and enough so that al Qaeda could turn to Iraq for help in acquiring expertise on weapons of mass destruction.

[liberalmuse]

1. We'd better start copying our bookmarks...

because the White House will probably scrub any transcripts mentioning the 9-11\Saddam connection.

[Lefty48197]

2. Dang it!

Cheney misled Powell too. That bastard.

[disgruntella]

3. that cheney is one wiley SOB

I guess if the new strategy is "Cheney lied and we all fell for it," we should be thrilled that Bush and the rest of them were so innocent and gullible! :eyes:

[David Zephyr]

4. Thank You, disgruntella. DU'ers Start E-Mailing This to Media

It wasnt' just Cheney.

Also, we all know about Condi's "mushroom cloud" assertation, too.

IT WAS NOT JUST CHENEY. IT WAS THE ENTIRE BUSH ADMINISTRATION!

[disgruntella]

5. je m'kickque

:kick: