Bush admin. told Senators Iraq WMDs could hit east coast U.S. cities!

[MinnFats]

i hope this is not a dupe; it was published Dec. 15 but I just ran across it.
it is, well, stunning.

http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/localstoryN1216NELSON.html


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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday the Bush administration last year told him and other senators that Iraq not only had weapons of mass destruction, but they had the means to deliver them to East Coast cities.

Nelson, D-Tallahassee, said about 75 senators got that news during a classified briefing before last October's congressional vote authorizing the use of force to remove Saddam Hussein from power. Nelson voted in favor of using military force.

Nelson said he couldn't reveal who in the administration gave the briefing.

The White House directed questions about the matter to the Department of Defense. Defense officials had no comment on Nelson's claim.

Nelson said the senators were told Iraq had both biological and chemical weapons, notably anthrax, and it could deliver them to cities along the Eastern seaboard via unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones.

[punpirate]

1. It is a dupe...

... but it still proves that a majority of senators are dumber than dirt when it comes to anything technical. They all have staff to investigate this stuff, but they'd rather run, like Chicken Little, for the imagined safety of a war resolution. Lots of hidden agendas there. This news release is just to make the public think they were all duped. They were, but that's not because they were duped. It's because they're dopes.

There's a difference.

[mebadgett]

2. PROOF OF IRAQI ACQUISITION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

PRESIDENT RELEASES NEWLY RECOVERED WARZONE DOCUMENTS OFFERING INCONTROVERTIBLE PROOF OF IRAQI ACQUISITION OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Statement by the President: http://www.whitehouse.org/news/2003/061303.asp

P.S.

Conduct a Civilian Weapons Inspection

Inspectors found no resumed weapons of mass destruction programs in Iraq, but such activities continue unchecked and unrestrained at sites in the US, Europe, South Asia and elsewhere. Is your local defense contractor working on nuclear missile designs? Is your local university engaged in morally questionable weapons research? Could your local military base be home to weapons of mass destruction?

Civilians all over the world are demanding to know what their local facilities are up to and what their governments are hiding behind locked doors by conducting civilian weapons inspections. Civilian inspections bring attention to weapons activities that are normally disregarded by the main stream media. They also alert communities and policymakers to the need for greater openness in military activities.

Take Action: http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/action/ongoing-actions/civilian-weapons-inspection.htm

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. This needs to be spread around

what a great project. We need to take back our country and projects like this are certainly a good place to start.

[AntiCoup2K4]

6. Uhh, you do know that Whitehouse.org is a parody site, right?

Of course, the "evidence" they presented was hilarious.....

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. It's a dup, but the information needs to be

spread out more. Aren't there any penalties for an administration that continually lies in order to coerce votes? This is adbominable. Why are we accepting such incompetence?

[DoYouEverWonder]

5. Bu$h Lied to the members of Congress

Not only did Bu$h lie to the members of Congress, he lied about the reasons for invading another country. This is a lot worse than lying under other about an extramarital affair. A lot worse.

Nobody died because Clinton got his wang dang doddled. W has killed and injured 1000's of people since he took office, including the 3000 people that were killed while he sat and twiddle his thumbs on 9-11, waiting for the last two planes to hit.