Condoleezza Rice staying the course (STILL LYING after all these years)

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Rice: U.S. not entirely safe from attack
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - The United States is safer now than it was before the Sept. 11 attacks, but must not relent in fighting terrorism in Iraq and elsewhere, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday. "I think it's clear that we are safe — safer — but not really yet safe," Rice said.

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Rice defended the invasion of Iraq and the ouster of President Saddam Hussein despite persistent questions about any evidence of a link to the attacks.

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A Senate report released Friday disclosed for the first time that a CIA assessment in October 2005 said Saddam's government "did not have a relationship, harbor or turn a blind eye toward" al-Qaida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates.

Rice said Sunday she does not remember seeing that particular report.

She maintained "there were ties between Iraq and al-Qaida. Are we learning more now that we have access to people like Saddam Hussein's intelligence services? Of course we're going to learn more."

Continued @ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060910/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/sept_11_washington_2

HEADLINE: SADDAM SAW AL-QAEDA AS THREAT: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2084932


(Senate Intelligence Committee) Report: No prewar Saddam-al-Qaida tie: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2081869


Secretary Rice, here are the Links to Iraq Intelligence Phase II Reports:

Postwar Findings about Iraq's WMD Programs and Links to Terrorism and How they Compare with Prewar Assessments: http://intelligence.senate.gov/phaseiiaccuracy.pdf

The Use by the Intelligence Community of Information Provided by the Iraqi National Congress: http://intelligence.senate.gov/phaseiiinc.pdf

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1. Isn't "Still Lying After All These Years" A Paul Simon Song?....nt

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2. Condaliar and Condasleezy?