Tony Snow: Zarqawi was in Iraq, Saddam was in Iraq, hence a connection

[sabra]

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003120977

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Q Do you believe — does the president still believe that Saddam Hussein was connected to Zarqawi or Al Qaida before the invasion?

SNOW: The president has never said that there was a direct operational relationship between the two. And this is important. Zarqawi was in Iraq…and there was a relationship in this sense: Zarqawi was in Iraq. Al Qaida members were in Iraq. They were operating, and in some cases operating freely. From Iraq, Zarqawi, for instance, directed the assassination of an American diplomat in Amman, Jordan.

But did they have, you know, a corner office at the Mukhabarat? No. You know, were they getting a line item in Saddam’s budget? No. There was no direct operational relationship, but there was a relationship. They were in the country. And I think you understand that the Iraqis knew they were there. That’s the relationship.

Q: Saddam Hussein knew they were there. That’s it for the relationship?

SNOW: That’s pretty much it.

Q: The Senate report said they didn’t turn a blind eye to that.

SNOW: The Senate report — rather than get — you know what? I don’t want to get into the vagaries of the Senate report. But it is pretty clear, among other things, again, that were Al Qaida operators inside Iraq, and they included Zarqawi, they included a cleric who had been described as the best friend of bin Laden who was delivering sermons on TV. But we are simply not going to go to the point that the president — the president has never made the statement that there was an operational relationship, and that’s the important thing, because I think there’s a tendency to say, Ah-ha. He said that they were in cahoots and they were planning and doing stuff. There’s no evidence of that.

[Jacobin]

1. Saddam tried to knock off Zarqawi

Guess Toni didn't mention that little 'connection'

Smarmy lying propagandist fuckwad

[eccles12]

34. Uuhhh, 19 of the 19 9/11 hijackers were in the US, trained here.hence....

[kurth]

2. Saddam was REALLY connected to Rumsfeld and Reagan

And there is photographic evidence.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. So in other words...

George Bush is in cahoots with Eric Rudolph.

[CarlVK]

4. Wow! That must mean that I OWN the Hohenzollern Castle in Germany!

After all, I was there on a tour......the last heir to the Hohenzollern throne was upstairs at the time, expiring at the age of 90 something....

Therefore, there is a tie between us, RIGHT MR. SNOW?

[shain from kane]

28. It's good to be the King! n/t

[Sherman A1]

5. Using that logic

The 9/11 terrorists were in the United States and Mr Bush was in the United States............

[mmonk]

19. Same thing. The US harbors terrorists. They have WMD's.

[Lindacooks]

25. Yep, exactly what I thought.

Man, these people have no logical reasoning skills, do they?

[MrModerate]

6. Hell, *I* was in Iraq in 1991 . . .

For half a day -- does that make me a member of the monolithic terrorist menace?

[donco6]

39. SSShhhh!

Agent Mike is listening. You may find yourself whisked off to an undisclosed location for an indefinite stay.

[Mr Rabble]

7. Clear links indeed.

[SammyWinstonJack]

27. !

:spray:

[bigtree]

8. Zarqawi was in the North

protected from Saddam by the U.S. no fly zone we used to shelter the Kurds

[arewenotdemo]

31. precisely!

If only any American journalist would have the ovaries to point out that minor little fact...

God I despise these lying bastards.

[tk2kewl]

I must be mafia since Gotti Jr. and I are in the same city.

:silly:

[lazyriver]

9. Snowjob

To follow Snow's logic: The 9/11 hijackers were free and operating in the US and *Bush is in the US (unfortunately), so they must have had a relationship...right? What a putz.

[hadrons]

10. Son of Sam was in NYC in 1977 and so was I ....

I guess I should be worried about a knock anyday now (BTW, I was 10 back then)

[NewJeffCT]

14. Me, too. I went to a few Yankees games

I turned 11 after the season.

[Double T]

11. Tony Snow must be applying Fox News logic to the 911 Senate Report........

Now everything is starting to make sense.

[NewJeffCT]

12. Timothy McVeigh was in America, so was George Bush

They must be connected.

[fooj]

13. Tony Snow whored for FAUX...

Hence...the connection. Tony Snow = Shameless propagandist.


And his point is????????

[LostInAnomie]

15. Using that logic, Bush 41 was connected to the people...

... who bombed the world trade center in 93.

Really, since he knew the RW militia groups that bombed the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995 were in the US during his presidency, he's connected to them also.

There you have it Bush 41 is connected to two of the worst terrorist bombings in US history.

[Yavin4]

16. That's Spicoli Logic from "Fast Times At Ridgemont High"

If Saddam's here and Zarqawi is here, doesn't that make it our time, Mr. Hand? And, what's wrong with a little terrorism on our time."

[Lone_Star_Dem]

17. In May of 2003 Bush was in Iraq

At the same time Saddam Hussein was in Iraq. There were also Al Qaida members there including Zarqawi at the time according to the WH.

Therefor we must conclude that bush is connected to Saddam and Al Qaida. Book him Danno. :D

[Disturbed]

21. Facts? The Fascists don't need no stinkin' facts.

BUSH SAYS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEEN AL QAEDA AND SADDAM...

"You can't distinguish between al Qaeda and Saddam when you talk about the war on terror." GW Bush

[Raksha]

32. Impossible for HIM, maybe.

Not impossible for anyone with a few brain cells.

Re >>BUSH SAYS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEEN AL QAEDA AND SADDAM...<<

[4nic8em]

18. Bush in America...

Cocaine in America = Bush is a coke head.

[NNN0LHI]

20. Bush has been in Iraq too. Hmmm n/t

[Yavin4]

22. Jessica Alba is in America, and I am in America....

therefore we are dating!!!!

[Viking12]

23. Sweet!

[11 Bravo]

24. Bush was in Germany ... Hitler was in Germany ... hmmm

[GeorgeGist]

26. Give Tony a cheer...

Mohammad Atta was in the USA, George Bush was head of the government, the govt knew Atta was here and allowed him to operate freely. Voila Bush is guilty.

[leftofthedial]

29. the terrorists were in Florida

Jeb, George, Babs, Poppy and Cheney were in Florida

hence a connection.

[warrens]

30. So let's see. Al Qaeda was more or less trying to overthrow Saddam

And that means they had a relationship. Another one of those Republican words that doesn't have a definition in the real world. I guess under their rules, I hate Bush so therefore we have a relationship.

[Bitter Cup]

33. Rumsfeld was also in Iraq

hence the connection...oh one big difference...WE HAVE PICTURES OF RUMMY SHAKING SADDAMS HAND!

But hey they never let the pesky facts get in the way.

Bush and Condi have also been in Iraq...who else has been in Iraq? Lets play Six Degrees of Al Zarqawi.

[razors edge]

35. Saddam had buildings,

the WTC were buildings, come on I thought you WH press people were smart.

[librechik]

36. On the aircraft carrier Shrub said AlQ and Saddam were allies

Is "ally" an operational relationship? I think so.

[Toots]

37. "but there was a relationship."

What a double talking bastard. Ther was no relationship...period...why do they keep sliiping in that there was? Saddam hated Al Qaeda and vice versa. There was no frigging relationship but they insist upon mudding the water as if there were...:banghead:

[ComerPerro]

38. Chewbacca is a wookie...

[ourbluenation]

43. goddamit - the diet coke just came flying out my goddam nose!

:rofl:

[Jack Rabbit]

40. There is a relationship between G. W. Frat Boy and your corner dope dealer

They're both in this country.

[Rex]

41. So what can Snowman say about the 911 hijackers when they

were operating in America, under surveillance? How much did the Bush Administration help the 911 hijackers? Afterall, they were in the same country, at the same time. That is all that needs to be met for Simple Snow's criteria. :eyes:

[razors edge]

42. how'd you like a vacation at gitmo smart guy?

:evilgrin:

[Rex]

44. LOL

As Sgt. Schultz would say, "I know noooo-thing."

[and-justice-for-all]

45. Hussein kept them isolated in the far North of Iraq.

They could not do anything, and if you look at a map you can see how people could go in and out of Iraq and no one would even notice or care....There have been lots of people to go through and out of Iraq...

Snowman can fuck off.

[berni_mccoy]

46. Mohamad Atta was in U.S., Bush was in U.S., hence a connection.

Bush must be guilty for 9/11

[magellan]

47. They're still spewing the same lies

Zarqawi wasn't part of al Qaeda. He headed his own group dedicated to overthrowing the Jordanian gov't. He and bin Laden competed for recruits; their two organizations didn't cooperate.

The misrepresentation of Zarqawi as an al Qaeda senior official was just another example of BushCo ignoring the intelligence in order to convince everyone that Saddam had something to do with al Qaeda and 9-11.