My local NBC news this AM....some govt. officials say that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims might

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

be stretching the truth! Ya think????

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[maddezmom]

1. hehe

here's a link:

Officials: Mohammed Exaggerated Claims

By KATHERINE SHRADER
The Associated Press
Thursday, March 15, 2007; 10:19 PM

WASHINGTON -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims that he was responsible for dozens of successful, foiled and imagined attacks in the past 15 years relies on a loose definition of the word "responsible." Officials say the 9/11 mastermind was key to some plots but a bit player in others.

~snip~

His confession, his first public statement since his March 2003 capture in Pakistan, came in a closed-door hearing in the newly established U.S. tribunal process. A 26-page transcript of the Saturday session at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was made public Wednesday night.

While there apparently is truth in much of the statement, several officials said, there's also an element of self-promotion. They view the claims as at least in part a rallying cry to bolster his image and that of al-Qaida in the only venue Mohammed has left: a military courtroom from which the public is barred.

"I have never known a criminal _ either terrorist or otherwise _ that didn't exaggerate," said Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers, a former FBI agent and the top Republican on the terrorism panel of the House Intelligence Committee.

more:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/15/AR2007031501478.html

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

2. Thanks for this! eom

[ironflange]

3. What?!?

You mean he didn't kidnap the Lindbergh baby? He wasn't on the Grassy Mound? He didn't set fire to the Hindenburg?

:eyes:

[Nikki Stone1]

14. But he IS the father of Anna Nicole's baby

:)

[majorjohn]

4. This is very frightening actually

They wouldn't be saying that unless they knew people weren't buying it.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5. I really had hoped that Keith Olbermann would have discussed this last night but

hopefully tonight since this article came out.

Also,yesterday, CNN held a poll if people believed all the claims and over 70% said no. America is waking up!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. It's just too convenient

In this case it doesn't take an overly smart person to get what's going on. It's not like back when they lied their way into war and "Average Joe" bought the double talk. Every person with a tad of common sense is questioning this. Which from the poll numbers I've seen means that 30% of the US has no common sense.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

10. That's what I now call the backwash (thanks to Stephen Colbert!)!!! eom

[NNN0LHI]

6. Notice they don't play the confession video of the fat Osama too much either? n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

11. I wonder why??? Duh!!! rofl!!!!!

[jjanpundt]

8. Last night the local ABC station mentioned

that his confession may have been obtained by extraordinary means and that there was some doubt as to accuracy. I nearly fell out of my chair!

[renate]

9. Craig Crawford did a good job of pointing this out on SC

Joe was ranting that Rosie O'Donnell was "defending" KSM and Craig said that there was some validity to what she was ACTUALLY saying about how confessions made under torture are questionable. Joe and the other guy were kind of harsh to him but he stuck to his guns. Yeah Craig!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

12. Glad to hear that about Craig. Sometimes, just sometimes, when he's on with

Keith he kind of slipslides. Maybe Keith is making him see the light!

[johnfunk]

13. BREAKING: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Makes SHOCKING Confession!

This is HUGH!!1!1 (At least 9 1/2 inches hugh...,.,)

[majorjohn]

15. lol

:rofl: