Tuesday, October 05, 2004
Cheney's Big Whopper On Iraq and 9/11
It takes major cajones to stick with this big stinker:
"I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11." – Dick Cheney [VP Debate, 10/5/04]
Oh really? What'd you mean when you said this, Dick?
“His regime has had high-level contacts with al Qaeda going back a decade and has provided training to al Qaeda terrorists.” [Cheney Remarks, 12/2/02]
or this
“I think there’s overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between al-Qaeda and the Iraqi government.” [National Public Radio, “Morning Edition,” 1/22/04]
And how do you refute what your own Defense Secretary said?
“…To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.” [Donald Rumsfeld at Council on Foreign Relations, 10/4/04]
or the 9/11 Commission Report findings:
“We have seen no evidence that these or the earlier contacts ever developed into a collaborative operational relationship. Nor have we seen evidence indicating that Iraq cooperated with al Qaeda in developing or carrying out any attacks against the United States.” [9-11 Commission Final Report, 7/22/04]
or the CIA report issued earlier today:
A CIA report has found no conclusive evidence that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein harbored Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, which the Bush administration asserted before the invasion of Iraq. [Reuters, 10/05/04]
"I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11." – Dick Cheney [VP Debate, 10/5/04]
Oh really? What'd you mean when you said this, Dick?
“His regime has had high-level contacts with al Qaeda going back a decade and has provided training to al Qaeda terrorists.” [Cheney Remarks, 12/2/02]
or this
“I think there’s overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between al-Qaeda and the Iraqi government.” [National Public Radio, “Morning Edition,” 1/22/04]
And how do you refute what your own Defense Secretary said?
“…To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.” [Donald Rumsfeld at Council on Foreign Relations, 10/4/04]
or the 9/11 Commission Report findings:
“We have seen no evidence that these or the earlier contacts ever developed into a collaborative operational relationship. Nor have we seen evidence indicating that Iraq cooperated with al Qaeda in developing or carrying out any attacks against the United States.” [9-11 Commission Final Report, 7/22/04]
or the CIA report issued earlier today:
A CIA report has found no conclusive evidence that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein harbored Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, which the Bush administration asserted before the invasion of Iraq. [Reuters, 10/05/04]
