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| 9/11 commission sees no major conflict with the administration |
| 2004-06-20 |
| Leaders of the Sept. 11 commission said Sunday they do not regard differences with the Bush administration over the question of al-Qaida’s relationship with Iraq under Saddam Hussein as a major point of contention. Saddam’s alleged link with terrorists was a central justification of the Bush administration for toppling the former Iraqi government. A commission staff report says that while there were contacts between Osama bin Laden’s network and the Iraqi government, they did not appear to have produced a collaborative relationship. Al-Qaida had "a lot more active contacts" with Iran and Pakistan than it did with Iraq, but "we don’t see serious conflicts" with the White House over the issue, said the commission chairman, former Republican Gov. Thomas Kean of New Jersey. Vice President Dick Cheney has said Iraq responded to some of bin Laden’s overtures for assistance. That led the commission’s vice chairman, former Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, to again ask that the vice president provide evidence. "We asked the vice president if he had information we did not have," said Hamilton, who appeared with Kean on ABC’s "This Week." Kean said, "Obviously, if there is some information, we need it." Hamilton said the White House and the commission agree on the central point: There is no evidence of a collaborative relationship between al-Qaida and Iraq in the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. Hamilton said the commission’s mandate does not extend to the Iraq war and Kean said the staff report containing the finding is an interim document the commission will consider in compiling its final report. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #3 ...Many years ago I had the distinct displeasure of meeting Senator Levin, and in the line of duty no less. 'Fugue State' is remarkably accurate... Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2004-06-20 7:53:16 PM |
| #2 D-Fugue State Heh, heh, heh LOL ROFLMAO |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-06-20 6:14:53 PM |
| #1 Carl Levin (D-Fugue State) was just on CNN complaining that Cheney is arguing with the commission's findings as Dingell and teh NY times interprets them. Cheney and Bush need to continue to make things clear before the crap the Alphabets are making up from whole cloth becomes the conventional wisdom |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-06-20 12:32:38 PM |