::nod:: agreed On Wed, 28 May 2003 12:24:47 -0400, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was just quibbling with the words, not the sentiment. > > Assuming they are not in the end vindicated... > > Abuse of Trust, sure. (Trust me, they have bad, bad things) > Lies, sure. (Cheney's ties to Haliburton have no bearing on anything) > Holding back the truth, sure. (We know they have WMD, since that guy over > there in New Jersey sold them some, but since he works for the CIA and is > a big contributor, we can;t tell you about it) > "Fabrication" of "evidence", just wanted some concrete examples of both. > > As for US intelligence, there isn't a day and a topic that someone > somewhere isn't saying two completely different and contradictory things. > Whenever they get anything right, I think it is a miracle. > > Jerry Johnson > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/03 12:11PM >>> > Jerry, > > They were walking around saying "We know Saddam has WMD"...they didnt > exactly fabricate evidence, as they refused to produce it. They certainly > however implied that it existed and that it was definitive and the reason > for the invasion. This now appears to have not been the case; apparently > US intelligence was actually saying the opposite. If that doesnt qualify > as an abuse of trust I don't know what would. > > Dana > > On Wed, 28 May 2003 10:50:57 -0400, Jerry Johnson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I don;t thin ka "fact" consisting of a statement that "Saddam has orange >> shoes" amounts to fabricated evidence. >> >> If, on the other hand, someone shows a picture of Saddam with orange >> glitter glued to the photo, then I think "fabricated evidence" applies. >> >> Are you saying that the Bush administration created false evidence and >> then passed it off as true? >> >> Jerry Johnson >> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/28/03 10:45AM >>> >> According to the CIA? >> >> The 'fact' that he had active weapons of mass destruction and that he >> therefore posed a credible threat to the United States and the rest of >> the free world. >> The 'fact' that the US knew exactly where these WMD were. >> >> Also, the 'fact' that he had direct links to Al Qaida. >> >> These were all disputed at the time that the US presented them to the >> world, and they were never proven to anyone's satisfaction, apparently >> not even to the satisfaction of the United States own intelligence >> service. >> >> There were articles posted to this list about these issues before. >> >> -Gel >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Gel, >> >> I must have missed it, but what evidence exactly was fabricated? >> >> Jerry Johnson >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
