ok, I will. And if I see authoritative looking info I will change that opinion. Thanks.
Dana Wayne Putterill writes: > Do a search on "Operation Cyclone" and CIA to find out how the CIA and > al-Qaeda are linked. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 31 May 2003 15:38 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Those pesky WMD. > > > > > > actually, I agree. And while I am in here, I've taken a look > > at Kevin's > > article, and found it troubling but unsurprising. I do have > > an issue with > > the bald unattributed assertion that al-Qaeda is actually a > > CIA "asset." > > While I can conceive of this, it is beyond the scope of even > > my cynicism > > and at a minimum requires some sort of reference or > > attribution. The nature > > of the assertion might require an unnamed source, but here it is just > > mentioned, as though it were common knowledge. > > > > Dana > > > > On Sat, 31 May 2003 09:47:17 -0500, Andy Ousterhout > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Gel- > > > > > > Not sure if anyone is arguing this point. In fact, my > > biggest issue > > > with Bush has his introduction of 2 other reasons later on > > (terrorist > > > threat and treatment of people) which in my view made it > > sound as if > > > he was just itching for a reason to invade(boy, is this > > through steak > > > to the sharks on > > > this list!). In retrospect, perhaps the introduction of > > these other > > > reasons > > > started when he become aware of the potential that WMD > > "intelligence" > > > was > > > not as solid as he initially thought. > > > > > > Again, only time will tell. > > > > > > Andy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 7:26 AM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Those pesky WMD. > > > > > > > > > http://slate.msn.com/id/2083760/ > > > > > > "a powerful rejoinder comes from Tony Blair, the British prime > > > minister. "I have absolutely no doubt at all about the existence of > > > weapons of mass destruction," Blair told reporters on > > Thursday. Asked > > > if it matters whether they exist, Blair replied, ***"It matters > > > immensely because the basis on which the war was sold to > > the British > > > House of Commons, to the British people, was that Saddam > > represented a > > > serious threat."*** > > > > > > It was, of course, sold on that basis to the Congress and to the > > > American people, too. > > > --------- > > > > > > I could not have put why the existence of WMD matter, > > better than Tony > > > Blair did in this speech. > > > > > > -Gel > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
