########################################################################## # Goanetters-2004 meet in Goa. Dec 21, Tuesday. 12 noon to 2 pm. # # Clube Vasco, Near Municipal Garden, Panjim. Pass the word around! # ##########################################################################
An�excerpt from Ronald Albuquerque's post: "A large majority of self-identified Bush voters polled believe Saddam Hussein provided "substantial support" to Al Qaeda, and 47 percent believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction before the US invasion. Among the president's supporters, 57 percent queried think international public opinion favors Bush's reelection, and 51 percent believe that most Islamic countries support "US-led efforts to fight terrorism." Response: It looks like Mr. Albuquerque cannot distinguish between "voters" in a poll and American authorities and decisionmakers.� He refuses to look at actual�reports by the US Senate's 9/11 Commission which said that Saddam DID NOT provide Al Qaeda with support for the 9/11 attack.� President Bush has also said that on numerous occassions.� The 9/11 Commission also documente numerous links between Saddam and Al Qaeda, which Mr. Albuquerque refuses to accept, preferring to believe what "voters" say�to pollsters. Ronald repeats: No weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq, the Sept. 11 Commission found no evidence of substantial Iraqi support for Al Qaeda, and international public� opinion polls have shown widespread opposition to Bush's reelection. Response: Yes, no WMDs have been found in Iraq.� However, neither has there been any accounting of what happened to the WMDs Iraq had.� There has been some speculation in�reports, but no one knows for sure.� Again, the 9/11 Commission detailed numerous links between Saddam and Al Qaeda.� The entire report is available on www.senate.gov Ronald says: And many of the Bush voters surveyed knew that the Duelfer report said Hussein had no WMDs, but continue to believe that he did regardless. Response: Bush voters are using common sense. People know Saddam had used WMDs.� People know he admitted having these and agreed to destroy them and provide proof that he had done so.� People know he never did so, which was the violation of UN resolution 1441 that triggered the invasion. People know that it makes no sense to believe that Saddam put up with crippling economic sanctions for 12 years and then lost his didtatorship just after really destroying his WMDs. All he had to do if he had really destroyed his WMDs was to prove it to UN inspectors and go on happily brutalizing his people ever after. People know WMDs were not found after the regime change.� The question is, what happened to the WMDs not accounted for.� Mr. Albuquerque steadfastly dodges this question.
