No Credible link between Saddam and Osama bin Laden
Due to the continued linking of 9/11 with Iraq by the President and his media flaks, I think it is important to bring up (again), that exactly zero report has been issued linking Saddam Hussein or Iraq with Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda, the Taliban, or state-sponsored terrorism in any credible, meaningful way.
The following documents (in chronological order) prove that 1.) Iraq did not have WMD, and 2.) There was no credible link between Iraq and Osama bin Laden.
- 08 NOV 2002 - UN Resolution 1441 (pdf - for historical context)
- 19 MAR 2002 - US Invades Iraq (for historical context)
- 30 MAY 2003 - Thirteenth quarterly report of UNMOVIC (pdf)
- 25 JAN 2004 - Unravelling the Known Unknowns: Why no Weapons of Mass Destruction have been found in Iraq (by British American Security Information Council)
- 28 JAN 2004 - David Kay: No evidence Iraq stockpiled WMDs CNN, Guardian
- 01 MAR 2004 - Inquiry into Intelligence on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction (by Australia), Summary
- 05 JUN 2004 - Notes for the briefing of the Security Council on the thirteenth quarterly report of UNMOVIC (by Hans Blix)
- 07 JUL 2004 - Report of the Select Committee on Intelligence on the U.S. Intelligence Community’s Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq
- 14 JUL 2004 - Butler Report: Review of Intelligence on Weapons of Mass Destruction (pdf - by the UK), Summary
- 22 JUL 2004 - September 11th Commission Final Report
- 06 OCT 2004 - Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq's WMD (aka Duelfer Report)
Furthermore, there has been ample evidence that numerous intelligence assessments contradicted any involvement between Iraq and Terrorism. Furthermore, some Iraq analysts felt pressure from Cheney visits to cherry-pick intelligence which was then presented to both the public and to Congress. "The case" seen by Congress could very well have contained numerous falsehoods, which are the direct result of Vice President Cheney's interference with intelligence gathering.
This is why it is quite understandable for members of Congress who voted for the Iraq resolution authorizing force to now criticize the President for invading Iraq. The literally fixed intelligence around the cause - or in simpler terms - they lied.
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