P.S. on AQ/SH links

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Political Stupidity--(P.S.)is Killing America!

New York Times


June 25, 2004
Iraqis, Seeking Foes of Saudis, Contacted bin Laden, File Says
By THOM SHANKER

The document states that Iraq agreed to rebroadcast anti-Saudi propaganda, and that a request from Mr. bin Laden to begin joint operations against foreign forces in Saudi Arabia went unanswered. There is no further indication of collaboration.
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The document, which asserts that Mr. bin Laden "was approached by our side," states that Mr. bin Laden previously "had some reservations about being labeled an Iraqi operative," but was now willing to meet in Sudan, and that "presidential approval" was granted to the Iraqi security service to proceed.
At the meeting, Mr. bin Laden requested that sermons of an anti-Saudi cleric be rebroadcast in Iraq. That request, the document states, was approved by Baghdad.

[NOTE: No collaboration; no Iraqi cooperation in attacks against US? Bin Laden and Saddam would not work together?
Joint operations against foreign fighters in Saudi Arabia were, in fact, joint operations against the US. Were those operations carried out? Possibility that Iraq trained the Al Qaeda fighters who bombed a hotel, early in the AQ/SH saga. Did that happen? And, were there broadcasts from Iraq into Saudi Arabia, as requested? The questions must be answered.]
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The Iraqi document states that Mr. bin Laden's organization in Sudan was called "The Advice and Reform Commission." The Iraqis were cued to make their approach to Mr. bin Laden in 1994 after a Sudanese official visited Uday Hussein, the leader's son, as well as the director of Iraqi intelligence, and indicated that Mr. bin Laden was willing to meet in Sudan.

A former director of operations for Iraqi intelligence Directorate 4 met with Mr. bin Laden on Feb. 19, 1995, the document states.

[NOTE: There were connections; there were links. Was there collaboration? If there is proof Bin Laden requested training camp(s) and Saddam had training camp(s), wouldn't you *CONSIDER* the possibilities? (Especially if they had collaborated in a propaganda campaign against the Saudis!)]

16 TERRORISTS

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The names of the 16 terrorists have been removed. The countries of origin still remain.

The 16 do not deserve mention. It's trash removal day.

And. . .it's "Operation ERASE."

US & I on IMMUNITY

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AP (via Yahoo)

U.S., Iraq Agree on Immunity Arrangement

1 hour, 25 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - American troops in Iraq (news - web sites) would remain immune from prosecution in local courts after the occupation officially ends, under an agreement in principle between the United States and the interim government in Baghdad.

BREAKING NEWS

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CNN

EXPLOSIONS

CNN is reporting multiple explosions in Iraq cities in the Sunni Triangle.

IMMUNITY TOO

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Double Gotcha, maybe? (maybe not)

Scotsman


UK seeks troops' continued immunity from Iraqi law

Mon 24 May 2004
JAMES KIRKUP POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

BRITISH and United States troops serving in Iraq after the country is transferred to civilian rule will be immune from prosecution by Iraqi authorities under a deal being hammered out at the United Nations

IMMUNITY #2

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MAYBE GOTCHA

Reuters

US offers UN compromise on immunity for its troops
23 Jun 2004 00:52:44 GMT

(Updates with U.S. comments, paragraphs 4-6)
By Irwin Arieff

UNITED NATIONS, June 22 (Reuters) - The United States, hoping to avert a defeat, floated a compromise proposal on Tuesday to seek just one more renewal of a U.N. resolution exempting American soldiers from international prosecution,
But it was uncertain whether the proposed change in the resolution on the International Criminal Court would be enough to win U.N. Security Council approval due to international fury over prisoner abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib detention center.

IMMUNITY #1

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GOTCHA?

Financial Times

US retreats on bid for war crimes immunity
By Jonathan Birchall at the United Nations
Published: June 23 2004 20:04 | Last Updated: June 23 2004 22:35

International anger over the Abu Ghraib prison scandal on Wednesday forced the US to abandon a controversial bid at the United Nations to renew immunity for its forces from prosecution by the International Criminal Court.

THE 16 WOMEN?

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posted at Sam's (comments section):

The names of the (so called)"mujahdin" (i call them killers)Arab nationalities died in the last American attack on Fallujah on 19-06-2004


5 Saudi
1 Emirate
1 Yemen
1 Morroco
1 Algeria
1 Syria
1 Lybia
2 Somalia
1 Iraq (Kurdistan)
1 China
1 Mauritania

[Note: Looks a lot like 16 terrorists sent to Hell.]

Update: The names of the trash have been removed.
It's called "Operation ERASE."

MOORE is LESS

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We need LESS MOORE!

The world needs LESS MOORE. I need LESS MOORE.

And, certainly, MOORE NEEDS LESS MOORE.

Question:
If MOORE sues a person who steals his ideas; how could it be an *INTELLECTUAL* PROPERTY LAW SUIT?

SK ADD:

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TROOPS!!

South Korea will be sending the troops in August.

They could begin a cure to the beheadings by adding more troops because of the offense against the South Korean People.

ADD 500 troops.

Each time Al Qaeda performs a despicable act, ADD TROOPS.

UPDATE:

ADD 500

The graphic dispatch of Kim Sun-il has caused a sea-change, however, and the same group that staunchly opposed the dispatch hours earlier are now demanding a military response. The home pages of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade went down this morning, overwhelmed by the postings of outraged citizens.

CNN POLL

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(Unscientific)

Poll

Is torture ever justified to get information from terror suspects?

Yes 59% 98944 votes

No 41% 67594 votes

Total: 166538 votes

AQ & IRAQ

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MSNBC

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.

“There's really very little difference between what our staff found, what the administration is saying today and what the Clinton administration said,” said commissioner John Lehman, speaking Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “The Clinton administration portrayed the relationship between al-Qaida and Saddam's intelligence services as one of cooperating in weapons development. There's abundant evidence of that.”

“The Bush administration has never said that [Iraq] participated in the 9/11 attack,” Lehman said. “They've said, and our staff has confirmed, there have been numerous contacts between Iraqi intelligence and al-Qaida over a period of 10 years, at least.”

KIM SUN-IL

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Reuters

Al Jazeera is reporting that Kim Sun-Il has been beheaded. CNN reports that Al Jazeera claims to have seen the film.

There are no words to describe the thoughts. No words have been invented (as yet) to name (accurately) these nothings. Erase.

They are an error in the world--a further mutation of hatred. Erase.

MANO A MANO?

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(Ibn wrote:)

"What if I was just a frail, white-haired 79 year old scrawny Arab living in poor circumstances in a New York basement, having only seven good teeth and a wooden leg packed with anthrax? You think you could take me, mano a mano?"

Sounds like a terrorist. That must be why we have plastic and "duck" tape. Toss in the magic ingredient, seal the building, cut the power.

(Mano goes to movies.)

HEADLINES:
Scrawny old guy commits suicide by wooden leg.
"Food insecure" TERMITES SAVE THE NATION.

Another American?

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JOSIAH (AM)

(Josiah) First of all I'd like to point out that it is not the anti-war protesters who believe Moslems to be terrorists. It is not a lack of faith in a Iraq that fuels our desire for an end to this war, it is a lack of faith in our own government who's motives are depraved and corrupt.

But, it is the anti-war protesters who (frequently) accuse others of saying and believing it. Most of the terrorists are Muslims; that does NOT mean all Muslims condone, support, or believe in the terrorists or cheer beheadings. There are many reasons to have faith in your government; but, if you are only looking for the bad, you will find bad and never see any good. Do you have more faith in the terrorists? Are they depraved? Corrupt?

(Josiah) “US policy in Iraq has proved time and again that this is a war for money, power, and in the case of GWB, a personal vendetta.

Money? Where is it? Seems we are giving it away, not getting it.

Power? Power to the Iraqi People? (9 days left)

GWB, personal vendetta? No more than W.J. Clinton when he signed an Executive Order permitting assassinations (meaning Saddam Hussein.and UBL.)

(Josiah) ”I am adamantly against the war, not because I believe the Iraqi's are barbaric or terrorists, but because I believe violence merely begets violence. Abu Ghraib and the gross abuses of human rights there is proof enough for me.”

Well, according to Putin and Russian Intelligence, Saddam Hussein was gearing up to produce some violence against the US (at home and abroad.) “Violence begets violence” applies to Saddam Hussein’s confiscation of Kuwait—people and valuables, some of which he hadn’t returned by “Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003).” If Saddam planned to give your whole family, and all your friends, a dose of Anthrax you might not feel the same way. We know he had Anthrax; we know we were dosed with Anthrax; we just don’t know who did it. Can you guarantee it wasn’t Saddam? Can you guarantee Saddam didn’t combine a common virus with a deadly one? Can you guarantee anything?

(Josiah) ”I have great hopes that the Iraqi people will find peace and be able to govern themselves free of tyrannical rule, but I do not believe my government has come even close to achieving that.”

The Iraqi people are much closer to governing themselves free of tyrannical rule than they have been in the last decades. Millions of people have much more opportunity, millions of people will be able to vote for a better Iraq (if they choose.) Millions of Iraqis, who could not hope or dream, are hoping and dreaming right now.

(Josiah) ”We have used moral rhetoric to cover reprehensible actions and I am ashamed to call myself an American.”

I agree; you should be ashamed.

(Josiah) ” This does not mean I have given up on my country, nor the ideals of freedom and democracy it represents, it merely means that I see a much different path toward freedom.”

Doesn’t it? Your feelings of shame seem complete. You seem to value the ideals represented by your country (freedom and democracy.) Why would you believe others would not value these ideals, too?

SH & AQ, BANKING BUDDIES?

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Washington Times (Jun 2)

Saddam's secret money-laundering trail


By Lucy Komisar
UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

New York, NY, Jun. 2 (UPI) -- A detailed analysis of Saddam Hussein's secret money-laundering techniques shows here for the first time how he used the same offshore money launderers as Osama bin Laden. That covert money network, based in the tax havens of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Panama and Nassau, helped bankroll the war machines of both Iraq and al-Qaida.

BIRDS OF A FEATHER?

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Iraqi Officer Tied to Al Qaeda

REUTERS

Lehman said the information, contained in "captured documents," was obtained after the commission report was written that stated there was no evidence of a "collaborative relationship" between Iraq and al Qaeda.

"Some of these documents indicate that (there was) at least one officer of Saddam's Fedayeen, a lieutenant colonel, who was a very prominent member of al Qaeda," Lehman said.

BREMER CARTOON

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The cartoon at Kurdo’s World depicted a statue of Bremer being pulled down in the same manner as the statue of Saddam. Okay, it was creative, and funny; and, shows freedom of speech in cartooning. It may have been intended as an insult; but, I consider it a cause for some celebration. The Occupation is officially over in 10 days; the Caretaker Government of Iraq will take over. The next step has arrived! BUT, they should have put a SMILE on Bremer’s face! He gets to go home!

Whatever you want to call Paul Bremer; he is the HERO DOCTOR OF IRAQ! He is the physician of the Iraqi Body. . .and that body was very sick. He worked for a year to save Iraq. He patched, he gave First Aid, he operated to remove the cancer; he kept the patient as healthy as possible and kept the hope alive in the Iraqi Body for a more healthy, prosperous future. He and the CPA worked more hours of the day than most of us have worked in our jobs. He and the CPA worked through all manner of disaster and disease, under emergency conditions.

Paul Bremer answered the call; he did the job; he worked through the darkness, the personal danger, and kept it together. When Bremer and the CPA members come home, I hope (as they step onto the plane) they can hear me cheering! “We, the People. . .” THANK YOU, PAUL BREMER and the CPA!

KURDO!. . .PUT A SMILE ON THAT STATUE!!!

[10 days and counting]

OUTSOURCING!

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Laugh of the Week

Our jobs are outsourced. Some of our State Governments are outsourcing work to other countries. Defense parts are outsourced! Someone had the bright idea that we could (outsource) lease planes rather than build them right here. The strangest part of that was the cost was comparable.

One viewer zapped an email to a major news network: if we continue to outsource, we should consider outsourcing the government. The governments (State and Federal) are expensive and sometimes wasteful. Think of the money we could save if we outsourced Congress. (paraphrased)

We wouldn’t do it; but, it is funny.

MEDIA WARP

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Is the Media Warped? . . .Yes!

An earlier explanation for the Media Warp was fairness. The Media were concerned that by telling the good things happening in Iraq, they would be boosting Bush. Good things in Iraq would sway the election in favor of Bush; therefore, not wanting to sway an election, the good things were seldom mentioned.

So, we were told all of the bloody and bad because the media were politically benign and non-interfering. (Not to mention that BLOOD SELLS NEWS.) And, in not participating in swaying the election, they participated in swaying the election (. . .and in damaging America.) They told the side which helped Democrats, the anti-war, the left; they drummed into our heads the events gone wrong. Events gone right were a flicker on the TV screen, disappearing quickly (replaced by the next bloody scene.)

The excuse was the election; the result was damage to US. Front Page news was Front Page opinion. Why?

Within the last few weeks, there was a Time spokesperson on C-SPAN. She explained what was happening in the Media. Apparently the InterNet is changing the Media.

The explanation was that News is springing up all across the Net. Other news outlets are turning to explanations of the news. The Media no longer need to give us the news; it’s all over the Net. So, the Media believe they should tell us just what we need to believe. They are going to help us.

We need the facts; help us with the FACTS--just the facts. Put them in a sentence, if you must; but, give us those facts. Give them without opinions and make them as TRUTHFUL and UNBIASED as possible. FACTS, nothing but the FACTS, WE’LL DO THE ANALYZING!