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Originally Posted by Undertoad
Do you have a cite for this that isn't one of your own posts.
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I saw it live on Peter Jennings. Jennings did something unusual that night - a live interview with a White House spokesman. Jennings challenged the White House spokesman (I don't remember his name) with Richard Clarke's testimony. Clarke said the President encountered him in the hallway on the 12 Sept. Making a comment that Saddam did this. Clark said no sir. bin Laden did this. The president then said to see if Saddam did it.
That spokesman denied what Jennings reported. Then Jennings said ABC News also had testimony from a military officer who was standing next to Clark and who confirmed the entire conversation. The White House spokesman then went silent - would not say any more.
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Later on the evening of the 12th, ... wandering alone around the Situation Room, was the President. ... He grabbed a few of us and closed the door to the conference room. "Look", he told us, "I know you have a lot to do and all ... but I want you , as soon as you can, to go back over everything, everything. See if Saddam did this. See if he's linked in any way ...."
I was once again taken aback, incredulous, and it showed. "But, Mr President, al Qaeda did this."
"I know, I know, but ... see if Saddam was involved. Just look. I want to know any shred ..."
"Absolutely, we will look ... again." I was trying to be more respectful, more responsive. "But you know, we have looked several times for state sponsorship of al Qaeda and not found any real linkages to Iraq. Iran plays a little, as does Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, Yemen."
"Look into Iraq, Saddam," the President said testily and left us. Lisa Gordon-Hagerty stared after him with her mouth hanging open.
Paul Kurtz walked in, passing the President on the way out. Seeing our expressions, he asked, "Geez, what just happened here?"
"Wolfowitz got to him," Lisa said, shaking her head.
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From where we all sit today, that story is not new. It is what we expect from them who also loved torture, intentional lying about Saddam's WMDs, and ... well their overt lies would more than double this post.
Of course they wanted 11 September blamed on Saddam. History is quite clear about that - and why.