Cheney: I never linked Iraq with 9/11. Oh really?

During the 2004 Vice Presidential debates, Vice President Cheney attacked Senator John Edwards for saying he kept trying to link Iraq to 9/11. But he did, most notably in 2003 on "Meet the Press", and four days later, President Bush was forced to publically "clarify" Cheney's comments with yet another lie.

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[Richard19551]

Cheney has never said that Saddam Hussein or the government of Iraq has been proved to know, finance, harbor, guide any of the 9/11 terrorists - or their task on 9/11. There is MUCH evidence of such a connection - including the Czechs' report (Czech intelligence reported their observations of 4 separate meetings between the head of Iraqi intelligence and a man who must be Mohammed Atta - not long before 9/11). Cheney has never held the evidence of such a 9/11 connection - to be conclusive.

[BI30]

@Richard19551 Which makes what he said all the more sinister. The Bush Administration... in the days and months leading up to the invasion of Iraq... played a LOT of word games, frequently "implied" a Saddam/911 connection, and took full advantage of that misperception to drum up support for the war, waiting until only after the fact to act "surprised" that anyone might have come to that conclusion before the war.

But no one went further to imply a DIRECT connection than Cheney.

[drewsiboberinski]

@BI30 america are the real terrorists! over 1 million innocent men women and children are dead as a result of the illegal war mongering in the middle east to find WMD. Fucking insane.

[BI30]

@drewsiboberinski I certainly wouldn't label "ALL" Americans as terrorists, as we are almost as powerless to dictate military policy in our country as much as anyone else. But take solace in the notion that this country overwhelming rejected "The Bush Doctrine" in favor of a candidate that promised to end the war in Iraq this year.

Famous quote: "'War' is 'Terrorism' of the rich. 'Terrorism' is 'war' by the poor."

[BlackRepublican2010]

In court case, Smith v. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.,a federal case heard by U.S. District Judge Harold Baer, Jr.. On May 7, 2003, Judge Baer ruled Hussein & his Baathist government, as well as al-Qaeda & the Taliban, provided "material support" to the September 11 conspirators. Also former detainee, an Iraqi named Jawad Jabber Sadkhan, “admittedly forged official documents and reportedly provided liaison between the governments of Afghanistan & Iraq.”9/11 & Iraq connections have been proven.

[BI30]

@BlackRepublican2010 I haven't yet decided if it is "cute" or just "pathetic" that 8 years on, Bush-apologists are STILL trying to link Saddam to 9/11 in order to justify Bush's invasion of that country (Bush himself denies any link.)

The Smith case does DOES NOT contend that Saddam was involved in 9/11 (explaining why would take more space than I have here, and would fall on deaf ears anyway.) You might try actually READING the case first.

No, I've decided... it's definitely "pathetic".

[liverbitz91]

"We've always been at war with Eastasia."

[Rand0mManic]

Cant anyone see that the government officals are retarded fools that believe all things that any normal person see's as just plain ridiculous.

The US government murder over a theory given to them by the corporation or another intellegence agency.. As long as it has any rubber stamp it is all good for the blood spilling, but when it comes to listening to sense the rubber stamp wins.

This government has out lived it's usefullness and we need an overhaul. Kick the corporates out first.

[drewsiboberinski]

@BI30 Your "government" is actually a front for corporate america. They don't give a rats arse for the every day person. It doesn't matter weather the president is on the left or the right . They are puppets for the elite. America sold it's soul to the devil many years ago. The level of corruption is mind numbing!

[perlaand]

I'm just wondering when this guy and his former boss are to be held accountable and judged by international court for crime against humanity

[shadowofears]

When the United Nations relaxed its sanctions regime in 1998 and permitted Iraq to buy spare parts for its oil fields, it was Halliburton, under Mr Cheney's leadership, that cleaned up on the contract to repair war damage and get Saddam Hussein's oil pipes flowing at full capacity again. Two Halliburton subsidiaries did business worth almost $24m (£15m) with the man whom these days Mr Cheney calls a "murderous dictator" and "the world's worst leader"