The initila findings regarding the 9-11 hearing have been released.Here is a few of the comments.
Sunday June 20,2004
WASHINGTON - Leaders of the Sept. 11 commission said Sunday they do not regard differences with the Bush administration over the question of al-Qaida's relationship with Iraq under Saddam Hussein as a major point of contention.
Saddam's alleged link with terrorists was a central justification of the Bush administration for toppling the former Iraqi government.
A commission staff report says that while there were contacts between Osama bin Laden's network and the Iraqi government, they did not appear to have produced a collaborative relationship.
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.
The real concern with me regarding Iraq is not whether Hussein was buddy buddy with bin Laden but that there were al-Qaida training camps there.This means in essence that Hussein was supporting the terrorism that was being done by al-Qaida.I do however believe that Hussein and al-Qaida were working together in an un-official capacity.Will real links to this be found? probably not but as the old saying goes,"An enemy of my enemy is my friend".How true this is with Hussein and al-Qaida.
Sunday June 20,2004
WASHINGTON - Leaders of the Sept. 11 commission said Sunday they do not regard differences with the Bush administration over the question of al-Qaida's relationship with Iraq under Saddam Hussein as a major point of contention.
Saddam's alleged link with terrorists was a central justification of the Bush administration for toppling the former Iraqi government.
A commission staff report says that while there were contacts between Osama bin Laden's network and the Iraqi government, they did not appear to have produced a collaborative relationship.
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.
The real concern with me regarding Iraq is not whether Hussein was buddy buddy with bin Laden but that there were al-Qaida training camps there.This means in essence that Hussein was supporting the terrorism that was being done by al-Qaida.I do however believe that Hussein and al-Qaida were working together in an un-official capacity.Will real links to this be found? probably not but as the old saying goes,"An enemy of my enemy is my friend".How true this is with Hussein and al-Qaida.
