9/11 Commission finds no Credible link between Al Qaeda and Saddam

POSTED BY: Zoriah
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 7, 2004 14:06
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ZORIAH

Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:50 AM

Interesting developments today. I heard on the radio this morning that the 9/11 commission had ruled out that there were any definite links between Al Quaeda and Iraq, one of the primary reasons given for the US led invasion. I live in New Zealand so the sources for news is often varied with a tendency to draw from Australian and UK channels etc.

So I go online to check out the headlines.

What a huge difference: compare the major US headlines slant to the International ones.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/

"Probe Rules out Iraq-9/11 Links" - the article goes on to say that the commission found 'no credible evidence' that Iraq helped the terrrorist militants.

http://www.abc.com.au/

"Sept 11 Report destroys argument for Iraq War" -
A report from the official investigation into the September 11 terrorist attacks "blows apart" Prime Minister John Howard's argument that the invasion of Iraq is part of the war on terrorism.

THEN let's look at CNN

http://www.cnn.com/

"9/11 Panel: Al Qaeda planned to Hijack 10 planes" - with caption : plot originally called for hijacking 10 planes and crashing them into the FBI and CIA headquarters, the Pentagon and the White House, as well as nuclear plants etc

ABC news
http://abcnews.go.com/Sections/WNT/

and it's the same - focussed on the possiblity the original 9/11 plot was for more planes (and therefore could have been much worse) and completely burying the biggest news coming from the official 9/11 commission about the LACK of CREDIBLE EVIDENCE that IRAQ and Saddam Hussein's regime was connected to/aiding Al Qaeda at all.

Foxnews.com didn't even have the 9/11 findings on their front headlines, no, they were busy trying to justify why a detainee was hidden from the Red Cross inspections.

http://www.foxnews.com/

"US Kept Terrorist from Red Cross" Plus some smaller headlines about Anti-torture stance, oil pipelines attacked, Buffy force for good, and Zarqawi may be in Fallujhah! :lol:

IMO it seems the major US media channels really want to keep the general public ignorant/unaware of certain developments. At least the Washington Post has both headlines featured equally prominently on their front page.

A poll conducted by the University of Maryland in April found that 57% of Americans believe Iraq was substantially supporting al-Qaeda before the 11 September 2001 attacks or was involved in the attacks themselves. And that number was hardly changed from a similar poll a year earlier.

Get informed people!!!

SUCCATASH

Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:54 AM

Yes.

SEVENPERCENT

Thursday, June 17, 2004 3:18 AM

Informed, politically aware Americans knew this already, and watched the country get hijacked by its leaders into an unjust war- But what are you gonna do? The real news is out there, the history books are out there, yet the majority of Americans fail to pay any attention to either of them- If there's an article that confirms the Iraq facts such as no connection, the conservative outlets call it propaganda from the Liberal Media Elite and say that no matter what we did the right thing because we want to be good Americans and defeat evil; and the average Joe says, 'yeah, he was evil, and I dont want to be un-American,' and falls for it- Or you get the 'Our administration lied, but hey we have soldiers over there now so we're gonna go ahead and believe anything the govt. force feeds us because if you speak out you're un-American and against the troops' group-
The thing that amuses me though is that someone in New Zealand can find the articles and figure out the facts, but people in the country that's at war act like they have blinders on-
And just for the record, I had a moratorium on politics until this thread, so I had to release the pressure valve with this post- lol- It's all your fault Zoriah for making me crabby today- lol

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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

SUCCATASH

Thursday, June 17, 2004 3:34 AM

Yes. Yes.

ZORIAH

Thursday, June 17, 2004 3:58 AM

Sorry!

*offers a big hug*

I have had some cranky days lately, let me tell you. But that's because I want to make sure I am keeping up with the news, I care about what is happening around the world and some stuff is just darn scary to me at the moment.

STANDING8

Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:26 AM

yeah i hate the american spin. im from the US but when i check for news online everyday. i ALWAYS go to BBC news first, cause i want no spinning. then i will proceed to check out the NY times and then cnn.

on a side note: im curious to see FARENHEIT 9/11.

SIGMANUNKI

Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:35 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zoriah:
What a huge difference: compare the major US headlines slant to the International ones.

I have been quite busy with summer session (not to mention no inet 2 weeks :() and haven't had time to pay attention to the news lately so thanks for the update.

But, I do remember this from when I lived in the states. I found it disgusting what drivel was (and still is) put out by the US media. You just made me remember. It's something that is bitter sweet.

On the one hand I don't want to know these things because it is so very sad. But, on the other hand, I need to keep these things in mind if I'm going to have an informed opinion about such matters.

The very sad thing is that this happens with pretty much everything news worthy. When will they read the writing on the wall

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"Canada being mad at you is like Mr. Rogers throwing a brick through your window." -Jon Stewart, The Daily Show

JCOBB

Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:57 AM

Perhaps its just me, but I don't know if this is "breaking" news persay. I mean, I supported the conflict, but I went into it knowing there wasn't a link between Al Qaeda and Saddam, that wasn't my main concern regarding Iraq, nor for that matter was WMD's nessecarily.

I don't care, I'm still free.

QUICKSAND

Thursday, June 17, 2004 6:09 AM

This isn't news to anyone that's .... been.... reading.... the.... NEWS!!!!

Not only was there no credible link between Saddam and Al Qaeda... there was NEVER any kind of link at ALL!!!

Every single 9/11 terrorist, except two, were from Saudi Arabia. The other two were from Egypt. This isn't news, the New York Times had this YEARS ago.

Liberal Media, my Big Fat Ass. Don't forgot to VOTE!!!!!

ZORIAH

Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:57 AM

I guess to me it was breaking news because the 9/11 non partisan blue ribbon commission are the ones who came to this conclusion.

I was hoping that general joe public might actually see this and get a clue.

So what are the legitimate valid reasons for invading Iraq that Bush and the administration have put forward that haven't been discredited?

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