Newsy stuff. Not all political.
Sep. 10th, 2004 09:35 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
heidi1. Michael Eisner is retiring from Disney in 2006! Yay and whew!
2. Condi Rice said on Today this morning that there were extensive, documented contacts between Al Qaeda& Iraq. Yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that Saddam Hussein had given "safe harbor" to Al Qaeda when he ruled Iraq. However, in June, the staff of the independent 9/11 commission issued a report which said that Hussein apparently had no "collaborative relationship" with Al Qaeda.
What is this administration smoking? No wonder a large percentage of the American people believe that there's a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda - the VP and NSA head keep saying there is, despite the fact that there is no documentary evidence so showing.
3. Back in January, Bush claimed that 2/3 of all the top Al Qaeda honchos had been captured. Since last month, that number has suddenly become three fourths of said honchos. Again, there is no documentary evidence for either claim.
What is this administration smoking?
2. Condi Rice said on Today this morning that there were extensive, documented contacts between Al Qaeda& Iraq. Yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday that Saddam Hussein had given "safe harbor" to Al Qaeda when he ruled Iraq. However, in June, the staff of the independent 9/11 commission issued a report which said that Hussein apparently had no "collaborative relationship" with Al Qaeda.
Two senior Bin Ladin associates have adamantly denied that any ties existed between al Qaeda and Iraq," the report said, using an alternate spelling for the terrorist leader. "We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States."
What is this administration smoking? No wonder a large percentage of the American people believe that there's a connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda - the VP and NSA head keep saying there is, despite the fact that there is no documentary evidence so showing.
3. Back in January, Bush claimed that 2/3 of all the top Al Qaeda honchos had been captured. Since last month, that number has suddenly become three fourths of said honchos. Again, there is no documentary evidence for either claim.
What is this administration smoking?
