Uh-Oh, More 'Justifications' Evaporate

Shaun Waterman of UPI on 9/11 report: No Iraq link to al-Qaida:

The report of the joint congressional inquiry into the suicide hijackings on Sept. 11, 2001, to be published Thursday, reveals U.S. intelligence had no evidence that the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein was involved in the attacks, or that it had supported al-Qaida, United Press International has learned.

"The report shows there is no link between Iraq and al-Qaida," said a government official who has seen the report."

And yet the pro-war crowd has been screaming "Have you forgotten?!" for months now. No, I haven't forgotten that none of the hijackers were from Iraq or that Saddam wasn't involved. I certainly hadn't forgotten that. Some folks need to get out the hot sauce, cause I've heard that crow is a bit bitter.

The revelation is likely to embarrass the Bush administration, which made links between Saddam's support for bin Laden -- and the attendant possibility that Iraq might supply al-Qaida with weapons of mass destruction -- a major plank of its case for war.

The Administration isn't the only entity that should be embarrassed. Those pundits and media types who hyped it up on networks that bill themselves as "fair and balanced" owe the American people an apology for promoting a myth and contributing to the lies that cost nearly 300 American lives and left over 1000 wounded. As each of the justifications used for this war continue to topple, the shame and disgust I feel for those screamed loudest in their bloodlust, cannot be properly expressed in words. People are dead. Those who promoted this lie contributed to these losses.

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Posted by James Landrith at July 24, 2003 12:38 PM | TrackBack