Bush Says Berg's Death Links Hussein, Al Qaeda

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Fri May-14-04 10:05 PM
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Bush Says Berg's Death Links Hussein, Al Qaeda

MEQUON, Wis., May 14 -- President Bush on Friday blamed al Qaeda supporter Abu Musab Zarqawi for beheading American Nicholas Berg and cited Zarqawi as an example of Saddam Hussein's "terrorist ties" before the U.S.-led war in Iraq.

Bush's revival of accusations linking Hussein to terrorism comes as the president faces growing doubts among Americans over his Iraq policy.

At a fundraising lunch in Bridgeton, Mo., Bush said Zarqawi was an example of the threat posed by the ousted Iraqi leader. "We knew he had terrorist ties. The person responsible for the Berg death, Zarqawi, was in and out of Baghdad prior to our arrival, for example," Bush said.

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American doubts over Bush's Iraq policy have been fueled by the Abu Ghraib scandal, uncertainties over the planned June 30 transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis and a violent insurgency. Furthermore, the United States has failed to find alleged unconventional weapons in Iraq that were the heart of Bush's case for going to war.

Although Bush administration officials had raised the possibility Hussein helped al Qaeda plan the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Bush eventually said there was no evidence. Bush has previously cited Zarqawi as a link between Hussein and al Qaeda.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28144-2004May14.html

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LittleApple81

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Fri May-14-04 10:06 PM
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1. No way, Sherlock. NOBODY believes you anymore, don't you see? n/t

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rooboy

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Fri May-14-04 10:07 PM
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2. It's time to attack * on his mental health, not his honesty. n/t

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Fri May-14-04 10:10 PM
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OK, so let me get this straight...

Al Qaeda Guy kills American in Iraq A FULL YEAR after Saddam was overthrown.
Al Qaeda Guy may or may not have been in Iraq prior to Saddam's overthrow; if he was there, it was for reasons not disclosed in this article.
Therefore, Al Qaeda had links to Saddam. QED.

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Cronus Protagonist

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Fri May-14-04 10:10 PM
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3. OMFG!! That's so fucking true!!

/sarcasm

I knew they were going to do this. I said it right after the video first surfaced. This is why they all had masks on - "it was Al Quaida" - the catch-all fictional group that the BFEE uses as a bogey man.

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Fri May-14-04 10:10 PM
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4. Posted earlier, please discuss here, thanks

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boobooday

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Fri May-14-04 10:11 PM
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5. OH MY GOD

Is this really to be believed?

It makes you want to believe the consipiracy theories -- this Zarqawi guy comes up every time they need him.

Do you know what Bush is? He is the biggest insult to our country, ever. He is an insult to each and every one of us, and an insult to the world, and the solar system, and the universe.

Out-friggin-rageous.

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spanone

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Fri May-14-04 10:11 PM
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6. He is so full of shit.

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