2/15/2004

“Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, al-Qaeda’s leader in Iraq, warned Osama bin Laden in a letter [that was intercepted in February 2004] that ‘democracy is coming’ and ‘with the deployment of [Iraqi] soldiers and police, the future has become frightening.’ ” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]

 – Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence, Page 473