” ‘We [CIA] did not have many Iraqi sources,’ Jim Pavitt, the chief of the clandestine service, admitted [during remarks he made to the Foreign Policy Association on June 21, 2004]. …’We had less than a handful.’ ” – Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Page 564 […]
6/18/2004
On June 18, 2004, “Nek Mohammed, head of militants in South Waziristan [Pakistan] killed by US hellfire missile.” – Ahmed Rashid, Taliban, Page 268 […]
6/18/2004
From a list of attacks ‘believed to have been conducted by, or inspired by, al-Qaeda:’ “June 18, 2004: Saudi Arabia: American Paul Johnson is kidnapped and held hostage and later beheaded.” – Najwa bin Laden, Omar bin Laden, and Jean Sasson, Growing Up Bin Laden, Page 321 […]
6/18/2004
In a press conference on June 18, 2004, Tom Kean, Co-chair of the 9/11 Commission, said: ” ‘What our staff statement found is there is no credible evidence that we can discover, after a long investigation, that Iraq and Saddam Hussein in any way were part of the attack on the United States.’ ” – […]
6/17/2004
When asked why the administration continued to insist that Saddam Hussien had a relationship with al Qaeda, when the same administration denies any connection between Saddam and 9/11? President Bush answered: “The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al Qaeda, because there was a relationship between Iraq and […]
6/17/2004
On June 17, 2004, “During a radio discussion about an opinion poll showing that most Iraqis did not see American troops as liberators and wanted them to leave the country, [political commentator Bill] O’Reilly told listeners that he had ‘no respect’ for the Iraqi people; they were a ‘prehistoric group,’ and the lesson from the […]
6/17/2004
“After the 9/11 Commission found that there was no connection between Hussein and 9/11, Bush told the media on June 17, 2004: ‘This administration never said that the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated between Saddam and Al Qaeda.’ ” – Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder, Page 141 […]
6/17/2004
On June 17, 2004, President Bush told reporters after a cabinet meeting at the White House: “He (Saddam Hussein) was a threat because he had used weapons of mass destruction against his own people. He was a threat because he was a sworn enemy of the United States of America, just like al-Qaeda. He was […]
6/17/2004
In a press conference on June 17, 2004, Thomas Kean, co-chair of the 9/11 Commission, was asked if the commission was satisfied with the answers the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) gave about its failure to notify the military of the hijackings and failure to notify pilots to lock their cockpit doors. “Tom replied, ‘No.’ …when […]
6/17/2004
On June 17, 2004, the 9/11 Commission noted: “The issue of state sponsorship of terrorism was one that we confronted with several countries–Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and Sudan–and with the Taliban. On Saudi Arabia…we found substantial support for al Qaeda–in money and manpower–from within the kingdom; we did not find official Saudi government support. […]