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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....
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To: Sully- who wrote (8703)3/25/2005 3:47:52 PM
From: Sully-   of 35834
 
Another one for the tin-foil-hat brigade.....

Conspiracy theory

Power Line

Reader Mark Coffey pointed out that the Yemen Observer has a theory about who is responsible for the assassination of former Lebanon prime minister Rafik Hariri:

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According to high-level Lebanese intelligence sources—Christian and Muslim—former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri was reportedly assassinated in a sophisticated explosion-by-wire bombing authorized by the Bush administration and Ariel Sharon's Likud government in Israel.
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This kind of thing is old hat in the Arab press of course, but this time the conspiracy theory delves deeper:

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A number of intelligence sources have reported that assassinations of foreign leaders like Hariri and Hobeika are ultimately authorized by two key White House officials, Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove and Deputy National Security Adviser Elliot Abrams. In addition, Abrams is the key liaison between the White House and Sharon's office for such covert operations, including political assassinations.
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The article is authored by an American named Wayne Madsen, a crackpot Bush administration critic. In a sense, it's kind of funny, as the ultimate "Karl Rove must have been behind it" absurdity. But, given the many ridiculous claims that have been made about Rove during the past four years, some people, especially in the Middle East, will find the theory plausible. Which is a reminder that the irresponsible claims and charges that are constantly being made by American leftists can damage our interests abroad.

Posted by Hindrocket

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