Shreds shreds of evidence, shreds of freedom, shreds of truth. thornwalker.com
<font color=green>Clarke is neither a random munchkin nor an out-of-the-looper. He was George W. Bush's top advisor on counterterrorism in 2001. He was obviously a central figure in the administration's thinking about terrorism. His revelations provide more confirmation that Iraq was the target of attack by the Bush neocon war party long before September 11, 2001, and that they were grasping for a pretext to publicly justify such an attack. </font>
Why? moveon.org
<font color=brown> It may be that the Iraqi government provided assistance in some form to the recent attack on the United States. But even if evidence does not link Iraq directly to the attack, any strategy aiming at the eradication of terrorism and its sponsors must include a determined effort to remove Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. Failure to undertake such an effort will constitute an early and perhaps decisive surrender in the war on international terrorism. The United States must therefore provide full military and financial support to the Iraqi opposition. American military force should be used to provide a “safe zone” in Iraq from which the opposition can operate. And American forces must be prepared to back up our commitment to the Iraqi opposition by all necessary means.</font> -PNAC Sept 20, 2001 letter to Pres Bush.
And the ultimate reason behind the wait for the New Pearl Harbor: From Cheney's secret oil commission: counterpunch.org
<font color=navy>The Judicial Watch press release states that these released documents "contain a map of Iraqi oilfields, pipelines, refineries and terminals, as well as 2 charts detailing Iraqi oil and gas projects, and "Foreign Suitors for Iraqi Oilfield Contracts." The documents, which are dated March 2001, are available on the Internet at: www.JudicialWatch.org."
The press release continues: "The Saudi Arabian and United Arab Emirates (UAE) documents likewise feature a map of each country's oilfields, pipelines, refineries and tanker terminals. There are supporting charts with details of the major oil and gas development projects in each country that provide information on the projects, costs, capacity, oil company and status or completion date."</font>
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