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To: Lane3 who wrote (50707)6/19/2004 1:04:45 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (2) of 793926
 
The text of the authorization states:

(a) IN GENERAL- That the President is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such nations, organizations or persons.

The Administration appealed to the "harbor" provision. Not an implied connection to 9/11. There is a severe and chronic problem with confusing two different pieces of information:

1. AQ staged the 9/11 attacks
2. Iraq had contacts with AQ

#2 does not by necessity imply any involvement in #1

Derek
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