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To: Sully- who wrote (17922)	3/18/2006 5:47:16 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (2) of 35834

Freaking hypocrites! Think Dan Rather & "unimpeachable source"! Think flushed korans. Think "unnamed sources" & (almost every Bush slander & smear job). Think about any questionably sourced story that was used to slime Bush. Where were the freaking disclaimers?!?!? If the following document had testimony that Saddam & Bin Laden had refused to consider working together, would ABC have used any disclaimers? ABC News Says Hussein May Have Worked With Terrorists, bin Laden, Runs Disclaimer By Ian on Iraq Expose the Left (via Lorie Byrd): ABC News is running a story that Saddam Hussein may have been in cahoots with terrorists and Osama bin Laden. ABC has attached the following disclaimer with the story: <<< Note: Document titles were added by ABC News. “Osama bin Laden and the Taliban” Document dated Sept. 15, 2001 An Iraqi intelligence service document saying that their Afghani informant, who’s only identified by a number, told them that the Afghani Consul Ahmed Dahastani claimed the following in front of him: - That OBL and the Taliban are in contact with Iraq and that a group of Taliban and bin Laden group members visited Iraq. - That the U.S. has proof the Iraqi government and “bin Laden’s group” agreed to cooperate to attack targets inside America. - That in case the Taliban and bin Laden’s group turn out to be involved in “these destructive operations,” the U.S. may strike Iraq and Afghanistan. - That the Afghani consul heard about the issue of Iraq’s relationship with “bin Laden’s group” while he was in Iran. At the end, the writer recommends informing “the committee of intentions” about the above-mentioned items. The signature on the document is unclear. (Editor’s Note: The controversial claim that Osama bin Laden was cooperating with Saddam Hussein is an ongoing matter of intense debate. While the assertions contained in this document clearly support the claim, the sourcing is questionable — i.e. an unnamed Afghan “informant” reporting on a conversation with another Afghan “consul.” The date of the document — four days after 9/11 — is worth noting but without further corroboration, this document is of limited evidentiary value. >>> Why does the ABC use this policy when it applies to a situation that would shed the Bush administration in a good light? Why didn’t Newsweek use this disclaimer when they ran that infamous Quran story? exposetheleft.com abcnews.go.com polipundit.com cnn.com

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