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To: Skywatcher who wrote (417325)	6/21/2003 1:53:08 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Actually, it was Czech intelligence that made the link, although our intelligence later cast doubt on it. It is simply untrue that we had no reason to believe a link, whether for 9/11 or generally between Bin Laden and Iraq. It is true that the evidence was not conclusive. By the way, Clark never reveals who he got the phone call from, or whether it was connected to the White House, and gives no other instance where he was contacted about this. For all we know from his factual comments, there was no pressure from the top to exaggerate, but plenty of suspicion. After all, if we had intended to deceive, why did we debunk the Prague story?

To: Skywatcher who wrote (417325)	6/21/2003 4:12:54 PM
From: PROLIFE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Clark also said some things that made him look like he missed the train... GENERAL WESLEY CLARK … NOT EXACTLY A HISTORIAN Retired Army General Wesley Clark has been very effective in keeping his face and opinions in the media forefront the past year or so. There’s a reason for that. Political aspirations. Clark is toying with the idea of announcing as a Democratic candidate for President of the United States. Truth is, he’s after the number two spot. Vice Presidential candidate for now, the Oval Office Later. Clark was a guest on Tim Russert’s Meet the Press this past Sunday. The questioning turned to Clark’s political ambitions and his feelings on the Bush tax cut. Clark says that he would not have supported the tax cuts … and gave the following reason: “Well, first of all, they were not efficient in terms of stimulating the kind of demand we need to move the economy back into a recovery mode, a strong recovery and a recovery that provides jobs. There are more effective ways of using the resources. Secondly, the tax cuts weren’t fair. I mean, the people that need the money and deserve the money are the people who are paying less, not the people who are paying more. I thought this country was founded on a principle of progressive taxation.” Sorry, General Clark. You have the <font color=blue>Constitution of the United States</font> mixed up with the <font color=red>Communist Manifesto</font>. Don’t feel bad though. This is a very common problem with Democrats. Your political bedmates just can’t seem to tell the difference between the two, and apparently either can you. This country was most definitely NOT founded on the principle of progressive taxation. In fact, the Supreme Court ruled that a progressive income tax was unconstitutional! It was only after the States ratified the 16th Amendment to the Constitution that a progressive income tax became possible. So, just where does this idea of progressive taxation come from? Since you’re running for president, General Clark, we would have hoped you would have known this. But, since you don’t, I have a little reading assignment for you. It’s a document written in 1848 by two characters named Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. It’s called the “Manifesto of the Communist Party.” “Communist Manifesto” for short. Buried in the middle of the Communist Manifesto you will find a list of things that will have to be accomplished in the “most advanced countries” in order to bring about the realization of the dream of a proletariat revolution. You don’t have to read far on that list, General Clark, to see where just what type of government is founded on the principle of progressive taxation. Item number two reads “A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.” So, General Clark. There you go. It’s not the United States that was founded on the principle of progressive taxation … it’s Communism. It would have been nice if Mr. Russert had been aware of this fact, but even if he were it would have made no difference. Tim Russert has made his opposition to tax cuts for people who actually pay taxes very clear over the past year. You might also be interested in knowing, General Clark, that Item number 10 on the Communist Manifesto list is “Free education for all children in public schools. …” That’s government schools, General Clark. You might want to avoid saying that government schools were one of the founding principles of the United States. They weren’t. Some advice, General Clark: If you intend to pursue your run for the Vice Presidential nomination it might be advisable to refrain from citing portions of The Communist Manifesto as part of the founding principles of our country. boortz.com