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To: Alighieri who wrote (181824)	1/28/2004 5:13:21 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575189

Al, Blix wanted more time For what? To prove Saddam had nothing to hide, even as Saddam acted otherwise? Here's the bottom line: Democrats say Bush duped them, but the truth is that Saddam in his massive ego trip duped the world. Even your hero Bill Clinton was duped into thinking Saddam had WMD, and this was well before Bush took office. Funny thing is that the dupe worked a little too well thanks to the hawkishness of the Bush administration, and now Saddam is in custody and humiliation because of it. Tenchusatsu

To: Alighieri who wrote (181824)	1/28/2004 5:40:23 PM
From: hmaly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1575189

Al I really must apologize to you. A yr ago you said it all was about oil, and I disagreed with that statement. Today, I find out I was wrong. washingtontimes.com Iraqi govt. papers: Saddam bribed Chirac BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Documents from Saddam Hussein's oil ministry reveal he used oil to bribe top French officials into opposing the imminent U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The oil ministry papers, described by the independent Baghdad newspaper al-Mada, are apparently authentic and will become the basis of an official investigation by the new Iraqi Governing Council, the Independent reported Wednesday. "I think the list is true," Naseer Chaderji, a governing council member, said. "I will demand an investigation. These people must be prosecuted." Such evidence would undermine the French position before the war when President Jacques Chirac sought to couch his opposition to the invasion on a moral high ground. A senior Bush administration official said Washington was aware of the reports but refused further comment. French diplomats have dismissed any suggestion their foreign policy was influenced by payments from Saddam, but some European diplomats have long suspected France's steadfast opposition to the war was less moral than monetary. "Oil runs thicker than blood," is how one former ambassador put his suspicions about the French motives for opposing action against Saddam. Al-Mada's list cites a total of 46 individuals, companies and organizations inside and outside Iraq as receiving Saddam's oil bribes, including officials in Egypt, Jordan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Sudan, China, Austria and France, as well as the Russian Orthodox Church, the Russian Communist Party, India's Congress Party and the Palestine Liberation Organization.

To: Alighieri who wrote (181824)	1/29/2004 12:31:35 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575189

True, but all Saddam had to do was fully comply with the inspectors, which even Hans Blix said wasn't happening. Blix wanted more time and you know it. Everyone did...but bush was on an election driven schedule and would have none of it. Al, the argument is ridiculous......every time Blix would make a new demand, Saddam would stall and then cave. Any fool could see he was trying to make it look like Iraq was still a powerhouse. What these people choose not to consider is that Iraq is in a bad neighborhood. Saddam had to make it look like he had Uzis and AKs even if he didn't have them; otherwise, his neighbors might decide to invade. Bush and Cheney knew that......they didn't care. They wanted this war and they got it. I hope the bonus is that they get kicked out of office on their butts! ted