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To: Bilow who wrote (126381)	3/16/2004 7:38:09 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Men with backpacks, rudimentary explosives, mobile phones and the ability to blend into a crowd exist in all countries of the world. It is impossible to protect against all such attacks, against all possible "black winds," as a recent message, purportedly from al-Qaida, put the threatened coming assault on America. Which is exactly why its better to go on the offence. Of course it can be argued about what actions or potential actions in the process of going on the offence are good ideas and what ones are not. Certainly we have seen our share of disagreement about that issue on this thread. Tim

To: Bilow who wrote (126381)	3/16/2004 11:39:47 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The Truth Leaks Out truthout.org

To: Bilow who wrote (126381)	3/17/2004 9:18:10 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 281500

Link to database of Admin lies over Iraq prepared for Henry Waxman... house.gov On March 19, 2003, U.S. forces began military operations in Iraq. Addressing the nation about the purpose of the war on the day the bombing began, President Bush stated: “The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder.” One year later, many doubts have been raised regarding the Administration’s assertions about the threat posed by Iraq. Prior to the war in Iraq, the President and his advisors repeatedly claimed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction that jeopardized the security of the United States. The failure to discover these weapons after the war has led to questions about whether the President and his advisors were candid in describing Iraq’s threat. The Iraq on the Record Report, prepared at the request of Rep. Henry A. Waxman, is a comprehensive examination of the statements made by the five Administration officials most responsible for providing public information and shaping public opinion on Iraq: President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice. This database identifies 237 specific misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq made by these five officials in 125 public appearances in the time leading up to and after the commencement of hostilities in Iraq. The search options on the left can be used to find statements by any combination of speaker, subject, keyword, or date. The Special Investigations Division compiled a database of statements about Iraq made by President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary Rumsfeld, Secretary Powell, and National Security Advisor Rice. All of the statements in the database were drawn from speeches, press conferences and briefings, interviews, written statements, and testimony by the five officials. This Iraq on the Record database contains statements made by the five officials that were misleading at the time they were made. The database does not include statements that appear in hindsight to be erroneous but were accurate reflections of the views of intelligence officials at the time they were made. For more information, see the Full Iraq on the Record Methodology. house.gov