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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (10705)	4/18/2004 9:26:27 PM
From: CalculatedRisk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Heck, Saudi Prince Bandar was told of the Iraq invasion BEFORE Colin Powell! I think Bush has some priorities wrong. SOURCE: washingtonpost.com From the article, page 4: "Bandar Told Ahead of Powell One of Rice's jobs was, as she called it, "to read the secretaries": Powell and Rumsfeld. Since the president had told Rumsfeld about his decision to go to war, he had better tell Powell, and fast. Powell was close to Prince Bandar, who now was informed of the decision. "Mr. President," Rice said, "if you're getting to a place that you really think this might happen, you need to call Colin in and talk to him." Powell had the most difficult job, keeping the diplomatic track alive. "

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (10705)	4/18/2004 10:31:41 PM
From: Krowbar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

< Bush made sure that his Saudi friends were allowed to leave the U.S. right after 9/11 while everybody else was grounded Absolutely. Has anyone ever explained that one? Will it be brought out in the 9/11 investigation. Were they afraid of anti-Saudi reprisals? > The 9/11 commission asked tenet who authorized the Saudis to leave the U.S. Predictably, he couldn't "remember", and that he would get back to them with the answer. Don't expect him to "get back with the answer", or for it to be asked again. Del