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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (22725)	5/15/2004 1:25:05 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Bush Says Zarqawi Killed Berg, Cites Saddam 'Ties' Fri May 14, 7:41 PM ET Add Politics to My Yahoo! By Caren Bohan MEQUON, Wis. (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) on Friday blamed al Qaeda supporter Abu Musab al-Zarqawi for beheading American Nicholas Berg and cited him as an example of Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)'s "terrorist ties" before the U.S.-led war in Iraq (news - web sites). Bush's revival of accusations linking Saddam to terrorism comes as the president faces growing doubts among Americans over his Iraq policy. At a fund-raising lunch in Bridgeton, Missouri, Bush said Zarqawi was an example of the threat posed by the ousted Iraqi leader. "We knew he (Saddam) had terrorist ties. The person responsible for the Berg death, Zarqawi, was in and out of Baghdad prior to our arrival, for example," Bush said. A video of Berg's beheading was posted this week to an Islamist Web site. The grisly film included a statement, signed off with Zarqawi's name, that urged Muslims to take revenge for Iraqi prisoners abused by U.S. soldiers at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. The CIA (news - web sites) on Thursday said Zarqawi was probably the one who beheaded Berg.

To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (22725)	5/15/2004 1:28:35 AM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 81568

Bush could be lying about this whole Berg murder. Zarqawi reportedly has an amputated leg but the killer in the take doesn't. And how the hell does Bush know a masked man is Zarqawi? Or that he was in Iraq before we arrived? Or that Saddam was in league with Al Qaida, even though they were supposedly sworn enemies? Bush is trying to use this as a desperate excuse for the entire war. But the problem is, this decapitation video might not even be what it appears to be. Very scary. This whole thing makes me trust Bush even less than I did before. Bush has no idea if any of what he is claiming is true. And he certainly has a poor track record about telling the truth.