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To: tejek who wrote (50279)	8/18/2006 3:34:52 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I think the Clinton Administration believed there were WMDs in Iraq. They said so repeatedly. Sorry you're attempt to change the subject didn't work. But Clinon said they were there AFTER the Iraq war started. Sorry about that.

To: tejek who wrote (50279)	8/19/2006 12:07:34 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Al Qaesa makes more friends for us. Germany seeks two in failed train bombings BERLIN - Authorities said Friday that they are searching for two suspects in a failed terrorist plot involving propane bombs concealed in suitcases that were timed to explode simultaneously on two regional trains in western Germany. BERLIN - Authorities said Friday that they are searching for two suspects in a failed terrorist plot involving propane bombs concealed in suitcases that were timed to explode simultaneously on two regional trains in western Germany. "We are now working on the basis that this was the work of a terrorist group ... and was an attempt to kill a large number of people," federal prosecutor Rainer Griesbaum said during a news conference in Wiesbaden. The bombs were constructed of propane tanks, gasoline bottles, ignition switches and timers. They were hidden in two suitcases and loaded onto trains leaving Cologne and bound for Koblenz and Dortmund on July 31. They were set to explode 10 minutes before reaching their destinations. Joerg Ziercke, president of the Federal Criminal Police, said the plan failed because "the bomb builders made technical mistakes." The bombs were cushioned in the suitcases by clothing and surrounded by gasoline bottles intended to spark a fireball when the propane tanks detonated. Police said the suitcases also contained a grocery list in Arabic, at least one telephone number in Lebanon and bags of cornstarch manufactured in Lebanon and imported to a specialty food trader in Essen. When asked why it took weeks to announce that the bombs might have been planted by terrorists, Ziercke said: "We had to investigate videotapes from more than 100 cameras. ... I can assure you we have much more material than we show." LOS ANGELES TIMES startribune.com