To: jmhollen who wrote (51387 ) 10/13/2008 7:51:37 PM From: cirrus 1 Recommendation Respond to of 224649 ...there were meetings between Saddass and his goons and and Osama Lama DingDong and his goons.... No evidence to support Cheney & Bush's allegations of a Saddam al-Qaeda link has ever been found. Therefore none could have existed when they made these allegations. Therefore, they lied.US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has cast doubt on whether there was ever a relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. The alleged link was used as a reason by President Bush for invading Iraq. "To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two," news.bbc.co.uk Bin Laden Labels Saddam an Infidel - Jazeera TV DUBAI - A taped message believed to be from fugitive militant Osama bin Laden on Tuesday warned Arab nations against supporting a war against Iraq as threatened by the United States -- but branded Saddam Hussein an infidel. commondreams.org The commission investigating the attacks on America of September 11 2001 has found "no credible evidence" of a relevant link between Iraq and al-Qaida, contradicting President George Bush's assertion that such a connection justified the toppling of Saddam Hussein. guardian.co.uk There was Saddam, and Uday, and Qusay - raping, killing, putting people though tree-chippers feet-first. And, they did have chemical weapons and Chemical Ali. A study conducted by the World Health Organization and the Iraq Health Ministry estimates that more than 150,000 Iraqis suffered violent deaths in the first three years after the U.S. invasion. npr.org And, they did have chemical weapons and Chemical Ali. The Joint Chiefs stated a year before the invasion that Iraq was not a threat. 1000 UN inspectors couldn't find any WMD during months of searches before the invasion and no WMD, including chemicals, were found by the US Army after the invasion. What was the reason for the invasion, again?