[M. Peach]

If this information is absolutely verifiable, why doesn't Bush use it to silence his critics? Can anyone answer me that?

Hey mista - (quoting Jackie Mason).

[ravingnutter]

Short answer...LAWYERS...long answer below:

"The administration does not want the victims of Sept. 11 interfering with its foreign policy," says Peter M. Leitner, director of the Washington Center for Peace and Justice (WCPJ). Leitner says the Bush administration may be concerned that if other victims of the Sept. 11 attacks also filed lawsuits and won civil-damage awards it would reduce Iraqi resources that the administration wants to use to rebuild the country. Leitner and others say this explains Bush's reticence at this time to report the convincing evidence linking Saddam and al-Qaeda that has been collected by U.S. investigators and private organizations seeking damages. "The [Bush] administration is intentionally changing the topic," claims Leitner, and sidestepping the issue that "Iraq has been in a proxy war against the U.S. for years and has used al-Qaeda in that war against the United States."

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[HapaxLegamenon]

Rope-a-Dope a think.

[elbucko]

If this information is absolutely verifiable, why doesn't Bush use it to silence his critics?

Because, at times, Bush-43 gets a feckless streak, just like his ol' man, Bush-41, and just stares like a dear in the headlights. (sigh)

[Christian4Bush]

If this information is absolutely verifiable, why doesn't Bush use it to silence his critics? Can anyone answer me that?

Although it was just a movie, it sounds to me like the strategery that Mel Gibson's William Wallace had in his first major battle...where the horses were rushing toward him and his army...and at least 8 times, he told them to "hold".

Finally, once the horses were going so fast that they couldn't escape if they tried, Wallace gave the signal, they put down their shields, picked up their long sharp poles, knocked down their horses, took the riders off of their horses, and procedurally started to disembowel them.

I choose to believe that "Shock & Awe: Election Style" is coming, with the rare confluence of force and class that primarily defines the Bush Administration.

[Dr Snide]

lets see we have this, CNN reporting on a cache of mustard gas shells, ABC discussing an Iraq/Al Queda link previous to the invasion of Iraq, and the Sarin Gas story. Hmm, is that thunder in the distance? I think the game is afoot and Bush is beinging to show some of his hand.

[iconoclast]

If this information is absolutely verifiable, why doesn't Bush use it to silence his critics? Can anyone answer me that?

It's VERY speculative.