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"..there is no evidence....

Notice [below] that Dr. Mylroie plainly says that Clinton had the evidence of Iraq's involvement in the first bombing of the WTC, but hid it from the American people.

I think FReepers need to hammer away at that point in a highly visible way during this presidential campaign year.

We need to put Clinton and the DemocRATS on the defensive in a big way.

I propose that in all of our FReeps some of our signs should read something on the order of: "Clinton HID THE EVIDENCE from the American People that Iraq bombed the WTC". Make him prove he didn't. Maybe we could send a link to this thread to various media people who might have the guts to run with that idea. What do you think?

On 10-18-01 (a month after 9-11) Laurie Mylroie said [excerpted]:

" ...The reason that the Clinton administration did not want the evidence of Iraqi involvement coming out in the Trade Center bombing was because, in June of 1993, Clinton had attacked Iraqi intelligence headquarters. It was for the attempt to kill George Bush. But Clinton also believed that that attack on Iraqi intelligence headquarters would take care of the bombing in New York, that it would deter Iraq from all future acts of terrorism.

"And by not telling the public what was suspected of happening -- that New York FBI really believed Iraq was behind the Trade Center bombing -- Clinton avoided raising the possibility the public might demand that the United States do a lot more than just bomb one building. And Clinton didn't want to do more. Clinton wanted to focus on domestic politics, including health policy. .....

"... The Clinton administration's unwillingness to identify Iraq as the suspected sponsor of the Trade Center bombing was a terrible blunder. Not only did the 1993 attack on Iraqi intelligence headquarters not deter Saddam forever; indeed, Saddam was back already in January of 1995 with that plot in the Philippines.

"It didn't deter Saddam forever, and equally important, it generated a false and fraudulent explanation for terrorism called "the loose network theory" -- that terrorism is no longer carried out by states, that the Trade Center bombing was a harbinger of a new terrorism carried out by individuals or loose networks without the support of state.

"And once that notion took hold, Saddam could easily play into it by working with Islamic extremists like Osama bin Laden, putting them front and center, leaving a few bin Laden operatives to be arrested. That also played into this fraudulent theory and led directly to the events of September 11. ...

"Q: Is your opinion that bin Laden basically was the front man for Saddam Hussein?

"A: Bin Laden and Saddam are working together; they're both in it together. But between Iraqi intelligence and Al Qaeda, the far more important party is Iraqi intelligence.

"Bin Laden also worked with Sudanese intelligence. That came out in the trial for the 1998 embassy bombing. Bin Laden works with the Taliban. He's not as important as we think. He does not work independently of a state, of a government. But because we have not seen the links, or perhaps not wanted to see the links between Osama bin Laden and various governments, we ourselves have attributed to him capabilities that he alone does not possess. ..."

As an aside, see HERE

Big time thank you!

Hmmmm!

If true changes the picture about Bin Laden and the current bombings.

Maybe that 17 page letter was a ploy to .....

There's also a message here for the U.S. political class: Saddam is counting on the media and politicians to continue their bureaucratic navel-gazing since the main fighting ended.

Nice job and nice "aside" quote.

Dr.Mylroie has been "right" on --vis a vis--the Klinton,Iraqi;Saddam/Osama--shenannigans!

Also-- Mansoor Ijaz---
2 people who obviously know where "all the bodies are buried"

Thanks Matchett-PI--for keeping this on the "front burner"

BUMP for excellence in posting.

"Clinton had the evidence of Iraq's involvement in the first bombing of the WTC, but hid it from the American people."

Just as I will always believe he did with the OKC bombing, but found a patsy to blame it on "angry white males!" (and conservative talk show hosts as well)(even on Congresswoman Helen Chenowith R-ID for cripes sake!)

Seems to me there's equal amounts of evidence for both WTC & OKC!!!