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DoD Statement on News Reports of al-Qaida and Iraq Connections
Defense Link ^ | 15Nov03 | DoD

Posted on 11/15/2003 6:25:52 PM PST by xzins

DoD Statement on News Reports of al-Qaida and Iraq Connections News reports that the Defense Department recently confirmed new information with respect to contacts between al-Qaida and Iraq in a letter to the Senate Intelligence Committee are inaccurate.

A letter was sent to the Senate Intelligence Committee on October 27, 2003 from Douglas J. Feith, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, in response to follow-up questions from his July 10 testimony. One of the questions posed by the committee asked the Department to provide the reports from the Intelligence Community to which he referred in his testimony before the Committee. These reports dealt with the relationship between Iraq and al-Qaida.

The letter to the committee included a classified annex containing a list and description of the requested reports, so that the Committee could obtain the reports from the relevant members of the Intelligence Community.

The items listed in the classified annex were either raw reports or products of the CIA, the NSA, or, in one case, the DIA. The provision of the classified annex to the Intelligence Committee was cleared by other agencies and done with the permission of the Intelligence Community. The selection of the documents was made by DOD to respond to the Committee’s question. The classified annex was not an analysis of the substantive issue of the relationship between Iraq and al Qaida, and it drew no conclusions.

Individuals who leak or purport to leak classified information are doing serious harm to national security; such activity is deplorable and may be illegal.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaedaandiraq; alqaida; connections; dod; feith; feithmemo; iraq; iraqandalqaeda; saddam; stephenhayes
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I'm not real sure what they're denying here, but I think it's just that they didn't reveal classified information.

Perhaps they're also saying that the link between al-qaeda and Iraq is not necessarily there.

1 posted on 11/15/2003 6:25:54 PM PST by xzins
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To: xzins
I think all they said it was "raw intel" and not a refined product.
2 posted on 11/15/2003 6:30:57 PM PST by neverdem (Say a prayer for New York both for it's lefty statism and the probability the city will be hit again)
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To: xzins
The only thing they are denying, is the Democrat's chance to use this information against Howard Dean. THAT is why it was leaked; If the Democrats dont stop Dean now, they never will. Then Dean will make McGovern look like a winner by comparison.

When Bush releases this information, it will be better sourced, and even more damaging to democrats then it would be against Dean today.

3 posted on 11/15/2003 6:31:51 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: xzins
In the fwiw category, the Coalition will also find deployable, (For liberals: stuff that kills people), weapons systems which will contain chemical munitions (binary rockets, artillary shells etc.) in the next 4-5 months. If they haven't found them already.

Carl Levin, Rockerfellar, Schumer, Boxer, Kennedy, Dean, Kerry etc. all deserve to eat crow. Kinda like Garafalo had to.

Oh, btw, Osama bin Laden is still dead.

5.56mm

4 posted on 11/15/2003 6:37:00 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: Pukin Dog
All DoD is saying is it shouldnt be leaked... but this is *confirming* that it is valid! some Democrat staffer/Senator already leaked the 'grim' CIA assessment on Iraq last week (what a joke, CIA has been wrong in all their predictions, who knows if this one is right or wrong). this is likely another capitol hill leak but almost certainly from 'our' side.

Administration is acting none too pleased. And why not. If Bush has something to say, he can get on primetime TV and say it.

But at least the truth is 'out there'.

5 posted on 11/15/2003 6:41:08 PM PST by WOSG (The only thing that will defeat us is defeatism itself)
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To: M Kehoe
Are you sure he doesn't just smell really gamey?
6 posted on 11/15/2003 6:44:26 PM PST by BraveMan
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To: M Kehoe
the Coalition will also find deployable, (For liberals: stuff that kills people), weapons systems which will contain chemical munitions (binary rockets, artillary shells etc.) in the next 4-5 months.

I figure the news that the DimWits and their alpo-Media enablers will get to eat a very large helping of crow around the the end of October 2004.

7 posted on 11/15/2003 6:51:10 PM PST by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat
it confirms the info is real and looks to be just the beginning of something.
8 posted on 11/15/2003 6:56:11 PM PST by Pikamax
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To: Pukin Dog
I'm not following you PD. Stop Dean in favor of who, the Beestie?

Prairie
9 posted on 11/15/2003 6:57:50 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Make it Happen, Louisiana! Elect Jindal as Governor!!)
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To: xzins; forty_years; Gabrielle Reilly; BOBTHENAILER; McGavin999; saquin; Ragtime Cowgirl; ...
Thanks for posting this!

Ping to others!

10 posted on 11/15/2003 6:58:35 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Davis needs to get out of Arnoold's Office)
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To: SandRat
Just posted this:

UN: Al Qaeda Trying to Use WMDs

11 posted on 11/15/2003 7:00:48 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Davis needs to get out of Arnoold's Office)
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To: prairiebreeze
No, not Hillary. There is a third faction involved in this.

Democrats know that Dean will turn losing into an art form if he gets the nomination. In doing so and then getting killed by Bush, he will also obliterate all the other Dems running, leaving the field open only to Hillary. If the other Dems want to be given a shot in 08, they have to at least stop Dean now.

If Gephardt, Kerry, Lieberman and Edwards want a shot at it now or in the future, they have to make sure that Dean does not get the nod. Hillary would like nothing better than for Dean to wipe out all her future competition, and then himself lose badly to Bush.

The memo leak is a desperation move against Dean, as the best known Anti-War Democrat. I would guess that someone close to Kerry on the Intel Committee put out the leak, so that Kerry could beat Dean over the head with it in their next debate.

12 posted on 11/15/2003 7:03:23 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: xzins
So is it BS? What in the Hell is going on? Can somebody just give me a break? I can't handle this damn roller coaster ride!!!!
13 posted on 11/15/2003 7:03:29 PM PST by faithincowboys ( Zell Miller is the only elected democrat in America who isn't committing treason.)
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To: xzins
So this means that Limbacher at NewsMax was all wet when he said that CIA had released the memo in the article posted earlier this morning. I quit going to NewsMax months & months ago but I got suckered into clicking this morning. I gotta' wonder if his oars have ever even been wet.

Beyond that, I don't know what DoD is saying here other than qualifying the memo in substance but maybe not in minutiae.
14 posted on 11/15/2003 7:08:17 PM PST by elli1
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To: Pukin Dog
I agree with you, doesn't John Edwards serve on that committee?
15 posted on 11/15/2003 7:10:38 PM PST by MJY1288 (The Democrats Have Reached Rock Bottom and The Digging Continues)
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To: Pukin Dog
Hillary would like nothing better than for Dean to wipe out all her future competition, and then himself lose badly to Bush.

Fully agree. I wasn't considering another one of the Sorry Lot as candidates for setting up Dean. Guess that shows how little of a chance I believe any of them actually has, I think Dean will wrap up the nomination....unless the Beest does decide to run next year herself.

Prairie

16 posted on 11/15/2003 7:10:42 PM PST by prairiebreeze (Make it Happen, Louisiana! Elect Jindal as Governor!!)
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To: faithincowboys
It is not BS, it just isnt ready to drop on Howard Dean's head just yet. Wait until he gets the nomination. The stuff that comes out of Iraq will make him look dumber than he already does. Timing is everything, so for now the leak will be disavowed.
17 posted on 11/15/2003 7:11:43 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: MJY1288
Well, yes he does, doesnt he? LOL. Thank you for reminding me.
18 posted on 11/15/2003 7:12:39 PM PST by Pukin Dog (Sans Reproache)
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To: faithincowboys
I can't handle this damn roller coaster ride!

Well, check this out:

UN: Al Qaeda Trying to Use WMDs

Tomorrow , the News talk shows should be real good!

19 posted on 11/15/2003 7:13:02 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Davis needs to get out of Arnoold's Office)
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To: Pukin Dog
John Edwards was on HardBall with Chrissy Matthews last week defending the war and not discounting the intel that led up to it
20 posted on 11/15/2003 7:13:48 PM PST by MJY1288 (The Democrats Have Reached Rock Bottom and The Digging Continues)
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