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CIA Finds No Evidence Hussein Sought to Arm Terrorists
Washington Post ^ | 11/16/03

Posted on 11/16/2003 4:14:23 AM PST by areafiftyone

The CIA's search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has found no evidence that former president Saddam Hussein tried to transfer chemical or biological technology or weapons to terrorists, according to a military and intelligence expert.

Anthony Cordesman, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, provided new details about the weapons search and Iraqi insurgency in a report released Friday. It was based on briefings over the past two weeks in Iraq from David Kay, the CIA representative who is directing the search for unconventional weapons in Iraq; L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. civil administrator there; and military officials.

"No evidence of any Iraqi effort to transfer weapons of mass destruction or weapons to terrorists," Cordesman wrote of Kay's briefing. "Only possibility was Saddam's Fedayeen [his son's irregular terrorist force] and talk only."

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1 posted on 11/16/2003 4:14:24 AM PST by areafiftyone
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I am given to understand, that the C.S.I.S. was Dr. Ray Cline's post-C.I.A. organization. The late Dr. Cline sounded like a smart fellow, but even he made mistakes:

At: http://www.kimsoft.com/korea/dr-cline.htm

Dr. Ray S. Cline, the key CIA analyst on Korea from 1949 to 1952, passed away on 15 March, 1996 in Arlington, Virginia. He was responsible for clanking out monthly "Estimate of the World Situation" on sensitive areas. Korea was covered now and then. Referring to his failure to spot Kim Ilsung's invasion of S Korea, Cline admitted that "Mostly I simply wrote down analytical comments based on my reading of newspapers and periodical literature, adding items from the research analysts wherever possible." Dr. Ray Cline is assumed to be the author of the infamous CIA report on Korea, issued only a few days prior to the invasion:

US Central Intelligence Agency: Current Capabilities of the North Korean Regime, Office of Research and Estimates 18-50 (19 June 1950) ...

As shown in the extracts below, the CIA estimates were off by as much as 150% on the low side. This error enhanced the US confidence that the S Korean Army could repel any invasion from North. Cline claimed that MacArthur kept the CIA out of Japan and Korea. Later in 1960-1962, he made significant contributions by correctly assessing the Soviet missile sites in Cuba and also publishing Nikita S. Krushchev's secret speech which denounced Stalin.

"N Korea suffers from a shortage of skilled administrative personnel and from weaknesses in its economy and its official Party organizations. There is widespread, although passive, popular discontent with the Communist government. Despite these weaknesses, however, the regime has, with Soviet assistance, clearly demonstrated an ability to continue its control and development of northern Korea."

"The northern Korean regime is also capable, in pursuit of its major external aim of extending control over southern Korea, of continuing and increasing its support of the present program of propaganda, infiltration, sabotage, subversion, and guerrilla operations against southern Korea. This program will not be sufficient in itself, however, to cause a collapse of the southern Korean regime and extension of Communist control over the south so along as US economic and military aid to southern Korea is not substantially reduced or seriously dissipated."

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3 posted on 11/16/2003 4:22:52 AM PST by First_Salute (God save our democratic-republican government, from a government by judiciary.)
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To: seamole
Thank you for the link. I am so sick of the Washington Post and the NY Times and their Bush-hating journalism. They make me sick.
4 posted on 11/16/2003 4:24:44 AM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: areafiftyone
First, it's a lie as seamole's post proves and, second, yesterday we had the big CIA Bombshell: Saddam Financed Lead 9/11 Hijacker, making it irrelevant. So it's an irrelevant lie. I hate the lying, irrelevant bastards at the Washington Post!
5 posted on 11/16/2003 4:30:31 AM PST by LibWhacker
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To: First_Salute
This is just the liberal media's first response to the damaging evidence presented in the Weekly Standard article based on the leaked DOD memo dated 27 October 2003. That memo clearly demonstrates the existence of long term ties between Saddam and al Queda. The WP article is designed to provide ammunition for the Dems to downplay the DOD memo which is based on CIA, NSA and DIA reports and seems to me to be overwelming evidence that Saddam was cooperating with Osama over at least the period from 1991 to 2003.
7 posted on 11/16/2003 4:37:18 AM PST by InterceptPoint
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To: areafiftyone
Only possibility was Saddam's Fedayeen [his son's irregular terrorist force] and talk only.

That's a highly political (as opposed to analytical) statement. It's also noteable that the Post is tripping all over itself to publish the mere opinions (as opposed to facts) of a private citizen as the basis of this article.

9 posted on 11/16/2003 4:56:50 AM PST by witnesstothefall
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To: seamole
bttt
10 posted on 11/16/2003 4:58:14 AM PST by metesky ("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
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To: areafiftyone
Quite obviously the Post is generating some talking points for the Democrats.

There is absolutely nothing new in this article, just a twisted presentation of information that has been hashed and rehashed through the press that laast few months.If this is all they could come up with. most of it already refuted, it's pretty pathetic.

11 posted on 11/16/2003 4:58:36 AM PST by capt. norm ( I intend to live forever -- so far so good.)
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To: seamole
No evidence Saddam nuked Cincinnati

No, that was what Kucinich efectively did to Cleveland, but do't expect them to write about that. ;-)

12 posted on 11/16/2003 5:05:41 AM PST by StriperSniper (All this, of course, is simply pious fudge. - H. L. Mencken)
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do't = don't

Doh!

14 posted on 11/16/2003 5:07:11 AM PST by StriperSniper (All this, of course, is simply pious fudge. - H. L. Mencken)
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To: areafiftyone
Oh, OK, if the Washington Pest says so, it must be true. I suppose they got their insights from Joe "Look at meeeeeeeeeeee!" Wilson...
15 posted on 11/16/2003 5:07:24 AM PST by NYC GOP Chick (Dick Gephardt, Before He Can Do It To You!)
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To: areafiftyone
Anthony Cordesman, a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,


Cordesman is one of Clinton's former advisors, folks. Take this article from there and recall his little group is a left leaning "think" tank.
16 posted on 11/16/2003 5:10:24 AM PST by gatorbait (Yesterday, today and tomorrow......The United States Army)
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To: gatorbait
It's true. The headline is very misleading, to the point that it has to be intentional.

"Outside Analyst Cordesman Finds No Evidence Hussein Sought to Arm Terrorists" would be a far more honest headline.

Taking one analysts opinions and trumpeting them as officially released findings is more than a bit dishonest.

17 posted on 11/16/2003 5:22:59 AM PST by HarryCaul
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To: areafiftyone
Another leftest straw.
18 posted on 11/16/2003 5:29:24 AM PST by bmwcyle (Hillary's election to President will start a civil war)
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To: NYC GOP Chick; All
What's going on with Fox News. They are saying the Pentagon denies the link right now. I just heard it on Fox.
19 posted on 11/16/2003 5:36:54 AM PST by areafiftyone (Democrats = the hamster is dead but the wheel is still spinning)
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To: areafiftyone
Wish I could tell you. I can't bear to watch FNC on the weekends.
20 posted on 11/16/2003 5:38:39 AM PST by mewzilla
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