President Says U.S. to Examine Iran-Qaeda Tie . NYT

[drfemoe]

By PHILIP SHENON
Published: July 20, 2004
WASHINGTON, July 19 - President Bush said on Monday that the United States was actively investigating ties between the Iranian government and Al Qaeda, including intelligence unearthed by the independent Sept. 11 commission showing that Iran may have offered safe passage to terrorists who were later involved in the attacks.

Mr. Bush noted in a brief Oval Office meeting with reporters that the Central Intelligence Agency had found "no direct connection between Iran and the attacks of Sept.11," but he said "We will continue to look and see if the Iranians were involved."
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Mr. McClellan pointedly distanced the administration from comments made over the weekend by the acting director of central intelligence, John E. McLaughlin, who warned in a television interview against creation of an intelligence director, saying it would add an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy to intelligence gathering.
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Most alarmingly, they said, the commission recently obtained intelligence showing that Iran had allowed as many as 10 of the terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attacks to pass through border stations in late 1990 and early 1991 without having their passports stamped, making it easier for them to enter the United States without raising suspicions.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/20/politics/20panel.html
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So we poured billions of $$ and countless innocent lives into obliterating the 'wrong' country?

Did this story come out of the secret puppet interview by the commission?

"Most alarmingly"??? The dudes were in OUR country, under surveillance, etc etc etc ... but shame on I*ran for allowing them to pass through? Who really has ties to AQ. . yeah we know .

I'm sick of the sham.

[rustydog]

1. This mass murderer has lied to America since he took the oath of office

What in the name of his Jesus Christ makes him think, even remotely, that we should believe him now?

he lies for personal gain. He lied before and he will not stop lying. His credibility is zero, his integrity never got above a bucket of shit and he makes these claims just to keep his "war time president"
title going into the election.

What a gutless coward. thousands can die just so he can be elected.

[WindRavenX]

2. Now, I'm a big fan of irony....

...but if we really go to war in IRAN under the premise that we "bombed the wrong country", I am going to just lie down and cry.

[thebigidea]

3. whoah... hold on a minute... in 1990 and 1991?!?!

"Are you now or do you ever plan on being a terrorist, say a decade or so from now?"

[lazarus]

4. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=695521