Al-Qaeda remarks 'misunderstood': Rumsfeld

[JohnnyCougar]

Bwwwahahahahaha....Rumsfeld flip-flops right before the VP debate. I hope Edwards throws this back in Cheney's face!!!



WASHINGTON - U.S. Defence Secretary Don ald Rumsfeld said he was "misunderstood" when he claimed Monday night that there was no "hard evidence" linking Saddam Hussein and al- Qaeda.

Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Rumsfeld said, "To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two."
Donald Rumsfeld in Washington

But hours after his appearance, he issued a statement saying his comment "regrettably was misunderstood."

"I have acknowledged since September 2002 that there were ties between al-Qaeda and Iraq," Rumsfeld said in a statement on the Department of Defence website, posted hours after his appearance.

On Edit: http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/10/05/rumsfeld041005.html

[htuttle]

1. Such as...?

I could give a rat's ass WHAT Rumsfeld 'acknowledges'. What is the hard evidence there were ties between Hussein and Al Queda?

[DFWJock]

2. I guess I misunderstood

when I thought flowers were going to be thrown at our troops.

[ZenLefty]

3. Link, please?

Gracias.

[Cronus Protagonist]

4. Rumsfeld was only repeating what his president said... (proof)

Transcript from the Whitehouse of a news conference on January 31, 2003:

THE PRIME MINISTER: Adam.

Q One question for you both. Do you believe that there is a link between Saddam Hussein, a direct link, and the men who attacked on September the 11th?

THE PRESIDENT: I can't make that claim.

THE PRIME MINISTER: That answers your question.

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So Bush, Blair and Rumsefeld all agree. Right before the debate, the question is, "Why does Cheney continue to contradict his president and his Secretary of Defense"?



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[jimshoes]

5. His acknowledging it

doesn't make it so. Maybe we need a rummy two faced logo as well.

[davidinalameda]

6. is it possible for the Bushies to do anything but lie

what will it take for people to realize a truthful word hasn't come out of this administration

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. So then what were the ties?

Come on dumbsfeld, what were they then? Convince me please.

[louis-t]

8. Misunderstood, mis-spoke, mis-underestimated

Is there ANY other translation for "no "hard evidence" linking Saddam Hussein and al- Qaeda."? See, Donny didn't muddle his words enough. That's usually how he 'splains everything after opening his mouth. Similar to Pappageorge saying "we have to suppress the Detroit vote" and then writing a letter to The Detroit News complaining that he was "mis-understood". There is just no other way to translate.

[Moderator]

9. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=884640