So Lynn Cheney want’s to lie and claim that there have been no al-Qaeda attacks on American Interest

[Kuni]

So Lynn Cheney want’s to lie and claim that there have been no al-Qaeda attacks on American Interests since 9-11 does she? I hate to burst her bubble; but there have been quite a few attack on American Interests, and our Consulates/Embassies by al-Qaeda since 9-11.

There is a much longer list posted on one of the .MIL Domains; but I decided to keep it short and sweet.

Also let’s not forget the Bali Bombings etc. where at least one American died. And attacks like London and Madrid on our allies.

And I’m including Afghanistan because the Wingnuts claimed that we’ve freed it from al-Qaeda and Bush is on the record as saying the Taliban doesn’t exist anymore.

If the Fringe cares oh-so-much about the attack on the U.S.S. Cole; why are they ignoring the fact that on January 25, 2001, after Bush was sworn in, that the official report that laid the blame for that attack on al-Qaeda came out, yet Bush did nothing about it?

Up until then, there was only speculation and circumstantial evidence, not something an intelligent person would react to till more facts came in. On February 9, Cheney was briefed on bin Laden's responsibility "without hedge."

The 9-11 Commission has stated that in February of 2001, that lack of action by Bush led bin Laden to decide to go ahead with 9-11.



Attack on U.S. Consulate in Saudi Arabia (December 6, 2004)In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, five attackers broke through the gate of the U.S. Consulate, threw explosives and fired automatic weapons, killing five people (1 Filipino, 1 Sudanese, 1 Yemen, 1 Indian, 1 Sri Lankan) and injuring nine others including two Saudi Arabian National Guardsmen at the gate. The al-Qaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility.


Hotel Bombing in Pakistan (October 28, 2004)In Islamabad, Pakistan, a bomb exploded at the Marriot Hotel, injuring eight people (1 American diplomat, 3 Italian, 4 Pakistan). The hotel lobby also suffered minor damage from the blast. Al-Qa'ida claimed responsibility.


Bomb Detonates in Afghanistan (October 23, 2004)In Kabul, Afghanistan, an assailant detonated a bomb on Chicken Street, a shopping area for tourists, killing two civilians (1 American, 1 Afghan) and wounding three Icelandic soldiers and five Afghan civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility.


Car Bomb Attack on Hotel in Egypt (October 7, 2004)
In Taba, Eqypt, Islamic assailants drove a car bomb into the lobby of the Hilton Hotel, detonating the explosives and killing 34 people (13 Israeli, 10 Egyptian, 2 Italian, 1 Russian, 1 American) and wounding 159 others (8 Russian, 2 British, 2 American). The hotel sustained major damage, including 10 collapsed floors. This incident was part of a series of attacks that occurred on this day. Egyptian authorities identified two militants, a Palestinian and an Egyptian, as the two perpetrators. On 26 October, authorities arrested 5 other Egyptian citizens in connection with the attacks. Tawhid Islamic Brigades; Jamaah al-Islamiya organization (JI); and the Battalions of the Martyr Abdullah Azzam, Al-Qa'ida in the Levant and Egypt all claimed responsibility.


IED Explosion in Afghanistan (August 29, 2004)In the Shari-I-Naw area near Kabul, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, killing ten people (3 American, 3 Nepalese, 4 Afghan) and wounding twenty-two others (1 American, 2 Nepalese, 19 Afghan). The blast also destroyed several vehicles in the surrounding area and caused unspecified damage to the building. The Taliban claimed responsibility.


Attack on U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan (July 30, 2004)In Tashkent, Uzbekistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the U.S. Embassy, killing two Uzbek guards. The incident occurred a few days after Uzbek prosecutors began their case against 15 suspects accused of aiding and/or conducting a series of bomb attacks and shootings in late March. The Islamic Jihad Group of Uzbekistan claimed responsibility.


American Contractor Abducted in Saudi Arabia (June 12, 2004)In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, attackers abducted an American contractor. On 19 June 2004, an Islamist website posted pictures of the victim's decapitated body, which was later found on a street in eastern Riyadh. The al-Qa'ida organization in the Arabian peninsula claimed responsibility.


American Contractor Attacked in Saudi Arabia (June 12, 2004)In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, three militants shot and killed an American citizen working in Saudi Arabia as a contractor, as he parked his car in front of his villa. Al-Qa'ida organization claimed responsibility.


American Contractor Attacked in Saudi Arabia (June 8, 2004)At a villa in northeast Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, five unknown gunmen in a car shot and killed an American citizen that was working as a contractor for the U.S. Army, to train the Saudi National Guard. Al-Qa'ida claimed responsibility.


Gunmen Attack in Saudi Arabia (May 1, 2004)In Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, four gunmen attacked the offices of private contractors, killing six civilians (2 American, 2 British, 1 Australian, 1 Italian) and wounding 19 Saudi policemen. The gunmen then attacked a Holiday Inn, a McDonald's restaurant and various shops before throwing a pipe-bomb at the International School in Yanbu. Al-Qa'ida claimed responsibility.


Intelligence agencies see worrying signs of al-Qaeda’s revivalhttp://www.economist.com/daily/news/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8559882
. . . Last month it claimed responsibility for a bomb that killed the driver of a bus carrying workers for an affiliate of Halliburton, an American energy-services giant. “Al-Qaeda is not on the run,” says Bruce Hoffman of Georgetown University. “It is on the march.”



Now remember, if we stick our heads up bin Laden’s butt and ignore, and lie about, the attacks; it will lead to victory in the war on terror. Anything else, would be “hating American freedoms”.

[soothsayer]

1. She knows Al Qaeda is a nothing more than a CIA front. There is no real Al Qaeda.

She slipped up!

[BrklynLib at work]

2. She does not WANT to lie. She knows no other way.

[tekisui]

3. If you listen to the WH, almost every soldier killed in Iraq has died

as a result of Al-Quieda.

[petersjo02]

4. ???

Reason for apostrophe in want's? Apostrophe before the s indicates a shortened version of "want is." Is that what you intended? I think just plain ol' "wants" will be fine.

[Kuni]

6. I’m a shitty speller; so sue me.

But I'll thank you anyways for pointing it out to me.

[Catherine Vincent]

7. LOL!

:)

[NI4NI]

5. whenever their claim of "no attack since 9/11 on America's homeland"

which consists of six years and one month gets diminished by the eight years plus seven months in-between both WTC attacks, the term "America's homeland" suddenly becomes "America's interests" worldwide.

And considering the fact that the bombing of the Cole was an attack on our military, does that mean that since then AlQaeda has not attacked and killed Americans in Iraq?

[Kuni]

8. Here is how they ‘Flip-Flop’/’Cut and Run’ on that one.

When you point out that Clinton kept the “Homeland” safe from foreign terrorist attacks since the first WTC attack some 36 days into his Presidency till the end of his Presidency, were a whole 35 or so Americans were killed by al-Qaeda (including military personnel); they drag out the African Embassy Attacks and claim that they count as attacks on the Homeland.

When you say “Okay, we’ll play it that way” and point out, like I have in the list I posted, that Embassies, i.e. the Homeland, has ALSO been attacked under Bush, they do a few things.

1) They try to post the numbers of Africans killed while trying to give the impression that the hundreds of dead were Americans; yet they get all riled (and accuse you of not caring about dead Africans) up when you point out that similar attacks, like what occurred in Bali, the vast majority of the dead were not American, so Bush still screwed up.

2) Some will just cut and run and ignore the facts pointed out to them.

3) Some will try to mention the U.S.S. Cole as if that attack were the end of the world; yet they get all riled up when you point out that an attack occurred in Jordan on one of our warships in port not that long ago (we were lucky that the missile missed the ship) and when you point out that the report that documented that al-Qaeda was behind the attack came out under Bush and he did fuck-all.

4) Some will try to change the Topic and personally attack you.

[NI4NI]

10. It's a shame

how the "biased liberal media" keeps reporting the facts you posted every time the "not since 9/11, or the "It's Clinton's fault" issue comes up.

sarcasm

At least Jon Stewart made a subtle respectable attempt, even if he seemed a bit more careful than usual with knowing that she knows he thinks her husband is a dick.

[gratuitous]

9. It's important to understand

When Lynne Cheney talks about "American interests," she's not really talking about something you or I would recognize. The September 11 attacks, carried out on a commerce center and a military center were against American interests, because those two centers were and are directly and personally lucrative for the Cheneys. The anthrax mailings targeted Democratic officeholders and "liberal" television personalities, and were therefore not against "American interests." The same goes for (for example) the DC sniper, or the VT massacre, or other terrorist activities, because Washington DC residents and Virginia Tech students don't provide significant direct income for Lynne Cheney.

So, it's not really a lie so much as a public declaration of what's important to Lynne Cheney.