ABC News Online: Bush turned down chances to kill Zarqawi: ex-CIA spy

[understandinglife]

A former top CIA spy says the United States deliberately turned down several opportunities to kill terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in the lead-up to the Iraq war.

Mike Scheuer headed the CIA's bin Laden unit for six years before resigning in 2004.

He has told the ABC's Four Corners program the Bush administration had Zarqawi in its sights almost every day for a year.

He says a plan to destroy Zarqawi's training camp in Kurdistan was abandoned for diplomatic reasons.

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More at link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200605/s1627197.htm

Spin this one 'snow job' ...


Never Forget: George W. Bush willfully violated National Security to cover-up his willful launch of a war of aggression and illegal occupation of Iraq.

[npincus]

1. that's an old story that got no MSM coverage

glad it's back

[understandinglife]

2. Yep. Maybe Colbert's sting is beginning to fester ...

Peace.

[madmom]

3. what was that they said about Clinton not taking Osama when he

had a chance? Even if it were true he didn't deliberately turn down chances for more than a year.

[w4rma]

4. Clinton would have killed Bush's Saudi prince buddies if he had. (nt)

[Norquist Nemesis]

5. Oh, pish posh! Don't ya'll know it's Clinton's fault!?!?

Haven't ya'll heard about how Clinton let Osama Bin Laden go when he was offered up on a silver platter? So, you see, it's not Bush's fault at all! If Clinton had gotten bin Laden when he had the chance, our fearful leader wouldn't be hunting down and facing al-Zarqawi over there instead of over here in a post-9/11 world.

(p.s.: Did I miss any of the big talking points?)