Bush Hails Al Qaeda Arrest in Iraq

[stevedeshazer]

President Defends U.S. Intelligence

By Dana Milbank
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 27, 2004; Page A13


LITTLE ROCK, Jan. 26 -- President Bush on Monday hailed the capture of an al Qaeda leader in Iraq, as the White House moved to defend U.S. intelligence capabilities after several government officials said Saddam Hussein may not have had weapons of mass destruction.

"Just last week we made further progress in making America more secure when a fellow named Hassan Ghul was captured in Iraq," Bush said, drawing attention to an arrest the administration announced last week. "Hassan Ghul reported directly to Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who was the mastermind of the September 11th attacks . . . . He was captured in Iraq, where he was helping al Qaeda to put pressure on our troops."

Bush's remarks, made in a speech here at a hospital renewing his call for curbs on medical malpractice awards, added to the administration's assertions that the invasion of Iraq was justified even if the country did not have forbidden unconventional weapons.

"Let me just say that the decision to remove Saddam Hussein's regime from power was the right decision," press secretary Scott McClellan said aboard Air Force One. He had been asked about claims by the former chief U.S. weapons inspector in Iraq that Hussein apparently did not have stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons and had only a rudimentary nuclear program. McClellan declined to repeat earlier White House assurances that such weapons would be found.

more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50541-2004Jan26.html

[BattyDem]

1. Um, there's just one thing wrong with this picture, Georgie ...

al Qaeda was not in Iraq before we got there. So basically, you're "solving" a problem we created. Impressive. :eyes:

[madrchsod]

2. i wonder why bush

has never said a word about the German trial of the only person directly linked to 9-11 that is currently on trial?? he failed to mention this trial and never will-a key Iranian came forward and testified that he informed the CIA of the attacks and they ignored him. there is a very interesting trial going on and no one in the USA will cover it.

[Snazzy]

3. a fellow???

Was he "just folks?"

Was he "fabulous?"

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Might add, who the heck gets invited to this hospital speech? Surely not patients, who'd just love to hear our pResident plan the undercutting of malpractice protections.

[daleo]

4. Where's the proof of any of this?

Oh, I forgot, proof is so pre-911.

[PartyPooper]

5. Is this how Junior connects the dots?

"Just last week we made further progress in making America more secure when a fellow named Hassan Ghul was captured in Iraq", Bush said. "Hassan Ghul reported directly to Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who was mastermind of the September 11 attacks"...He was captured in Iraq where he was helping al Qaeda to put pressure on our troops."

I always thought Osama Bin Laden was the master mind of the September 11 attacks. And, I thought he was in Afghanistan!
Silly me.

:dunce:

[BattyDem]

8. Haven't you been paying attention?

"I always thought Osama Bin Laden was the master mind of the September 11 attacks. And, I thought he was in Afghanistan!"

Bin Laden was the mastermind from September 2001 until September 2002. From September 2002 until December 2003, Saddam was the mastermind. But it's a new year, so that means a new mastermind ... Khalid Sheik Mohammed has been crowned Mr. Mastermind 2004. Catch up, will ya? ;)

[arcane1]

6. LAST WEEK?? F@CK YOU, "NEWS MEDIA"!!!

Kay's comments were last week too, but THOSE got released on a Friday, the WORST news day

ah, but this alleged al Qaeda capture was last week, and it's a MONDAY headline?????

[Dover]

7. Who says he was captured in Iraq? Who says he was the mastermind?

The Bush regime has lied so many times, they no longer have any point of reference or grounding in Truth. Their "reality" is just a free floating and maleable medium for the purposes of fabrication.

[stevedeshazer]

10. True, which may help explain Ashcroft's comments

<snip>

Attorney General John D. Ashcroft said Monday that concerns such as Iraq's "evil chemistry and evil biology" justified war even without the discovery of weapons.

Now, my fellow "left-wing idealogues", can there be ANY doubt that this line of political spin is being driven by a radical right fundamentalist world view?

[pinniped]

13. "evil chemistry and evil biology"...

must be the way these WH AHOLES were created.:evilfrown:

[Dr Fate]

9. Hmmm, he lied about WMDs, the Saddam-Bin Laden connection...

...and now I'm supposed to start believing him? Nothing this "administration" tells us seems to ever be true...

[demgrrrll]

11. When I read the thread title I thought, yea, right. How convenient

that someone "caught" him at the same time Kay releases his info regarding WMD.
These folks make me physically ill.

[stevedeshazer]

12. Aw c'mon

You're so cynical. :-) I'm sure there's no connection.