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Edited on Tue Aug-03-04 11:12 AM by skip fox
What does W. mean by "ties" and why don't reporters try to pin him down?
If by "ties" we mean lines of communication, hell the US has mainatined "ties" even with countries with whom we were at war at the time--back channel ties with Japan, Germany, etc.
We have "ties" currently with North Korea, Lybia, Syria, etc. (Does that mean we "support" North Korea &c.?)
There is a spectrum here:
1. Contacts/Communication 2. Friendly and Moderately Useful Relations 3. Encouragement toward Terrorist Activities 4. Aid/Collaboration/Support in Planning and Executing Terrorist Operations
Just WHICH does W. mean? (Pin him down, reporters; don't let him get away with this lazy thinking and obscuring language.)
And while we're on the subject, just what kind of "SUPPORT" did Saddam give Hamas? (this is the other ol' horse trotted out on this subject). He gave the famlies of Palestinian suicide bombers $30,000. Is this "supporting terrorism"? The families just lost a child AND their homes (due to Isreal's Draconian measures of destroying the families' homes). In this (accurate) light, Saddam's $30,000 DOES NOT ENCOURAGE more suicide bombers (and that's what "supports terrorism" implies), it simply alleviates a portion of the families' suffering.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not pro-Saddam or Hamas. I'm simply looking directly at the situation and at the administration's language.
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