"Edwards: Bush Implied Saddam-9/11 Link"

[GreenPartyVoter]

DETROIT (AP) - Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday accused President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney of misleading Americans by implying a link between deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

"Today, Secretary of State (Colin) Powell made clear that there is no connection between Saddam Hussein and the attacks on September the 11th," Edwards said before an AFL-CIO rally. "From this day forward, this administration should never suggest that there is."

The North Carolina senator was referring to Powell's comments on NBC's "Meet the Press" in which the Republican reiterated a statement made by Bush last September that the administration has no evidence that Saddam was involved in the attacks.

"We know that there had been connections and there had been exchanges between al-Qaida and the Saddam Hussein regime. And those have been pursued and looked at," Powell said. "But I have seen nothing that makes a direct connection between Saddam Hussein and that awful regime and what happened on 9/11."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040912/D852E5H81.html

[molly]

1. Hold on to your seats

the fun is beginning.

[spooky3]

2. He's right.

[baltodemvet]

3. This is HUGE!

There's a clip of a Kelly O'Donnel report on this provided in a post below.
http://bushlies2.us/ Hope you've got the bandwidth for it.

Colin Powell--after being used and discarded--stands up and tells the truth. And Kerry is ready.

It's been clear that there was a growing split between State and Defense. Now it's out in the open--with a general on the side of sanity.

The administration is in disarray.


:bounce:

[Droopy]

4. Where the fuck was Powell during the build up for the war

with that information? So many people think that Hussein had something to do with 9/11 and the administration did nothing to counteract that view, they only encouraged it. It's a little late now Mr. Powell

[PurityOfEssence]

5. There's video footage of Junior saying they'd never claimed any connection

between Saddam and 9-11. He said it very plainly and even snottily at least once, and I've seen the footage on CNN.

Start the commercial with his statement, then cut in every insinuation you can find from his lips, Cheney's, Rice's, and quick clips from other noticeable faces. Then use the Cheney "I never said we were pretty certain" bit, followed by the clip in question, as done on the Daily Show. Then cut in the fearmongering: Junior's 45 minutes line, the first sign being a mushroom shaped cloud line and the chem and bio weapons crap. Cut in the "we've found the weapons" line from when Junior was in Poland. Find every clip with "Saddam Hussein" and "terrorism" or "9-11" within five words of each other. It doesn't matter whether they're changing subjects within the time, the proximity is the issue. Show any insinuating visual they've used, like the Cleland commercials.

Intercut the whole thing with the "never" from Junior's statement, and build up to showing the clip again. If there are any other denials, use the most indignant one as the last. Then show the stats: 40% of Americans believe Hussein was involved in 9-11.

End with narration: Some times, you don't even have to lie.