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Mark & Bev Preston (Markp)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 04:46 pm: | 
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For those that haven't heard this yet. Get ready to roll.
BREAKING NEWS: Saddam has authorized commanders to use chemical weapons in event of war
Heard on Radio Minutes Ago ^ | 2/6/2003 | President George W. Bush
Posted on 02/06/2003 1:50 PM PST by ex-Texan
BREAKING NEWS: U.S. INTERCEPTS IRAQI TRANSMISSION TO ACTIVATE CHEMICAL WEAPONS IMMEDIATELY
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/837489/posts
Let's see UN - I think we need more inspections. Right?! If I were the inspectors I'd be getting out of there real quick, if they are not already human shields. |
Alex Cabrera (Alexcabrera)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 05:50 pm: |
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Holy Shit!!! |
mongo
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 05:53 pm: |
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ok, doesn't that answer the question...we really need to kick the shit out of him...
Frank |
Peter Carey (Pcarey)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 06:41 pm: |
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never mind |
Paul Grant (Paulgrant)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 07:18 pm: |
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Mark, a little heavy on the drama wouldn't you say. Heard it on the radio? All I got was a link to the Drudge Report which they linked me to a report from the AP filed by the Washington Post with no mention of radio broadcasts being itercepted or anything offered in the way of support of this claim made by Bush. He wouldn't even answer reporters questions at the briefing according to the article.
Did you happen to get the article in the BBC press which talked about how outraged British intellegence was over the misinformation regarding the link between Iraq and Al Qaeda? I'll try to get you the link because I have a feeling that the fair and balanced reporting on FreeRepublic must have missed that one.
Oh, and did you or FreeRepublic happen to catch the article in that no good liberal rag out ofNYC which mentioned a similar frustration existing between our administration on both the CIA and FBI? That was in last Sunday's Times.
This sort of nonsense only brings to mind what it must have been like in the late 1890's with Hearst and the Spanish American War, another high point in our international diplomacy.
By the way, what's FreeRepublic saying about North Korea these days? |
Paul Grant (Paulgrant)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 07:26 pm: |
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Here's the link to the BBS article
http:/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2727471.stm
I hope it works. I'm going to dig up the article that was in the NYTs and I promise you won't lose you eyesight if you read the article.  |
Paul Grant (Paulgrant)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 07:45 pm: |
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Here's the link for the NY Times article. Now, I'll admit that this old news what with Powell's 'rivetng' performance the other day but I still would like to believe that for the sake of Homeland Security and all, that the FBI, CIA, DoD and executive branch of our government at on the same page. But then again...
"Split at C.I.A. and F.B.I. on Iraqi Ties to Al Qaeda" by James Risen and David Johnston
http:/www.nytimes.com/2003/02/02/international/middleeast/02INTE.html
As always, I hope the link works. |
Paul Grant (Paulgrant)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 08:00 pm: |
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Oh, and another thing while we are on the topic of terrorism, did FreeRepublic have anything to say about the second 'domestic' terrorist at Enron pleading guilty to price fixing and lying about the energy debacle in California during 2001? I found out about that important piece of justice in that ultra left wing paper called the San Francisco Chronicle. Considering the billions of dollars that crooked scheme of price fixing and diversion cost the tax payers of California I'd think FreeRepublic would be all over that story. I'll go find the link. |
Paul Grant (Paulgrant)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 08:15 pm: |
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Here's the link to this one.
http:/www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/02/05/MN240972.DTL
You know what, I'm just going to offer you a link to a site that has all sorts of balanced reporting from countless sources all over the world. You might just find a bit of reporting that slips under the radar screens of the likes of Fox News and the Drudge Report. In fact, I consider this site something like a left wing Drudge Report. Check it out.
http:/www.buzzflash.com |
Mark & Bev Preston (Markp)
| | Posted on Thursday, February 06, 2003 - 09:56 pm: |
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Paul,
Sure, at little heavy on the drama but it doesn't change the fact that chemical weapons have been deployed and commanders given freedom to use them. Seen the scrolls on the bottom of the news channels?
As for the FBI, CIA, DOD - many are concerned that too much info was released, that we compromised some critical intelligence gathering.
As for the BBC, a few days later this is published:
Intercepted call linked Saddam to al-Qa'ida terror cell
The Independent (UK) ^ | 02/07/2002 | Independent Digital (UK) Ltd
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=376141
As for Enron, they are domestic thugs. A house of cards built during the 90's that came crashing down when the administration changed. If you remember, Enron went to the Bush administration looking for help and was turned down. I'd like to know when they will bring Robert Rubin to task for his Citigroup creative financing.
As for California, that's a long discussion that involves regulation, de-regulation, government control and yes, energy companies that took advantage of the fiasco.
As far as I know, North Korea didn't support Al Qaeda like Iraq has. Al Qaeda attacked us. Seems there is internal conflict in North Korea due to the terrible conditions. The current threats are the way the North Korean government is trying to distract the people. Have you seen the space shots of North and South Korea? The South is lite up while the North is dark, virtually no lights. Sad. When I find the article I'll post it.
I'm sure there is reporting that slips under the radar of many people. Keep posting.
Mark |
Paul Grant (Paulgrant)
| | Posted on Friday, February 07, 2003 - 03:43 am: |
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Here's another article about the quality of the intellligence in Blair's "dossier" which was extolled by Powell during his performance in front of the Security Council at the UN.
http:/www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,890916,00.html
Now I know that FreeRepublic respects the quality of news delivered by the Guardian because you cited one of their pieces just the other day. Let's see if FreeRepublic highlights this piece on their site, again in the interest of fair and balanced news coverage.
As I said in an earlier post on another thread, The Guardian is one of my favorite international news sources and I check them regularly. I'll be darned if, after reading this article on their site, I didn't click on BuzzFlash to see the very same article was their lead story. If that doesn't take the cake, American liberals and conservatives citing the same international source. Maybe The Guardian is on to something! |
Mark & Bev Preston (Markp)
| | Posted on Friday, February 07, 2003 - 09:58 am: |
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Paul,
Rest my case: " If that doesn't take the cake, American liberals and conservatives citing the same international source." :-)
So does that mean we owe each other a beer? I'll buy first.
- Mark |
Mark & Bev Preston (Markp)
| | Posted on Friday, February 07, 2003 - 10:20 am: |
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Paul,
As promised - North Korea. If this is true, there is a significant difference between North Korea and Iraq. Can't ignore them, but North Korea must be handled differently.
Internal N. Korea Documents via FNN; Concern Now Is Over Public-Order Collapse (Hot!)
Fuji TV Network from Sankei Shimbun from Internal DPRK Sources (in Japanese) ^ | 6 February 2003 | AmericanInTokyo
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/836745/posts |
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