Monday, June 28, 2004

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Let me get this straight, al-Qaeda was linked up with damn near every known terrorist group and terrorist state, just not Saddam. Give me a fucking break. Now there's evidence of Iran and Osama getting a little cozy:

WASHINGTON—The commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has concluded Osama bin Laden's terror network had long-running contacts with Iran.

Al Qaeda, the commission determined, may even have played a "yet unknown role" in aiding Hezbollah militants in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers complex in Saudi Arabia, an attack the United States has long blamed solely on Hezbollah and its Iranian sponsors.

That possibility, largely overlooked in the furor of revelations last week by the commission, comes amid worsening relations between the U.S. and Iran, which said Thursday it would resume building equipment necessary for a nuclear weapons program.

Commission investigators said intelligence "showed far greater potential for collaboration between Hezbollah and Al Qaeda than many had previously thought." Iran is a primary sponsor of Hezbollah, the Lebanon-based anti-Israel group the U.S. has designated a terrorist organization.


I can't wait for this report. The spinning is going to be incredible. People will pick parts out that suit their argument but reject those that don't. Let's all call for intellectual honesty and not say anything about the report if you aren't going to except or dismiss all of it.

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