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CIA knew there were no WMDs
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CIA knew there were no WMDs

July 6, 2004

WASHINGTON -- Some damning evidence has been uncovered by the U.S. government committee looking into Washington's pre-war intelligence on Iraq.

Before the war, the CIA was told by relatives of Iraqi scientists that Baghdad's programs to develop unconventional weapons had been abandoned.

However, the CIA failed to pass on that nugget of information to U.S. President Bush.

That's despite Bush's steady warnings of the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's "weapons of mass destruction."

The U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence plans to release a wide-ranging report this week on the first phase of its inquiry.

The report is expected to contain a scathing indictment of the CIA and its leaders for failing to recognize the evidence they had didn't justify their assessment that Hussein had illicit weapons.
© Associated Press 2004

http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=38ead92b-c455-42d7-9a5c-643a6f8a3762

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No WMD stockpiles in Iraq, admits ex-envoy :

Tony Blair's former envoy to Iraq has admitted that claims Saddam Hussein had stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction were wrong, saying no evidence of them had been found.
http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373467445&p=1012571727172

http://tinyurl.com/yq57o

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CIA knew there were no WMDs:

Some damning evidence has been uncovered by the U.S. government committee looking into Washington's pre-war intelligence on Iraq.
http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=38ead92b-c455-42d7-9a5c-643a6f8a3762

http://tinyurl.com/2tkrh

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Iraqis want Americans to leave :

A majority of Iraqis, nearly 60 percent, now feel it was wrong that the US-led coalition forces invaded Iraq, according to a just-released poll.
http://autofeed.msn.co.in/pandoraV2/output/A5FE7F08-90EC-40CF-A62F-CCCE1297CC3E.asp

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Iraq magnet to militants in Europe:

THE US-led occupation of Iraq had boosted recruitment to Islamist groups in Europe and was a "black hole" pulling in militants from across the Middle East, France's top anti-terrorist judge warned yesterday.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,10053681^2703,00.html

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Two Iranians arrested in Iraq:

Iraqi officials have blamed foreign fighters and religious extremists for a wave of vehicle bombings in recent months.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20040705.wiran0705/BNStory/Front/

http://tinyurl.com/35oo7

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Foreign detainees are few in Iraq:

Suspected foreign fighters account for less than 2% of the 5,700 captives being held as security threats in Iraq, a strong indication that Iraqis are largely responsible for the stubborn insurgency.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-07-05-detainees-usat_x.htm

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Non-Iraqi captives singled out for harsh treatment, records say:

It is unclear from the Army's investigative reports whether such instructions were given specifically for foreign captives.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-07-05-noniraqi-captives_x.htm

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Al-Qaida-linked group threatens to drag U.S. into a third battlefield in Yemen:

A statement on a Web site known for carrying Islamic extremist comment has threatened to turn Yemen into a "third swamp" for U.S. forces now fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2004/07/06/build/world/33-alqaida-yemen.inc

http://tinyurl.com/yr2an

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No more lawless interventions:

After Iraq, we need a new set of United Nations rules to govern international action against rogue states
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1254766,00.html

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Patrick Seale: The Grim Balance Sheet Of The Iraq War:

The 2003 Iraq war did not come out of the blue: it was the culmination of a long process, dating back to the First World War, aimed at protecting 'Western' oil supplies.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6436.htm

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The son who came home for the Fourth of July:

Last week Nadia McCaffrey defied President Bush by allowing the media to view the coffin of her son, Patrick, killed in action in Iraq. Andrew Buncombe was invited to attend his funeral in Tracy, California
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=537625

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Audio: Nadia McCaffrey on Her Son's Death in Iraq:

Nadia McCaffrey joins us to discuss her Patrick's last days in Iraq, his disillusionment with the occupation and requesting the media photograph his returning casket.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6437.htm

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Kidnapped marine is free: brother :

The brother of a U.S. marine kidnapped in Iraq last month said Tuesday that the family has received a credible signal that Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun has been released.
http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/07/06/world/marine_alive040706

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Eric Margolis: Degrees of Fahrenheit:

The movie should have focused on how the neocons conned America
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/Columnists/Toronto/Eric_Margolis/2004/07/04/524524.html

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Satire: France invades the USA (part 5):

The trial of George W. Bush :

Bush served as America's 43rd president until he was captured by French liberation forces on December 13, 2003, nearly eight months after Chirac invaded the US to free the American people from the unelected tyrant.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6438.htm

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Saddam lawyer claims convoy of 1000 legal experts ready to ride to his defence:

Saddam's wife, Sajida Khairallah, said on Monday that among the large contingent of lawyers ready to defend Saddam are 700 non-Arabs, including 400 Americans and Europeans.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/06/1089000160800.html?oneclick=true

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Teheran suspects U.S. hidden agenda :

Iran has questioned the list of charges levelled against the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein, and a leading Iranian cleric has aired his suspicions that the United States might have a hidden agenda behind the move.
http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/06/stories/2004070602481400.htm

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Cartoon:

Made In America:
http://www.light-to-dark.com/made_in_america.html

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Sudan: Rebels Killed 47 When Intervened In Dispute :

The Sudan Liberation Army sided with an African tribe, the al-Barqad, against an Arab tribe, the Reziyqat, in a dispute over land in the southern part of Darfur, spokesman Gadeen Godallah Daqash told the Alwan newspaper.
http://tinyurl.com/2e9v7

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The Living And The Dead:

Famine images mean it's already too late for thousands in Sudan's Darfur region
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5305166/site/newsweek

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U.N. chief warns of Sudan 'catastrophe':

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned African leaders today the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur region may lead to "a catastrophe that could destabilize the region."
http://tinyurl.com/23bsj

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African federation prepares to send forces to Darfour:

The federation is preparing to send an armed protection force of hundreds of soldiers to the west of Sudan as soon as possible in order to supervise the cease fire between Khartoum and the rebels in the area.
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/040706/2004070612.html

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Saudi prisoner swap led to freedom:

William Sampson, said he believes he and seven other Westerners were set free only after a secret deal in which the U.S. government agreed to free suspected Saudi terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040705/SAMPSON05/TPNational/Canada

http://tinyurl.com/35x9e

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UK: Straw quizzed over 'Saudi deal':

The foreign secretary has refused to comment on reports that the release of six Britons in Saudi Arabia was linked to a deal to release Saudis from Cuba.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/3867683.stm

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US jail camp must end, says Blair :

The United States prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was an anomaly that must end, Prime Minister Tony Blair said yesterday.
http://www.thewest.com.au/20040707/news/general/tw-news-general-home-sto127710.html

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'Dirty' Bomb Suspect Padilla Refiles Suit :

A lawyer for Jose Padilla, the man accused of being part of an al-Qaida plot to set off a radiological "dirty" bomb and being held at the Navy brig in Charleston, has refiled his lawsuit against the federal government.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=533&e=6&u=/ap/20040706/ap_on_re_us/enemy_combatant

http://tinyurl.com/2asov

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Charge him or release him :

Padilla has been summarily imprisoned for over two years in solitary. The Bush administration should not wait until it inevitably and deservedly loses this case. Charge him or release him.
http://www.cincypost.com/2004/07/06/edita070604.html

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Pre-emptive War; Pre-emptive Arrests:

Bush's Police State and Independence Day: Even though you are not a "terrorist," you may be detained, imprisoned, charged, arrested, and tried as one.
http://www.counterpunch.org/cassel07042004.html

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An ill wind :

A recent poll tells us that 64 percent of Israel's Jewish citizens believe that the government should encourage Israel's Arab citizens to leave the country.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/447718.html

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Shoveling Coal For Satan:

Christopher Hitchens collects check from Microsoft, calls Moore a coward.
http://nypress.com/17/26/news&columns/MattTaibbi.cfm

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Former CIA officer rejects conventional view of terrorism:

A CIA officer who served in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan says the theory that terrorists are poor, angry and fanatically religious is a myth.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_6-7-2004_pg7_43

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FBI expanding interviews to ward off potential attacks:

The agency has conducted community interviews before -- for example, sending agents into Arab-American neighborhoods to seek information after the Nine Eleven attacks.
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=2000039

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Mexican Soldiers Demand U.S. Marines 'Disarm' :

Mexican soldiers with automatic weapons interrupted the July 4 funeral of a U.S. Marine and demanded the Marine honor guard give up ceremonial replicas of rifles they carried.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/7/5/120050.shtml

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Video: Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War:

A must watch documentary:

An impressive roster of experts is assembled to provide a generally withering commentary on the quality of evidence and possible motivations of the Neo-conservatives who provided the momentum and muscle behind America's venture into preemptive war.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article6423.htm

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John Pilger: Why the truth must be told:

Broadcasters are cheating the public by denying them the chance to see hard-hitting documentaries.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=538383

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In case you missed it: :

Breaking The Silence: Award winning journalist John Pilger:

A hard hitting special report into the "war on terror"
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/pilger_breaking_the_silence_35mb.htm

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