Comments on: Still No Connection?

By: jim

jim — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:26:17 +0000

First, Newsmax is a blatantly right-wing partisan newspaper. That’s an opinion, and we can agree to disagree there, I guess, but I honestly wonder how you can think that Newsmax has no bias.

Second, I didn’t state that Newsmax lied. I stated the article is empty of relevant facts. All it basically says is that Saddam MAY have at one time been contacted by SOMEONE in Al Qaeda about helping them with propaganda - said propaganda to be broadcast in Saudi Arabia.

Despite how it hints, the article does not even suggest any real evidence that Saddam and Bin Laden worked together at all directly, let alone on anything except propaganda.

So the article also does not in any way counter the well-known and documented animosity between Saddam Hussein, an anti-religious dictator in the Stalin mold, and Bin Laden, an Islamic fundamentalist. Nor does it explain Bin Laden’s public call to depose Saddam Hussein as an enemy. Which is not ever something you do to an ally.

But besides that, it’s a great article.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 20:23:05 +0000

whats not factual. you said newsmax is a joke, and just discussed what was in the story , what particular part of the story isn’t true?

By: jim

jim — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:12:40 +0000

i see. so pointing out that an article is empty and without facts, is now denial and fit-throwing.

thanks for clarifying that mark. :) see you in 2006.

By: mark

mark — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 18:53:09 +0000

the denial and fit throwing of the left will be great to watch unfold as these docs come out, perfect example above from jim
the story is also available at the original website, but let me guess, the docs are all fakes right?

By: jim

jim — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:26:15 +0000

Posted to insert a missing tag - my apologies.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:25:23 +0000

Not only is Newsmax itself a joke, but even what they quote in this article, is itself a joke.

A snippet from this article, with my statements in brackets:

“The document indicates[i.e. doesn't even directly state] that Saddam [who isn't even named directly by the document] personally granted bin Laden’s request for help with propaganda broadcasts [a) in other words, not anything involving tactical cooperation, terrorist training, intelligence sharing, WMD's, or anything involving any sort of military or terrorist threat, b) as stated elsewhere in the Newsmax article, only within Saudi Arabia]and instructed his agents “to develop the relationship [with bin Laden] and the cooperation between the two sides to see what other doors of cooperation and agreement open up.

After this date, we know what opened up - Bin Laden personally attacked and condemned Saddam Hussein as a traitor to Islam, and Saddam had at least one Al Qaeda emissary within his country shot to death - not a great sign of united cooperation.

I wish that you guys invested this amount of effort and creativity into examining your leaders.