Iraq was not involved in 9/11
My initial reaction to the news that the US commission on 9/11 has found no evidence to link Iraq to 9/11 was similar to Nick Barlow's. We know that. Tell us something we don't.However on further reflection I realised that this is a news story of great importance. No lesser a figure than the vice-president of the United States is convinced that this is untrue. 20% of Americans believe it to be untrue. Melanie Phillips believes it to be untrue. And so on.
For many of these people that Iraq helped Al Qaeda plan and execute 9/11 is a major reason behind their support for the invasion and occupation of that country. Obviously no-one now believes Iraq had WMD in what I term the 'Robin Cook' capacity, and the startling evidence that the sickening scenes in US prisons in Iraq were ordered from above have perhaps fatally damaged the humanitarian case for the war. Now the Iraq excuse has gone.
posted by Matthew @ 6/17/2004 08:30:00 AM
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