He Who Has Ears to Hear
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
By Lee Nichols, Fri., Feb. 21, 2003
Most U.S. media outlets bannered the White House version of the tape, but the Washington Post and a few others printed a full translation. Here is what "Osama" actually said about Saddam Hussein: "... the sincerity of intentions for the fighting should be for the sake of Allah only, no other, and not for the victory of national minorities or for the aid of the infidel regimes in all Arab countries, including Iraq."
Secretary of State Colin Powell may want to watch his nose for growth, as well. The secretary of state insisted in his presentation to the United Nations that the satellite images in his Power Point display most certainly showed Iraqi trucks clearing out forbidden weapons just before inspectors arrived. Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix thought otherwise: "The reported movement of munitions at the site could just as easily have been a routine activity," he told the UN Security Council on Friday.
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