"Putin tells America: da!"

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden political cartoon.

 

June 18, 2004...

Russia confirms Iraq terrorism

The Associated Press is reporting that Russian President Vladimir Putin warned America about Saddam Hussein’s intentions to carry out terrorist acts in the United States:

"After the events of September 11, 2001, and before the start of the military operation in Iraq, Russian special services several times received such information and passed it on to their American colleagues," Putin said.

This news comes after President Bush insisted that Iraq President Saddam Hussein did have a relationship with al Quaeda.

"The reason I keep insisting that there was a relationship between Iraq and Saddam and al Qaeda is because there was a relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda," Bush said.

Presumptive Democrat presidential nominee John Kerry’s response -- prior to the revelation by Putin that Iraq was planning attacks on American soil -- was, "What will not go away is the impact of the loss of moral authority of the United States in the world because of what's happened in the prisons in Iraq and because of the abuses that we've seen and the failure of this president to show that he can lead our country with the truth."

Bush campaign spokesman Steve Schmidt said Kerry "has constantly displayed indecision and vacillation when it comes to the war on terror."

"His comment today is another example of John Kerry trying to exploit the war on terror for political gain and to contradict his previous statements," Schmidt said Thursday.

Campaigning in Washington state, Bush said, "I had a choice to make: to trust the judgment of a madman or to defend America. Given that choice, I will defend America every time."

Russia opposed the U.S. invasion of Iraq and Hussein’s overthrow. Russia was a major contractor in Iraq and had diplomatic relations with the country.

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