Photo Evidence of
removal?
The
Washington Times is reporting photo evidence of the removal of
weapons and explosives prior to the start of the Iraq war that were
transported to Syria:
U.S. intelligence agencies have obtained satellite photographs of
truck convoys that were at several weapons sites in Iraq in the weeks
before U.S. military operations were launched, defense officials said
yesterday.
The photographs indicate that Iraq was moving arms and equipment from
its known weapons sites, said officials who spoke on the condition of
anonymity.
According to one official, the National Geospatial-Intelligence
Agency, known as NGA, "documented the movement of long convoys of
trucks from various areas around Baghdad to the Syrian border."
The Times reported on the White House reactions to the new
information:
Bush administration officials reacted cautiously to information
provided by Mr. Shaw, who said details of the Russian "spetsnaz"
forces' involvement in a program of document-shredding and weapons
dispersal came from two European intelligence services.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters aboard Air Force
One that he was unaware of the information in The Times report.
"I know that there is some new information that has come to light in
the last couple of days," Mr. McClellan said, noting that another news
report said the amount of high-explosive materials may have been less
than 377 tons, as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
claims.
However, CBS News is reporting that a Minneapolis TV station has
footage from their embedded reporters with the 101st Airborne Division
with "bunker after bunker" of explosives at Iraq's Al-Qaqaa weapons
depot on April 18, 2003. This was after the fall of Baghdad.
The video is currently being analyzed by security experts and could
lend weight to claims by the New York Times, CBS News and the Kerry
campaign that a substantial quantity of explosives disappeared from
Al-Qaqaa after the U.S. invasion.
The quantity of bomb material observed and filmed by "Eyewitness News"
remains unclear.
The report is at odds with the recollection of former Pfc. Ken Dixon,
who was with the 101st Airborne when it arrived at Al-Qaqaa on April
10, 2003.
On Wednesday, Dixon told the Fox News Channel that he had searched two
or three bunkers at Al-Qaqaa.
While there were a few boxes inside the bunkers, Dixon recalled,
"there was nowhere near what they're saying that came up missing that
was inside those bunkers."
Dixon told Nashville radio host Steve Gill that he observed heavy
truck tire tracks outside the bunkers, which could indicate prior
removal of the explosives in question.
On Thursday the Fox News Channel aired satellite photos similar to
those reported in the Washington Times taken before the war that
showed heavy truck activity around Al-Qaqaa's bunkers.
Terrorist threat tape aired
Drudge is reporting on the tape held by ABC News:
The CIA and FBI have authenticated a new al Qaeda videotape which
warns of retribution for Americans electing Bush and Cheney.
"What took place on September 11 was but the opening salvo of the
global war on America and that our Lord willing, the magnitude and
ferocity of what is coming your way will make you forget all about
September 11," the man, whose face is covered by a headdress, warns in
the video.
"After decades of American tyranny, now it's your turn to die."
The alarming tape which warns the next terror attack will dwarf 9/11.
The CIA and FBI late Wednesday authenticated the tape, federal sources
tell DRUDGE.
ABCNEWS obtained the tape from a source in Pakistan.
"You are guilty, guilty, guilty. You're as guilty as Bush and Cheney.
You're as guilty as Rumsfeld and Ashcroft and Powell...," the man
states.
He goes on to warn of an upcoming horror: "The streets will run with
blood," and "America will mourn in silence" because they will be
unable to count the number of the dead.
"People of America, that was the verdict now for the sentencing: as
participants and partners in the crimes of the regime, you too shall
pay the price for the blood that has been spilled."
NAACP in trouble
Julian Bond has created serious trouble for the NAACP group that he
has been the chairman. In a letter dated Oct. 8 and released Thursday,
the I.R.S. told the association it had received information that Bond
conveyed "statements in opposition of George W. Bush for the office of
presidency" and specifically that he had "condemned the administration
policies of George W. Bush in education, the economy and the war in
Iraq."
The letter reminded the association that tax-exempt organizations are
legally barred from supporting or opposing any candidate for elective
office.
Boss brings a crowd
AFP reports on the large crowd that Bruce Springsteen built for
Sen. John Kerry’s appearance:
Kerry, fronted by rock legend Bruce Springsteen, mustered Thursday the
biggest rally of his presidential drive when some 80,000 people turned
out to rock with the Democrat and The Boss in Wisconsin, adding
high-octane harmonics to the campaign.
Poll watching, 10/29
The latest Zogby poll, taken Oct. 25 to 27, found 47 percent of 18- to
29-year-olds said they'd vote for Mr. Bush and 49 percent said they'd
vote for Mr. Kerry. A survey by Pew Research Center taken Oct. 15 to
19 found that 44 percent of that same age group supported Mr. Bush and
47 percent supported Mr. Kerry, the Democratic presidential nominee.
New battleground surveys suggested Kerry was leading in Ohio and
Michigan, Bush was ahead in Florida and the two were tied in Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Oregon. Kerry was sending his
daughter Alex to campaign in Hawaii, which Democrat Al Gore won by
nearly 20 points in 2000.
Colorado
Note: Colorado will vote on a ballot initiative that would split its
nine electoral votes proportionately. It is written to apply to this
election, but if passed, there may be a legal battle over that
provision.
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin & Associates (D) for the League of
Conservation Voters. Oct. 20-21, 2004. N=400 likely voters statewide.
MoE ± 4.9:
Bush 48%
Kerry 48%
Nader 1%
Unsure 4%
Florida
Los Angeles Times poll. Oct. 22-26, 2004. N=510 likely voters
statewide. MoE ± 4:
Bush 51%
Kerry 43%
Nader 2%
Unsure 4%
Iowa
American Research Group Poll. Oct. 25-27, 2004. N=600 likely
voters. MoE ± 4:
Bush 48%
Kerry 47%
Nader 1%
Unsure 4%
Michigan
Strategic Vision (R). Oct. 24-26, 2004. N=801 likely voters
statewide. MoE ± 3:
Bush 47%
Kerry 47%
Nader 1%
Unsure 5%
Minnesota
St. Cloud State University Survey. Oct. 17-21 & 24-26, 2004. N=508
likely voters:
Bush 42%
Kerry 49%
Nader 2%
Other 2%
Unsure 5%
Ohio
Los Angeles Times poll. Oct. 22-26, 2004. N=585 likely voters
statewide. MoE ± 4:
Bush 44%
Kerry 50%
Unsure 6%
Joseph Farah in his column, "Between the Lines" at
World News Net Daily dared speak the word: treason. Here is an
excerpt from the column:
Documents prepared by the Communist North Vietnamese government in
1971, and later captured by U.S. forces, show unmistakably that Kerry
was operating under the direction of the enemy. He was being steered
by Hanoi. He was being coached by the Viet Cong. And he was taking
this direction, this steering and this coaching willingly.
In case you missed it,
you can find all the gory details in a report in WorldNetDaily earlier
this week. It's fascinating reading. But it is more than that 72
hours before Americans decide who is going to be the next president.
Think of what I am saying: A man who came to prominence and notoriety
in American life, and who is now on the threshold of winning the White
House, was actively aiding and abetting the enemy just 33 years ago.
He was a tool. He was an agent. He was working for the other side.
That's why I say it is time to stop playing rhetorical games with
respect to Kerry.
There is only one word in the English language that adequately
describes what he was in 1971 – and what he remains today for
capitalizing on the evil he perpetrated back then. That word is
"traitor."
FoxNews: An Army officer came forward Friday to say a team from
his 3rd Infantry Division took about 250 tons of munitions and other
material from the
Al-Qaqaa
arms-storage facility soon after Saddam Hussein's regime fell
in April 2003.
The Pentagon believes the disclosure helps explain what happened to
377 tons of high explosives that the International Atomic Energy
Agency said disappeared after the U.S.-led invasion.
Pentagon spokesman Larry DiRita acknowledged the Defense Department
did not have all the answers and could not yet account for all of the
missing explosives, but stressed that the major's disclosure was a
significant development in unraveling the mystery.
"We've described what we know, and as we know more we'll describe
that," said DiRita.
Pearson, accompanied by DiRita, appeared at a Pentagon news conference
and said his team's mission in April 2003 was to clear material from
the Al-Qaqaa facility in order to secure it for U.S. forces. He
admitted he was not an explosives expert.
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