White House official denies commissioner's statement that tied Saddam's Fedayeen unit to al-Qaida

"The administration official said the CIA and U.S. Army obtained the lists of members of the Fedayeen shortly after the invasion of Iraq last year. Some, he said, had names "similar to" Ahmad Hikmat Shakir. But, he said, the CIA had concluded "a long time ago" that none were the al-Qaida associate. He would not say whether the al-Qaida associate is in U.S. custody. Other sources said he was not."

Gee, Cheney/bush seem very desperate to at least foster the illusion of a connection. Obviously there wasn't anything significant.

So, does anyone really think we are killing thousands of people, over 800 Americans dead, and spending 200 billion dollars to bring "democracy" to the beleaguered Iraq?

That "pre-emption" was for democracy?

Arf