Why was Rumsfeld so eager to invade Iraq? Was it because he might fear
intelligence being uncovered that would embarrass the GOP because of his
1980s dealings with Saddam when he was Secretary of Defense for Ronald
Reagan?
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Blogger bares Rumsfeld's post 9/11 orders
Julian Borger in Washington
Friday February 24, 2006
The Guardian
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Hours after a commercial plane struck the Pentagon on September 11 2001 the
US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, was issuing rapid orders to his aides
to look for evidence of Iraqi involvement, according to notes taken by one
of them.
"Hard to get good case. Need to move swiftly," the notes say. "Near term
target needs - go massive - sweep it all up, things related and not."
The handwritten notes, with some parts blanked out, were declassified this
month in response to a request by a law student and blogger, Thad Anderson,
under the US Freedom of Information Act. Anderson has posted them on his
blog at outragedmoderates.org.
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1716668,00.html
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1435181,00.html
www.iraqbodycount.net
www.costofwar.com
http://icasualties.org/oif/
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