Powell said he read a transcript of "what bin Laden — or who we believe to be bin Laden" will be saying on the Al-Jazeera Arab satellite station later Tuesday, "where once again he speaks to the people of Iraq and talks about their struggle and how he is in partnership with Iraq."

However, Al-Jazeera chief editor Ibrahim Hilal told The Associated Press his station has no such tape.

The statement, Powell said, shows why the world needs to be concerned about Iraq's ties to Al Qaeda terrorists.

"This nexus between terrorists and states that are developing weapons of mass destruction can no longer be looked away from and ignored," Powell told the Senate Budget Committee.


NOTE: Powell was this apparent lie to the Senate Budget Committee, who have been stalling funding for Totalitarian Information Awareness or whatever its branded as.

This seems a grave tactical error as people are no longer swallowing the bs with plagerised dossiers and unsubstantiated claims made daily by the warmongers.

Peace

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