Fact check: Pence Links Suleimani to 9/11. The Public Record Doesn't Back Him.

[Dennis Donovan]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/03/us/politics/pence-iran-factcheck.html

By Zach Montague
Published Jan. 3, 2020
Updated Jan. 4, 2020, 11:13 a.m. ET

In a series of tweets on Friday defending President Trump’s decision to authorize the drone strike that killed Iran’s top intelligence commander, Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Vice President Mike Pence reeled off a list of some of General Suleimani’s most notorious attacks and machinations. Mr. Pence described “an evil man” who had threatened American national security interests for decades.

In one of his tweets, Mr. Pence claimed that General Suleimani helped 10 of the men who would go on to carry out the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks cross through Iran and enter Afghanistan. That does not match established historical accounts of General Suleimani or public United States intelligence about the hijackers.

Mr. Pence said on Twitter that General Soleimani “assisted in the clandestine travel to Afghanistan of 10 of the 12 terrorists who carried out the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.”

This lacks evidence. How Mr. Pence arrived at this number and this account is unclear. From what is commonly known about General Suleimani and the group of men who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks, their paths did not cross.

To start, many observers were quick to point out that 19 terrorists, not 12, were involved in the attacks. Katie Waldman, a spokeswoman for Mr. Pence, clarified that he was referring to a subset of 12 of the attackers who are known to have traveled through Iran to Afghanistan.

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Jeebus hates lying - Baby Him starts crying...

[Leghorn21]

1. I'm waiting patiently OR AM I for this treacherous lie to hit the airwaves bigtime and trend at #1

CNN did a little spot on it this morning...now NYT...okay, good start

This is - unfuckinacceptable I ask only that these brazen lies are smacked down 100% in broad daylight for all to see

[Wellstone ruled]

5. So these Christian Fascist

finally went there. Wondered when this would show.

[Duppers]

8. Exactly!

[greatauntoftriplets]

2. God's going to get him for that.

[Sinistrous]

3. Pence has bought a ticket to the

MF45’s Lie-a-Thon.

[GemDigger]

4. This falsehood is already making the rounds on FB.

I am flabbergasted at how many gullible (willingly stupid) people there are.

[Vinca]

6. Total bullshit, but if the 10 terrorists were traveling it was from Saudi Arabia.

And what has happened to Saudi Arabia? Nothing. American taxpayers are now footing the bill for military troops to guard Saudi oil wells. The Prince is apparently free to slaughter journalists at will. The guilty, it seems, will never pay.

[2naSalit]

7. Interesting set of claims there...

his connection to everything ME since he and his brother have been holding any office need scrutiny. I think he just gave us all a peek at his soft underbelly. He's been involved in a lot of the dirty dealings going on under the radar for some time and he's as dirty as any of the enabling crew.

I expect some serious exposure of his dirt to surface real soon.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. In other words

He's a lying sack of shit.

[JonLP24]

10. Actually there is more evidence pointing towards Saudi Arabia

Such as Bandar Bush.

I guess Pence is a truther.