The lies of Bush, 9/11 report, and bull...

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"While the drug
trade was a source of income for the Taliban, it did not serve the same purpose
for al Qaeda, and there is no reliable evidence that Bin Ladin was involved in
or made his money through drug trafficking.128"


Remember those commercials?

"It does not appear that any government other than the Taliban financially
supported al Qaeda before 9/11, although some governments may have contained
al Qaeda sympathizers who turned a blind eye to al Qaeda’s fundraising
activities.121 Saudi Arabia has long been considered the primary source
of al Qaeda funding, but we have found no evidence that the Saudi government
as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded the organization.
(This conclusion does not exclude the likelihood that charities with
significant Saudi government sponsorship diverted funds to al Qaeda.)122"

Note the operative phrase "as an institution."

"Bin Ladin
relied on the established hawala networks operating in Pakistan, in Dubai, and
throughout the Middle East to transfer funds efficiently."

We're supposed to believe that the Pakistanis didn't get involved???
Not the ISI?

Bull. In fact...

"With
virtually no evidence of a Taliban response, a new approach was made to Pakistan.
13 General Anthony Zinni, the commander of Central Command
(CENTCOM),was designated as the President’s special envoy and sent to ask
General Musharraf to “take whatever action you deem necessary to resolve the
Bin Laden problem at the earliest possible time.” But Zinni came back emptyhanded.
As Ambassador William Milam reported from Islamabad, Musharraf
was “unwilling to take the political heat at home.”14"


Now why would there be political heat if somebody from Pakistan with political power wasn't involved?????

"None of the passengers stated that they had any recent
contact with Usama Bin Ladin or knew anything about terrorist activity."

I guess they just asked, "Do you know anything about terrorist activity?"

This seems already debunked by the WaPo article by Milbank.