"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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BTW, what evidence is there - I mean real evidence - that Osama was
responsible for 9-11? Yes, I know Osama has made some oblique
references, and so have his followers, but what irrefutable evidence is
there that we really, truly know what persons really are responsible
for
9-11?

Good point. Perhaps Saddam was responsible for 9/11...and just used al
Qaeda mercernaries for cover.



And perhaps he was not. The previous deadly terrorist attack in the USA
was perpetrated by U.S. citizens. You do remember Oklahoma City, right?

Sure. You do remember McVeigh's letter about why he bombed the Murrah
Federal building, right?
Here's an excerpt:
Additionally, borrowing a page from U.S. foreign policy, I decided to send a
message to a government that was becoming increasingly hostile, by bombing a
government building and the government employees within that building who
represent that government. Bombing the Murrah Federal Building was morally
and strategically equivalent to the U.S. hitting a government building in
Serbia, *Iraq*, or other nations.

There were also reports about Nichols and McVeigh meeting with a
"dark-skinned man" prior to the attack. This doesn't sound like the actions
of declared "white supremacists".

In addition, there were reports of Nichols travelling to the Phillipines and
meeting with Ramzi Yousef and his uncle, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.

Why is it beyond your belief that various terrorist countries and
organizations were working together to undertake a coordinated terrorist
assault against the US...specifically, its government?

The Clinton Administration decided to address terrorism as a criminal act,
and punish the perpetrators...rather than consider it a state-sanctioned
act. The reason? Because then it would mean having to find the country
responsible and going to war with them...something Clinton didn't have the
stomach to do.

Islamic terrorist groups seem quick to "take responsibility" for various
actions, and sometimes more than one group chimes in. The various
branches of the IRA used to do the same.

At some point we're going to need perpetrators and evidence that
satisfies civilian courts. "Military court" justice is an oxymoron.
Of course, the Bush-shippers just want to pretend they've caught the
real perps. That's one of the reasons we invaded Iraq in the absence of
real evidence.