CONDI RICE We know too that several of the detainees, in particular some high-ranking detainees, have said that
Iraq provided some training to Al Qaeda in chemical-weapons development.
ARI FLEISHER: Clearly,
Al Qaeda is operating inside Iraq. And the point is, in the shadowy world of terrorism, sometimes there is no precise way to have definitive information until it is too late.
ARI FLEISHER: We have solid reporting of senior-level
contacts between Al Qaeda and Iraqi officials going back a decade, and, as Condi said, of chemical and biological agent training.
ARI FLEISHER:.
We know that Al Qaeda have found refuge in Iraq. There is credible reporting that Al Qaeda leaders sought contacts in Iraq to acquire chemical and other weapons of mass destruction capabilities.
ARI FLEISHER: Well, as Condi said last night—I cite her words—"
Iraq has provided some training to Al Qaeda in chemical weapons development."
RUMSFELD: This is a man who continues to murder his own people; a man who has gassed—used gas on his own citizens; a man who has used chemical weapons on his neighbors; a man who has invaded two countries; a man which hates—who hates America;
a man who loves to link up with Al Qaeda; a man who is a true threat to America, to Israel, to anybody in the neighborhood.
BUSH: We know that Iraq and the Al Qaeda terrorist network share a common enemy—the United States of America.
We know that Iraq and Al Qaeda have had high-level contacts that go back a decade.
BUSH:
This is a man that we know has had connections with Al Qaeda. This is a man who, in my judgment, would like to use Al Qaeda as a forward army. And this is a man that we must deal with for the sake of peace, for the sake of our children's peace.
BUSH: We know that
he has had contacts with terrorist networks like Al Qaeda. And we know, clearly, that one of the dangers we face is him serving as a training ground and an arsenal for one of these shadowy terrorist networks, which could come home, come home here. And so he's a danger.
BUSH:
Saddam is a man who would likely team up with Al Qaeda. He could provide the arsenal for one of these shadowy terrorist networks. He would love to use somebody else to attack us, and not leave fingerprints behind.
BUSH: And, not only that, he is—would like nothing better than to
hook-up with one of these shadowy terrorist networks like Al Qaeda, provide some weapons and training to them, let them come and do his dirty work, and we wouldn't be able to see his fingerprints on his action.
BUSH:
Saddam's a threat because he is dealing with Al Qaeda. In my Cincinnati speech, I reminded the American people, a true threat facing our country is that an Al Qaeda-type network trained and armed by Saddam could attack America and leave not one fingerprint.
Rice: Al Qaeda operatives gain training in CBRN [chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear], or
having meetings with—between Iraqis and Al Qaeda in various parts of the world, there's a relationship here.
BUSH: Saddam Hussein is harboring terrorists and the instruments of terror. He is pressing forward with weapons of mass destruction—weapons he's already used in his war against Iran and against his own people.
His regime has had high-level contacts with Al Qaeda going back a decade and has provided training to Al Qaeda terrorists.
CHENEY: It's been pretty well
confirmed that he (Atta)
did go to Prague and he did meet with a senior official of the Iraqi intelligence service in Czechoslovakia
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