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Bush rejects Saddam 9/11 link

"US President George Bush has said there is no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved in the 11 September attacks.

"The comments – among his most explicit so far on the issue - come after a recent opinion poll found that nearly 70% of Americans believed the Iraqi leader was personally involved in the attacks [Can this be possible? – Pip].

"Mr Bush did however repeat his belief that the former Iraqi president had ties to al-Qaeda – the group widely regarded as responsible for the attacks on New York and Washington.

"Critics of the war on Iraq have accused the US administration of deliberately encouraging public confusion to generate support for military action.

"At a time when the credibility of government intelligence and information is under the spotlight, President Bush probably had little choice but to scotch the confusion, says the BBC's Ian Pannell in Washington ..."
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Spin and hype, says Blix
"The former head of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq, Hans Blix, has accused the American and British Governments of using spin and hype in making the case for war ...

"In a trenchant phrase, Dr Blix compared the two governments' behaviour to people in Europe in the Middle Ages who were convinced that witches existed and so found them when they looked for them."
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