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The Truth About Tora Bora

By Nico Pitney on Mar 23rd, 2005 at 12:16 pm

The Truth About Tora Bora

President Bush, 10/29/04:

“Unfortunately — unfortunately, my opponent, tonight, continued to say things he knows are not true — accusing our military of passing up a chance to get Osama bin Laden in Tora Bora. As the Commander in charge of that operation, Tommy Franks had said, it’s simply not the case. It’s the worst kind of Monday morning quarterbacking. It is especially shameful in the light of a new tape from America’s enemy.”

Associated Press, 3/23/05:

“A terror suspect held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, helped the al-Qaida leader escape his mountain hide-out at Tora Bora in 2001, according to a U.S. government document. The document, provided in response to a Freedom of Information request, says the unidentified detainee ‘assisted in the escape of Osama bin Laden from Tora Bora.’”




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25 Responses to “The Truth About Tora Bora”

  1. Jon Says:

    What a travesty Bush is.


  2. Mary Says:

    I'm amazed we are not a nation of stiff and sore necks the way we get jerked around by Bush's constant FLIP FLOPPING lies.


  3. Bones Says:

    What's worse about this is John Kerry let Bush get away with it during the campaign.

    All Kerry had to do when Bush responded as quoted above was refer to the comments the Pentagon had made when our troops were there battling.There are so many examples.Here's one
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,40719,00.html


  4. Stephen Holbert Says:

    This has been going on for the entire W reign. Nothing is discovered until after the damage has been done, even though it is there for all the media to find. And we all know what happens if the mainstream media finds and presents the truth before W and Rove are ready for it to surface. Remember Dan Rather. GOP = The Senate + the House + the President + the Mainstream media + Corperate billions. This also equal no checks and ballances.


  5. Michael Jost Says:

    Is there a link to the document obtained by the Freedom of Information Act? I would like to see the quote in context if possible. This administration is run on the maxim "The ends justify the means" . . . God help us.


  6. Willie Loucks Says:

    Bush said Kerrey would say and do anything to elected I say it takes one to know one and now we know who that is.


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    If I was being tortured, I would probably say I helped bin Laden escape too...and anything else they wanted to hear. I'd give up the real JFK shooter!


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