Epstein Secrets

ld," said President Bush. So much for accountability. Then, of course, there was Vice President Cheney: "We do know, with absolute certainty, that (Saddam Hussein] is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon." -- "No. I think we may wel

s liberators, and that will help us to keep requirements down ... It's hard to conceive that it would take more forces to provide stability in post- Saddam Iraq than it would take to conduct the war itself and to secure the surrender of Saddam's security forces and his army. Hard to imagine. And the bi

e do know, with absolute certainty, that (Saddam Hussein] is using his procurement system to acquire the e

r a fourth time, defeating Henrique Capriles, and was elected for another six-year term. Allying himself strongly with the Communist governments of Fidel and then Raul Castro in Cuba and the Socialist governments of Evo Morales in Bolivia, Rafael Correa in Ecuador, and Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, his

not based on anyone's consent but on coercion and domestic terror. The governing 12 percent minority of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled cruelly and bloodily. Indeed, the Assads have nursed a particular grudge against the Palestinians, almost

ity of the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ru

the Alawite sect is Syria's equivalent to Saddam Hussein's clan of Tikriti Sunnis, both having ruled crue

Young Doctor at Syria's Helm." Doctor this and doctor that. And, of course, "Dr. Bashar." There is nothing like a first name to humanize a tyrant. "Fidel," for example. And more: general practitioner, ophthalmologist, director of the Syrian Society for Information Technology. Most Syrians have expres

ad linking Sen. Cleland to °scoria bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Sintilarly. Mr Bush defeated Sen. John

ing Sen. Cleland to °scoria bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Sintilarly. Mr Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry,

land, 1)- ;a. — a Viet- nam triple amputee — by question- ing his "courage.' Rep. Chambliss ran an ad linking Sen. Cleland to °scoria bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Sintilarly. Mr Bush defeated Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass.. two years ago by constantly resurrecting the sear- ing memory of 9/11 and questioning Sen

ut news that communist leader lidel dead Castro could be l or possibly smile to her face. • "1 was watching television, and I said to myself, 'Fidel has died. How wonderful. I almost danced d a conga," Padron. 73. saidsaidFriday we at in- ner with relatives at the Cuban Atneri- VI/l re4; Pik