Rumsfeld denies making claims Iraq had WMDs - Monday, May 8, 2006

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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/269394_rumsfeld08.html?source=mypi

'Never said that ... never did,' defense secretary now asserts


WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld tried to rewrite history last week when he denied making prewar claims that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. snip

His questioner persisted: "You said you knew where they were."

Rumsfeld: "I did not. I said I knew where 'suspect' sites were."

The record shows that in the weeks preceding the war, Rumsfeld flatly claimed to know the whereabouts of Saddam's WMD arsenal.

On March 30, 2003, 11 days into the war, Rumsfeld was asked in an ABC News interview if he was surprised that American forces had not yet found any weapons of mass destruction.

"Not at all," Rumsfeld said, according to an official Pentagon transcript. "The area in the south and the west and the north that coalition forces control is substantial. It happens not to be the area where weapons of mass destruction were dispersed. We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat."

[rodeodance]

1. "east, west, south and north somewhat."--Rummy speak!

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. One of my fave nonsensical all-purpose Rummy quotes.

[Zen]

6. Most idiotic, inane quote ever.

Is Rummy mentally deficient?

[goclark]

2. "We know where they are. "

Sounds like "We Know Where They Are" to me.

When will they get rid of this EVIL scum of the earth!

[cantstandbush]

3. This administration lies with impunity and with immunity!

Nothing ever happens to call them to account. They just keep spouting untruths because they know that the people who matter to them (dittoheads) will believe anything they say.

[Swamp Rat]

5. I saw him say it live on TV and a dozen more times on video clips

His lies directly led to the deaths of thousands of Americans and many many more Iraqis.