Al-Qaeda is Bush's top Iraq enemy 1 First With The News Edition

FACING eroding support for his Iraq policy, even among Republicans, US President George W. Bush has called Al-Qaeda "the main enemy" in Iraq, an assertion rejected by his own senior intelligence analysts. The group known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq did not exist before the US- led invasion in 2003...

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Published inThe Courier-mail
Main Author Jonathan Landay IN WASHINGTON
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brisbane, Qld Nationwide News Pty Ltd 30.06.2007
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Bush, George W
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Summary:FACING eroding support for his Iraq policy, even among Republicans, US President George W. Bush has called Al-Qaeda "the main enemy" in Iraq, an assertion rejected by his own senior intelligence analysts. The group known as Al-Qaeda in Iraq did not exist before the US- led invasion in 2003, did not pledge its loyalty to Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden until October 2004 and is not controlled by bin Laden or his top aides. Mr Bush's use of Al-Qaeda in his speech echoed the strategy the administration used to whip up public support for the Iraq invasion by accusing the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of co-operating with bin Laden and implying that he had played a role in the September 11 attacks.
ISSN:1322-5235