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A Symbolic Moment April 2003 - Saddam's statue is torn down. Tags: saddam hussein iraq |
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Iraqis Celebrate Fallen Regime April 2003 Tags: Saddam Hussein liberators |
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Toppling Saddam's Statue April 2003 - Giant symbol of Saddam's regime torn down in Baghdad. Tags: iraq saddam hussein |
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Iraqi Kurds Celebrate Crushed Regime April 2003 - Kurds celebrating in the streets of Iraq as Saddam's regime fell. Tags: saddam hussein kurdish |
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Iraq will not be permitted to annex Kuwait September 11, 1990 speech by George H.W. Bush (excerpts only, not the full speech). Tags: saddam hussein |
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Saddam Hussein and the Marsh Arabs March 11, 2003 Tags: Iraq war genocide |
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Democrats on Iraq Pre-war quotes by democrats. I am uploading this video again with different background music. The other version has been removed. This video was produced by the Republican National Committee and it was original found at www.gop.com Tags: iraq war |
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Yossef Bodansky: Saddam Hussein and the al-Qaida September 30, 2002 Tags: al qaeda iraq osama bin laden terrorism |
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Bill Clinton: British Intelligence Source of Uranium Claim July 22, 2003 Larry King Live (CNN) Bill Clinton discusses George Bush's 2003 State of the Union address and the claim about Iraq seeking uranium from Africa. "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." George W. Bush, January 28, 2003 A British intelligence report dated September 24, 2002 can be downloaded here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/middle_east/02/uk_dossier_on_iraq/pdf/iraqdossier.pdf Tags: yellow cake weapons of mass destruction |
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George H W Bush Announces War Against Iraq (January 16 1991) As I report to you, air attacks are underway against military targets in Iraq. We are determined to knock out Saddam Hussein's nuclear bomb potential. We will also destroy his chemical weapons facilities. Much of Saddam's artillery and tanks will be destroyed. Our operations are designed to best protect the lives of all the coalition forces by targeting Saddam's vast military arsenal. Initial reports from General Schwarzkopf are that our operations are proceeding according to plan. Our objectives are clear: Saddam Hussein's forces will leave Kuwait. The legitimate government of Kuwait will be restored to its rightful place, and Kuwait will once again be free. Iraq will eventually comply with all relevant United Nations resolutions, and then, when peace is restored, it is our hope that Iraq will live as a peaceful and cooperative member of the family of nations, thus enhancing the security and stability of the Gulf. Some may ask: Why act now? Why not wait? The answer is clear: The world could wait no longer. Sanctions, though having some effect, showed no signs of accomplishing their objective. Sanctions were tried for well over 5 months, and we and our allies concluded that sanctions alone would not force Saddam from Kuwait. While the world waited, Saddam Hussein systematically raped, pillaged, and plundered a tiny nation, no threat to his own. He subjected the people of Kuwait to unspeakable atrocities -- and among those maimed and murdered, innocent children. While the world waited, Saddam sought to add to the chemical weapons arsenal he now possesses, an infinitely more dangerous weapon of mass destruction -- a nuclear weapon. And while the world waited, while the world talked peace and withdrawal, Saddam Hussein dug in and moved massive forces into Kuwait. While the world waited, while Saddam stalled, more damage was being done to the fragile economies of the Third World, emerging democracies of Eastern Europe, to the entire world, including to our own economy. The United States, together with the United Nations, exhausted every means at our disposal to bring this crisis to a peaceful end. However, Saddam clearly felt that by stalling and threatening and defying the United Nations, he could weaken the forces arrayed against him. While the world waited, Saddam Hussein met every overture of peace with open contempt. While the world prayed for peace, Saddam prepared for war. I had hoped that when the United States Congress, in historic debate, took its resolute action, Saddam would realize he could not prevail and would move out of Kuwait in accord with the United Nation resolutions. He did not do that. Instead, he remained intransigent, certain that time was on his side. Saddam was warned over and over again to comply with the will of the United Nations: Leave Kuwait, or be driven out. Saddam has arrogantly rejected all warnings. Instead, he tried to make this a dispute between Iraq and the United States of America. Well, he failed. Tonight, 28 nations -- countries from 5 continents, Europe and Asia, Africa, and the Arab League -- have forces in the Gulf area standing shoulder to shoulder against Saddam Hussein. These countries had hoped the use of force could be avoided. Regrettably, we now believe that only force will make him leave. George H.W. Bush - January 16, 1991 Tags: iraq |
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President Bush Addresses the Nation (March 19, 2003) My fellow citizens, at this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign. More than 35 countries are giving crucial support -- from the use of naval and air bases, to help with intelligence and logistics, to the deployment of combat units. Every nation in this coalition has chosen to bear the duty and share the honor of serving in our common defense. To all the men and women of the United States Armed Forces now in the Middle East, the peace of a troubled world and the hopes of an oppressed people now depend on you. That trust is well placed. The enemies you confront will come to know your skill and bravery. The people you liberate will witness the honorable and decent spirit of the American military. In this conflict, America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions of war or rules of morality. Saddam Hussein has placed Iraqi troops and equipment in civilian areas, attempting to use innocent men, women and children as shields for his own military -- a final atrocity against his people. I want Americans and all the world to know that coalition forces will make every effort to spare innocent civilians from harm. A campaign on the harsh terrain of a nation as large as California could be longer and more difficult than some predict. And helping Iraqis achieve a united, stable and free country will require our sustained commitment. We come to Iraq with respect for its citizens, for their great civilization and for the religious faiths they practice. We have no ambition in Iraq, except to remove a threat and restore control of that country to its own people. I know that the families of our military are praying that all those who serve will return safely and soon. Millions of Americans are praying with you for the safety of your loved ones and for the protection of the innocent. For your sacrifice, you have the gratitude and respect of the American people. And you can know that our forces will be coming home as soon as their work is done. Our nation enters this conflict reluctantly -- yet, our purpose is sure. The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder. We will meet that threat now, with our Army, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marines, so that we do not have to meet it later with armies of fire fighters and police and doctors on the streets of our cities. Now that conflict has come, the only way to limit its duration is to apply decisive force. And I assure you, this will not be a campaign of half measures, and we will accept no outcome but victory. My fellow citizens, the dangers to our country and the world will be overcome. We will pass through this time of peril and carry on the work of peace. We will defend our freedom. We will bring freedom to others and we will prevail. May God bless our country and all who defend her. Tags: iraq |
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Al Gore: No Doubt Saddam's Weapons Are Grave Threat February 17, 1998 Tags: Gore Iraq Saddam Hussein WMD weapons of mass destruction |
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Bill Clinton: Clear Evidence of Iraqi WMD Program February 17, 1998 - Speech given to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Pentagon staff concerning the need to deny Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction. Tags: Iraq |
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Bill Clinton Remembers the Past and Imagines the Future "Those who have questioned the United States in this moment, I would argue, are living only in the moment. They have neither remembered the past nor imagined the future. So first, let's just take a step back and consider why meeting the threat posed by Saddam Hussein is important to our security in the new era we are entering." President Bill Clinton February 17, 1998 Tags: iraq wmd weapons of mass destruction |
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Missing In Action: Scott Speicher Lt. Commander Michael Scott Speicher became the first casualty of the Gulf War when his F/A-18 Hornet was shot down over Iraq on January 17, 1991. In January 2001 his status was changed to "missing in action" making him also the last to be still unaccounted for. It was the first time in Pentagon history that a soldier's status was changed from killed in action to missing in action. Tags: POW MIA F18 Navy |
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Clinton Orders Missile Attack (1993) "These actions were directed against the Iraqi government, which was responsible for the assassination plot. Saddam Hussein has demonstrated repeatedly that he will resort to terrorism or aggression if left unchecked. Our intent was to target Iraq's capacity to support violence against the United States and other nations, and to deter Saddam Hussein from supporting such outlaw behavior in the future. Therefore, we directed our action against the facility associated with Iraq's support of terrorism, while making every effort to minimize the loss of innocent life." President Bill Clinton June 26, 1993 Tags: iraq cruise missile |
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U.S. Missile Strikes on Iraq (1996) "Our objectives are limited but clear: To make Saddam pay a price for the latest act of brutality, reducing his ability to threaten his neighbors and America's interests." President Bill Clinton September 3, 1996 Tags: hussein cruise missile attack |
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Clinton to Saddam: You cannot defy the will of the world Together, we must confront the new hazards of chemical and biological weapons and the outlaw states, terrorists, and organized criminals seeking to acquire them. Saddam Hussein has spent the better part of this decade and much of his nation's wealth not on providing for the Iraqi people but on developing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them. The United Nations weapons inspectors have done a truly remarkable job finding and destroying more of Iraq's arsenal than was destroyed during the entire Gulf war. Now Saddam Hussein wants to stop them from completing their mission. I know I speak for everyone in this chamber, Republicans and Democrats, when I say to Saddam Hussein, "You cannot defy the will of the world," and when I say to him, "You have used weapons of mass destruction before. We are determined to deny you the capacity to use them again." President Bill Clinton January 27, 1998 Tags: iraq wmd |
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Saddam's son Uday Hussein February 14, 2003 Tags: iraq torture saddam |
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Abu Abbas captured in Baghdad April 16, 2003 Tags: al zarqawi ani yasin achille lauro saddam terrorism terrorist |
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President Clinton orders attack on Iraq "Heavy as they are, the costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam defies the world and we fail to respond, we will face a far greater threat in the future. Saddam will strike again at his neighbors. He will make war on his own people. And mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them." President Bill Clinton - December 16, 1998 Tags: wmd |
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Sandy Berger and the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 National Security Advisor under President Bill Clinton, Sandy Berger responds to a question about the Iraq Liberation Act. Tags: saddam hussein |
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Madeleine Albright and the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 Secretary of State during the Clinton Administration, Madeleine Albright responds to a question about the Iraq Liberation Act. Tags: saddam hussein bill clinton |
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Bill Clinton and the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (signed into law by Bill Clinton on October 31, 1998) stated, "It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime." The legislation also allocated $97,000,000 to aid Iraqi democratic opposition organizations. The first part of this video is comments made on November 15, 1998 and the second clip is from a December 16, 1998 speech. Tags: iraq |
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Al Gore explains Clinton Administration policy towards Iraq Al Gore outlines the future Clinton Administration policy towards Iraq. This includes supporting the democratic resistance forces inside Iraq, political and economic freedom it's people, and freedom from tyranny. (September 29, 1992) Tags: saddam hussein bill clinton |
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Actionable Intelligence: Osama bin Laden linked to Iraq WMDs On August 20, 1998, President Bill Clinton ordered a cruise missile attack against a chemical weapons factory in Sudan. The strike was in response to the August 7, 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya which killed more than 200 and wounded more than 5,000 others. The chemical weapons factory in Sudan was funded, in part, by Osama bin Laden who the U.S. believed responsible for the embassy bombings. During the 9/11 hearings, former Secretary of Defense William Cohen testified that the manager of this al-Qaeda funded chemical weapons plant met in Baghdad with an Iraqi nerve gas expert. William Cohen was not the only Clinton Administration official to make this link. In August 1998, news outlets were reporting that one of the leaders of Iraq's chemical weapons program, Emad al-Ani, had close ties with Sudanese officials at the factory. It was also reported, at that time, that a number of Iraqi scientists working for al-Ani attended the grand opening of the factory two years earlier. Tags: saddam hussein wmd |
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Al Gore claims 1,400 terrorists in Iraq prior to Gulf War Another excerpt from Al Gore's 1992 speech. Tags: wmd saddam hussein george bush |
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Al Gore's 1992 Iraq speech video appears on FOX News Some of you may have been wondering how I found a copy of Al Gore's 1992 speech criticizing George H.W. Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorism. The credit for inspiring me to find that video goes to Stephen Hayes, a columnist for The Weekly Standard. So, it was a rather nice surprise to see Sean Hannity interview Stephen Hayes about my video on FOX News. On July 18, 2005 Stephen Hayes co-authored an article in The Weekly Standard titled "The Mother of All Connections" detailing known connections between Iraq and al Qaeda. That article briefly mentioned Al Gore's 1992 speech. I was interested enough to obtain a transcript. Had I known back then that a video was available it would have been uploaded to YouTube a long time ago. Here is a link to the video of Al Gore's 1992 speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JE48XHKG64 Here is a link to "The Mother of All Connections" article: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/005/804yqqnr.asp And because Stephen Hayes talked about my video on FOX, here is a link for you to buy his book called "The Connection: How al Qaeda's Collaboration with Saddam Hussein Has Endangered America." http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060746734/qid=1098338602/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-1824949-5955254?n=507846&s=books&v=glance Tags: gore saddam hussein |
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Gore criticizes Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorism Al Gore blasts George H.W. Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorists and disregarding Iraq's attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction. (1992) Tags: saddam hussein iraq wmd nuclear chemical biological |
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Iraqi Torture Tape This pre-war video obtained by the media in October 2003 shows Fedayeen and Republican Guard troops administering cruel punishments. Tags: saddam hussein george bush iraq iraqi iraqis war being tortured torture abu ghraib prison prisoners thrown off roof |