I had some hope for Powell, at one time. However, he continues to prove that he is just another LSOS (Lying Sack of Shit) for Bush. When I first heard this on NPR, I couldn't believe that he could turn Osama's support for the Iraqi people into Osama's support for the Iraqi government. Just another weasel twisting words to support the bush drive to war. May he rot in hell (and I don't even believe in hell.)

Osama Rallies Muslims, Condemns Hussein

Powell used the existence of this tape, and the words he claimed bin Laden had said on it, to further tie Saddam Hussein to international terrorism. He claimed bin Laden was clearly establishing a connection between himself and Hussein on the tape, beyond all question. "This nexus between terrorists and states that are developing weapons of mass destruction," said Powell, "can no longer be looked away from and ignored."

The actual tape, played and translated live on every major cable news channel, told a very different story. Osama bin Laden swore vengeance against America if Iraq was attacked, and demanded that the Muslim world stand in solidarity with the Muslim people of Iraq. In very clear words, Osama bin Laden told the people of Iraq to rise up against both American aggression and against "socialist" Saddam Hussein. If the translations that were provided were reliable, there is no ambiguity in bin Laden's words on the matter. So much, it seems, for Powell's case that Hussein and bin Laden are working together.
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Joe Conason's Journal
One of the foremost experts on Islamic movements dismisses Colin Powell's allegations of connections between al-Qaida and Saddam Hussein.

(This in Salon. Go ahead and get a free day pass — it's worth it.)