Just to nip the latest “we told you so!” Iraq story in the bud, the infamous white powder (not to be confused with the infamous aluminum tubes or the infamous giant chemical weapons factory) isn’t anthrax. It’s explosives. Which make stories like this incredibly irresponsible: what do they think people are going to conclude when they hear “vials of white powder”?
Of course, William Randolph Hearst knew this kind of tactic well. He used to run headlines like “BIG BATTLE” in giant letters, with a tiny “Is Expected” below it. Same idea.
Now refresh my memory: did Saddam plan 9/11? I’m just not sure any more.
When I hear “vials of white powder” I think “cocaine,” although maybe that’s because I’m from Miami.
Nope. Saddam didn’t plan 9/11.
As they say, the truth is hard to get during the fog of war.