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Bush says to look into Iranian role in terror attacks
www.chinaview.cn 2004-07-20 01:45:43
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Xinhuanet) -- US President George W. Bush said on Monday that the United States will continue to investigate if Iran was involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
"As to direct connections with September the 11th, we are digging into the facts to determine if there was one," Bush said at the photo opportunity with visiting Chilean President Ricardo Lagos in the Oval Office of the White House.
"Acting (CIA) Director (John) McLaughlin said there was no direct connection between Iran and the attacks of September the 11th. We will continue to look and see if the Iranians were involved," Bush said.
McLaughlin said on Sunday that the CIA had known for some time that some of the Sept. 11 hijackers were able to pass through Iran,but he said there was no evidence the government in Tehran supported this and nothing suggests an official connection betweenIran and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The New York Times also reported on Sunday that the final report of a commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks would offer new evidence of cooperative ties between Iran and Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terrorist network.
The new evidence will include information drawn from intelligence reports suggesting that Iran provided several of the hijackers on Sept. 11 with safe passage in the year before the attacks, the report said, citing US government officials.
Nonetheless, the US officials emphasized that the commission had no evidence to suggest that Iranian officials knew of the Sept.11 plot.
Iran has denied US accusations and said news reports tying Iranto the al-Qaeda were part of a US cover-up to deflect attention away from its failings in Iraq.
http://news.xinhuane...ent_1616130.htm
www.chinaview.cn 2004-07-20 01:45:43
WASHINGTON, July 19 (Xinhuanet) -- US President George W. Bush said on Monday that the United States will continue to investigate if Iran was involved in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
"As to direct connections with September the 11th, we are digging into the facts to determine if there was one," Bush said at the photo opportunity with visiting Chilean President Ricardo Lagos in the Oval Office of the White House.
"Acting (CIA) Director (John) McLaughlin said there was no direct connection between Iran and the attacks of September the 11th. We will continue to look and see if the Iranians were involved," Bush said.
McLaughlin said on Sunday that the CIA had known for some time that some of the Sept. 11 hijackers were able to pass through Iran,but he said there was no evidence the government in Tehran supported this and nothing suggests an official connection betweenIran and the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
The New York Times also reported on Sunday that the final report of a commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks would offer new evidence of cooperative ties between Iran and Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda terrorist network.
The new evidence will include information drawn from intelligence reports suggesting that Iran provided several of the hijackers on Sept. 11 with safe passage in the year before the attacks, the report said, citing US government officials.
Nonetheless, the US officials emphasized that the commission had no evidence to suggest that Iranian officials knew of the Sept.11 plot.
Iran has denied US accusations and said news reports tying Iranto the al-Qaeda were part of a US cover-up to deflect attention away from its failings in Iraq.
http://news.xinhuane...ent_1616130.htm
Pssst. They passed through America as well.
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