Pierre Legrand’s Pink Flamingo Bar

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1. By Pierre Legrand’s Pink Flamingo Bar » Saddam and Al Qaeda Connections and Collaboration on September 11, 2006 at

   […] TENET TESTIMONY TO SENATE CURRENT AND PROJECTED NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES HEARING before the SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE of the UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION CURRENT AND PROJECTED NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 6, 2002 Tenet: And the Iraqi piece, as I referenced, you know, the WMD profile I gave you and my interest in being very careful about was there a convergence of interest here between al-Qa’ida and the Iraqis, don’t know the answer to the question yet–pursuing it very, very carefully. There was a press story today that said CIA dismisses these linkages. Well, you don’t dismiss linkages when you have a group like al-Qa’ida who probably buys and sells all kinds of capabilities for people who have converging interests, whether Sunni or Shi’a, and how they mixed and matched training capabilities, safe harboring, and money is something we’re taking a look at. So nobody dismisses anything. Everybody’s on the table, and these networks of terrorism should no longer be thought about purely in terms of the state’s interests, what they say publicly, what their obvious interests are and how they see the benefit in hurting the United States. […]

2. By Pentagon looking for ass with both hands comes up empty...Saddam's Connections to Al Qaeda IS a Slam Dunk! | Pierre Legrand's Pink Flamingo Bar on March 11, 2008 at

   […] TENET TESTIMONY TO SENATE CURRENT AND PROJECTED NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES HEARING before the SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE of the UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION CURRENT AND PROJECTED NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 6, 2002 Tenet: And the Iraqi piece, as I referenced, you know, the WMD profile I gave you and my interest in being very careful about was there a convergence of interest here between al-Qa’ida and the Iraqis, don’t know the answer to the question yet–pursuing it very, very carefully. There was a press story today that said CIA dismisses these linkages. Well, you don’t dismiss linkages when you have a group like al-Qa’ida who probably buys and sells all kinds of capabilities for people who have converging interests, whether Sunni or Shi’a, and how they mixed and matched training capabilities, safe harboring, and money is something we’re taking a look at. So nobody dismisses anything. Everybody’s on the table, and these networks of terrorism should no longer be thought about purely in terms of the state’s interests, what they say publicly, what their obvious interests are and how they see the benefit in hurting the United States. […]

3. By Saddam and Al Qaeda Sitting in a Tree...of course they had a Collaborative Relationship, duh. | Pierre Legrand's Pink Flamingo Bar on April 19, 2008 at

   […] TENET TESTIMONY TO SENATE CURRENT AND PROJECTED NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES HEARING before the SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE of the UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION CURRENT AND PROJECTED NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS TO THE UNITED STATES FEBRUARY 6, 2002 Tenet: And the Iraqi piece, as I referenced, you know, the WMD profile I gave you and my interest in being very careful about was there a convergence of interest here between al-Qa’ida and the Iraqis, don’t know the answer to the question yet–pursuing it very, very carefully. There was a press story today that said CIA dismisses these linkages. Well, you don’t dismiss linkages when you have a group like al-Qa’ida who probably buys and sells all kinds of capabilities for people who have converging interests, whether Sunni or Shi’a, and how they mixed and matched training capabilities, safe harboring, and money is something we’re taking a look at. So nobody dismisses anything. Everybody’s on the table, and these networks of terrorism should no longer be thought about purely in terms of the state’s interests, what they say publicly, what their obvious interests are and how they see the benefit in hurting the United States. […]