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"The 110th Congress isn’t over. We’re starting our work, and then we’re doing it in a period where the Congress is in recess. I’m calling everybody back." -- John Conyers on DemocracyNow, Aug.14,2008

House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers has taken the highly unusual step of calling his committee back from summer recess in order to investigate allegations by Ron Suskind that the Bush administration forged a letter to buttress the links made between Saddam and 9/11, and Saddam and WMD. The congressional Authorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq, the ""War Resolution" which, as far short as it fell of a congressional declaration of war, gave the invasion its constitutional legal cover, and gave Bush the authorization to invade only after he had certified to congress the existence of these two critical links. If Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11, and if he did not possess WMD, the war was off.



The Authorization for the Use of Force stipulated:





Sec. 3 (b) Presidential Determination.--



In connection with the exercise of

the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President

shall, prior to such exercise or as soon thereafter as may be feasible,

but no later than 48 hours after exercising such authority, make

available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the

President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that--



(2) acting pursuant to this joint resolution is consistent

with the United States and other countries continuing to take

the necessary actions against international terrorist and

terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations,

or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the

terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.

-"I have also determined that the use of armed force against Iraq is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001." -George Bush, certification to Congress to authorize the use of force in Iraq, March 23, 2003

[Adam Boulton, Sky News (London):] One question for you both. Do you believe that there is a link between Saddam Hussein, a direct link, and the men who attacked on September the 11th?



THE PRESIDENT: I can't make that claim.



THE PRIME MINISTER: That answers your question.

-"No, we've had no evidence that Saddam Hussein was involved with September the 11th.

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