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Posted on 06/17/2004 7:05:22 AM PDT by Valin
The 9/11 Commission raises more questions than it answers.
The 9/11 Commission's staff has come down decidedly on the side of the naysayers about operational ties between Saddam Hussein's regime and Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network. This development is already being met with unbridled joy by opponents of the Iraq war, who have been carping for days about recent statements by President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney that reaffirmed the deposed Iraqi regime's promotion of terror.
The celebration is premature. The commission's cursory treatment of so salient a national question as whether al Qaeda and Iraq confederated is puzzling. Given that the panel had three hours for Richard Clarke, one might have hoped for more than three minutes on Iraq. More to the point, though, the staff statements released Wednesday which seemed to be contradicted by testimony at the public hearing within minutes of their publication raise more questions than they answer, about both matters the staff chose to address and some it strangely opted to omit.
The staff's sweeping conclusion is found in its Statement No. 15 ("Overview of the Enemy"), which states:
Bin Laden also explored possible cooperation with Iraq during his time in Sudan, despite his opposition to Hussein's secular regime. Bin Laden had in fact at one time sponsored anti-Saddam Islamists in Iraqi Kurdistan. The Sudanese, to protect their own ties with Iraq, reportedly persuaded Bin Laden to cease this support and arranged for contacts between Iraq and al Qaeda. A senior Iraqi intelligence officer reportedly made three visits to Sudan, finally meeting Bin Laden in 1994. Bin Laden is said to have requested space to establish training camps, as well as assistance in procuring weapons, but Iraq apparently never responded. There have been reports that contacts between Iraq and al Qaeda also occurred after Bin Laden returned to Afghanistan, but they do not appear to have resulted in a collaborative relationship. Two senior Bin Laden associates have adamantly denied that any ties existed between al Qaeda and Iraq. We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States.
Just taken on its own terms, this paragraph is both internally inconsistent and ambiguously worded. First, it cannot be true both that the Sudanese arranged contacts between Iraq and bin Laden and that no "ties existed between al Qaeda and Iraq." If the first proposition is so, then the "[t]wo senior Bin Laden associates" who are the sources of the second are either lying or misinformed.
In light of the number of elementary things the commission staff tells us its investigation has been unable to clarify (for example, in the very next sentence after the Iraq paragraph, the staff explains that the question whether al Qaeda had any connection to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing or the 1995 plot to blow U.S. airliners out of the sky "remains a matter of substantial uncertainty"), it is fair to conclude that these two senior bin Laden associates may not be the most cooperative, reliable fellows in town regarding what bin Laden was actually up to. Moreover, we know from press reports and the administration's own statements about the many al Qaeda operatives it has captured since 9/11 that the government is talking to more than just two of bin Laden's top operatives. That begs the questions: Have we really only asked two of them about Iraq? If not, what did the other detainees say?
Inconvenient Facts
The staff's back-of-the-hand summary also strangely elides mention of another significant matter but one that did not escape the attention of Commissioner Fred Fielding, who raised it with a panel of law-enforcement witnesses right after noting the staff's conclusion that there was "no credible evidence" of cooperation. It is the little-discussed original indictment of bin Laden, obtained by the Justice Department in spring 1998 several weeks before the embassy bombings and at a time when the government thought it would be prudent to have charges filed in the event an opportunity arose overseas to apprehend bin Laden. Paragraph 4 of that very short indictment reads:
Al Qaeda also forged alliances with the National Islamic Front in the Sudan and with the government of Iran and its associated terrorist group Hezballah for the purpose of working together against their perceived common enemies in the West, particularly the United States. In addition, al Qaeda reached an understanding with the government of Iraq that al Qaeda would not work against that government and that on particular projects, specifically including weapons development, al Qaeda would work cooperatively with the Government of Iraq.
(Emphasis added.) This allegation has always been inconvenient for the "absolutely no connection between Iraq and al Qaeda" club. (Richard Clarke, a charter member, handles the problem in his book by limiting the 1998 indictment to a fleeting mention and assiduously avoiding any description of what the indictment actually says.)
It remains inconvenient. As testimony at the commission's public hearing Wednesday revealed, the allegation in the 1998 indictment stems primarily from information provided by the key accomplice witness at the embassy bombing trial, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl. Al-Fadl told agents that when al Qaeda was headquartered in the Sudan in the early-to-mid-1990s, he understood an agreement to have been struck under which the jihadists would put aside their antipathy for Saddam and explore ways of working together with Iraq, particularly regarding weapons production.
On al Qaeda's end, al-Fadl understood the liaison for Iraq relations to be an Iraqi named Mahmdouh Mahmud Salim (a.k.a. "Abu Hajer al Iraqi"), one of bin Laden's closest friends. (There will be a bit more to say later about Salim, who, it bears mention, was convicted in New York last year for maiming a prison guard in an escape attempt while awaiting trial for bombing the embassies.) After the embassies were destroyed, the government's case, naturally, was radically altered to focus on the attacks that killed over 250 people, and the Iraq allegation was not included in the superseding indictment. But, as the hearing testimony made clear, the government has never retracted the allegation.
Neither have other important assertions been retracted, including those by CIA Director George Tenet. As journalist Stephen Hayes reiterated earlier this month, Tenet, on October 7, 2002, wrote a letter to Congress, which asserted:
Our understanding of the relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda is evolving and is based on sources of varying reliability. Some of the information we have received comes from detainees, including some of high rank. We have solid reporting of senior level contacts between Iraq and Al Qaeda going back a decade. Credible information indicates that Iraq and Al Qaeda have discussed safe haven and reciprocal nonaggression. Since Operation Enduring Freedom, we have solid evidence of the presence in Iraq of Al Qaeda members, including some that have been in Baghdad. We have credible reporting that Al Qaeda leaders sought contacts in Iraq who could help them acquire W.M.D. capabilities. The reporting also stated that Iraq has provided training to Al Qaeda members in the areas of poisons and gases and making conventional bombs. Iraq's increasing support to extremist Palestinians coupled with growing indications of relationship with Al Qaeda suggest that Baghdad's links to terrorists will increase, even absent U.S. military action.
Tenet, as Hayes elaborated, has never backed away from these assessments, reaffirming them in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee as recently as March 9, 2004.
Is the commission staff saying that the CIA director has provided faulty information to Congress? That doesn't appear to be what it is saying at all. This is clear if anything in this regard can be said to be "clear" from the staff's murky but carefully phrased summation sentence, which is worth parsing since it is already being gleefully misreported: "We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States." (Italics mine.) That is, the staff is not saying al Qaeda and Iraq did cooperate far from it. The staff seems to be saying: "they appear to have cooperated but we do not have sufficient evidence to conclude that they worked in tandem on a specific terrorist attack, such as 9/11, the U.S.S. Cole bombing, or the embassy bombings."
The same might, of course, be said about the deposed Taliban government in Afghanistan. Before anyone gets unhinged, I am not suggesting that bin Laden's ties to Iraq were as extensive as his connections to Afghanistan. But as is the case with Iraq, no one has yet tied the Taliban to a direct attack on the United States, although no one doubts for a moment that deposing the Taliban post-9/11 was absolutely the right thing to do.
I would point out, moreover, that al Qaeda is a full-time terrorist organization it does not have the same pretensions as, say, Sinn Fein or Hamas, to be a part-time political party. Al Qaeda's time is fully devoted to conducting terrorist attacks and planning terrorist attacks. Thus, if a country cooperates with al Qaeda, it is cooperating in (or facilitating, abetting, promoting you choose the euphemism) terrorism. What difference should it make that no one can find an actual bomb that was once in Saddam's closet and ended up at the Cole's hull? If al Qaeda and Iraq were cooperating, they had to be cooperating on terrorism, and as al Qaeda made no secret that it existed for the narrow purpose of inflicting terrorism on the United States, exactly what should we suppose Saddam was hoping to achieve by cooperating with bin Laden?
Of course, we may yet find that Saddam was a participant in the specific 9/11 plot. In that regard, the commission staff's report is perplexing, and, again, raises or flat omits many more questions than it resolves.
Don't Forget Shakir
For one thing, the staff has now addressed the crucial January 2000 Malaysia planning session in a few of its statements. As I have previously recounted, this was the three-day meeting at which Khalid al Midhar and Nawaf al Hazmi, eventual hijackers of Flight 77 (the one that hit the Pentagon), met with other key 9/11 planners. The staff's latest report, Statement Number 16 ("Outline of the 9/11 Plot"), even takes time to describe how the conspirators were hosted in Kuala Lampur by members of a Qaeda-affiliated terror group, Jemaah Islamiah. But the staff does not mention, let alone explain, let alone explain away, that al Midhar was escorted to the meeting by Ahmed Hikmat Shakir.
Shakir is the Iraqi who got his job as an airport greeter through the Iraqi embassy, which controlled his work schedule. He is the man who left that job right after the Malaysia meeting; who was found in Qatar six days after 9/11 with contact information for al Qaeda heavyweights including bin Laden's aforementioned friend, Salim and who was later detained in Jordan but released only after special pleading from Saddam's regime, and only after intelligence agents concluded that he seemed to have sophisticated counter-interrogation training. Shakir is also the Iraqi who now appears, based on records seized since the regime's fall, to have been all along an officer in Saddam's Fedayeen.
Does all this amount to proof of participation in the 9/11 plot? Well, in any prosecutor's office it would be a pretty good start. And if the commission staff was going to get into this area of Iraqi connections to al Qaeda at all, what conceivable good reason is there for avoiding any discussion whatsoever of Shakir? At least tell us why he is not worth mentioning.
Prague Problem
One thing the staff evidently thought it was laying to rest was the other niggling matter of whether 9/11 major domo Mohammed Atta met with Iraqi intelligence officer Ahmed al-Ani in Prague in April 2001. The staff's conclusion is that the meeting is a fiction. To say its reasoning is less than satisfying would be a gross understatement. Here's the pertinent conclusion, also found in Statement Number 16:
We have examined the allegation that Atta met with an Iraqi intelligence officer in Prague on April 9 [2001]. Based on the evidence available including investigation by Czech and U.S. authorities plus detainee reporting we do not believe that such a meeting occurred. The FBI's investigation places him in Virginia as of April 4, as evidenced by this bank surveillance camera shot of Atta withdrawing $8,000 from his account. Atta was back in Florida by April 11, if not before. Indeed, investigation has established that, on April 6, 9, 10, and 11, Atta's cellular telephone was used numerous times to call Florida phone numbers from cell sites within Florida. We have seen no evidence that Atta ventured overseas again or re-entered the United States before July, when he traveled to Spain under his true name and back under his true name.
This is ground, again, that I've recently covered. To rehearse: Czech intelligence has alleged that Atta was seen in Prague on April 8 or 9, 2001. Atta had withdrawn $8,000 cash from a bank in Virginia on April 4 and was not eyeballed again by a witness until one week later, on April 11. The new detail added by the staff is that Atta's cell phone was used in Florida on three days (April 6, 9 and 10) during that time frame. Does this tend to show he was in Florida rather than Prague? It could, but not very convincingly. Telling us Atta's cell phone was used is not the same as telling us Atta used the cell phone.
Atta almost certainly would not have been able to use the cell phone overseas, so it would have been foolish to tote it along to the Czech Republic especially if he was traveling clandestinely (as the large cash withdrawal suggests). He would have left it behind. Atta, moreover, had a roommate (and fellow hijacker), Marwan al-Shehhi. It is certainly possible that Shehhi whom the staff places in Florida during April 2001 could have used Atta's cell phone during that time.
Is it possible that Atta was in Florida rather than Prague? Of course it is. But the known evidence militates strongly against that conclusion: an eyewitness puts Atta in Prague, meeting with al-Ani; we know Atta was a "Hamburg student" and represented himself as such in a visa application; it has been reported that the Czechs have al-Ani's appointment calendar and it says he was scheduled to meet on the critical day with a "Hamburg student"; and we know for certain that Atta was in Prague under very suspicious circumstances twice in a matter of days (May 30 and June 2, 2000) during a time the Czechs and Western intelligence services feared that Saddam, through al-Ani, might be reviving a plot to use Islamic extremists to bomb Radio Free Europe (a plot the State Department acknowledged in its annual global terror report notwithstanding that the commission staff apparently did not think the incident merited mention).
I am perfectly prepared to accept the staff's conclusion about Atta not being in Prague if the commission provides a convincing, thoughtful explanation, which is going to have to get a whole lot better than a cell-phone record.
What is the staff's reason for rejecting the eyewitness identification? Is the "Hamburg student" entry bogus? Since the staff is purporting to provide a comprehensive explanation of the 9/11 plot the origins of which it traces back to 1999 what is their explanation for what Atta was doing in Prague in 2000? Why, when the staff went into minute detail about the travels of other hijackers (even when it conceded it did not know the relevance of those trips), was Atta's trip to Prague not worthy of even a passing mention? Why was it so important for Atta to be in Prague on May 30, 2000 that he couldn't delay for one day, until May 31, when his visa would have been ready? Why was it so important for him to be in Prague on May 30 that he opted to go despite the fact that, without a visa, he could not leave the airport terminal? How did he happen to find the spot in the terminal where surveillance cameras would not capture him for nearly six hours? Why did he go back again on June 2? Was he meeting with al-Ani? If so, why would it be important for him to see al-Ani right before entering the United States in June 2000? And jumping ahead to 2001, if Atta wasn't using cash to travel anonymously, what did he do with the $8000 he suddenly withdrew before disappearing on April 4? If his cell phone was used in Florida between April 4 and April 11, what follow-up investigation has been done about that by the 9/11 Commission? By the FBI? By anybody? Whom was the cell phone used to call? Do any of those people remember speaking to Atta at that time? Perhaps someone would remember speaking with the ringleader of the most infamous attack in the history of the United States if he had called to chat, no?
Are these questions important to answer? You be the judge. According to the 9/11 Commission staff report, bin Laden originally pressed the operational supervisor of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM), "that the attacks occur as early as mid-2000," even though bin Laden "recognized that Atta and the other pilots had only just arrived in the United States to begin their flight training[.]" Well I'll be darned: mid-2000 is exactly when Atta made his two frenetic trips to Prague immediately before heading to the United States to begin that flight training.
The commission staff next says, "[i]n 2001, Bin Laden apparently pressured KSM twice more for an earlier date. According to KSM, Bin Laden first requested a date of May 12, 2001," and then proposed a date in June or July. Well, what do you know: all those dates are only weeks after Atta may have had some reason to drop everything and secretly run to Prague for a meeting with al-Ani. Or maybe it's just a coincidence.
Andrew C. McCarthy, a former chief assistant U.S. attorney who led the 1995 terrorism prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and eleven others, is an NRO contributor.
We know Saddam worked with the PLO and other terrorists, he funded them. He at LEAST knew that 9/11 was coming.
Less than two months before 9/11/01, the state-controlled Iraqi newspaper Al-Nasiriya carried a column headlined, American, an Obsession called Osama Bin Ladin. (July 21, 2001)
In the piece, Baath Party writer Naeem Abd Muhalhal predicted that bin Laden would attack the US with the seriousness of the Bedouin of the desert about the way he will try to bomb the Pentagon after he destroys the White House.
The same state-approved column also insisted that bin Laden will strike America on the arm that is already hurting, and that the US will curse the memory of Frank Sinatra every time he hears his songs an apparent reference to the Sinatra classic, New York, New York.
(Link below)
List of newspaper article in the 90's which mention the world's concern regarding the growing relationship between OBL and Saddam: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/946809/posts?page=1
Son of Saddam coordinates OBL activities:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/951911/posts
The AQ connection (excellent):http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/944617/posts?page=2
Western Nightmare: http://www.guardian.co.uk/alqaida/story/0,12469,798270,00.html
Saddam's link to OBL: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/866105/posts
NYT: Iraq and AQ agree to cooperate: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985906/posts
Document linking them: http://tennessean.com/nation-world/archives/03/06/34908297.shtml?Element_ID=34908297
Iraq and terrorism - no doubt about it: http://www.nationalreview.com/robbins/robbins091903.asp
A federal judge rules there are links:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/986293/posts
Wall Street Journal on Iraq and AQ:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/987129/posts
Iraq and Iran contact OBL: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/981055/posts
More evidence: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F04%2F27%2Fwalq27.xml
Saddam's AQ connection: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/969032/posts
Further connections: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1007969/posts
What a court of law said about the connections:
Some miscellaneous stuff on connections:
Saddam's Ambassador to Al Qaeda: (February 2004, Weekly Standard)
Yes - it's NewsMax but loaded with interesting bullet points.
Saddam's Fingerprints on NY Bombing (Wall Street Journal, June 1993)
Colin Powell: Iraq and AQ Partners for Years (CNN, February 2003)
The Iraq-Al Qaeda Connections (September 2003, Richard Miniter)
Oil for Food Scandal Ties Iraq and Al Qaeda (June 2003)
Saddam and OBL Make a Pact (The New Yorker, February 2003):
Al Qaeda's Poison Gas (Wall Street Journal, April 2004):
Wolfowitz Says Saddam behind 9/11 Attacks:
Saddam behind first WTC attack - PBS, Laurie Mylroie:
Growing Evidence of Saddam and Al Qaeda Link, The Weekly Standard, July 2003:
Qusay Hussein Coordinated Iraq special operations with Bin Laden Terrorist Activities, Yossef Bodansky, National Press Club
The Western Nightmare: Saddam and Bin Laden vs. the Rest of the World, The Guardian Unlimited:
Saddam Link to Bin Laden, Julian Borger, The Guardian, February 1999
The Al Qaeda Connection, The Weekly Standard, July 2003
Cheney lectures Russert on Iraq/911 Link, September 2003:
No Question About It, National Review, September 2003
Iraq: A Federal Judges Point of View
Mohammed's Account links Iraq to 9/11 and OKC:
Free Republic Thread that mentions so me books Freepers might be interested in on this topic:
The Proof that Saddam Worked with AQ, The Telegraph, April 2003:
Saddam's AQ Connection, The Weekly Standard, September 2003
September 11 Victims Sue Iraq:
Osama's Best Friend: The Further Connections Between Al Qaeda and Saddam, The Weekly Standard, November 2003
Terrorist Behind 9/11 Attacks Trained by Saddam, The Telegraph, December 2003
James Woolsey Links Iraq and AQ, CNN Interview, March 2004, Also see Posts #34 and #35
A Geocities Interesting Web Site with maps and connections:
Bin Laden indicted in federal court, read down to find information that Bin Laden agreed to not attack Iraq and to work cooperatively with Iraq:
Case Closed, The Weekly Standard, November 03
CBS - Lawsuit: Iraq involved in 9/11:
Exploring Iraq's Involvement in pre-9/11 Acts, The Indianapolis Star:
The Iraq/AQ Connection: Richard Minister again
Militia Defector says Baghdad trained Al Qaeda fighters in chemical weapons, July 2002
The Clinton View of Iraq/AQ Ties, The Weekly Standard, December 2003
Saddam Controlled the Camps (Iraq/AQ Ties): The London Observer, November 01
Saddam's Terror Ties that Critics Ignore, National Review, October 2003:
Tape Shows General Wesley Clark linking Iraq and AQ:
Freeper list of links between AQ and Iraq:
Salman Pak (Aviation Weekly)
Another freeper resource - list of links between OBL and Saddam:
Saddam/911 Link (FrontPage Magazine, Laurie Mylroie, May 2004):
Bush says Zarqawi killed Berg, cites Saddam ties (Reuters, May 2004)
The Connections (May 2004, The Weekly Standard)
New Information:http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1144123/posts?page=11
Saddam's role in 9/11. (Freeper book, May 2004)
Entire link and Post #5 - Clinton mentioned how AQ was developing a relationship with Iraq.
The House of Representatives read into the congressional record the ties that Saddam had to Osama bin Laden (read down and open links in the record): June 2004
Exploring the links between 9/11 and Iraq (Richard Miniter, June 2004)
The Terrorist behind 9/11 was trained by Saddam (The Telegraph, 12/03)
New Iraqi Chief Links 9/11 to Saddam (June 2004, NewsMax)
Increasing evidence of Saddam's ties to 9/11 and AQ (National Review, June 2004)
Pre Bush Timeline of Saddam/OBL Ties (Freeper research):
Cheney claims Iraq/AQ connections (June 2004)
The 911 Commission is a blatant waste of time and money and any conclusions they reach should be dismissed. Whom did I hear quoted on the news last night? Partisan hack Richard BenVeniste. 'Nuff said!
The problem is, it's complicated ... it's much easier to say "There's no connection".
Do you have any links? :-)
Sorry about slamming the threads with the same info over and over...
Andrew C. McCarthy, a former chief assistant U.S. attorney who led the 1995 terrorism prosecution against Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman and eleven others....
Good questions, stubborn facts, and Peach's links.
Thanx for the references - I just spent 10 minutes on a radio talk show (until the host - losing - cut me off!) I was trying to think of all that from memory ... a losing cause there! :>)
Right, and anyone expecting a "smoking gun" in the form of a video of OBL and Saddam sitting down playing X-Box together will never be satisfied.
Good for you!
I wish more people would call/write letters, etc. and get the word out.
I found my article. It's on its way to my mom. All I asked her to do is judge for herself if the commission and the press are after the truth, or advancing an agenda. Great article.
I read yesterday's 20 page report and this brief sentence is sole crux of the media's headline "The commission concludes there is no link." This part of the report was clearly written by an attorney well schooled in the "it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is" technicalities which allows the commission to purposefully mislead the media and the public.
This article brings up a outstanding point which I hadn't even thought of before. Most cell phones purchased in America don't work at all overseas, as anyone who travels outside the country well knows. Therefore, if Atta did in fact go overseas, he would have no reason to bring his cell phone with him, and quite likely would have left it with his associate.
So, um, is there any evidence of a connection? ;^)
Impressive collection.
I don't see a large neon sign saying "al Qaeda barracks and massage parlor". Therefore there's no connection!
BTTT for a later perusal . . . .
Were there a Dumbocrat in the WH everyone would know all about it of course.
The fact is the Czechs have an eyewitness account of Atta being in Prague at the time questioned while the commission only has a record of Atta's cell-phone being used...which he could very well have given to an associate. No one saw Atta in Florida at the time questioned. The panel simply was derelict in it's duty and obviously out to get the Bush admin.
There's no question about that. The new book just out by Stephen Hayes claims that both George Tenet and Condoleeza Rice privately say that they believe Atta in fact made the trip which the "commission" says never took place.
911 Commission---better known as the Gorelick Hatchet job.
Well .. I agree with what Rush said yesterday .. as long as Gorelick is on the commission, it has no credibility .. PERIOD!
What happened to the ledger David Kay's group found showing years of training of terrorist groups in Iraqi training camps .. including Salmon Pak.
This commission is NOTHING MORE THAN A HIT GROUP against the President and nothing they say has any weight in my opinion of the Bush admin's actions.
Oh you can't trust anything David Kay has to say, he thought it was a good idea we toppled sadam.
Why such silence?
"Do you have any links? :-)"
Took the words right out of my mouth. Perhaps a Cliff Notes version would do.
"Right, and anyone expecting a "smoking gun" in the form of a video of OBL and Saddam sitting down playing X-Box together will never be satisfied."
I disagree. If there was a video of Osama and Saddam playing xbox together and that was brought before the 9/11 commission, the commission would report back that they weren't playing together, they were playing against each other.
Cliff notes version (hah!):
1. The Clinton administration repeatedly mentioned the relationship between OBL and Saddam.
2. The Clinton administration's justice department in federal court indicted OBL in 1998 and mentioned his relationship with Saddam.
3. The press wrote 100's of articles in the 90's about the world's alarm at the growing relationship between OBL and Iraq. Newsweek and the NYT are among the mainstream press who wrote about this extensively.
4. 9/11 families have won a verdict in federal court blaming IRAQ for 9/11.
5. Saddam knew 9/11 was coming and mentioned in his state run newspaper in July 2001 that OBL was going to hit the US and we'd never sing New York, New York again without crying.
6. Hundreds of other links but they aren't in Cliff Note version.
Not if you're a Democrat.
Good point!
"Cliff notes version (hah!):"
Thank you, now even those of us with short attention spans and ingrained aversion to reading long lists know your salient points (I did before anyhow).:)
Okay doke.
I know it's a loooong list and wasn't sure if you were serious or not. Sorry.
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Yeah, I know .. such a radical! LOL!!
9/11 Panel Denies Al-Qaeda-Iraq Links
by Jim Lobe
In a direct challenge to recent assertions by both President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, the special bipartisan commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against New York and the Pentagon has found "no credible evidence" of any operational link between Iraq and al-Qaeda.
While the commission, which has had access to highly classified U.S. intelligence, said that al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had sought contacts with and support from former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein after his expulsion from Sudan in 1994, those appeals were ignored.
Contacts between Iraq and al-Qaeda after bin Laden moved to Afghanistan "do not appear to have resulted in a collaborative relationship," according to the commission's report, which was released Wednesday morning. It added that two senior al-Qaeda officials now in U.S. custody "have adamantly denied that any ties existed between al-Qaeda and Iraq."
The report is the first of a series expected to be released over the coming months as the commission winds up its work.
Most of it deals with al-Qaeda's evolution beginning in the 1980s. Echoing the administration, it warns that "al-Qaeda is actively striving to attack the United States and inflict mass casualties."
Its conclusion about the absence of any operational link between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein not only further undermines the administration's case for going to war against Iraq, but also deals a sharp blow to the already-strained credibility of Cheney, who Monday asserted without elaboration during a speech to a right-wing institute in Florida that the Iraqi leader had "long-established ties" to the group.
Cheney insisted as recently as last January that Washington had obtained "conclusive" evidence that Hussein had biological weapons in the form of two customized truck trailers that he said was for their production.
The claim, which he has not repeated since, was discredited by, among others, outgoing Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director George Tenet, as well as the head of the U.S. task force in charge of searching for alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs in Iraq, David Kay.
Asked about Cheney's most recent remarks at a Tuesday press conference, Bush declined to answer directly, insisting instead that Hussein had ties with "terrorist organizations," of which he cited only the late Abu Nidal, a Palestinian who split from Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the 1970s and created his own terrorist group.
Bush also suggested that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian who is identified by U.S. officials as a leader of resistance to the U.S. occupation of Iraq, might also have had ties to Hussein and al-Qaeda.
"Zarqawi is the best evidence of (Hussein's) connection to al-Qaeda affiliates and al-Qaeda," Bush said. "He's the person who's still killing."
The commission's conclusion on the absence of ties between Hussein and al-Qaeda is also certain to further discredit the so-called neoconservatives both inside and outside the administration who led the march to war. Many of them were behind what appeared to be an orchestrated campaign to implicate Hussein in the 9/11 attacks themselves.
Within the administration, the principals appear to have included Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, Vice President Dick Cheney and his national security adviser, I. Lewis Libby, among others in key posts in the National Security Council (NSC) and the State Department.
Outside the administration, key figures included close friends of both Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld, including Richard Perle, former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief James Woolsey both members of Rumsfeld's Defence Policy Board (DPB); Frank Gaffney, head of the arms-industry-funded Centre for Security Policy; and William Kristol, editor of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Weekly Standard and chairman of the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), among others.
A close examination of the public record indicates that all of these individuals were actively preparing the ground within days, even hours, after the 9/11 attacks for an eventual strike on Iraq, whether or not it had any role in the attacks or any connection to al-Qaeda.
A hint of a deliberate campaign to connect Iraq with 9/11 and al-Qaeda surfaced one year ago in a televised interview of General Wesley Clark on the popular public-affairs program, Meet the Press. In answer to a question, Clark asserted, "there was a concerted effort during the fall of 2001, starting immediately after 9/11, to pin 9/11 and the terrorism problem on Saddam Hussein."
"It came from the White House, it came from other people around the White House. It came from all over. I got a call on 9/11. I was on CNN, and I got a call at my home saying, 'you got to say this is connected. This is state-sponsored terrorism. This has to be connected to Saddam Hussein.'"
While Clark has not yet identified who called him, Perle, Woolsey, Gaffney and Kristol were using the same language in their media appearances on 9/11 and over the following weeks.
"This could not have been done without help of one or more governments," Perle told The Washington Post on Sept. 11. "Someone taught these suicide bombers how to fly large airplanes. I don't think that can be done without the assistance of large governments."
While Kristol and company were trying to implicate Hussein in the public debate, their friends in the administration were pushing hard in the same direction. Cheney, according to published accounts, had already confided to friends before Sept. 11 that he hoped the Bush administration would remove Hussein from power.
But the evidence about Rumsfeld is even more dramatic. According to an account by veteran CBS newsman David Martin in September 2002, Rumsfeld was "telling his aides to start thinking about striking Iraq, even though there was no evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the attacks" five hours after an American Airlines jet slammed into the Pentagon.
Martin attributed his account in part to notes taken at the time by a Rumsfeld aide. They quote the defense chief asking for the "best info fast" to "judge whether good enough to hit SH (Saddam Hussein) at the same time, not only UBL (Usama bin Laden). The administration should "go massive ... sweep it all up, things related and not," the notes quote Rumsfeld as saying.
Wolfowitz shared those views, according to an account of the meeting Sept. 15-16 of the administration's war council at Camp David, provided by the Post's Bill Woodward and Dan Balz. In the "I-was-there" style for which Woodward, whose access to powerful officials since his investigative role in the Watergate scandal almost 30 years ago is unmatched, is famous:
"Wolfowitz argued (at the meeting) that the real source of all the trouble and terrorism was probably Hussein. The terrorist attacks of Sep. 11 created an opportunity to strike. Now, Rumsfeld asked again: 'Is this the time to attack Iraq?'"
"Powell objected," the Woodward and Balz account continued, citing Secretary of State Colin Powell's argument that U.S. allies would not support a strike on Iraq. "If you get something pinning Sep. 11 on Iraq, great," Powell is quoted as saying. "But let's get Afghanistan now. If we do that, we will have increased our ability to go after Iraq if we can prove Iraq had a role."
Despite the secretary of state's reservations, the neocon campaign was remarkably successful. As recently as eight weeks ago, a survey by the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of Maryland found that 57 percent of the U.S. public believed Iraq was either "directly involved" in carrying out the 9/11 attacks or had provided "substantial support" to al-Qaeda. Fifty-two percent said they believed that concrete evidence of a Hussein-al-Qaeda link had been uncovered by U.S. investigators since the war.
Retired senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence officials have long doubted any operational link between al-Qaeda and Hussein, as noted by former U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chas Freeman, who signed a statement by former top-ranking diplomats and military officials that was released here Tuesday, denouncing U.S. policy in Iraq and the Middle East.
"(Hussein) and Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda were mortal enemies during this period," Freeman told reporters, adding that administration assertions that the two had such links before the war were regarded by specialists in the region as "ludicrous."
"Why the vice president continues to make that claim beats me," said another former top diplomat, Ambassador Robert Oakley. "I have no idea."
June 17, 2004
Whom did I hear quoted on the news last night? Partisan hack Richard BenVeniste. 'Nuff said!
May I pls. add one more? Jamie Gorelick! Why wasn't she BEFORE the (C)ommission AS A WITNESS (regarding Oklahoma City, WTC-1993, and TWA # 800)? Let us home that in her case, time wounds all heels.
I notice you seem to be going out of your way to side with the 9/11 Commission, and are trying to get people here to not vote in the election.
I'm smelling a troll, and be assured I'll be keeping a close eye on you.
I'm just a person who believes in small government... you know, the way you "conservatives" used to.
To Freepers, anyone who disagrees with them is a troll; so, yes, I guess that makes me one.
This may well be true, but color me skeptical.
...you know, the way you "conservatives" used to.
I don't agree with every single policy of the adminstration, but I'm voting for Bush whether you like it or not, and putting conservatives in quotation marks isn't going to change that.
To Freepers, anyone who disagrees with them is a troll; so, yes, I guess that makes me one.
Your not-so-subtle attack on all Freepers and reference to us as "them" shows that clearly you don't agree with us. So if that's the case, what exactly are you doing here? By the way, what you say isn't true, we have a couple of honest and open liberals that are permitted to post here. A troll is a faker, a poser, someone who's just here to antagonize others, or someone who's playing games such as posting under multiple identities and user names.
After your last response, I'm even more convinced now that you're probably someone who's been banned before in the past and is back to cause more trouble. I'm going to politely suggest to you that you just go away and don't come back.
Whatever, troll. Like I said, I'll be keeping a close eye on you.
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Lincoln Center Festival is taking a lean approach to several of its dramatic and musical offerings this year, with a one-person play and operas for one or two people. Olivia Giovetti reports.
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Our tour guide TT aka Tina Turner was a blast. The bus ride to Angra Dos Reis is about 3 hours and she made the ride fun and entertaining by providing historical information and showing off her singing skills. She speaks good English and was able to communicate the day's activities in three languages so no one was left in the dark Spanish, English, and Portuguese.
This was a good opportunity to get away from the busy Rio Olympics and see the country side. It rained most of the day, but that did not hamper our mood. The water was still very warm and we had three opportunities to swim - the only downside is that we did not get to sail out as far as they normally do because of the weather. The scenery is amazing.
The lunch was fantastic and the Caipirinhas were actually one of the best that we had in Rio. Drinks do not come in the price of your ticket, so keep that in mind. They do take credit cards. We had a small group of about 15 people probably due to the poor weather but it turned out to be the perfect amount of people. Because of the small group, we got to know many people from around the world and had a lot of good conversation. I would recommend this tour to anyone.
Doing what: Angra dos Reis Day Trip and Schooner Cruise
Amazing boat ride. Even though the weather looked muggy and the water was cold since it was Winter, it was still fun and beautiful. I recommend bringing a towel, sandals, and a rechargable lifeproof case and additional money for pit stops, appetizers, desert and drinks.
The fried fish meal, Caipirinha, and calamari was amazing. Make sure your phone is charged and able to get in the water because you can take amazing photos!
We stopped in a spot between two islands and got to swim with the fish, then we stopped at an island by getting in the water and walking onto the shore. Lastly we docked at another island. Each stop is about 30 minutes. The ride from Rio to Angra dos Reis is long, so I recommend an additional power source for your camera or phone.
I also took the Rio de Janeiro main landmarks Tour including Christ the Redeemer highly recommend http://www.viator.com/tours/Rio-de-Janeiro/Rio-de-Janeiro-Main-Landmarks-Tour-Including-Christ-the-Redeemer/d712-10351P1
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Doing what: Angra dos Reis Day Trip and Schooner Cruise
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If you book this tour, a beautiful day is awaiting for you. It starts with a three hour drive from Rio to Angra dos Reis. As soon as you arrive, you'll board the schooner boat. The whole afternoon you'll be cruising different islands and different beaches. You'll have plenty of time for swimming, snorkeling, walking on the beach, relaxing, etc. A plus on this tour is that your lunch is included - a good Brazilian style buffet is served versus other tours where lunch is not included and can turn out to be expensive. I highly recommend this tour and don't forget to bring your swimsuit and sun lotion !
Doing what: Angra dos Reis Day Trip and Schooner Cruise
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Had so much fun on this tour! Wonderful and fluent tour guide. Met amazing and fun people. Got to swim even though I can't but "learned" from other friendly tourists. Angra dos Reis was so cool. It looked liked some Greek or Italian coastal town. So worth doing.
Doing what: Angra dos Reis Day Trip and Schooner Cruise
Overall a very good day, but a number of things could have been better! One; It was not a trip to Angra dos Reis and Schooner Cruise. Angra dos Reis was simply where the schooner was based. Two; The journey between Rio and Angra dos Reis was far too long, 150km taking 2.5 hours each way. This was not clear when booking. The minibus was very cramped and uncomfortable. It needs a better bus for such a long journey. The cruise itself was excellent as was the guide and lunch!
Doing what: Angra dos Reis Day Trip and Schooner Cruise
Pick up was at 7am, we arrived in Angra dos Reis at 11h30 4h30 to get there, definitely too long. The guide was great and very friendly and helpful. We had bad weather and it was cold, boat trip was nice, 3 stops to swim. Food on the boat was very good as well. But would not do it again, just for the 4h30 drive in the morning and 3h30 hours back in the evening.
Doing what: Angra dos Reis Full Day Tour and Cruise
Unfortunately there was heavy rain for most of the trip, this prevented us from seeing many of the views on the way to Angra dos Reis. The staff on the boat battled against the elements and the band played to try and raise everyone's spirits. For us it meant there was not excuse not to get in the sea. The coach driver didn't complain about our soggy clothes as we boarded the coach for the journey back to Copacabana. It wasnt 5 hours as advertised nor was there a buffet lunch, a choice of fish, chicken or vegetarian. All drinks need to be purchased.
We nearly missed the trip as the departure time was wrong and had to wait over an hour. Nobody answers the local number we tried to call to confirm and Grey Line the tour company we were expecting subcintracted this to another company.
Doing what: Angra dos Reis Day Trip and Schooner Cruise
Here is the lowdown that none of the other reviews make clear:
1. You are on a schooner with about 60 other people. Some of them aren't even part of the tour group you start with. It felt very crowded and awkward. It was also more of a party cruise. I was expecting a more relaxing day.
2. This is not a tour. The guide barely spoke English, and you do not learn anything about Angra Dos Reis, the nature around the islands or the surrounding area. It is merely a boat trip.
3. The bus is as long as the other reviews stated. Our boat ride was only 4 hours, not 5. So it felt very short for the amount of effort it took to get there.
4. They try to upsell you everything on the boat from Snorkel gear to t-shirts. The only thing that is included in the price you pay is lunch. For lunch there are 2 options: chicken or fish. Drinks you also have to pay for.
5. You don't actually stop at the beach. Basically the boat anchors and you get to jump off. Not what I was expecting, since I thought it would be more of a beach day. The snorkeling is also pretty bad. They don't really take you to the best areas surrounding the islands.
Overall I would not take this tour again, nor recommend it to anyone. We would have been better off spending another day in Rio-not wasting it on a crowded bus.
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PATTERSON — The Patterson High School softball team will continue its playoff journey today when it hosts No. 7 seed St. Charles Catholic in a 5 p.m. contest.
The Lumberjills, the No. 23 seed, advanced to the second round after knocking off No. 10 seed Loranger on the road Tuesday.
Patterson coach Coby Minton attended St. Charles' first-round matchup with No. 26 seed Farmerville.
While Minton said it was hard to get a good read on St. Charles because the game was a blowout that St. Charles won 15-0 in three innings, Minton did pick up some things.
"The things you could tell is they're obviously very well coach," he said. "They're going to be very fundamentally sound. They try to pressure you in the run game."
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Following Tuesday's big win, Minton said he wanted his squad to enjoy the victory Tuesday.
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Never in your wildest dreams could you begin to imagine all the filthy and depraved things that go on inside The Wicked Horse. Step inside, and Woolf Jennings will make every one of your dirty fantasies come true.
He's covered in a facade of deception. An enticing blend of multimillionaire and hot-as-hell Wyoming rancher. Those who think they know Woolf Jennings admire his abilities to preside as CEO of his family's cattle and oil empire. But only a privileged few truly understand what fuels the glitter of depravity in those gorgeous blue eyes. Only a few know he's opened up a sinfully erotic and private sex club named The Wicked Horse right at the base of the beautiful Teton Mountain range.
Sweet Callie Hayes has returned home to Wyoming and is looking forward to starting her life over again. After a night of impetuosity, she's managed to put herself right in Woolf's line of sight... the man who she foolishly offered up her virginity to years ago and was flatly turned down.
Now Woolf is seeing that Callie is all grown up and has a kinky side to her that leaves him as confused as it does turned on. Worse yet, both Callie's dirty desires and sweet heart are getting under his skin and making Woolf question everything he's ever believed about himself.
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"Great New Series! HOT HOT HOT!"
I really enjoyed this book and can't wait for book #2! The characters are sexy, fun and have great chemistry. The story line was good and I enjoyed that it didn't have a big "misunderstanding" like most books in this genre. The sex scenes were hot, I only wish we got more scenes from the club. I was wishing book 2 was Bridger's story but after the ending to this one I'm very curious about Cain! He's going to be a Kinky one I just know it <3
The narration was good, I love dual narration! I hope the author keeps these narrators for book 2.
"The Second Book Is Way Better!"
I actually read this series out of order and I'm so glad I did. I read book 2 first since it was on sale. It got me SO hooked I had to get book one to see what I had missed. although it was a good book, I loved book 2 way more. It was much sexier than this book and I felt it had better narrators as well. Book one is a good intro, I'm glad I read it, but I was disappointed it didn't live up to the caliber of book 2. If you are reading in order, you'll like this book but you'll LOVE book 2! If you're reading out of sequence, as I did, be prepared for the heat to be turned way down on this one.
I love being swept away by a new romance and thankfully Audible's ever growing Library means I get to indulge myself over and over again
Woolf is handsome, mega rich, sexy and very very happy being the dark, demanding, skilled and desired lover.... well he ought to be because he owns The Wicked Horse Bar - but the Bar is just a front for his, and his business Partner Bridger's, dream location.... The Silo - their very own exclusive Members Only Sex Club. In The Silo anything goes as long as you're willing - well Woolf and Bridger are very very willing to watch, to participate in and to facilitate their, and their Member's, wildest sexual fantasies. Woolf is happy with his Bachelor life of no-strings sex, variety and lots of it so he has no intention or plans to settle down..... that is until he sees a face from his past that stirs up memories and evokes possessive undiluted lust. Unfortunately, it's for Callie - the sweet Governor's Daughter he knew from way back when so there's no room, or place, in his life for this innocent, naive and out-of-bounds good girl.... the light to his dark - but his brain and his libido are fiercely arguing about it.
Callie has always had a crush on handsome sexy Woolf and now that she's footloose and fancy free she's going to experience, and do, just as she pleases..... and what she wants to experience and do is Woolf. However, Woolf is reluctant and hiding something so Callie is determined to find out just what that is.... and just what she's been missing. Woolf is reluctant to show and introduce Callie to his debauched lifestyle but innocent little Callie isn't so innocent anymore and she has a few fantasies of her own that she wants fulfilling. But their playtime is about to all come crashing down around them..... because Daddy's just heard some shocking news and he's out for blood.
Wow, if you want hot - it's here, if you want kink - then it's definitely here and if you want a nice romance well it's here too and SB describes characters, scenes and emotions so well that she mentally transports you as you become a willing and happy spectator in her new Series. A series where she's created hot Alpha Heroes and surrounded them with all kinds of temptations and playthings to make them sexual Gods amongst men. There's M-F-M and M-F action which doesn't include the darker BDSM lifestyle and there's also some interesting secondary characters whose books I'm eager to listen to. There's humor, banter and a very deep Bro'mance.... where they're always happy and eager to share their playmates. Dual POV's and the narration made the whole thing come alive so I could picture each wicked, wild and wonderful scene.
Worth a credit? I tend to dip in and out of various different romantic Genres - and, next time I'm in the mood to experience the 'kink' lifestyle, then I'll certainly be looking this Author up. Yes creditworthy - a very enjoyable listen where you can feel the chemistry, the sexual tension, the lust.... and the love.
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"Not a typical sex club book"
Okay so you read in the description that there is an owner of a sex club and a woman he wants.....insert same old tired story line of how she all of a sudden realizes she is a submissive and falls into the scene in about 5 minutes, but that wasn't this book, thankfully!
Cali is SOOOO tired of her pretty little boring life as the governor's daughter. When she walked in the door and saw her fiance with a ball gag in his mouth and a female Dom standing over him...well that's the most excitement she's had in years, and she decides she need to go home and find out who she really is.
Wolf Jennings was born into wealth, he has hob-nobbed with the best, he grew up in the privileged circle. Within that circle was his best friends little sister, Cali,....man he has wanted her but in typical best friend fashion she is out of bounds. As they aged they grew apart but never forgot each other. So, when Wolf hears over the loud speaker at his night club that the wet t-shirt contest is about to begin and the first contestant starts talking and he realizes it's Cali he stops dead in his tracks and races for the bar.
This story had a plot and had a few hot scenes but as far as a book about a sex club goes it was fairly tame. Narrator was decent.
Good for credit or sale, wouldn't buy it.
Vikki Goldberg
"I'd like to join the Woolf pack!"
I wasn't sure about this one at first. I really like Sawyer's work so I decided to take the plunge. Loved it! and Woolf Jennings aka Lee Samuels certainly had me breathing a little faster.
"Lee Samuels! Enough said!!"
This was a really hot, sexy, and erotic listen!. And the storyline kept my interest peaked. Lee Samuels could read me the phone book! Loved it! My only regret is that is over. I love Wolf and Callie!
"Hot, and with a good plot"
When I read the summary on this novel, I figured it would be a sensual, blush raising story. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it was also a good, romantic story. I usually prefer longer novels because the reader/listener gets to know the characters better and the characters' relationship developes at a more realistic rate. Therefore, if I were to make a suggestion on how to improve the story, I would say that it just needed MORE. An example of this would be FIFTY SHADES OF GREY. That novel was not only sexy, but also emotionly powerful. I wish this author would try to write a longer novel, I think it could be great.
The narration was good, not great, but effective enough to add to the novel instead of detracting from it.
It is definitely worth a credit and I am looking forward to hearing more novels in this series.
-V from Kansas
I love all genres of books. However, when I listen to audio books as I clean, garden, drive they are better with a lot of heat!
"Sweet Sexy Romance"
When you mix hot sexy cowboys and a kink club you get a sexy erotic romance called Wicked Fall by Sawyer Bennett. Bennett is one of my "go-to" authors, those whose books I pick up without really knowing what they're about but feel confident enough, based on past experience, that I will get a good read. I wasn't disappointed with her first installment in her Wicked Horse series.
One of the best things about Bennett's books is her ability to combine the romance with the sexy and erotic. In Wicked Fall, you get a good combination although I tend to see the book leaning more towards the erotic with a good spoonful of the romance. The chemistry between Woolf and Callie is great with the amount of push-pull regarding The Silo and Woolf's desire to protect Callie and Callie's desire to explore, to shed her "sweet girl" persona. I mentioned before there is romance, and at its heart this is a love story, there is plenty of sex to be had. If you prefer to have more of the former then this isn't the book for you. While the romance doesn't involve scenes of moonlight walks on the beach/candlelight dinner variety, there is a thread of sweetness interspersed within the eroticism of the story. It's not emphasized, but Bennett wrote it in a way where, to the reader, deeper feelings were clearly involved and you just waited out for Woolf and Callie to come to terms with it. And on the way, you encounter some very hot and heavy (along with some dirty talk from Woolf) scenes.
There is a supporting character who in his own right took center stage for me. Bridger, Woolf's best friend/confidant/business partner, was an intriguing character for me. When there are scenes with him, he has a subtle way of taking over the scene. I liked how Bennett wrote him both as the way he appears to other while also creating a mysterious aura about what makes him truly tick. I was hoping to have little light shed on him in this book and even though through Woolf's narrative he explained their bond and his loyalty to him, not much was really given about his past aside from vague references involving the females in his life which affects his relations in adulthood. I'm hoping more light will be shed in the subsequent books.
I expected Bennett to have written a book that was entertaining and engaging and Wicked Fall delivered. It was a well-written and enjoyable erotic romance with some charismatic characters. It was a good introduction to the series and if the epilogue was any indication, the next book would be just as good (and kinky).
Kirsten Leigh and Lee Samuels were fantastic with the delivery of the story
"If I could've given no stars I would have."
way to kinky sex silo, club, yuck. Not my type of book at all.
"Holy hotness!"
This is one of the most raunchy hot sexy stories ever! So worth the purchase. I think I'm going to listen one more time. ....
"Naughty but nice"
I love the first book in the Wicked series. This book is explicit.
Love the Wicked Horse men
The description of the silo.
A must read if you love, love stories with a little kink
"not for me"
loved this book loved the players but soon realised this is not the book for me I could not settle with collie doing what she did I'm a true romantic and this for me spoilt it 2 men? no matter who true. love would never let any other man touch the girl you love so ty but this is where I stop the audio.book I had so many hopes shall try to get a return on this book
"Great start to the series"
Wolf's book is sexy and fun - an intriguing start to the series. Excellent narration by both Lee and Kirsten.
"Another winner from Sawyer Bennett"
Wow. Loved this book from the get go. Loved the setting, loved the story and loved Woolf Jennings, multi millionaire and owner of a secret, private sex club. Enter Callie Hayes, the Governor's daughter and Woolf's secret fantasy. Callie was his dead best friend's sister, she is back for good after being newly separated from her douche of a boyfriend. Callie always had feelings for Woolf, but after being shot down by him years earlier, she got on with her life, now, meeting up with him again, she realises that those feelings never left. Can they put aside their differences and start something together? Maybe Callie's not quite the sweet innocent Woolf thinks she is. Super hot, super sexy scenes that may make people uncomfortable, me not so much. Love Sawyer Bennett's style of writing and attention to detail. Roll on book 2,
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