O'Neill's Iraqi oil field documents part of Cheney's Energy Task Force

January 13, 2004 6:52 AM

The Iraqi oil field map Suskind and O'Neill trumpeted on 60 Minutes was part of Cheney's Energy Task Force and included maps of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Judicial Watch has all the maps.

Power Line explains:

The "smoking gun" documents that Suskind and O'Neill claim prove that the administration was planning to invade Iraq in March 2001 are part of a package that includes identical documents relating to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Does Paul O'Neill claim the administration was planning on invading them, too? Or, as Mylroie says, was this merely part of the administration's analysis of sources of energy in the 21st century? Does Paul O'Neill claim the administration was planning on invading them, too? Or, as Mylroie says, was this merely part of the administration's analysis of sources of energy in the 21st century?

Now, THIS puts a healthy amount of skepticism on Suskind's book. Looks like he could have deliberately "hyped" what he found in the documentation to sell more books. I tend to think O'Neill isn't responsible for this based on how he's behaved in recent days, but I could be wrong. Let's see how they respond once this hits the mainstream press.

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HH:

Fox News is as far as it's gotten... Katie Couric certainly didn't bring it up.

Tue Jan 13 2004 12:39 PM

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