] Even then, Richard A. Clarke, the White house counterterrorism ] coordinator, they were certain that al-Qaida was to blame and ] there was no hint of Iraqi involvement. ] ] Rumsfeld was saying we needed to bomb Iraq, Clarke ] said. We all said, 'But no, no, al-Qaida is in ] Afghanistan.â? ] ] Clarke, who is expected to testify Tuesday before a ] federal panel reviewing the attacks, said Rumsfeld ] complained in the meeting that âthere arenât any good ] targets in Afghanistan and there are lots of good targets ] in Iraq.â? |