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Osama bin Forgotten: Bush Blatantly Lies During Debate

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Yesterday evening, at the beginning of the debate, George W. Bush denied ever having said that he isn't concerned about Osama bin Laden. This is an outright lie.

What follows is from the transcript of Mr. Bush's 13 march 2003 press conference:

Q: Mr. President, in your speeches now, you rarely talk or mention Osama bin Laden. Why is that? [...]

BUSH: ... I don't know where he is. Nor -- you know, I just don't spend that much time on him really, to be honest with you [...]

Q: Do you believe the threat that bin Laden posed won't truly be eliminated until he is found either dead of alive?

BUSH: As I say, we hadn't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, you know, again, I don't know where he is.

I'll repeat what I said: I truly am not that concerned about him.

(emphasis added by BuzzFlash)

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BuzzFlash Note: Josh Marshall has the big Bush "bin Laden" quotes.