Via Brad DeLong, via Think Progress, via Associated Press :
George W. Bush, 10/29/04: Unfortunately Ð unfortunately, my opponent, tonight, continued to say things he knows are not true Ð accusing our military of passing up a chance to get Osama bin Laden in Tora Bora. As the Commander in charge of that operation, Tommy Franks had said, itÕs simply not the case. ItÕs the worst kind of Monday morning quarterbacking. It is especially shameful in the light of a new tape from AmericaÕs enemy.
Associated Press, 3/23/05: A terror suspect held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, helped the al-Qaida leader escape his mountain hide-out at Tora Bora in 2001, according to a U.S. government document. The document, provided in response to a Freedom of Information request, says the unidentified detainee Ôassisted in the escape of Osama bin Laden from Tora Bora.Õ
