Watched 60 Minutes. Got it on tape.

Bush:   "Find me a connection between the 9/11 attack and Iraq."
Clarke:   "Mr. President, there is no connection."
Bush:   "Find one. Saddam. Iraq."

Following day—

Bush:   "Well?"
Clarke:   "Mr. President, we are unable to find any connection whatsoever between Iraq and the 9/11 attacks."
Bush:   "Wrong answer! Look again!"

And there was another equally damning conversation Clarke spoke of. Leslie Stahl interviewed a spokesman for the White House who denied that the conversation ever took place. Lesley Stahl said, "but we have confirmation from two sources that say the conversation did take place, and that you were there at the time." The guy hesitated for a moment, then repeated his denial, but the two-second look of shifty-eyed horror on his face was priceless!

Don Firth