Thanks for your kindly respectful response Ron. It seems that if your facts were facts, they would not need to be bolstered by rude comments.

78% were convinced of the connection on 9/13/01, two days after the attack.

By 8/11/03, the time that you claim there was a sucessfull propaganda campaign to convince the American people there was a connection, the number of people that were convinced that there was a connection had dropped by at least 8%

So can you explain why the number of people that were convinced of the connection decreased during this alleged propaganda campaign while you claim it was increased my the campaign?

And please, I know you are intelligent enough to respond without the rudeness. I think you will agree that facts can stand on their own and they do not need any anti-social enhancements.

Maybe this meets you strict criteria for "a clear declaration by the Bush regime":

The occasion was a press conference with UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, which took place in the White House on 31 January 2003. Here's the key portion:


[Adam Boulton, Sky News (London):] One question for you both. Do you believe that there is a link between Saddam Hussein, a direct link, and the men who attacked on September the 11th?

THE PRESIDENT: I can't make that claim.

THE PRIME MINISTER: That answers your question.

Under any circumstances, these answers are remarkable for their brevity and directness. No politician answers clearly and in just one sentence. Yet on this crucial matter, Bush and Blair did just that.

Or this by a crtitc of the Bush Administration:

The problem is, Saddam had nothing to do with the events that occurred on that fateful day in September. Bush himself admitted to that. On   Jan. 31, 2003 he was questioned by Adam Boulton of Sky News (London). Boulton asked, "One question for you both. Do you believe that there is a link between Saddam Hussein, a direct link, and the men who attacked on September the 11th? Bush replied, "I can't make that claim." Blair said, "That answers your question."