Bush denies Hussein terrorist link

On this day 20 years ago, President Bush said that he had seen "no evidence" that Saddam Hussein was involved in the September 11 terrorist attacks

While The White House has never formally charged that Mr. Hussein was part of the Sept. 11 plot, President Bush had wondered immediately after the attack whether Saddam Hussein’s regime might have had a hand in it.  We discuss that and the testimony from National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-Terrorism, Richard A Clarke, who claimed the government had failed the American people. 

IN other news Hurricane Isabel made landfall in the USA this week 20n years ago, which was a welcome distraction for the president amidst all the political turmoil. It forced evacuations right across the east coast of the USA, shut down major infrastructure and did billions of dollars worth of damage.

Thank goodness for sport hey? In the NFL Jamal Lewis set the single-game rushing record of 295 yards in the Blatimore Ravens 33-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns. 

In music Pharrell's 'Frontin'' debuts on the bilboard charts, we've got new albums from David Bowie, Starsailor, DMX and The Darkness give us Permission to Land. Also Billy Corgan announces that Zwan have broken up and diverts his attention to poetry and wrestling. 

At the box office we've got Robert Rodriguez' 'Once Upon a Time in Mexico. In TV Sharon Osbourne gets a talk show and Australia's Hi-5 celebrates their 200th episode thanks to a bunch of dads who couldn't keep their eyes off the telly.  

Bennifer, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are forced to delay/call off their wedding this time 20n years ago because they were getting too much attention. 

We also say a sad goodbye to a legend as Slim Dusty passes away on the 19th of September 2003. 

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