Carolina QuotesI think it's (Israeli pressure for invading Iraq) the worst kept secret in Washington, everybody I talked to in Washington has known and fully knows what their agenda was and what they were trying to do; because I mentioned the Neo-Conservatives who describe themselves as Neo-Conservatives, I was called, Anti-Semitic.
Anthony Zinni Connected to the Carolinas
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interview on the 60 Minutes, 21 May 2004
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“I think it's (Israeli pressure for invading Iraq) the worst …” Anthony Zinni. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-005410562E. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/005410562e
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