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Scott Horton cites Philip Zelikow: Iraq threat ‘dare not speak its name’

Julian Dorey Daily · The Terrifying 9/11 Excuse & the Dark Israel Plot Nobody Touched | Scott Horton · July 27, 2026
Scott Horton cites Philip Zelikow: Iraq threat ‘dare not speak its name’
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The Terrifying 9/11 Excuse & the Dark Israel Plot Nobody Touched | Scott Horton
""Why would Iraq attack America or use nuclear weapons against us?" I'll tell you what I think the real threat is, and actually has been since 1990. It's the threat against Israel. [snorts] And this is the threat that dare not speak its name because the Europeans don't care deeply about that threat, I will tell you frankly."
Libertarian commentator and author Scott Horton tells Julian Dorey that former US official Philip Zelikow privately framed Iraq’s main strategic relevance as a threat to Israel, not to the United States. Horton argues Zelikow’s reported remark illustrates why the Bush administration publicly foregrounded US security claims rather than Israel-related rationales ahead of the 2003 invasion.
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July 27, 2026 · 1h 0m · 4 Egleze moments
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