The adequation of Saddam Hussein﻿ and Osama bin Laden﻿ in the “war on terror”: The narrative construction of identity

Hodges, Adam

doi:10.1075/dapsac.24.07hod

In:Discourse, War and Terrorism
Edited by Adam Hodges and Chad Nilep
[Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture 24] 2007
► pp. 67–87

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The narrative construction of identity

The adequation of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden in the “war on terror”

Adam Hodges | University of Colorado, USA

Published online: 11 April 2007

https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.24.07hod

“I have not seen a smoking-gun, concrete evidence about the connection.” – Secretary of State Colin Powell (quoted in Marquis 2004)

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The adequation of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden in the “war on terror”