Posted on 05/29/2008 6:38:37 PM PDT by Flavius
May 29, 2008 -- Senior U.S. officials tell ABC News that in recent months there have been secret contacts between the Iranian government and the leadership of al Qaeda. It's a development that has caught the attention of top officials in the White House, the Pentagon and the intelligence community.
According to U.S. officials familiar with highly sensitive intelligence on this issue, the contacts are on the status of high-level al Qaeda operatives, including two of Osama Bin Laden's sons, who have been under house arrest in Iran since 2003. The officials don't believe Iran will allow these operatives to go free, but said they don't know Iran's motivation for initiating the talks.
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Wow! How’s the MSM going to convince America that al Qaeda wasn’t in Iran if Bush decides to attack?
easy, they will point out to the fact that all you have to is use chips to bargain about change and hope
Does () = [Open] ?
bttt
What is this [Open] thing, anyway?
nuh just wanted to say something but have to censor myself due to server storage and Google logging every response
Islam is a peaceful religion full of accepting people.
This story is obviously a lie.
amazed that it even came out
it think its just to point out that with negotiations hope change and lollipops everything is possible
NO cheers, unfortunately.
yes but it would be requested of us the sheeple to accept our carbon copy guilt
IF Iran and Syria are eliminated as threats there will be very little direct threat left in the Middle East.
Duh, they are in protective custody they don't need to go free.
Tell Bill Roggio. He reported in The Long War Journal today that the Coalition just caught a senior Iranian QODs financier whose responsibility was payoffs for arms and assorted thugs in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere.
I’m sure the White House will be stunned by ABC’s report of an Iranian involvement in the WOT.
/sarcasm
(May 22, 2007)
Iran’s secret plan for summer offensive to force US out of Iraq
The Guardian | Tuesday May 22 2007 | Simon Tisdall
Posted on 05/22/2008 6:57:06 AM PDT by nikos1121
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2019668/posts
[snip] Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say. [end]
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