Terrorist Behind September 11 Strike was Trained by Saddam

The Telegraph ^ | December 14, 2003 | Con Coughlin

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Iraq's coalition government claims that it has uncovered documentary proof that Mohammed Atta, the al-Qaeda mastermind of the September 11 attacks against the US, was trained in Baghdad by Abu Nidal, the notorious Palestinian terrorist.

Details of Atta's visit to the Iraqi capital in the summer of 2001, just weeks before he launched the most devastating terrorist attack in US history, are contained in a top secret memo written to Saddam Hussein, the then Iraqi president, by Tahir Jalil Habbush al-Tikriti, the former head of the Iraqi Intelligence Service.

The handwritten memo, a copy of which has been obtained exclusively by the Telegraph, is dated July 1, 2001 and provides a short resume of a three-day "work programme" Atta had undertaken at Abu Nidal's base in Baghdad.

In the memo, Habbush reports that Atta "displayed extraordinary effort" and demonstrated his ability to lead the team that would be "responsible for attacking the targets that we have agreed to destroy".

The second part of the memo, which is headed "Niger Shipment", contains a report about an unspecified shipment — believed to be uranium — that it says has been transported to Iraq via Libya and Syria.

Although Iraqi officials refused to disclose how and where they had obtained the document, Dr Ayad Allawi, a member of Iraq's ruling seven-man Presidential Committee, said the document was genuine.

"We are uncovering evidence all the time of Saddam's involvement with al-Qaeda," he said. "But this is the most compelling piece of evidence that we have found so far. It shows that not only did Saddam have contacts with al-Qaeda, he had contact with those responsible for the September 11 attacks."

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[Aquinasfan]

"But this is the most compelling piece of evidence that we have found so far. It shows that not only did Saddam have contacts with al-Qaeda, he had contact with those responsible for the September 11 attacks."

Just when things couldn't get worse over at DU.

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[HarleyD]

Thanks for the bump. It's odd that they are playing this except this is the weekend when few pay attention to the news. Will this story get played out in the weeks ahead or die by Sunday night?

[mountaineer]

"Found hiding in a hole" bump!

[aristeides]

If this story turns out to be true, there is reason to try Saddam in a U.S. court (presumably after the Iraqi court gets through with him.)

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[TigersEye]

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Now Saddam can tell us in his own words about his link to Al Queda terrorists.

[July 4th]

Yes - this is it. For all the liberals who are still hanging on WMD, this connection should be enough to shut them up. For two or three minutes. :)

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

You can't believe a single thing a Democrat says.

Bill Clinton set the standard.

[LowOiL]

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[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks for the link !!

[Happy2BMe]

"Iraq's coalition government claims that it has uncovered documentary proof that Mohammed Atta, the al-Qaeda mastermind of the September 11 attacks against the US, was trained in Baghdad by Abu Nidal, the notorious Palestinian terrorist."

Mohammed Atta is the very same animal who personally took it upon himself to cut off the head of Daniel Pearl.

He is a member of the "Religion of Peace."

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[MarkL]

I was shocked when I happened to see this on the NBC Sunday Morning show, and the Brit they were interviewing mentioned that this had been reported in The Weekly Standard quite a while ago...

I was shocked that it was actually being reported by NBC! And the Telegraph. For this sort of news to come from either place, it MUST be incontrovertable!

Mark

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This will bring the 8 to 5 crowd who don't have enough time to follow current events, into the light.

Our Adult President, the honorable and gracious Mr Bush, whom I call "SIR", will gain respect that will cause a gnashing of Leftist teeth never before seen in history!

[aristeides]

I wonder if the Iraqi provisional government released this news to the Telegraph yesterday because they knew Saddam either had already probably been captured or was about to be captured.

[river rat]

My, My.....

Shoe #1 fell today......
The fact that 600 troops were involved in surrounding this mud farm house in the middle of nowhere, tells me they KNEW he was there for some time......

I smell, the rope tightening on the democrats...
This cowboy from Texas is opening a can of whup ass that will decimate the smarmy bastards in the "Democrat" party..

I suspect that the administration felt a little Christmas present was in order --- directly AFTER the farcical "debates" where America saw all the bitching by the noxious nine nincompoops....


Semper Fi

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[armymarinemom]

This is going to end up being buried.

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