Operative Sought al-Qaida's Help in Iraq

Netscape News ^ | 02/09/04 | ROBERT H. REID AP

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An anti-American operative in Iraq appealed for help from al-Qaida leaders to help spark a sectarian war between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in an effort to ``tear the country apart,'' U.S. officials said Monday.

The officials confirmed a report Monday in The New York Times about the alleged plan, which was outlined in a 17-page letter that U.S. forces confiscated from an al-Qaida suspect in Iraq.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

We have that:

Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing from Iraq

[mystery-ak]

I have been thinking about this all day and was hoping someone wold post a thread this morning....When he came on the first question to him was about Bush's appearance on MTP and his defending his position on WMD...the Gen's reply was *all that's gonna change in 60 to 90 days*...they kept asking him what that meant and the Gen replied *you'll see in 60 to 90 days, I can't say anymore than that*....

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Another package :

The Clickcat PDF-to-HTML software products

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Very interesting!

[FBD]

Excellant job on this thread, Ernest!
Thanks for all the great info, and articles.
Please ping me when you get positive articles like this.

[windchime]

I read where you have the answer to your question. This thread is a 'keeper'. Thanks for posting it.

[Valin]

An anti-American operative

Translation: Lying Murdering scumbag.

[piasa]

The Americans declined to identify the suspect. But the discovery of the disc coincides with the arrest of Hassan Ghul, a Pakistani described by American officials at the time as a courier for the Qaeda network. Mr. Ghul is believed to be the first significant member of that network to have been captured inside Iraq

Trivia time: The discovery of the disc also seems to coincide with the capture of Husam Al-Yemeni...

JANUARY 23, 2004 : (REPORT : HUSAM AL-YEMENI, AN ANSAR AL-ISLAM LEADER ASSOCIATED WITH ZARQAWI, IS CAPTURED) WASHINGTON -- U.S. forces in Iraq captured a leader of the insurgency who is believed to be a close associate of Abu Musab Zarqawi, described by some as a key link between the al-Qaida terrorist network and toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, a senior American official said Friday.
U.S. troops captured Husam al-Yemeni last Thursday, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. He is described by U.S. officials as the leader of an insurgency cell in Fallujah, west of Baghdad. The official said al-Yemeni is the highest-level member of Ansar al-Islam captured so far. The group comprises mainly ethnic Kurds from northern Iraq with alleged ties to al-Qaida.
Zarqawi is a high-priority target for U.S. forces in Iraq. He is a Jordanian operative the CIA describes as a close associate of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Zarqawi is suspected of coordinating anti-U.S. operations in Iraq, although his whereabouts are unknown.
The official who disclosed al-Yemeni's capture on Friday said he could provide no more details, including the location where the prisoner was caught inside Iraq. - "Insurgent leader captured by U.S. said to be linked to al-Qaida," by Robert Burns, Associated Press, 01/23/04

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Let me jog some of the others memories.

Thanks.

[Dog]

Piasa what is the question??

[piasa]

Nothing, really. It's just that not much coverage went to this other capture which occured about the samme time and I added it to the thread for that reason. It seems some early sources aren't sure who the disc was really found with since the DOD wasn't talking at the time, but assumed it was Ghul only because of the timing and Gul's M.O.

[Dog]

Ping me if you ever have a question it's ok..

Hey there is an ongoing thread you should start following a bunch of us are hanging out there posting different articles. Someone just posted that there is major fighting going on in the Wana area again.

I'll ping you.

[piasa]

Thanks, I appreciate it.