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Iraq-al Qaeda link
Washington Times ^
| Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough
Posted on 03/19/2004 5:57:48 AM PST by Lunatic Fringe
Edited on 07/12/2004 3:41:29 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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We have obtained a document discovered in Iraq from the files of the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS). The report provides new evidence of links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The 1993 document, in Arabic, bears the logo of the Iraqi intelligence agency and is labeled "top secret" on each of its 20 pages. The report is a list of IIS agents who are described as "collaborators." On page 14, the report states that among the collaborators is "the Saudi Osama bin Laden." The document states that bin Laden is a "Saudi businessman and is in charge of the Saudi opposition in Afghanistan." "And he is in good relationship with our section in Syria," the document states, under the signature "Jabar." The document was obtained by the Iraqi National Congress and first disclosed on the CBS program "60 Minutes" by INC leader Ahmed Chalabi. A U.S. official said the document appears authentic.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaedaandiraq; billgertz; rowanscarborough
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To: Lunatic Fringe
Chalabi? LOL
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:01:27 AM PST
by
JohnGalt
(If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied. -- R. Kipling)
To: Lunatic Fringe; StriperSniper; Mo1; Peach; Howlin; kimmie7; 4integrity; BigSkyFreeper; ...
PING................
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:04:09 AM PST
by
OXENinFLA
To: Lunatic Fringe
I've already heard the liberal response: it's a fake document.
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:04:14 AM PST
by
sarasota
To: Lunatic Fringe; JohnGalt
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:07:15 AM PST
by
Seth1
(Stop plate tectonics!!!)
To: Lunatic Fringe; JohnGalt
I retract the Chalabi link. I dug into "disinfopedia", thinking I'd maybe found a cool resource, but it turns out to be leftist. Unreliable. Sorry I posted it.
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:10:29 AM PST
by
Seth1
(Stop plate tectonics!!!)
To: Lunatic Fringe
the link between al queda and iraq was confirmed with the bombing of madrid.
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:11:19 AM PST
by
wildwood
To: sarasota
internet bomb threat in DC schools
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:12:17 AM PST
by
not-alone
To: Seth1
If Chalabi was an American citizen, he would be tried for treason. I don't know what to make of those within the administration who allowed that felon to infect our institutions: were they duped or were they willing dupers?
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:15:26 AM PST
by
JohnGalt
(If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied. -- R. Kipling)
To: not-alone
What?
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:20:51 AM PST
by
sarasota
To: Lunatic Fringe
For me, no link is necessary to justify the Iraq war. Instead of framing it as "preemptive", we would be much further along now if we had declared it to be, unapologetically, both punitive and retaliatory.
In order to defeat terror, our enemy must go through a psychological process which involves consequences, fear, and most importantly, HUMILIATION. The humiliation factor was provided nicely by the image of Saddam, post-spider-hole, but more is needed however, and I think soon will be provided in the death of Zawahiri and Osama, and the transfer of Iraq's security to Iraqis.
To: Lunatic Fringe
Why do we bother differentiating between different stripes of middle eastern terrorist?
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:40:12 AM PST
by
atomicpossum
(Fun pics in my profile)
To: Lunatic Fringe
The Democrats says there is
no link and the War is Bush's fault.
Who you going to believe, your lyin' eyes or John Kerry, Teddy Kennedy, Nancy Pelosi and Terry McAuliffe?
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:42:41 AM PST
by
Gritty
("like the Democrats, the Spanish hate George Bush more than they hate the terrorists"-Ann Coulter)
To: JohnGalt
So you're claiming that even though the document "appears authentic" to U.S. officials, that Chalabi created it? Because if all he did was pass on the document, then his credibility is not an issue here.
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:44:11 AM PST
by
Coop
("Hero" is the last four-letter word I'd use to describe John Kerry)
To: Lunatic Fringe
Terrorist are pissed we are in Iraq.
Why would they care?
Since the NYTCNNABCNBCCBSRATS told us there is no connection between Iraq and the Terrorists.
Because radical Muslim states are the sponsors of Terrorism against America.
NEVER FORGET.
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:44:24 AM PST
by
Enduring Freedom
(Misery Index Now At Lower End Of Scale - Thank You, President Bush!)
To: Coop
JohnGalt is an alias of Jim Robinson.
He is a sitting duck practise target to keep Freepers' barrels warm and at the ready.
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posted on
03/19/2004 6:46:28 AM PST
by
Enduring Freedom
(Misery Index Now At Lower End Of Scale - Thank You, President Bush!)
To: OXENinFLA
I have no doubt there are ties ... it's just a matter of time before all the facts/documents are found and connect them
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posted on
03/19/2004 7:08:14 AM PST
by
Mo1
(Do you want a president who injects poison into his skull for vanity?)
To: Gritty
Is the world safer now that Saddam is gone?
An unequivical YES. But not for the reason people think.
The World is safer not because Saddam is gone but because the U.S. military is there. It is a bold and brilliant geopolitical strategy. We have stayed Syria and Iran while Iran is breaking up from the inside. If Iraq does become democratic, and a big if, it will change the Mid East for some time to come. And if it is succesful, you bet the world is safer. Terrorism will be stayed and world oil production will be protected.
To: Dog Anchor
The World is safer not because Saddam is gone but because the U.S. military is thereGood point. And it looks like both Syria and Iran are breaking up internally. Who da thunk it?
To: Coop
LOL If that unnamed US official was Douglas Feith, he should be tried for treason as well.
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posted on
03/19/2004 7:26:34 AM PST
by
JohnGalt
(If any question why we died, Tell them because our fathers lied. -- R. Kipling)
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