Posted on 06/03/2004 12:48:31 AM PDT by Quzar
New Iraq Chief: Evidence Linking Saddam to 9/11 Is 'Genuine'
The man tapped to head Iraq's new interim government has vouched for the authenticity of evidence that links Saddam Hussein to the 9/11 attacks.
Though the notion that Iraq played a role in 9/11 is considered heresy in U.S. intelligence circles, newly appointed Iraq Prime Minister Ayad Allawi said in December that a document purported to be from Saddam's intelligence service that places lead 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta in Baghdad two months before the attacks was indeed "genuine."
"We are uncovering evidence all the time of Saddam's involvement with al-Qaeda," Allawi told the London Telegraph at the time. "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."
As reported by the Telegraph at the time, the document - a handwritten memo dated July 1, 2001 - provides a short resume of a three-day "work program" Atta had undertaken at Abu Nidal's terrorist training camp in Baghdad.
Nidal was executed by Saddam's secret police in August 2002 in what some suspect was a bid to keep him from telling what he knew about 9/11.
Keep your head down, Allawi.
Your first post on FR is a winner. Welcome!
Thx you
bump
It's very interesting that NewsMax has dropped the reference to Allawi supposedly having reaffirmed this on Tuesday, and now is relying solely on last December's statement.
ping
New Iraq Chief: Evidence Linking Saddam to 9/11 is 'Genuine'
I wonder how much of that is trumped up to make this guy look like he's not Bush's sock puppet. Dispelling hat impression is a big plus for us if the anti-New Government clan is to cut this guy any slack at all.
Things don't get past you. Good catch!
ping
...and Tom Brokejaw and the rest of the Amerika Last liberals will need to spin this story if, and I say if, they decide that the masses must be informed. Fat chance, right wimps?
Hmm. Well Arthur, the President (ours) says he had absolutely no input into the Iraqi government.
He had no preference and had not put forth any names.
I'll trust our President, but thanks.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.