CNSNews.com Publishes Iraqi Intelligence Docs

CNSNews ^ | October 11, 2004 | David Thibault

[Quilla]

When CNSNews.com published an article Monday, Oct. 4, entitled, "Exclusive: Saddam Possessed WMD, Had Extensive Terror Ties," we decided against publishing all 42 pages of the Iraqi intelligence documents in our possession and on which the article was based.

We published only the first page, fearing that if more were made widely available on the Internet, they might end up being altered or otherwise manipulated. We offered credentialed news organizations and counter-terrorism experts the opportunity to view and receive copies of the documents so that they might check for themselves on the authenticity of the documents and judge their importance in the debate over whether Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction and/or had ties to international terrorist organizations.

Several news organizations did just that. But in light of other assertions on Wednesday, widely reported by the mainstream media, that Saddam did not pose any significant threat prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we felt it was time to publish as many of the Iraqi intelligence documents as possible.

What follows are copies of 24 of the 42 pages that are in our possession. Pages 21 through 26 were not published because they contain a list of terrorists trained at a camp belonging to the Iraqi Intelligence Directorate. CNSNews.com hopes to glean more information about the individuals on this list and provide updates in the future on their activities and whereabouts. Pages 29 through 40 were excluded because they replicate, though in a different person's handwriting, earlier documents.

Upon clicking on the individual pages of Arabic documents, readers will have an opportunity to click on the unedited English translation of those documents. We hope this serves to further illuminate a very important element of the ongoing debate.

Page 1: Jan. 18, 1993 memo from Saddam Hussein, through his secretary, to the Iraqi Intelligence Service, urging that missions be undertaken to "hunt down Americans," especially in Somalia.

Pages 2-12: Jan. 25, 1993 memo from the Iraqi Intelligence Service to Saddam Hussein, outlining the existing or developing relationships between Iraq and terrorist organizations.
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Page 13: Feb. 8, 1993 response from Saddam Hussein to the Jan. 25, 1993 memo.

Pages 14, 15: March 11, 1993 memo from the Iraqi Intelligence Service detailing plans for a meeting with "one of the leaders from the Egyptian Al-Jehad" terrorist organization.
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Page 16: March 16, 1993 response from Saddam's secretary to the March 11, 1993 memo.

Pages 17, 18: March 18, 1993 memo from the Iraqi Intelligence Service detailing plans to "move against the Egyptian regime" of Hosni Mubarak.
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Pages 19-20: Iraqi Intelligence Service internal memos regarding the information of individuals who participated at "the martyr act camp" belonging to the Iraqi intelligence directorate.
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Pages 21-26: They comprise a list of terrorists trained at a camp belonging to the Iraqi Intelligence Directorate.
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Pages 27, 28: Notes from the Iraqi Intelligence Service outlining strategies. Included is the assessment that terrorist "efforts should be concentrated on Egypt." The notes also advise against targeting the U.S. military, but recommend targeting "Americans as general" as well as "US agents inside the (Egyptian) regime."
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Page 29-40: Duplicative of pages 2-12, except in a different person's handwriting.

Page 41: Table indicating Sept. 6, 2000 acquisition of malignant pustule (anthrax) as well as sterilization/decontamination equipment.

Page 42: Table indicating Aug. 21, 2000 acquisition of mustard gas as well as protective equipment.

[Quilla]

Here are the documents!

[Peach]

I've always thought Iraq was behind the anthrax attacks.

And since at least one doctor in Florida stepped forward after the anthrax attacks and told us he treated two of the 9/11 hijackers for what he in retrospect recognized as anthrax, it is very likely they were working with Iraq.

[Rutles4Ever]

I can do this on my Selectric. Note the superscript "q" and the upside down question marks. All hallmarks of an electric typewriter.

[sanchmo]

"things that make you go HMM" bump.

[Quilla]

CNSNews releases Saddam terror ties, WMD documents.

[Mo1]

Several news organizations did just that. But in light of other assertions on Wednesday, widely reported by the mainstream media, that Saddam did not pose any significant threat prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, we felt it was time to publish as many of the Iraqi intelligence documents as possible

FYI PING

[onyx]

Thanks.
Will "peruse" later... :)

[petercooper]

wasn't there speculation they were involved in getting West Nile virus over here too?

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Let's hope this gets out sooner, rather than later.

[kcvl]

bttt

[Mo1]

You're welcome :0)

[Quilla]

Next time you speak with Scott, please give him my heartfelt thanks for getting this out so soon.

[Samwise]

Greg Garrison has been anxiously waiting for these documents to be released. I suspect that he will talk about them on today's show. He's on 9-12 IndiaNotime.

http://www.wibc.com/garrison/

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Scott is available for personal appearances. If anyone can get together proper events, it's worth contacting him. He can be reached through CNS News.

[Quilla]

A little background on these documents:

-- Wheeler obtained documents from a longstanding, reliable source who had provided unassailed information for articles previously published. The source is a senior U.S. government official, but not a political appointee and demanded anonymity before furnishing the documents and speaking with CNSNews.com about their importance. At no time in the investigation for this article were the Bush administration, the Bush re-election campaign, the Republican National Committee, the campaign of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry or the Democratic National Committee consulted.

-- Two translators, working separately and independently of each other, translated the Arabic documents into English for CNSNews.com.

[igoramus987]

bump

[LowNslow]

MSM missing in action once again.

Info does not support Kerry for Pres agenda.

[eyespysomething]

look at this

[Quilla]

Here is a link to numerous MSM email addresses should anyone feel so inclined. I suspect the original article was similarly mailed out and naturally ignored.

[1stMarylandRegiment]

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