On the sadam hussein/terrorism connection, please see this thread and also the link provided by Peach in post #5:
Saddam Hussein's Philanthropy of Terror (Saddam's 9/11 Connection Documented)
Media Fellow Hoover Institution at Stanford University ^ | Deroy Murdock
Posted on 10/23/2004 7:15:06 AM EDT by notkerry
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1254304/posts
Syria now admits it has Saddam's money
But insists amount much lower than U.S. alleges
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41051
GOP says Democratic state House candidates are soft on terrorism
http://www.freep.com/news/statewire/sw106131_20041022.htm
Press Release Source: Scholar Outlines Chaotic Scenarios if Terrorism Occurs on Election Day
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041023/dcsa001_1.html