Posted on 06/29/2005 1:12:25 PM PDT by Peach
1999 ABC News Report : The Osama - Hussein Connection Radio America ^ | January 1999 | ABC News
1999 ABC News Report : The Osama - Hussein Connection
http://www.radioamerica.org/audio/MR_ABC-Osama-Hussein-connections.mp3
Here is a transcript of the linked MP3 file.
-- Sheila MacVicar, ABC News, January 14, 1999
'". . . [Mamdouh Mahmud] Salim, alleged to be a key military advisor and believed to be privy to bin Laden's most secret projects, is also apprehended. The US government alleges that he was under secret orders to procure enriched uranium for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons.
These are allegations bin Laden does not now deny. "It would be a sin for Muslims not to try to possess the weapons that would prevent the infidels from inflicting harm on Muslims, but how we could use these weapons if we possessed them is up to us.
With an American price on his head, there weren't many places bin Laden could go, unless he teamed up with another international pariah, one also with an interest in weapons of mass destruction. Osama believes in the 'enemy of my enemy is my friend, and someone I should cooperate with.' That is certainly the current case with Iraq. Saddam Hussein has a long history of harboring terrorists: Carlos the Jackal, Abu Nida, Abu Abbas. The most notorious terrorist of their era all found shelter and support at one time in Baghdad.
Intelligence sources say bin Laden's long relationship with the Iraqis began as he helped Sudan's fundamentalist government in their efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Three weeks after the bombing, on August 31st, bin Laden reaches out to his friends in Iraq and Sudan. Iraq's vice president arrives in Khartoon to show his support for the Sudanese after the US attack. ABC News has learned that during these meetings, senior Sudanese officials, acting on behalf of bin Laden, asked if Saddam Hussein would grant him asylum.
Iraq was indeed interested. ABC News has learned that in December, an Iraqi intelligence chief, named Farouk Hijazi, now Iraq's ambassador to Turkey, made a secret trip to Afghanistan to meet with bin Laden. Three intelligence agencies tell ABC News they cannot be certain what was discussed, but almost certainly, they say, bin Laden has been told he would be welcome in Baghdad.''
And intelligent sources say that they can only speculate on the purpose of an alliance. What could bin Laden offer Saddam Hussein? Only days after he meets Iraqi officials, bin Laden tells ABC news that his network is wide and there are people prepared to commit terror in his name who he does not even control.
'It's our job to incite and to instigate. By the grace of God, we have done that.'"
Bump for later reading....
Niiiiice catch, Peach. This is why I love the Free Republic braintrust.
BTT and bookmarked
Saddam Hussein was in cahoots with the terrorists, period. I'm glad we had a President with the good sense to destroy that terror-harboring terror-sponsoring regime. (P.S. Iraqis are glad too)
this has all been proven wrong, Saddam was an angel minding his own business
"I'm glad we had a President . . ."
I hope you mean 'have a President' <;)
It makes no difference whatsoever, how much evidence or historical documents or even, as in this case, a TV documentary, you come up with. To a liberal, history started a breakfast this morning (Ann Coulter)......
Terror-training regime, too.
Thanks, kitten.
This is an easier site to bookmark as it has all the links I've collected over the years:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts
That is about as stupid as saying Jerry Rice didn't catch a TD pass, so he must not have been in the game. Shallow, so very shallow.
The place to bookmark, for those interested, is the last link because it includes all the other links:
Despite what Wesley Clark said last night on FNC, he was pushing an Iraq/AQ connection.
Tape Shows General Wesley Clark linking Iraq and AQ
January 12, 2004. The New York Times.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1056113/posts
The media certainly were pushing Iraq as being connected to AQ and possibly behind 9/11 shortly after September 11, 2001. A compilation of media comments and articles:
November 17, 2003
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/984758/posts
Article details the number of terrorists who have attacked America in the past and taken refuge in Iraq. Loaded with interesting bullet points.
March 14, 2004. Scripps Howard News Service via NewsMax.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1097521/posts?page=1
How the Networks Pretend to Ignore their own Reporting from the 1990's.
June 17, 2004. Media Research Center
http://www.mediaresearch.org/cyberalerts/2004/cyb20040617.asp
Iraq and AQ agree to cooperate. The federal indictment against OBL working in concert with Iraq and Iran is mentioned.
November 1998. The New York Times
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/985906/posts
ABC news reports on the Osama/Saddam connections
January 14, 1999. ABC News
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1229608/posts?page=1
Intercepted call links Saddam to AQ.
February 7, 2002. The Telegraph
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/837605/posts
Families sue Iraq over 9/11. Thousands of 9/11 victims and family members sue Iraq based on evidence that Iraq knew the attacks were coming, approved the attacks, and supported Al Qaeda for a decade. The lawsuit also notes Iraq's involvement in the first WTC attack.
September 5, 2002. CBS.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/05/september11/main520874.shtml
Saddam and OBL Make a Pact.
February 10, 2003. The New Yorker.
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/?030210fa_fact
List of newspaper articles written in the 90's which mention the world's concern regarding the growing relationship between OBL and Saddam.
July 14, 2003. FrontPage Magazine.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/946809/posts?page=1
That and more here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts
LOL.
Bullseye!!!
Thanks!
You're more than welcome.
Amazing isn't it. EVEN after 911 all the MSM needed was a Republican administration in office to COMPLETELY ignore recent HISTORY.
May the MSM meet a quick and lasting demise!!!
Peach, you are doing a helluva job posting these.
for later readin...
It's curious. The media was all over exposing the link, until Dubya won in late 2000, then they went strangely mute. I think they wanted to push the issue if they thought Algore would win and he could use his 'diplomacy' to settle any danger. But after the election, the stories and any idea of a connection were dismissed, called warmongering or undiplomatic, until 9-11, then Bush was blamed.
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