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To: The Raven

This is a fascinating read; thank you for posting it.

The left loves to point to the Atta in Prague was debunked to claim that Saddam didn't have a relationship with Al Qaeda. Unfortunately for them, there are so many other instances of Iraqi agents meeting with Al Qaeda, that whether Atta ever met with Iraqis is irrelevant.

Of course, it would be best if Republicans would actually USE some of the other information that has been gathered of Iraqis meeting with Al Qaeda in at least semi-official capacities.

Congressional Republicans are either too lazy to use the information or they fear re-election if they are too hawkish and believe (incorrectly I feel) that trying to garner support for the war will not stand them in good stead and their re-election is more assured if they take a more moderate position.

Regardless, there were many other instances of Iraqis meeting with AQ:

Bin Laden met Iraqi Agent.
September 28, 2001. The Miami Herald.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/534617/posts

Intercepted call links Saddam to AQ.
February 7, 2002. The Telegraph
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/837605/posts
Osama met with Saddam in Iraq.
March 23, 2002. The Times of India
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/746741/posts

More evidence. Newspaper finds documents in Baghdad which directly prove the links between OBL and Saddam. The paperwork details meetings and when and where they occurred. Also found documents that Russia passed on to Iraq detailing private conversations between Blair and Italy's Berlusconi.
April 27, 2003. The Telegraph.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F04%2F27%2Fwalq27.xml

Memo shows Iraq contacted OBL.
September 12, 2003. The Washington Times.
http://www.washtimes.com/world/20030912-012437-3992r.htm

Iraq and terrorism - no doubt about it. Specific names of Al Qaeda terrorists working in and with Iraq
September 19, 2003. National Review.
http://www.nationalreview.com/robbins/robbins091903.asp

Richard Miniter details the names and specific connections including the Iraqi who was involved in the first WTC bombing and lived in Iraq.
September 25, 2003. Richard Minister
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/989201/posts

Osama's Best Friend: The Further Connections Between Al Qaeda and Saddam.
November 3, 2003. The Weekly Standard
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1007969/posts

The Terrorist behind 9/11 was trained by Saddam
December 14, 2003. The Telegraph.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/1146356/posts?page=1

That and more here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts


13 posted on 11/22/2005 5:14:59 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Peach
FYI.

Contemporaneous with the original story of Atta in Prague I somehow managed to establish an email relationship with a Czech reporter in Prague. I was looking for some info closer to the scene. I can't even remember his name now but I remember this, his reporting was that Czech intelligence never changed their story, their position is and always has been that Atta met with Al Ani in Prague.

26 posted on 11/22/2005 8:04:22 AM PST by jwalsh07
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