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ABCNews: New Documents from Saddam Hussein's Archives Discuss Bin Laden, WMDs
ABC News International ^ | March 17, 2006 | staff

Posted on 03/16/2006 11:11:32 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

U.S. Government Releases Papers From Saddam's Reign

March 16, 2006 — Following are the ABC News Investigative Unit's summaries of four of the nine Iraqi documents from Saddam Hussein's government, which were released by the U.S. government Wednesday.

The documents discuss Osama bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction, al Qaeda and more.

The full documents can be found on the U.S. Army Foreign Military Studies Office Web site: http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/products-docex.htm.

Note: Document titles were added by ABC News.

"Osama bin Laden and the Taliban"

Document dated Sept. 15, 2001

An Iraqi intelligence service document saying that their Afghani informant, who's only identified by a number, told them that the Afghani Consul Ahmed Dahastani claimed the following in front of him:

That OBL and the Taliban are in contact with Iraq and that a group of Taliban and bin Laden group members visited Iraq.
That the U.S. has proof the Iraqi government and "bin Laden's group" agreed to cooperate to attack targets inside America.

That in case the Taliban and bin Laden's group turn out to be involved in "these destructive operations," the U.S. may strike Iraq and Afghanistan.
That the Afghani consul heard about the issue of Iraq's relationship with "bin Laden's group" while he was in Iran.

At the end, the writer recommends informing "the committee of intentions" about the above-mentioned items. The signature on the document is unclear.

(Editor's Note: The controversial claim that Osama bin Laden was cooperating with Saddam Hussein is an ongoing matter of intense debate. While the assertions contained in this document clearly support the claim, the sourcing is questionable — i.e. an unnamed Afghan "informant" reporting on a conversation with another Afghan "consul." The date of the document — four days after 9/11 — is worth noting but without further corroboration, this document is of limited evidentiary value.)

"Election Campaign Laws in France"

Documents dated July-August 1999

Correspondence regarding election campaigns in France. This includes a document from the Iraqi intelligence service classified as "secret," ordering the translation of important parts of a 1997 report about campaign financing laws in France. It also includes a document from the foreign minister's office indicating the report was attached. The attached translated report included very detailed information about all the regulations regarding financing of election campaigns in France. Translation was done by someone called "Salam Abdul Karim Mohammed."

(Editor's Note: This is an intriguing document which suggests Saddam Hussein's regime had a strong interest in the mechanics and legalities of financial contributions to French politicians. Several former French politicians are implicated in receiving oil vouchers from Iraq under the U.N. Oil for Food program.)


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: ahmeddahastani; alqaedaandiraq; dahastani; gwot; intelligencesummit; iraq; iraqdocs; iraqifreedom; iraqiintelligence; oil4food; oilforfood; osamabinladen; prewardocs; saddam; taliban; terrorism; waronterror; wmd; wot
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To: joseph20
I love that Editor's Note. Did they really have to add that? Sheesh. It's obvious what side they are on.

The Dan Rather/Mary Mapes fraud letter deal has them running scared!

41 posted on 03/17/2006 3:24:13 AM PST by marvlus
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To: DakotaRed
Editor's Note: ~snip~ this document is of limited evidentiary value

It is of limited evidentiary value only for the MSM, where the value of everything is measured by whether it hurts Pres. Bush.

42 posted on 03/17/2006 3:25:14 AM PST by 6SJ7
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Excellent!

The noose is tightening...

43 posted on 03/17/2006 3:30:09 AM PST by Allegra (Please pray for peace in Iraq.)
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To: sam_paine

It's easy to be confident when you have an ace in the hole!

44 posted on 03/17/2006 3:39:21 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Democrats are guilty of whatever they scream the loudest about.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

The ract that ABC even shows it and then tries to discredit the information is a big step forward. it means they fell they can't igore it anymore with the blogspehere erupting. Now that it has been laid out by MSM outlets, the debate can REALLY begin.


45 posted on 03/17/2006 4:06:12 AM PST by rod1
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To: Mrs Zip; BOBWADE

ping


46 posted on 03/17/2006 4:16:41 AM PST by zip ((Remember: DimocRat lies told often enough become truth to 48% of all Americans (NRA))))
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To: joseph20
I love that Editor's Note.

They are just following journalistic standards, like they always do.

47 posted on 03/17/2006 4:19:01 AM PST by Loyal Buckeye
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The controversial claim that Osama bin Laden was cooperating with Saddam Hussein is an ongoing matter of intense debate.

Really? But the Democrats and media keep telling us that there's no evidence of any such relationship. What's to debate?

48 posted on 03/17/2006 4:31:47 AM PST by Coop (FR= a lotta talk, but little action)
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To: joseph20
"I love that Editor's Note. Did they really have to add that? Sheesh. It's obvious what side they are on."

No different than all the unnamed sources the MSM uses every day, is it. The hypocrisy of it all!

49 posted on 03/17/2006 4:34:12 AM PST by bcsco ("He who is wedded to the spirit of the age is soon a widower" - Anonymous)
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To: JennysCool
"Limited evidentiary value...."

They are going to insist these all be treated according to rules of US criminal law, as promulgated by defense bar.

What does anyone expect? Yesterday, after it was reported that there were no casualties from Op Swarmer, we had David Gregory ranting about "this great bloody battle". I haven't even been able to escape to History or Discovery Channel. It seems at least once in every program, there is a gratuitous contemporary political comment.

At least the docs are getting attention.
50 posted on 03/17/2006 4:37:59 AM PST by reformedliberal
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I've got a question: If the MSM finds anything really incendiary further linking AQ to Saddamn and/or WMD, will they release the info? Or will they spike it?


51 posted on 03/17/2006 4:39:30 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: JennysCool

Meanwhile " unnamed administration sources( ie the janitor in the WH basement)" are taken as purveyors of absolute fact.


52 posted on 03/17/2006 4:45:36 AM PST by Kozak (Anti Shahada: " There is no God named Allah, and Muhammed is his False Prophet")
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To: sam_paine
Maybe Bush has seemed confident all along that history would vindicate him because Bush has been confident all along that history would vindicate him.

I don't think he worried what history might do to his legacy - he's one of the few that will do what he thinks is right no matter what idiots might think. Only a fool would have thought that Iraq didn't have WMDs and ties to the major terror organizations of the world. Sometimes glomming the overall picture gives you overwhelming proof of a situation, even if you can't get "legally binding" proof. The Dims want to use a court-like system (you know, like the system that let O.J. go) and the Prez wants to protect us and is willing to put his reputation on the line to close the loopholes.

53 posted on 03/17/2006 5:01:54 AM PST by trebb ("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
It's gonna get good.
Trust me on this.
If there are tapes of these meetings with sound of every word spoken in English, the MSM will not touch it. The print press will avoid writing on the WMD no matter the proof.
The group of Bush haters will try justifying or debunking
all of these documents.
Maybe President Bush has known about these doc. all along
and, new in the end he would be justified in going to war with Iraq. If he knew why would he not comment on them is my question? I don't understand the way the President works when it comes to talking to the American public.
54 posted on 03/17/2006 5:04:45 AM PST by buck61 (luv6060)
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To: piasa
There's where I originally found the picture via littlegreenfootballs. Here's another one:

I keep them both on my FR profile page for easy access.

55 posted on 03/17/2006 5:05:07 AM PST by Quilla
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To: buck61
If he knew why would he not comment on them is my question?

The best answer I've heard to date is that besides embarrassing his opponents, it will embarrass a lot of our so called allies as well.....
56 posted on 03/17/2006 5:07:01 AM PST by PigRigger (Send donations to http://www.AdoptAPlatoon.org)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

What WMD's ?


57 posted on 03/17/2006 5:10:56 AM PST by IrishMike (Dry Powder is a plus)
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To: buck61
If he knew why would he not comment on them is my question?

There has also been speculation that President Bush knows approximately (or exactly) where Saddam's WMD's were hidden (and by whom - Russia, most likely). He's keeping quiet to prevent insurgents, al Qaeda, and other unsavory types from getting their hands on them.

58 posted on 03/17/2006 5:16:03 AM PST by Quilla
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To: staytrue
a short lived scandal in France last year revealed that the Presidents household used $36,000 of fresh fruit a day,
59 posted on 03/17/2006 5:34:43 AM PST by Ngamatapouri (watch out for the monster its on the loose)
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To: Ngamatapouri

The French stopped participating in No Fly Zone enforcement sometime in 1998. Shortly after the payola memo. Huh?


60 posted on 03/17/2006 5:50:54 AM PST by Wristpin ("The Yankees announce plan to buy every player in Baseball....")
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