Posted on 03/17/2006 2:27:40 PM PST by Calpernia
March 17, 2006: Declassified documents from Iraq show 3,000 Saudi and Iraqi mujihideen depart Iraq in Nov 2001 to fight US in Afghanistan
The newly declassified documents shed more and more light on the evolution of the violent insurgency in Iraq, and show that Saddam Hussein’s government was aware not just of the presence of Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Mus’ab Al Zarqawi, but also was aware that the Anbar province in Iraq was being used as a launch point for organized groups of jihadis headed to fight the United States in Afghanistan.
The document, addressed to the Security Board, Fedayeen Saddam at the office of the Presidency in Iraq, reports what it describes as a “rumor”, says:
there is a group of Iraqi and Saudi Arabians numbering around 3,000 who have gone in an unofficial capacity to Afghanistan and have joined the mujahidin to fight with and aid them in defeating the American Zionist Imperialist attack
This clearly indicates that Iraq was being used as a transit point or launch point for Saudi Arabian jihadis, as well as Iraqis, who wanted to go join the forces of Osama Bin Laden in Iraq in November 2001, nearly a year and a half before the US and Coalition forces commenced military action against Saddam Hussein’s regime.
The sheer volume of “mujahideen” that reportedly departed from the Anbar province, combined with the presence of Zarqawi in Iraq, indicates the presence of an organized Al Qaeda infrastructure within Iraq just a few months after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States.
The Anbar province is Iraq’s largest province and is located east and southeast of Baghdad. Anbar borders the neighboring states of Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, making it a popular transit point for the insurgents moving in and out of Iraq.
A complete translation follows:
In the name of God the most Merciful, the most Compassionate
Republic of Iraq
The Presidency
Fedayeen Saddam
Security Board
SECRET AND PERSONAL
Number: 1/22/11836
Date: 12/1/2001
To: Iraqi Intelligence Service
Re: Rumor
Greetings.
1. In the report on the status of rumors for November of 2001 regarding Fedayeen Saddam in al-Anbar, there is an entry that indicates that there is a group of Iraqi and Saudi Arabians numbering around 3,000 who have gone in an unofficial capacity to Afghanistan and have joined the mujahidin to fight with and aid them in defeating the American Zionist Imperialist attack.
2. After presenting the matter to the Supervisor of Fedayeen Saddam, he ordered that the matter should be looked into for verification of the truth of the rumor.
Please review and inform us.
Saudi Arabia is a good and valued friend. Your antiSaudi bigotry is misplaced.
Here's another story for tha Whirld Newz Tanight to ignore. Maybe they'll lead with Bush's poll numbers or how a cutesy wootsie kitty cat was killed in Iraq by a mean ol' imperialist stormtrooper from the U.S.
Rain your sarcasm upon us all. It is glorious.
The only question is how fast will these docs go through the Stone Age Press shredders??
Bush Knew!!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
I can tell you for a fact that most of the SA students are/were funded by that Government. - They were mostly terrible students.
In fact, the House of Saud owned most or all of Flight Safety International, right in Vero Beach.
However, I do not know the present arrangememnts.
Thanks...saved!
We are done for. We are DOOMED! HELL HAS FROZEN OVER!
Hey, the site also has a doc that says that Kuwaiti POW's were to be used as human shields. That means that Sadam had POW's from 1990 still in custody in 2003. Where was Amesty International? Where was the Red Cross?
We hear everyday how bad Guantanamo is. How about holding POW's for 11 years after the conflict is over?
They should have been toasted 9/12/01!
Osama is no fool he selected the terrorists because: 1) Saudis were not likely to stay illegally hence had less restrictive visa requirements facilitating their egress and exit; 2) it was a means of turning the less discerning against an ally when the nationality of the attackers was revealed; 3) Saudis actually had the sophistication necessary to pull off such an operation which required blending in and the study of technical knowledge.
Usama made a severe tactical, and strategic errors.
2) it was a means of turning the less discerning against an ally when the nationality of the attackers was revealed;
Nothing for nothing, but some Americans have noticed a distinct shortage of humans from KSA.
3) Saudis actually had the sophistication necessary to pull off such an operation which required blending in and the study of technical knowledge.
If you say so. Our searches have only turned up two Pakis, three Persians, eight people claiming Jordinian Christian extraction. We did locate a Saudi national. He was with a white trash woman. His technical "expertise" did not extend to piggin. The general consensus is that sophistication is not their strong suit. And they cry a lot when a woman spanks their feet. We are still confused about this.
....They are undermining our WOT more than Iran and Iraq combined . . .
Where is your evidence for that assertion?
There are some radical Saudis but they don't represent the mainstream.
By your logic, we must condemn all American black folks for the actions of the Black DC snipers or LA gangs.
Osama's choice of Saudis was no mistake it worked very well for a while until voices of reason began to point out what was involved.
The rest of your post is meaningless to me.
WHAT???
But LIBERALS told us that Bush launched an illegal war for OIL!!!!
Did they LIE? Or was thier intelligence mistaken???
Geographically impossible. Both Jordan and Syria are west of Iraq.
>>>The Anbar province is Iraq’s largest province and is located east and southeast of Baghdad. Anbar borders the neighboring states of Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia,...
Maybe she meant to say Jordan, Syria and Saudi Arabia are east and southeast of Anbar provine?
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