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.
"WHAT???
But LIBERALS told us that Bush launched an illegal war for OIL!!!!
Did they LIE? Or was thier intelligence mistaken???"
Liberals have intelligence???? Who knew???
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?
Allegedly all 600 Kuwaiti POWs taken back into Iraq were executed.
Don't underestimate them
I agree. They would ignore an atomic attack if it came to that
That's what the DIMS around Jimmy the C said about the Shah of Iran. Look where that got us. BTW, Osama agrees with your position on the Saudi Royal family. I suspect the replacements for the Saudi Royals, would be much more to his liking than to yours. They'd probably curl your toes.
Bottom line, these things must be done very delicately.
Actually it's called "Diplomacy". 'bout the same thing, but that game is played on a larger playing field, and (usually) for higher stakes.
You are most probably correct on all counts. I'd still like to see them all have their throats slit.
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