Posted on 02/11/2007 2:12:04 PM PST by Starman417
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And Saddam kept his end of the deal ... chem-bio trainers were sent to Afghanistan to do training for Osama's people. But I'm still waiting for the evidence from Salaman Pak to surface showing Saddam helped train 911 murderers. If that ever surfaces, the democrap party will be head deep in their own sludge and the spittle of media whoredom will drown this nation as they try to spin it away for their damned democrats.
I know, and that's why I don't understand the administration's reluctance to discuss this issue and condemn the Democrat's lies about this matter.
I'd give it 2-4 weeks. They don't really work that hard in congress.
I agree .. that's what the picture looks like to me.
So he wasn't buddies with Osama .. who cares.
Thank you for putting this together. There is nowhere in the media that this could be found in such an accessible form.
OPINION: The jihad is fueled by hate. The glue that binds that global jihad together is their hateful agenda. The internet is the primary communication tool which enables the global jihad to teach, preach, raise funds, and recruit.
A LINK SAMPLER On The 'Net:
WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE WARNS ON QUICK IRAQ PULLOUT" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq warns that pulling U.S. troops out of the country too soon would lead to a collapse of the Iraqi military, outside intervention and the creation of safe havens for al Qaeda terrorists. An unclassified summary of the 90-page estimate, "Prospects for Iraq's Stability: A Challenging Road Ahead," stated that U.S. and allied troops "remain an essential stabilizing element in Iraq."") (February 3, 2007)
TERRORISM-INFO.org.il - INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S.): "Argentina accuses Iran of responsibility for the Hezbollah terrorist attack which destroyed Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, 1994. The Argentinean Attorney General's office announced it had found Iran responsible for the terrorist attack and an Argentinean judge issued arrest warrants for seven senior Iranians and one senior Hezbollah member" (November 14, 2006)
FOX NEWS.com: "REPORT: IRAN PREPARING TO PUT SATELLITE IN ORBIT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""A reconnaissance satellite of reasonable performance should weigh about 300 kilograms [660 lb.]," says Uzi Rubin, the former head of the Israel Missile Defense Organization, in a report for The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. "Once Iran learns how to put 300 kilograms into earth orbit, it could adapt the satellite launcher into an ICBM that could drop more than 300 kilograms anywhere in the world."") (January 26, 2007)
BILL ROGGIO.com - THE FOURTH RAIL - blog: "THE KARBALA ATTACK AND THE IRGC" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The American Forces Information Service provides the details of the attack in Karbala. Based on the sophisticated nature of the raid, as well as the response, or cryptic non-responses, from multiple military and intelligence sources, this raid appears to have been directed and executed by the Qods Force branch of the Iranian Republican Guard Corps.") (January 26, 2007)
stepping back in time...CNN.com: "TRANSCRIPT OF OSAMA BIN LADEN VIDEOTAPE" (TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "UBL: (...Inaudible...) when people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature, they will like the strong horse. This is only one goal; those who want people to worship the lord of the people, without following that doctrine, will be following the doctrine of Muhammad, peace be upon him. (UBL quotes several short and incomplete Hadith verses, as follows): "I was ordered to fight the people until they say there is no god but Allah, and his prophet Muhammad." "Some people may ask: why do you want to fight us?" "There is an association between those who say: I believe in one god and Muhammad is his prophet, and those who don't (...inaudible...) "Those who do not follow the true fiqh. The fiqh of Muhammad, the real fiqh. They are just accepting what is being said at face value."") (December 13, 2001)
WHITEHOUSE.gov: News Release: United States Department of State, Washington, D.C. - "PRESIDENT BUSH MEETS WITH SENIOR STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ON IRAQ" (SPEECH SNIPPET: "And the reason why that's vital is because Iraq is a central component of defeating the extremists who want to establish safe haven in the Middle East, extremists who would use their safe haven from which to attack the United States, extremists and radicals who have stated that they want to topple moderate governments in order to be able to achieve assets necessary to effect their dream of spreading their totalitarian ideology as far and wide as possible. This is really the calling of our time, that is, to defeat these extremists and radicals, and Iraq is a component part, an important part of laying the foundation for peace.") (December 11, 2006)
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "UN SACRIFICIO POR LA CAUSA DE ALLAH" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Since we first reported on Hizballah's Latin American offspring, it appeared to be a strictly Venezuelan phenomenon. Since then, however, new shoots have sprung up in El Salvador and in Chiapas in southern Mexico. To say that these folks are not "real Hizballah" is true to a point. We are used to thinking of Hizballah as a strictly-controlled entity of Lebanese origin operating at the behest of the Iranian regime. It is possible that no one is more surprised than Hizballah Lebanon to learn that they have given rise to Latin American affiliates, but they have. If there is one thing Iran and Hizballah could use right now, it's operatives who are not Iranian, not Lebanese, not obviously Arab or Persian - people who are more likely to be able to travel below the radar. Guys like this (sans the bomb - we're sure the Revolutionary Guards can hook the brother up with something more effective when he gets to his final destination): There is no reason to think anything good will come from all this.") (October 25, 2006)
FreeRepublic.com: March 2001 Document: Saddam Regime Plans to Strike American Presence and Interests (Translation). Pentagon/FMSO website for Iraq Pre-war documents http://70.168.46.200/ ^ | October 16 2006 | jveritas" -Posted on 10/16/2006 2:17:50 PM PDT by jveritas (SNIPPET - QUOTE: Document CMPC-2003-006758.pdf contain a memo form the Iraqi Intelligence Service ( The Apparatus) dated March 28 2001 that talks about plans to “Strike US presence and interest” in response to the new policies of President Bush toward Iraq and that aims at toppling the regime according to the memo. Few months ago there was another memo from the Iraqi Air Force also dated March 2001 that talk about recruiting member of the Iraq Air Force to conduct suicide missions against US interest (March 2001 Document: Saddam Regime Recruits Suicide Terrorists to Hit US Interests http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1610012/posts). This document CMPC-2003-006758.pdf is yet another proof that Saddam regime was working all the time to strike us and that it was our national interest had to take him out. Translation of pages 5 and 6 of document CMPC-2003-006758.pdf)
FreeRepublic.com: "Iraqi Documents: Projects to Rebuild Saddam Nuclear Facilities (Translation) Pentagon/FMSO website for Iraq Pre-war documents http://70.168.46.200/ ^ | October 12 2006 | jveritas" -Posted on 10/12/2006 8:11:36 AM PDT by jveritas (SNIPPET - QUOTE: Documents CMPC-2004-003978.pdf and CMPC-2004-002191.pdf contains memos dated from 1999 to 2001 that talk about projects sponsored by the Iraqi Atomic Nuclear Agency to rebuild some of their nuclear facilities and equipments. All the projects were dated after the UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in December 1998. These facilities and equipments were part of Iraq clandestine nuclear weapon program before the 1991 Gulf War and they were destroyed by the bombing and some were dismantled by the UN weapon inspector. Rebuilding these nuclear facilities and equipments was totally prohibited per the UN sanctions. The facilities include rebuilding Iraq Radioactive Waste Treatment Station (RWTS) that was destroyed by bombing during operation Desert Storm in 1991. Another project was to rebuild the RadioChemistry laboratories. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) the RWTS and the RadioChemistry Laboratories were part of Iraq clandestine nuclear program (http://www.iraqwatch.org/un/IAEA/s-1997-779-att-3.htm, see section 3.4 of the link). Document CMCP-2004-003978 there is a project by the Iraq Atomic Agency to fix “Furnaces” from the Dicosa brand. Nuclear facilities require very specialized “furnaces” and this type of furnaces is prohibited according to the UN (http://www.iraqwatch.org/un/IAEA/s-1995-215.htm, see point 57 and 58).
HAMMORABI.blogspot.com: "AL QAEDA PREPARING FOR MAJOR ATTACKS" (COMMENTARY SNIPPET: "However, some of Al-Qaeda sleeping groups away from Iraq are now in their dawn. They are preparing for major attacks in more than one place around the world as a revenge for their leader in Iraq. It is only a matter of time for us to witness another tool of deaths but this time outside Iraq. No one will be immune at all even those who consider themselves protected. Jordan is another target and the American interests everywhere will certainly be targeted. Countries which support the terrorism in Iraq have walked with it unharmed. Saudi Arabia is the major supplier and Syria directly involved. Iran has indirect involvement and some other regional countries are doing so.") -posted by hammorabi (June 27, 2006)
CENTER>INTELLIGENCE-SUMMIT.blogspot.com (AFP): "IRAN, SYRIA SIGN DEFENSE AGREEMENT" (June 18, 2006)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Baghdad - "COALITION FORCES KILL TOP TERRORIST IN IRAQ" (PRESS RELEASE SNIPPET: "Jordanian terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi died in an air strike north of Baghdad yesterday evening, U.S. officials have confirmed. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multinational Force Iraq, announced Zarqawi's death during a press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad today. "Ladies and Gentlemen, coalition forces killed al Qaeda terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and one of his key lieutenants, spiritual advisor Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman, yesterday, June 7, at 6:15 p.m. in an air strike against an identified, isolated safe house," Casey said. Tips and intelligence led forces to Zarqawi and some of his associates who were conducting a meeting approximately eight kilometers north of Baqubah when the air strike was launched, Casey said.") (June 8, 2006)
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (JPOST.com): "NOT THE FIRST FLIER FROM AL-QAIDA IN GAZA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The flier further said that the Al Quds Islamic Army was affiliated with Al Qaida, and would act under orders from Osama Bin-Laden or Abu Musab Zarqawi, Israel Radio reported.") (May 10, 2006)
OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com (JPOST.com): "NOT THE FIRST FLIER FROM AL-QAIDA IN GAZA" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The flier further said that the Al Quds Islamic Army was affiliated with Al Qaida, and would act under orders from Osama Bin-Laden or Abu Musab Zarqawi, Israel Radio reported.") (May 10, 2006)
DEFENSElink.mil (AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE): Washington - "TERRORIST CHEMICAL EXPERT KILLED; FIREFIGHTERS FIND EXPLOSIVES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Ali Wali, whose full name is believed to be Abbas bin Farnas bin Qafqas, was a 37- or 38-year-old Iraqi Kurd who served as a key leader in Ansar al-Islam's military command responsible for training and military operations including the planning of suicide operations, ambushes and kidnappings, officials said.") (May 8, 2006)
DEFENSElink.mil - AMERICAN FORCES PRESS SERVICE: Washington - "AL QAEDA LEADER KILLED IN RAID; WEAPONS CACHE FOUND" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Abu Asma, also known as Abu Anas and Akram Mahmud Al Mushhadani, was an explosives expert with close ties to senior Baghdad-based car-bomb manufacturers. Officials said he was directly responsible for many deaths and injuries among coalition and Iraqi security forces.") (February 24, 2006)
IslamicAwakening.com: - "TRANSCRIPT: ZARQAWI'S LAST STATEMENT": "The Foundation Of Jihad In The Land Of The Two Rivers presents the speech of Sheikh, the Mujahid, Abu Mus'ab Al Zarqawi, may Allah protect him, Taste! For You Are The Mighty, The Wise!" ("Shiekh Abu Mesab al-Zarqawi Al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Rivers 15 Shawwal 1426 November 17, 2005") -posted by "terrorthreat" on January 3, 2006
MEMRITV.org - Video Clip No. 853 - 9/14/2005: "Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi Declares a "Total War" on Shiites and states that the Sunni Women of Tel'afar Had their "Wombs Filled with the Sperm of the Crusaders"" (TRANSCRIPT SNIPPET: "Following are excerpts from a speech by Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi. The Speech was published in audio form on the Internet and downloaded from the website of "Al-Qaeda's Jihad Media Battalion - www.k-j-i.tk") (September 14, 2005)SOFIR.org - SOCIETY FOR INTERNET RESEARCH: "ZARQAWI'S STRATEGY IN IRAQ - IS THERE A 'NEW AL-QAEDA?'" by Reuven Paz (August 29, 2005) (html)
The Project for the Research of Islamist Movements (PRISM) Herzliya, Israel www.e-prism.org, Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center, THE PROJECT FOR THE RESEARCH OF ISLAMIST MOVEMENTS (PRISM) OCCASIONAL PAPERS Volume 3 (2005), Number 5 (August 2005), Director and Editor: Reuven Paz: "'Zarqawi's Strategy in Iraq' -- Is there a "New Al-Qaeda?"" (August 29, 2005) (pdf)INTERNET-HAGANAH: "ABOUT THE RELEASE AND RE-ARREST OF AL MAQDISI (July 8, 2005)
MEMRI.org - Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 231: "'The Sheikh of the Slaughterers': Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi and the Al-Qa'ida Connection" by Dr. Nimrod Raphaeli (July 1, 2005)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (UPI): "IRAQ ARRESTS AL QAIDA MEMBER" (June 25, 2005)
INTERNET-HAGANAH (AFP via KurdMedia.com): "FIGHTING TO STAY IN NORWAY, KREKAR PRAISES OSAMA BIN LADEN" (June 10, 2005)
INTERNET-HAGANAH: "PFLP/SYRIAN/AL QAIDA IN IRAQ CONNECTION? The mind says 'no' but the gut says 'something here is not quite right.'" (June 4, 2005)
"fayrouz.blogspot.com/2004_09_01_fayrouz_archive.html#109415983198622045" - "IRAN AND AL-ZARQAWI" - "posted by Fayrouz 9/2/2004" (ARTICLE - TRANSLATION - SNIPPET: "A former corps chief said Abu-Mosaab Al-Zarqawi escaped to Turkey last year, after being in Iran and entered Iraq more than a year ago. He confirmed to the newspaper that a meeting was held last June between Al-Zarqawi and a Lebanese fugitive, Emad Mughania, at one of Al-Quds corps centers in Kermanshah providence in western Iran. The source said Mughania played an influential role in forming the Al-Mahdi Army. Al-Mahdi Army belongs to the strict Shia religious cleric, Muqtada Al-Sadr, and trains its members in camps inside Iran. He also mentioned the entrance of Shia fighters from Lebanon to Iraq dressed as religious studies students. These fighters then join Al-Madi Army under the supervision of Emad Mughania. Mughania underwent a cosmetic surgery recently in a sanitarium for the revolutionary guards in northern Iran to change his face. This is the 5th surgery for Mughania, who's been chased by Western and Arabic intelligence organizations for a number of years now. The source said Mughania kept his relationships with Aymen Al-Thawahiri, the number-two man in Al-Qaida organization despite the difficulty of contacting him lately. He added that Mughania submitted a report early this year to chief of the revolutionary guards intelligence after a visit to Iraq. The report outlined the importance of expanding a framework of collaboration between Al-Mahdi Army and Al-Zarqawi's group. Muqtada has lost his standing among the Iraqi shia, especially Al-Najaf, while gaining more supporters in the Sunni triangle.")"fayrouz.blogspot.com/2004/09/iran-and-al-zarqawi.html"
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No.896: "REACTIONS AND COUNTER-REACTIONS TO THE SAUDI CLERICS' COMMUNIQUE CALLING FOR JIHAD IN IRAQ" (April 21, 2005)
E-PRISM.org: "ARAB VOLUNTEERS KILLED IN IRAQ: AN ANALYSIS" by Reuven Paz (PRISM Series of Global Jihad, No. 1/3, March 2005) (pdf)
INTERNET-HAGANAH (GLOBAL RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (Gloria) CENTER): THE PROJECT FOR THE RESEARCH OF ISLAMIST MOVMEMENTS (PRISM) Occasional Papers - Volume 3 (2005), Numbber 1 (March 2005) Director and Editor: Reuven Paz: "ARAB VOLUNTEERS KILLED IN IRAQ: AN ANALYSIS" by Reuven Paz (html)SITE INSTITUTE.org: "QAJ STATEMENT ON COUTER-TERRORISM CONFERENCE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A statement ridiculing the counter-terrorism conference currently taking place in Saudi Arabia was posted, February 7, 2005, to a leading al-Qaeda-frequented Jihadist message board by Abu Maysara al-Iraqi, spokesperson of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's Al-Qaeda in Iraq group ["Tanzeem Qaedat al-Jihad Fi Bilad al-Rafidayn"]." (February 8, 2005)MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 837: "Osama Bin Laden to the Iraqi People:It Is Forbidden to Participate in Iraqi & PA Elections; Jihad in Palestine and Iraq is Incumbent upon Residents of All Muslim Countries, Not Just Iraqis and Palestinians; Zarqawi is the Commander of Al-Qa'ida in Iraq" (December 30, 2004)FOX NEWS.com: "CIA CONFIDENT BIN LADEN MADE TAPE" (December 16, 2004)
ABCNews.go.com: "CONSULATE ATTACKERS WANTED U.S. HOSTAGES Bin Laden Gives New Directions, Tells Al Qaeda to Target Oil" (December 16, 2004)
MEMRI.org - Special Dispatch Series - No. 828: "SHEIKH YOUSUF AL-QARADHAWI: RESISTANCE IN IRAQ IS A DUTY OF EVERY MUSLIM" (December 14, 2004)
EXPATICA.com: "GERMAN REPORT: "ATTACK BIGGER THAN 9/11 PLANNED" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BERLIN - Iraq-based al-Qaeda terrorist Abu Mussab al- Zarkawi is planning a terror strike of greater magnitude than the 11 September 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, according to a German newspaper report published on Monday.") (December 13, 2004) (Note: This url may expire.)AFTENPOSTEN.no/english - News from Norway in English: "KREKAR ACCUSED OF BIN LADEN PRAISE German media claim that controversial Norwegian resident mullah Krekar congratulated Osama bin Laden shortly after the terrorist attack on the USA on Sep. 11, 2001." (December 8, 2004)
WorldNetDaily.com: "BIN LADEN BEDAZZLED SADDAM WITH JEWEL $60 Million Pearl of Allah 'evidence of al-Qaida link'" by Aaron Klein (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Barbish said, "In spite of ongoing investigations, I just couldn't sit back and listen to these lies about our government and President Bush. There was a connection between Saddam Hussein and bin Laden. Bin Laden tried to purchase my pearl as a gift to Saddam, and Saddam wanted to accept it, and I want the truth to get out there."") (October 29, 2004)WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorials Op-Ed: "BIN LADEN'S IRAN ALLIANCE" by Richard Miniter (October 27, 2004)
WASHINGTON TIMES.com - Editorials/Op-Ed: "IGNORING PUTIN'S REVELATION" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mr. Putin said that Iraq was planning some kind of attack against the United States. Unfortunately, the same major media that have erroneously suggested that the September 11 commission's report debunks any linkage between al Qaeda and Iraq have shown little interest in Mr. Putin's revelation.") (June 23, 2004)
CPA-IRAQ.org - COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY: "INTERCEPTED PLAN REVEALS AL-QUAEDA'S FEAR OF DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Baghdad -- Coalition Provisional Authority and Iraqi Governing Council officials today released the text of an intercepted letter written by Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian terrorist with al-Quaeda affiliations, to al-Quaeda officials. In the document, Zarqawi acknowledges that "time is running out" for the insurgents and terrorists as the transition to Iraqi soverignty draws nearer. The only solution, according to Zarqawi, is to force a civil war between Sunni and Shi'a. Reward for Info Leading to Zarqawi's Arrest Doubled to $10M") (February 12, 2004)WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "AL QAEDA ABSENT FROM FINAL CLINTON REPORT" by James G. Lakely (April 6, 2004)
FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.com: "SADDAM AND 9/11" by Jamie Glazov (Interview with Dr. Laurie Mylroie) (January 8, 2004)
2la.org: "SYRIA A STATE OF TERROR A senior Syrian journalist reports Iraq WMD located in three Syrian sites" "06 January, 2004 AFP"
MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series No. 639: "FIRST AUDIO RECORDING BY AL-QA'IDA LEADER IN IRAQ ABU MUS'AB AL-ZARQAWI" (January 7, 2004)
FOX NEWS.com: "SADDAM HUSSEIN CAPTURED, OFFICIALS SAY" (December 14, 2003) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "MEMO: 9-11 CHIEF TRAINED BY SADDAM Document says Atta in Baghdad Under Abu Nidal's Tutelage Just Before Attacks" (December 13, 2003) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: "U.S. EQUIPPED TERROR SPONSORS Clinton exported NSA-ducking phone,high-tech encryption devices to Syria" by Paul Sperry (September 12, 2001)
NEWSMAX.com: "IRAQI GENERAL: BIN LADEN VISITED BAGHDAD" by Carl Limbacher with the NewsMax.com staff (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Speaking in halting English, former Iraqi Gen. Georges Sada described the bin Laden visit to ABC Radio's Sean Hannity. "I can make sure one thing - I know - I have seen by my eyes. It was in '84, '85, Osama bin Laden himself was coming to Iraqi air force headquarters. "Gen. Sada explained: "At that time he was looking for contracts to build air fields in Iraq."") (January 27, 2006)
Ah yes. That was always confirmation to me as well. I'll never forget the day it was plastered on the front page of the NY Post. I guess he just took that picture for posterity. Anyone with any intelligence would read that mural of Sadam has his taking credit for the act. It's mind boggling that representatives at the highest level of government get away with accusing the President of lying about the war. Maybe it's time we start re-hashing more of this type of stuff and figuring out a way to get it out there.
I agree.
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Thank you Jet Jaguar.
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A link of interest:
http://www.foxnews.com/column_archive/0,2976,146,00.html
FOXNEWS.COM HOME > WORLD
"Saddam Dossier Archive"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1802104/posts
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=258850988872993
"Missing Link?
By INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY | Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 4:20 PM PST
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Of particular interest is the revelation about Mohammed's involvement in the '93 bombing. It shows a linkage not only between the '93 WTC attack and 9/11, but also between Iraq and al-Qaida.
We already know, for instance, that Abdul Rahman Yasin, the Iraqi responsible for carrying out the '93 bombing, found a haven in Iraq for a decade after the attack. Yasin worked closely with another al-Qaida operative, Ramzi Yousef, on the '93 WTC bombing.
For the record, Yousef is Mohammed's nephew. He was described by the National Commission On Terrorism's 9/11 report as 'the mastermind' of the '93 bombing. And according to U.S. intelligence, he got funding from al-Qaida.
Intelligence documents captured in Baghdad in September 2003 show that Yasin and the others received financial aid from the Iraqi government. This raises a big question: Why would Iraq, under international scrutiny for both WMD and sanctions, support a known terrorist with ties to al-Qaida? The only reasonable answer is, it wanted to keep Yasin quiet about Iraq's involvement.
There's ample evidence of Iraq's role in 9/11 too. The lead 9/11 hijacker, Mohammed Atta, met at least twice with Iraqi intelligence in Europe before carrying out the attacks. And Ahmed Hikmat Shakir, an Iraqi intelligence operative, attended a key meeting of the 9/11 hijackers and other al-Qaida terrorists in January 2000.
Upon capture, Shakir was found to be in contact with Zahid Sheikh Mohammed, brother of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Iraqi Musab Yasin, brother of Abdul Rahman Yasin, and Ibrahim Ahmad Suleiman, a '93 WTC conspirator.
It's pretty clear that al-Qaida and Iraq, far from being enemies, were tactical allies against the U.S. As such, removing Hussein wasn't a distraction from our war on terror; it was vital to it."
And yet this is nothing like the revisionist history we get on any MSM newscast or website. I post often in leftist infested sites such as "Newshounds" and I'll say it's long been my experience that while one side of their mouth screams "we were LIED to!" the other side is lying to make their case. They don't want to know the truth, and worse, MSM including (but not as bad) Fox news doesn't want us to know it.
It's not in their best interest economically to print "and they lived happily ever after" (or we won the war, we were right about Saddam, NEXT!) and what sells like a White House scandal? Never mind it was a setup by one Joe Wilson, the first and only person to offer (false) evidence bridging the wide chasm between bad intel and knowledgeable deceit. (if Cheney was building a false case for war by "stovepiping" intel, why did request the CIA, or "normal channels", get to the bottom of it? They forget that detail)
It makes me want to puke knowing this nation has so many people that would willingly participate in efforts to lose wars and bring America to its knees in shame before the world on their own false pretense. Now they've repeated their lies so often the world sees it as fact.
I would like to blame it all on political partisanship, but they seem to enjoy failure and all its associated self flaggelation. As displayed by their "anybody but Bush" platform in 2004, liberal political strategists seem to have learned their tactics not from college or human experience, but from observing the primate exhibits at their local zoo.
By portraying the war as a loss, telling the Iraqis that the soldiers who act as enforcers of White House policy are there based solely on lies, fulfilling their prediction, one can only imagine they think this is good campaign strategy:
Like monkeys in a cage, they smear poop on themselves, on the rest of us, all over everything-denigrating all of us shamefully- just to show they are better at licking it off.
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