Carbomb diplomacy

Regime of Terror ^ | 3-21-2007 | Mark Eichenlaub

[ikez78]

Iraq’s former embassy in Greece added to list of Hussein's international terror outposts

A recent story in the Greek news outlet Ekathimerini, pointed out to Regimeofterror.com by Dr. Laurie Mylroie, reported on previously undisclosed evidence implicating Saddam Hussein’s regime in international terrorism aspirations. The report reveals an incident in which a number of items were secretly removed from Iraq's embassy in Greece during the run up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The items removed fit a pattern of behavior but also raise a number of questions.

Ekathimerini reported that it had been made aware of "a joint operation by Greek and US secret service officers in March 2003 (which) led to the seizure of a large cache of explosives from the basement of the Iraqi Embassy in Athens." The types of explosives reportedly discovered were particularly noteworthy . "Sources said a raid on the embassy unearthed explosive materials, car bombs, detonators, several guns and dozens of rounds of ammunition. Much of the material was “ready to use” while some was too old to be of any value, according to sources who said all the material was destroyed within a few weeks of discovery."

The presence of car bombs, explosives and the other materials in this instance would indicate that Hussein's Iraq had used it's Greek embassy just as it had used it's embassy's in the Philippines, Jordan, Prague, and Yemen in recent years, as a hub for terrorism. This is to say nothing of Iraq’s planned international terror attacks in London (as reported on page 53 of the Iraqi Perspectives Project) or the attempted bombing attack by Iraqi operatives in Bahrain during the runup to the invasion of Iraq (Senate Intelligence Report: Phase II).

This discovery follows Iraq’s modus operandi of using their embassies and diplomatic privileges as cover for hiding and moving weapons/explosives/equipment abroad for potential terror attacks.

These were not the first time Iraq had dipped its toe in the waters of international terrorism. In 1998, in what some viewed as a possible buildup to war between the U.S. and Iraq, U.S. News and World Report cited intelligence officials saying over 30 teams of terrorists, each team consisting of 2 to 3 men had been dispatched by Baghdad in 1991 and indicated that similar attacks may take place against U.S. interests again in 1998 in the case of a war with the U.S.. (It should also be noted that those in the intelligence community were said to be split during this time period as to whether or not Iraq had already dispatched similar teams of terrorists at this point.) The men, who were disguised as businessmen, used Iraq's diplomatic pouches to move automatic weapons, explosives and timers to embassies around for planned attacks. Former deputy director of the State Department's counterterrorism office during the Gulf War, Larry Johnson, told U.S. News and World Report in the same piece that car bombs, assassinations and hostage taking were "likely scenarios."

With the discovery of Greece as a front in Iraq’s pre-invasion international terrorism attempts maybe Americans will even one day be made aware of what the other 6 or 7 countries are which U.S. government officials told the Washington Post's Walter Pincus were targeted anti Western bombings by Iraqi Intelligence.

Saddam Hussein , Iraq, terrorism

[JerseyJohn61]

Thanks for the ping....JJ61

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Ain’t no tellin’ what is in the “sacred-grounds” rite here in this country...

[jveritas]

Unfortunately the Director of National intelligence shut down the Iraqi document website after the International Atomic Energy Agency complained that the website published a highly classified document about Saddam regime nuclear program. The complaints were published in the treasonous New York Times few day before the 2006 elections.

Of course, it is all a big farce, because the disputed document was part of Iraq disclosure documents to the UN in 1996 and many nations can access these documents from the incompetent IAEA if they want too, including Iran. They are not going to wait to read it on a website.

[jveritas]

Excellent article Mark. Also there is the now infamous “Blessed July” document were the Iraqi wanted to conduct terrorist operations in London in 1999. If you need this document I still have it in my downloaded files, and it has been already translated by the Pentagon translators.

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Rebember This ?? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[BIGLOOK]

When in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with....Bureaucracy.

[jveritas]

Amen to that.

[CutePuppy]

Thanks for the ping. Interesting article. May be helpful in '08 campaign to explain (defend is absolutely the wrong term) the necessity of our Iraq "policy" for a candidate with a set, since current administration has long given up on that endeavor.

[ikez78]

I don’t remember that. No. Can you fill me in?

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

Yep,,,That’s the US Embassy in Athens that was hit by an RPG awhile back(thread on FR),,,played down,,,almost hit the sign,,,hit the crapper,,,the Ambassador’s Crapper.
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ATHENS (AFP) - Unidentified attackers have fired a rocket into the US embassy in Athens, damaging the building but causing no casualties, officials said.
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Police said the rocket penetrated the building near the front-entrance emblem and exploded inside, damaging a toilet on the third floor, which also houses the ambassador’s office.
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Where did the RPG come from ??

Who would be tryin’ to cause trouble ??

Who Got Busted ??(this thread)...;0)

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