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Iraq Prime Minister Says There Is Now Proof of Ties Between Saddam’s Regime and Al Queda (2003)
Flopping Aces ^ | Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 at 9:22 am | Scott

Posted on 05/02/2009 1:01:29 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Maybe now that President Obama’s in charge of the war in Iraq, and there’s no need to lie, distort, or half quote truths to oppose the war (can’t oppose it if it’s run by a Democrat)…maybe now people will realize:
1) the matter was never closed by any investigation
2) there’s hundreds of times more information demonstrating ties than there is dismissing them

BAGHDAD — The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki said Al Qaida worked closely with former operatives in Saddam Hussein regime.

Officials said leading members of the Al Qaida network have coordinated operations with Saddam aides since 2003. They said Al Qaida and Saddam forces attacked Shi’ites in an effort to spark a civil war in Iraq.

They agreed that Al Qaida would carry out the suicide attacks, while the Baathists [Saddam's ruling party] would do the remote-control bombs,” Al Maliki said.

The Al Qaida-Saddam link, asserted by then-U.S. President George Bush in 2002, came in wake of the reported capture of a leading Al Qaida commander in Iraq.

At the very least, it’s 100% clear (hindsight is 20-20) that yes, Saddam’s regime and the Al Queda network did have operational ties in 2003, and that means the invasion of Iraq
HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE WAR ON TERROR.
ht regimeofterror
Mark Eichenlaub


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: almaliki; alqaeda; alqaedaandiraq; iraq; prequel; saddam
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1 posted on 05/02/2009 1:01:29 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Of course we knew it all along. But the MSM controls the narrative...


2 posted on 05/02/2009 1:02:42 PM PDT by SolidWood (Palin: "We do not want to becomes slaves of Washington.")
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To: SolidWood

Your right. The MSM will never report this.


3 posted on 05/02/2009 1:04:07 PM PDT by Uncle Hal
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To: SolidWood
Yes,...but there is stuff out there:

Iraq prime minister ties Saddam regime to captured Al Qaida commander ( Thursday, April 30, 2009 )

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BAGHDAD — The government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki said Al Qaida worked closely with former operatives in Saddam Hussein regime.

Officials said leading members of the Al Qaida network have coordinated operations with Saddam aides since 2003. They said Al Qaida and Saddam forces attacked Shi'ites in an effort to spark a civil war in Iraq.

"They agreed that Al Qaida would carry out the suicide attacks, while the Baathists [Saddam's ruling party] would do the remote-control bombs," Al Maliki said.

The Al Qaida-Saddam link, asserted by then-U.S. President George Bush in 2002, came in wake of the reported capture of a leading Al Qaida commander in Iraq.

The government has determined that an Iraqi Sunni arrested in April 2009 was Abu Omar Al Baghdadi, identified as the head of the the Islamic State of Iraq, an umbrella group that contained Al Qaida.

"This terrorist had deep ties with the former regime and created with its followers a devil's pact reflected in bloody scenes of carnage involving innocent children and women and the elderly," Al Maliki said.

4 posted on 05/02/2009 1:06:41 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Can’t be. Life under Saddam was hunky dory, Sean Penn said so..


5 posted on 05/02/2009 1:06:46 PM PDT by cardinal4 (Dont Tread on Me)
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To: SolidWood
It's not that the MSM was just controlling the narrative ~ they were part of the action, and definitely took the part of the other side in a war ~ as did a good number of Democrats in this country.

We shouldn't let this stuff just pass by this time like we did after WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. This time there are network executives, newspaper publishers, managers, editors, reporters, writers and pressmen who must be rounded up and made to pay the full price for treason.

6 posted on 05/02/2009 1:06:46 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: All

Don't know who owns the World Tribune

7 posted on 05/02/2009 1:08:13 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: pissant; Perdogg; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; blam; SunkenCiv; Marine_Uncle; ...

fyi


8 posted on 05/02/2009 1:10:01 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Confirming what we already knew.


9 posted on 05/02/2009 1:10:07 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; SolidWood
I translated and posted on this forum several captured Saddam regime documents clearly showing that Saddam regime trained in Iraq “foreign Mujaheedeen” i.e. “foreign terrorists” i.e. “Al Qaeda and affiliates”.
10 posted on 05/02/2009 1:11:15 PM PDT by jveritas (God Bless our brave troops)
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To: Red Steel

And the Lefties and their MSM continues to deny!


11 posted on 05/02/2009 1:11:18 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: jveritas
And we are profoundly grateful for your efforts.
12 posted on 05/02/2009 1:12:19 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Thank you very much my FRiend, I just did my little duty. I am glad that we were right and we are finally vindicated, our troops are vindicated, and President Bush is vindicated.


13 posted on 05/02/2009 1:14:02 PM PDT by jveritas (God Bless our brave troops)
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To: Enchante; Fedora; pinz-n-needlez; piasa; Alamo-Girl; Shermy; the Real fifi; Wuli; Cindy

PING!

Al Qaida worked closely with former operatives in Saddam Hussein regime says Iraqi PM.

As I interpret it the Iraqi PM talks about post-invasion co-operation, but apparently these entities very soon after the fall of Baghdad founded strong links. Impressive to do that without any former contacts (/sarc).


14 posted on 05/02/2009 1:18:04 PM PDT by ScaniaBoy (Part of the Right Wing Research & Attack Machine)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

In addition, there was ample evidence that WMDs did exist and were moved shortly before the war. But these stories had “no legs” in the MSM.


15 posted on 05/02/2009 1:20:19 PM PDT by luvbach1 (Worse than we could have imagined.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Lots of people knew this seven years ago......the MSM is simply NOT going to report it.

Don’t you just hate the mainstream media? Arogant, stuffy, condescending, conceited, brats.


16 posted on 05/02/2009 1:25:56 PM PDT by kjo
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To: kjo

Yes.


17 posted on 05/02/2009 1:28:22 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (Support Geert Wilders)
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To: aflaak

ping


18 posted on 05/02/2009 1:34:44 PM PDT by r-q-tek86 (The U.S. Constitution may be flawed, but it's a whole lot better than what we have now)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Please.

Post the photo of Baghdad Bob.

19 posted on 05/02/2009 1:36:34 PM PDT by Mikey_1962 (Obama: The Affirmative Action President)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Hey Colin "Colostomy Bag" Powell - Uckfay Ouyay!!!
20 posted on 05/02/2009 1:38:11 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (Where can I take 'Austrian' lessons?)
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