[NeoCaveman]

Yeah, there's something terribly wrong about the public knowing the truth.

When the truth connects Kuwaiti national and Iraqi agent Ramzi Yousef to OKlahoma City, and project Bojinka (which we saw executed on 9/11) apparently that is too much truth to handle. Why? I do not know.

[daviddennis]

What puzzles me is that as soon as you admit Yousef has connections with Iraqi intelligence, you get a sold gold link between Iraq and none other than Osama bin Laden and his Al Queda pals.

Shortly after his 1993 WTC attack, Yousef stayed at an Al Queda safe house and I believe he even met Mr bin Laden. At the least, bin Laden knew of him and supported his actions. And, of course, they had a common target. Since Yousef was involved in other aviation-related plots, I always felt this connection implied a planning role in 9/11 or at least assistance.

You would think someone in our government, now allegedly desperate to make such connections to ensure political support for the war, has not done so.

The links between Yosef and Iraqi intelligence are a little tenuous, at least in my reading.

Laurie Myronie, a person who has done very extensive research in the issue, believes that the preponderence of the evidence indicates that Yousef was a planted Iraqi intelligence agent. I happen to believe she was correct, but there are still plenty of loose ends that deserve to be checked out before this is reported as solid fact.

The New Jackals, the other major book I know of that covered the 1993 WTC attack, has many statements that Yousef had connections within Iraq. The author doesn't spell out that he's an Iraqi intelligence agent, but certainly the book did nothing to disprove the theory.

I recommend reading both the Myronie book and The New Jackals for a fuller perspective of the Yousef story.

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