STEPPING BACK IN TIME...
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)
Thank you for the "stepping back in time" links.
That's exactly what I was looking for. :-)