Qaida tested chemical weapons in Iraq

Ha'aretz ^ | 9/23/02 | Ze'ev Schiff

[VRWC_minion]

The answer to why Iraq is part of the war on terrorism will become so evident in the next few weeks the RATs will act like they never once doubted it.

[adam stevens]

Yet more reason that we need to go in and bomb the hell out of Iraq.

[Lion's Cub]

but I think reading between the lines holds more truth than the face of this story.

FWIW, I suspect that this story just represents an internal disagreement in the Israeli government.

If Hussein is involved, then Israel needs to go along with the US plan to depose him.

If Iran is responsible, then Iran is the greater threat to Israel, so they don't have to cooperate with the US plan...

[Lion's Cub]

But it would be nice to know if this story was published before or after the US introduced our resolution in the UN today...

[Trident/Delta]

I'm also guessing that Saddam views an Al Qaeda presence as a security threat to him.

Disagree. Saddam is arrogant enough to feel that he could "control" the al Quiada.Given the alternatives, he would probably lend tacit support to them. There is the old arab adage of "the enemy of my enemy is my friend". We would all be well served to remember that

Semper Fi

[OldFriend]

Those Kurdish sound a lot like the Chechens.