[kattracks]

It suggests the group, Tablik Ja'maat, could be a "conduit for communication" between Osama Bin Laden's terror network and Iraqi leaders.

I think we're going to start hearing a lot more aout an Iraqi/al Qaeda links in the coming days.

[kattracks]

ping

[Mo1]

Iraq sent spies from Canada to New York and Washington this month to snoop and stir up anti-war demonstrations, according to a government report obtained by the Daily News.

Gee would this be the same rally the Nit Wits like Jessica Lange, Ramsey Clark and other supported in DC and San Fran??

[RobFromGa]

Who could imagine ANTI-American AQ members disguised as Canadians?

The only thing they have in common is they are ANTI-American Canadians. SHUT THE BORDER TO CANADA.

[Cindy]

GOOGLE Search Term: "Tablih Jamaat"

"ARE THEY FOR US OR AGAINST US?" (Click Here.)

[The Raven]

I hope they didn't bring any of those weapons (they don't have) with them.

[Cindy]

LINKS OF INTEREST:

***NATIONAL POST.com (A Part of Canada.com): "AID OFFICIALS FEAR MONEY GOING TO TERRORISTS" by Stewart Bell (012903)

PAK TODAY.com - PAKISTAN TODAY: "THE FRANCHISING OF HEZBOLLAH" by Avi Davis (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Western intelligence has now revealed a high level of cooperation between Bin Laden and Imad Muganiyeh, the Hezbullah terrorist who masterminded some of Hezbollah's most spectacular atrocities and kidnappings in Lebanon. Reports have Muganiyeh first meeting with Bin Laden as early as 1995 and those meetings have continued. More than this, since al-Qaida fled Afghanistan at the end of last year, the Sunday Telegraph reports, between 80 and 100 al- Qaida fighters were provided with false passports by Hezbollah before being relocated to southern Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The same report acknowledges that Hezbollah, working hand in hand with al-Qaida, has set up cells in the Far East - including Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. It is well known that Hezbollah has operated in Gaza and the West Bank for years, but the recent revelation by the Shin Bet in Israel that al- Qaida has now also joined them there, is chilling evidence of a level of cooperation previously unsuspected. Such news comes as a dire warning to American, Israeli and Jewish communities throughout the world.") (122702)

ALBAWABA.com: "IS HIZBULLAH INVISIBLE LEADER INVOLVED IN ACTIVITIES IN CANADA?" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "In the United States, authorities believe that perhaps one of the world's most wanted men is behind the Canadian organization, which has raised funds, falsified documents and purchased military equipment for Hizbullah. In Washington, officials currently suspect that the agents sent to Canada to gather support for the Hizbullah work for Mugniyah, a top-level Hizbullah leader and the suspected mastermind of numerous attacks worldwide.") (120102)

NATIONAL POST.com: "LEADING TERROR SUSPECT TIED TO CANADIAN CELL Imad Mugniyah: Academic Fears Operations Could Be Launched 'In and From' Canada" by Stewart Bell (111202)

***FBI.gov: MOST WANTED TERRORISTS: "IMAD FAYEZ MUGNIYAH" aka "Hajj" (WANTED POSTER SNIPPETS: "Mugniyah is the alleged head of the security apparatus for the terrorist organization, Lebanese Hizballah."..."The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension and/or conviction of Imad Fayez Mugniyah."..."SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS")

[Straight Vermonter]

The discovery channel had a program about US/USSR relations during the Reagan era. One of the former Soviet intellingence ofiicers that they interviewed said that the no nukes crowd was essential for them to get what they wanted from the West. It seems that Saddam has learned this lesson well.

[Boot Hill]

Daily News says:   "Iraq sent spies from Canada to New York and Washington this month to snoop and stir up anti-war demonstrations..."

Would that be Iraqi spies or Libertarians?

(Libertarians Join Anti-War Protests)

--Boot Hill

[Lion's Cub]

Maybe the administration deliberately leaked this. But I believe congress was just given a briefing right after the State of the Union address, weren't they?

[happygrl]

WASHINGTON - Iraq sent spies from Canada to New York and Washington this month to snoop and stir up anti-war demonstrations, according to a government report obtained by the Daily News.

The classified document also reveals a plot by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Zimbabwe to attack American targets in that country and elsewhere if the U.S. declares war on Iraq.

Ping!

[aristeides]

Is there any connection between Tablik Ja'maat in Zimbabwe and the worldwide Tabligh-i-Jamaat, which at least one Indian newspaper article says includes Farrakhan?

This report raises with new urgency the question of who funds ANSWER.

[Cindy]

"A source identified as a member of the Iraqi opposition told U.S. agents that Iraqis in Canada were ordered to recruit Arabs and other foreigners for espionage missions in the U.S., the report said.

The Iraqi Embassy in Ottawa sent operatives to New York and Washington with instructions to "intensify spying activities and to carry out anti-U.S. demonstrations to stop a war against Iraq," the report said.

The report said the Iraqis were willing to spend "large sums" to back the effort."

AN INTERESTING ARTICLE:

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "A DOZEN PAKISTANIS ARRESTED IN CREDIT CARD FRAUD PROBE" by Jerry Seper (ARTICLE SNIPPETS: ""They made $5 million and we just don't see it in lavish lifestyles or expensive toys," Mr. McNulty said, noting that task force investigators were concerned about a lack of tangible evidence to show how the credit card ring spent its illicit profits." ..."Mr. McNulty said the man suspected of being the ringleader, Shah Nawaz, fled to Pakistan with others named in the scheme. He said some of the ring's profits were transferred to banks in Pakistan and Canada, noting that investigators traced $100,000 to specific outlets in those two countries. He said the scheme operated mostly on the East Coast, from Virginia to New York, and primarily focused on credit card, Social Security and immigration fraud.") (January 30, 2003)

[Jim Noble]

well, I know it's a broken record, but:

I can't believe they're still here. Just can't believe it.

[TigersEye]

Stories about the Iraqi connection to the bombing of the Murrah building in OKC seem to have dried up since last fall. Wonder why? Has Arlen Specter buried that inquiry?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Iraq sent spies from Canada to New York and Washington this month to snoop and stir up anti-war demonstrations, according to a government report obtained by the Daily News.

Hollywood was already covered.

[Cindy]

An Informative Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a ALBAWABA.com - The Middle East Gateway: "SADDAM: IRAQI SOLDIERS SHOULD LEARN FROM PALESTINIANS, AL-QAEDA FORCES HOW TO REACT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iraqi troops should learn from Palestinian suicide bombers and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan and be willing to lay down their lives in resisting any US-led attack, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said Tuesday.

"Look at your Palestinian brothers, they made a link with their ancestors ... and have transformed themselves into rockets against invaders," Saddam told a meeting of top military aides, including younger son Qusay, commander of the elite Republican Guard.

The Iraqi leader also pointed to the resistance of al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan in late 2001...") (January 29, 2003)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/833545/posts