Some things to keep an eye on:
The Padilla case.
The El Shukrijumah Case
Global relief
Very large transfers of money between Iraq and the UAE and Al Qaeda and UAE.
The presence of an unnamed Iraqi official who made the rounds in Africa in February of 1999
South Africa as well as Niger, etc, better yet, all African nations with uranium reserves.
I will try to remind myself to research these subjects you mentioned and get back here later if I find anything.