https://freerepublic.com/tag/saadanalaani/ en-us Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:49:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1083778/posts Saddam's Ambassador to al-QaedaBy Jonathan SchanzerWeekly Standard | February 23, 2004 A RECENTLY INTERCEPTED MESSAGE from Iraq-based terrorist Abu Musab al Zarqawi asking the al Qaeda leadership for reinforcements reignited the debate over al-Qaeda ties with Saddam Hussein's fallen Baath regime. William Safire of the New York Times called the message a "smoking gun," while the University of Michigan's Juan Cole says that Safire "offers not even one document to prove" the Saddam/al-Qaeda nexus. What you are about to read bears directly on that debate. It is based on a recent interview with Abdul Rahman al-Shamari, who served in... Weekly Standard https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1083778/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:49:50 GMT