re:The UN did not state that. Why do you think they wanted to send in weapons inspectors?
Because Iraq declared having them in 1993 and Hans Blix was not told what Iraq had done with them. Read his reports.
Yes, I know.......in 1998, they felt they had located 95% or more of Saddam's WMD. They were not sure the status of the 5% or less that remained; hence, the weapons inspectors.
re:To my knowledge, Saddam did not directly or indirectly support terrorism.
Your knowledge has a gap: theage.com.au
Iraq pays suicide bonus to entice new bombers
By Paul McGeough
Tulkarm, West Bank
March 26 2002
The Chamber of Commerce hall was packed and the intake of breath was audible as a special announcement was made to the war widows of the West Bank - Saddam Hussein would pay $US25,000 ($A47,000) to the family of each suicide bomber as an enticement for others to volunteer for martyrdom in the name of the Palestinian people.
The men at the top table then opened Mr Saddam's chequebook and as the names of 47 "martyrs" were called, family representatives went up to sign for cheques in US dollars. Those of two suicide bombers were the first to be paid the new rate of $US25,000 - it used to be $10,000 - and those whose relatives had died in other clashes with the Israeli military were given $10,000 each.
The $500,000 doled out in the impoverished community of Tulkarm yesterday means the besieged Iraqi leader now has contributed more than $US10 million to Palestinian families since the new intifada started in September, 2000.
By links, I thought you meant ties to terrorists like al Qaeda, the terrorist group that presents the greatest threat to the US.
In any case, by your standards, we should be invading Saudi Arabia and Syria next. |
