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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: bentway who wrote (493129)11/15/2003 2:23:46 PM
From: DavesM  Read Replies (4) of 769667
 
Then again, you could be wrong....

"OSAMA BIN LADEN and Saddam Hussein had an operational relationship from the early 1990s to 2003 that involved training in explosives and weapons of mass destruction, logistical support for terrorist attacks, al Qaeda training camps and safe haven in Iraq, and Iraqi financial support for al Qaeda--perhaps even for Mohamed Atta--according to a top secret U.S. government memorandum obtained by THE WEEKLY STANDARD"

example: " A CIA report from a contact with good access, some of whose reporting has been corroborated, said that certain elements in the "Islamic Army" of bin Laden were against the secular regime of Saddam. Overriding the internal factional strife that was developing, bin Laden came to an "understanding" with Saddam that the Islamic Army would no longer support anti-Saddam activities. According to sensitive reporting released in U.S. court documents during the African Embassy trial, in 1993 bin Laden reached an "understanding" with Saddam under which he (bin Laden) forbade al Qaeda operations to be mounted against the Iraqi leader."

weeklystandard.com

RE:" don't think there was much sponsorship of terrorism from Iraq until we invaded the place. Saddam was a horrible guy, but it wasn't our problem. He and Al Quedia didn't get along before the war."
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