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To: unclewest who wrote (178671)	12/23/2005 8:53:25 AM
From: paret	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Osama and Saddam Worked Together for Years ________________________________________ Both the Senate Intelligence Report and the 9/11 Commission Report detailed many connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda. The mainstream media wrote dozens of articles in the 90's about the world's alarm at the growing relationship between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. Saddam's Fingerprints on NY Bombing June 28, 1993. The Wall Street Journal. Laurie Mylroie freerepublic.com The Clinton Justice Department's indictment against OBL in federal court which mentions the terrorist's connections to Iraq. November 4, 1998. The federal indictment freerepublic.com Iraq and AQ agree to cooperate. The federal indictment against OBL working in concert with Iraq and Iran is mentioned. November 1998. The New York Times freerepublic.com Saddam reaching out to OBL January 1, 1999. Newsweek freerepublic.com ABC news reports on the Osama/Saddam connections January 14, 1999. ABC News freerepublic.com Osama and Saddam Work Together January 27, 1999. Laurie Mylroie interview. She is a former Clinton terrorism czar. freerepublic.com Western Nightmare: Saddam and OBL versus the World. Iraq recruited OBL. February 6, 1999. The Guardian guardian.co.uk Saddam's Link to OBL February 6, 1999. The Guardian freerepublic.com Saddam offered asylum to bin Laden February 13, 1999. AP freerepublic.com Son of Saddam coordinates with OBL. Iraqi Special Ops coordinates with Bin Laden's terrorist activities. August 6, 1999. Yossef Bodansky, National Press Club freerepublic.com 2001: The Iraqis, who for several years paid smaller groups to do their dirty work, were quick to discover the advantages of Al-Qaeda. September 19, 2001. Jane's. janes.com Bin Laden met Iraqi Agent. September 28, 2001. The Miami Herald. freerepublic.com German investigators link Iraq to anthrax attack. October 26, 2001. Anova. freerepublic.com Saddam behind first WTC attack. October 18, 2001. Laurie Mylroie, Clinton anti-terrorism czar. PBS. pbs.org Hijacker given anthrax by Iraq October 27, 2001. The Times. freerepublic.com 2002: Salman Pak. Satellite discussion about the terror camps in Iraq. January 7, 2002. Aviation Weekly. freerepublic.com Intercepted call links Saddam to AQ. February 7, 2002. The Telegraph freerepublic.com Report linking anthrax and 9/11 hijackers is probed. March 23, 2002. The New York Times. freerepublic.com Osama met with Saddam in Iraq. March 23, 2002. The Times of India freerepublic.com Militia Defector says Baghdad trained Al Qaeda fighters in chemical weapons. July 14, 2002. The Sunday Times. freerepublic.com September 11 Victims Sue Iraq. September 4, 2002. BBC. news.bbc.co.uk Families sue Iraq over 9/11. Thousands of 9/11 victims and family members sue Iraq based on evidence that Iraq knew the attacks were coming, approved the attacks, and supported Al Qaeda for a decade. The lawsuit also notes Iraq's involvement in the first WTC attack. September 5, 2002. CBS. cbsnews.com Gephardt says lots of intelligence links OBL and Saddam. October 6, 2002. Newsmax. freerepublic.com 2003: Colin Powell: Iraq and Al Qaeda were partners for years. February 5, 2003. Colin Powell interview on CNN. cnn.com Freeper Republic Strategist's list of links between AQ and Iraq. February 7, 2003 freerepublic.com Saddam and OBL Make a Pact. February 10, 2003. The New Yorker. newyorker.com Australia PM has lots of information regarding Iraq/AQ connections. March 14, 2003 freerepublic.com Spain links 9/11 suspect to Baghdad. March 16, 2003. The Observer. observer.guardian.co.uk The AQ connection to Iraq April 12, 2003. The Weekly Standard freerepublic.com Saddam's regime linked to several religious extremist groups. April 17, 2003. The Daily Telegraph. freerepublic.com More evidence. Newspaper finds documents in Baghdad which directly prove the links between OBL and Saddam. The paperwork details meetings and when and where they occurred. Also found documents that Russia passed on to Iraq detailing private conversations between Blair and Italy's Berlusconi. April 27, 2003. The Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk Wolfowitz Says Saddam behind 9/11 Attacks: June 1, 2003. Newsweek. freerepublic.com Oil for Food Scandal Ties Iraq and Al Qaeda. June 20, 2003. Forward Magazine. freerepublic.com A judge sees the documents linking OBL and Saddam. June 25, 2003. The Tennessean. tennessean.com The Al Qaeda Connection. July 11, 2003. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com List of newspaper articles written in the 90's which mention the world's concern regarding the growing relationship between OBL and Saddam. July 14, 2003. FrontPage Magazine. freerepublic.com Growing Evidence of Saddam and Al Qaeda Link. July 16, 2003. FrontPage Magazine. freerepublic.com What the administration said. And what they didn't use, but could have regarding the relationship between OBL and Saddam. The Iraqi regime paid Zawahiri $300,000 in '98 when his Islamic jihad merged with Al Qaeda. September 1, 2003. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com Free Republic Thread that mentions books on this topic. Former CIA Director James Woolsey and other notables recommend these books as well. September 6, 2003. freerepublic.com Memo shows Iraq and Iraq contacted OBL. September 12, 2003. The Washington Times. washtimes.com Vice President Cheney lectures Russert on Iraq/911 Link Al Qaeda sent personnel to Baghdad to get training for terrorist activities. He mentions Iraq's involvement in the first WTC bombing in 1993. September 15, 2003. Interview. freerepublic.com Iraq and terrorism - no doubt about it. Specific names of Al Qaeda terrorists working in and with Iraq September 19, 2003. National Review. nationalreview.com Iraq and AQ: A Federal Judge's Point of View September 20, 2003 freerepublic.com Mohammed's Account links Iraq to 9/11 and first WTC attack: September 22, 2003. Newsweek. freerepublic.com Richard Miniter details the names and specific connections including the Iraqi who was involved in the first WTC bombing and lived in Iraq. September 25, 2003. Richard Minister freerepublic.com Saddam's Terror Ties that Critics Ignore. October 21, 2003. The National Review. freerepublic.com Osama's Best Friend: The Further Connections Between Al Qaeda and Saddam. November 3, 2003. The Weekly Standard freerepublic.com Stephen Hayes book, The Intel Links OBL and Saddam. November 15, 2003. The Weekly Standard. foxnews.com The media certainly were pushing Iraq as being connected to AQ and possibly behind 9/11 shortly after September 11, 2001. A compilation of media comments and articles: November 17, 2003 freerepublic.com Case Closed. November 24, 2003. The Weekly Standard weeklystandard.com The Terrorist behind 9/11 was trained by Saddam December 14, 2003. The Telegraph. freerepublic.com The Clinton View of Iraq/AQ Ties. December 29, 2003. The Weekly Standard. weeklystandard.com 2004: Saddam behind anthrax attacks? January 1, 2004. Accuracy in Media. freerepublic.com 4: Tape Shows General Wesley Clark linking Iraq and AQ January 12, 2004. The New York Times. freerepublic.com Saddam's Ambassador to Al Qaeda. February 23, 2004, The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com Article details the number of terrorists who have attacked America in the past and taken refuge in Iraq. Loaded with interesting bullet points. March 14, 2004. Scripps Howard News Service via NewsMax. freerepublic.com James Woolsey, former CIA Director, links Iraq and AQ. See also Posts #34 and #35. March 23, 2004. CNN Interview freerepublic.com Less than two months before 9/11/01, the state-controlled Iraqi newspaper “Al-Nasiriya” carried a column headlined, “American, an Obsession called Osama Bin Ladin.” (July 21, 2001) In the piece, Baath Party writer Naeem Abd Muhalhal predicted that bin Laden would attack the US “with the seriousness of the Bedouin of the desert about the way he will try to bomb the Pentagon after he destroys the White House.” The same state-approved column also insisted that bin Laden “will strike America on the arm that is already hurting,” and that the US “will curse the memory of Frank Sinatra every time he hears his songs” – an apparent reference to the Sinatra classic, “New York, New York”. March 28, 2004, NewsMax freerepublic.com Al Qaeda's Poison Gas April 29,2 004. The Wall Street Journal opinionjournal.com Saddam Linked to 9/11. May 11, 2004. FrontPage Magazine. Laurie Mylroie, Clinton's anti-terrorism czar. freerepublic.com Bush says Zarqawi killed Berg. Cites Saddam ties. May 15, 2004. Reuters. freerepublic.com The Connections. Detailed. May 28, 2004. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com Saddam's role in 9/11. May 29, 2004. A Freeper book. freerepublic.com Clinton mentioned how AQ was developing a relationship with Iraq. Also see Post #5. June 1, 2004. The Miami Herald. freerepublic.com Read into the Congressional Record regarding the ties between OBL and Saddam. (Part 1) June 1, 2004 thomas.loc.gov More read into the Congressional Record (Part 2). June 1, 2004 thomas.loc.gov More read into the Congressional Record (Part 3). June 1, 2004 thomas.loc.gov More read into the Congressional Record (Part 4). June 1, 2004 thomas.loc.gov Exploring the links between 9/11 and Iraq. June 2, 2004. CBN.com freerepublic.com New Iraqi Chief Links 9/11 to Saddam. June 2, 2004. NewsMax. freerepublic.com Pre-Bush Timeline of Saddam/OBL Ties June 12, 2004. Freeper Blackrain4xmas research freerepublic.com Cheney claims Iraq/AQ connections June 14, 2004. Associated Press freerepublic.com Britain insists that AQ was in Iraq pre war. June 17, 2004. MiddleEast Online. freerepublic.com Cheney says definite ties between Iraq/AQ and outraged at NYT Misleading Headline. June 17, 2004. CNBC Capitol Report via Drudge freerepublic.com How the Networks Pretend to Ignore their own Reporting from the 1990's. June 17, 2004. Media Research Center mediaresearch.org There was a link between OBL and Saddam. June 20, 2004. The Sunday Telegraph. freerepublic.com 9/11 Commission says prominent member of AQ served in Iraq's militia. June 20, 2004. Reuters. freerepublic.com 9/11 Commission reaffirms Bush administration view of Iraq/AQ ties. June 21, 2004. RNC. freerepublic.com How Saddam collaborated with Osama bin Laden. Interview with Stephen Hayes with excellent information. June 23, 2004. FrontPage Magazine. freerepublic.com The Clinton Administration first linked Saddam and OBL. June 25, 2004. The Washington Times. washingtontimes.com Documents Shows Iraq Intel Agents Met with OBL. June 25, 2004. Associated Press. freerepublic.com More evidence of Iraq/AQ relationship. June 25, 2004. New York Times. nytimes.com Putin warned President Bush after 9/11 that Saddam Hussein planned to attack America. June 28, 2004. Media Research Center. freerepublic.com Freeper blog (Windsofchange) and links to 9/11 Commission report with specific references to the ways in which Iraq/AQ were connected and worked together. July 11, 2004. windsofchange.net Long List of Clinton Administration Officials who Believed There was an AQ/Iraq connection. July 12, 2004. NewsMax. freerepublic.com Gore, Cohen, Clinton linked AQ and Saddam. July 15, 2004. The Daily Texan. freerepublic.com Gore, Cohen, Clinton linked AQ and Saddam. July 15, 2004. The Daily Texan. freerepublic.com What the Senate Intelligence Report REALLY said about the connections between Iraq and Al Qaeda. July 22, 2004. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com The 9/11 Commission found specific connections between Iraq and AQ. Specific names and dates are given from the report. July 22, 2004. The Daily Standard. weeklystandard.com The 9/11 Commission and Iraq/AQ Connections. July 26, 2004. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com Clinton feared Iraq gave AQ chemical weapons in Sudan under a cooperative agreement they had. July 2004. 9/11 Commission news.ft.com Information about Shakir, the Iraqi who met with AQ at a pre-9/11 planning meeting. Also information about the Iraqi who mixed the chemicals for the bomb of the first WTC bombing. August 2, 2004. The Weekly Standard. weeklystandard.com Specific quotes from 9/11 Commission Report regarding links between AQ and Iraq. July 30, 2004. freerepublic.com freerepublic.com Contact between OBL and Saddam are beyond dispute. August 18, 2004. The Washington Times. freerepublic.com List of CIA and various Reports regarding Iraq's support for terrorists, terrorism and AQ. September 16, 2004. The Weekly Standard. weeklystandard.com Kerry disputing 9/11 Commission and Senate Intelligence Reports. Actual page numbers and quotes within article of what the Reports DID say regarding the connections. September 20, 2004. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com Fox News reports that Saddam may have used Oil for Food money to fund Al Qaeda. September 20, 2004. Fox News Channel. foxnews.com Both the Senate Intelligence Committee Report and the 9/11 Commission documented the links and relationship between AQ and Iraq. October 5, 2005. The Weekly Standard. weeklystandard.com Osama bin Laden was considered an Iraqi Intelligence asset. October 14, 2004. National Review. freerepublic.com Senate Intelligence Report says Zarqawi operated out of Saddam controlled territory - Baghdad. October 20, 2004. The Weekly Standard. weeklystandard.com It looks like the 9/11 Commission got an important detail wrong. Shakir probably DID work the Iraqi Fedayeen and he had documents on him when arrested that linked him to the 1993 WTC bombing. And he drove the 9/11 hijackers to a planning meeting. October 23, 2004. The Hoover Institute. freerepublic.com Saddam was the ATM to Al Qaeda. November 16, 2004. The Weekly Standard. frontpagemag.com CIA Agent Scheuer USED to believe there was an Iraq/AQ link. Now he just wants face time on television and is pretending there was never a link. November 23, 2004. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com Oil for Food Scandal may have funded 9/11. December 4, 2004. NewsMax quotes The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com Iraqi Intelligence officers planted a sleeper cell (at least one) in the United States. The man is now under arrest and Iraqi agents are cooperating. December 22, 2004. CBS. freerepublic.com MISCELLANEOUS (anthrax connections to Iraq and Freeper research) 9/11 Hijacker sought treatment for red hands (anthrax). October 11, 2001. Palm Beach Post. freerepublic.com Tabloid Editor rented apartment to two 9/11 hijackers. The tabloid lost a worker to anthrax. October 15, 2001. Miami Herald. freerepublic.com Hijackers linked to anthrax. October 15, 2001. St. Petersburg Times. sptimes.com 9/11 Hijackers treated for anthrax. March 23, 2002. The New York Times. freerepublic.com Remember Anthrax? April 20, 2002. The Weekly Standard. freerepublic.com 9/24/01. ABC. freerepublic.com Hijacker treated for anthrax. May 9, 2002. The Wall Street Journal. freerepublic.com Atta tried to buy a cropduster. June 6, 2002. ABC. freerepublic.com Analysis of anthrax letters. June 19, 2002. Instapundit. freerepublic.com Freeper My Identity research on anthrax letters. Post #44. 6/20/02. freerepublic.com The silica used in the anthrax attacks traced to Iraq. October 28, 2002. The Washington Post. washingtonpost.com Freeper Backhoe's list of links. February 2, 2003 freerepublic.com Freeper Republican Strategist list of links. February 24, 2003. freerepublic.com Freeper polemikos list of links to investigations regarding anthrax. December 26, 2003. freerepublic.com Evidence Iraq behind anthrax attacks. January 1, 2004. Accuracy in Media aim.org Freeper Christie's list of links. Great chart. September 26, 2004. freerepublic.com

To: unclewest who wrote (178671)	12/23/2005 1:38:16 PM
From: cnyndwllr	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Uncle, re: Why should we assume electing a Democrat provides a greater chance for living in peace? We shouldn't. There's nothing about being a Democrat as opposed to a Republican that makes a person a better leader in times of great change and risk. What I can say, however, is that the current crop of Republicans who run Congress and the executive branch have proven themselves reckless, thoughtless, poorly principled and far too willing to bet other peoples lives on a sucker bet. The result is the lost lives of good men and women, catastrophic injuries to others, hundreds of billions of dollars of wasted taxpayer money, and an Iraq that is inexorably turning into the Iraq we least wanted to see. And then, of course, there's the hit that we've taken internationally in terms of how our judgement, trustworthiness and the benevolence of our government are viewed. The fact that leftists are taking power through elections in South America and that in the Middle East the more radical Islamists are increasing their support among the populations is more than troubling. I can only imagine the internal, long range planning of the Pakistanis, Chinese and Russians. How many Delays, Cheneys, and Bushes do you think would have kept their war wimp convictions if it was them or their kids fighting and dying? (Note that Rumsfeld spent the night in Iraq this week FOR THE FIRST TIME, and he's probably the toughest one of them all.) The first Bush was the real deal, this president is a spoiled, bratty kid whose claim to greatness is that he's one hell of a political animal. I kind of like the Samuri tradition of leaders falling on their swords when it turns out they've sent others to die on a failed mission. I'm very confident we'd have never gone if that had loomed in their future but it was easier to send others to be pierced by swords, too easy. Damn I hate Remfs, always have. Ed

To: unclewest who wrote (178671)	1/3/2006 11:26:09 PM
From: Bilow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Hi unclewest; Re: "May I remind you that Democrat Woodrow Wilson got us into WWI; ..." My only worry is that the Republican party has become popular and a lot of the fools who should be making foolish policies for the Democratic party are now working for the Republicans. -- Carl P.S. You should probably add to your list the various British liberals that have got their country into war. Chamberlain comes to mind, and oh, who's that guy? Oh yes, it was Blair who got Britain into Iraq.