Re: Saddam’s Man in Niger by the Hitch
On Sep 18, 2006, at 12:30 PM, Michael Pugliese cited a bunch of
undigested URLs. Do you read this stuff before you cite it? It makes
claims that even the Bush admin won’t make!
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A Saddam connection? While the world focuses on Osama bin Laden, some experts argue that
Iraq was a likely conspirator.
By David Neiwert
Sept. 21, 2001 | Even as the Bush administration and the national
media focus almost exclusively on Osama bin Laden as the seemingly
preordained “prime suspect” in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on
New York and Washington, evidence is beginning to emerge that a
more familiar enemy may also have been involved in the devastation:
Saddam Hussein’s Iraq.
What a treasure trove!
Saddam killed Abu Nidal over al-Qa’eda row By Con Coughlin (Filed: 25/08/2002)
Abu Nidal, the Palestinian terrorist, was murdered on the orders of
Saddam Hussein after refusing to train al-Qa’eda fighters based in
Iraq, The Telegraph can reveal.Despite claims by Iraqi officials that Abu Nidal committed suicide
after being implicated in a plot to overthrow Saddam, Western
diplomats now believe that he was killed for refusing to reactivate
his international terrorist networkThe head of Iraqi intelligence holds photographs purporting to
prove Abu Nidal’s ’suicide’ According to reports received from Iraqi opposition groups, Abu
Nidal had been in Baghdad for months as Saddam’s personal guest,
and was being treated for a mild form of skin cancer.
The Al Qaeda Connection From the May 12, 2003 issue: Saddam’s links to Osama were no secret. by Stephen F. Hayes 05/12/2003, Volume 008, Issue 34
The Clinton View of Iraq-al Qaeda Ties From the December 29, 2003 / January 5, 2004 issue: Connecting the
dots in 1998, but not in 2003. by Stephen F. Hayes 12/29/2003, Volume 009, Issue 16 ARE AL QAEDA’S links to Saddam Hussein’s Iraq just a fantasy of the
Bush administration? Hardly