‘Saddam had ordered Atta training’

Indianexpress.com ^ | 12/14/03 | Press Trust of India

[TexKat]

LONDON, DECEMBER 14: The mastermind of the September 2001 attacks in the US, Mohammad Atta, was trained in Baghdad by a Palestinian terrorist at the instance of deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, a media report said today.

Atta, who was trained by Palestinian terrorist Abu Nidal, visited Baghdad just weeks before the terror attack, The Sunday Telegraph reported. The details of Atta’s visit are contained in a secret memo, written to Hussein by the former head of Iraqi intelligence service Tahir Jalil Habbush Al-Tikriti, it said.

The handwritten memo, a copy of which has been obtained by the daily is dated July 1, 2001 and provides a short resume of a three-day ‘‘work programme’’ Atta had undertaken at Nidal’s base in Baghdad. In the memo, Habbush reports that Atta ‘‘displayed extraordinary effort’’ and demonstrated his ability to lead the team that would be ‘‘responsible for attacking the targets that we have agreed to destroy.’’

Although Iraqi officials refused to disclose how and where they had obtained the document, Ayad Allawi, a member of Iraq’s ruling seven-man presidential committee, said the document was genuine.

‘‘We are uncovering evidence all the time of Saddam’s involvement with Al Qaeda,’’ Allawi said. ‘‘But this is the most compelling piece of evidence that we have found so far. It shows that not only did Saddam have contacts with Al Qaeda, he had contact with those responsible for the September 11 attacks.’’

[TexKat]

Bill O'Reilly of Fox News reported on this a few minutes ago and said they will be following up on this story.

[cmsgop]

And as Usual we FReepers are 24 hrs ahead!

[Rocko]

Several days ahead.

[Keith in Iowa]

Must watch: O'Reilly's interview with Monsour Ijaz from tonite's special show - re-runs later.

Ijaz says US has a source, who now that Saddam is in custody - is talking now. WMD's transported into Iran & Syria as Baghdad fell - the guy and his family did some of the transporting of enriched uranium, and have cancer to show for it.

[oyez]

This story will be found in section NN page 14 of the tomrrow's New York Times if it is carried at all..

[Mo1]

the guy and his family did some of the transporting of enriched uranium, and have cancer to show for it.

But But .. Joe Wilson said that he didn't have uranium

[No Blue States]

Great News we will never see or hear on regular Tv if they can help it.
If I wasnnt already a Republican, i sure would be after the last few weeks...especailly today.

How can anyone in good conscience vote Dem?

[GeronL]

Can I assume this source will show the troops to the locations these things were stored??

[Keith in Iowa]

Wilson is a lying putz.

[Quilla]

Axis of evil bombshell from Ijaz! Saddam and Atta, who'da thunk it?

[Mr. Mojo]

Ok.....I've seen this story in the Telegraph, WorldNetDaily, Indianexpress.com (whatever that is), and on the O'Reilly Factor. When is the mainstream media going to pick this up?

[GeronL]

who'da thunk it?

You mean besides a couple of thousand FReepers??

[CurlyDave]

After they have done all they can to get Dean elected they might publish this story.

[Mo1]

Wilson is a lying putz.

I know .. but I want EVERYONE to know what a lying putz he is

[No Blue States]

And how in good conscience can so many mispelled words appear in my post. Can i play Its the thought that counts card?

What a great day for Iraq and America, everyone good. I bet alot of intel comes tumbling down now, and heads.

God Bless our Brave Troops and President.

[Jean S]

Related thread:

Terrorist Behind September 11 Strike was Trained by Saddam

[Tall_Texan]

How can anyone in good conscience vote Dem?

I asked someone today if she was happy we captured Saddam and she said "I highly doubt it's him". Apparently, she thinks Bush would wait almost nine months before producing a stand-in Saddam.

[EggsAckley]

Hey no-blue, with news like we got today, who cares about your spelling. And this is coming from a former MAJOR spellNazi.
~</;o)

[Quilla]

Yes besides them! LOL

[GEC]

O'Reilly picking it up may make a difference.

We'll have to see.

I will be mentioning it to everyone I see or talk to over the next year or so.