Report: Saddam offered bin Laden safe haven

Bradenton Herald ^ | JUly 24, 2004 | JIM LANDERS

[FairOpinion]

In 1999, Saddam Hussein apparently invited Osama bin Laden to move to Iraq. In 2000, Iran reportedly "made a concerted effort to strengthen relations with al-Qaida."

The Sept. 11 Commission Report says bin Laden rebuffed them - more from expedience than conviction. There were other times when he found friends in both places.

The 10 commissioners found plenty of contacts between al-Qaida and Iraq, and with Iran. They found no evidence directly tying either government to Sept. 11.

Bin Laden met a senior Iraqi intelligence officer in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, in late 1994 or early 1995. Bin Laden wanted weapons and training camps, but nothing apparently came of the requests.

In 1998, after bin Laden had moved to Afghanistan, more contacts were reported. Bin Laden's deputy, Egyptian Islamic Jihad leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, reportedly used his own ties with Iraq to arrange a visit to Afghanistan by an Iraqi delegation.

The next year, after four days of U.S.-British air strikes against Iraq, bin Laden was offered a safe haven in Iraq.

[FairOpinion]

If we hadn't gotten rid of Saddam, Al Qaeda would have found safe haven there, just as they had in Afghanistan for years.

We preempted this very dangerous possibility.

[SirLurkedalot]

Yet another reason to get on your face and thank God Al Gore did'nt win in 2000.

[GeronL]

bump

[Tom_Busch]

Liar...

NO CONNECTION!!!

No connection, no WMD, Bush lied, sat for seven minutes in the classroom, blah blah blah.

[Happy2BMe]

"The next year, after four days of U.S.-British air strikes against Iraq, bin Laden was offered a safe haven in Iraq."

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Beger turned down capturing Osama Bin Ladin at least three times - ping.

[Happy2BMe]

[Tom_Busch]

That's great! :-)

[FairOpinion]

Another good article:

US (Clinton) feared Iraq had given (chemical) arms to Sudan (arrangement w Al Qaeda)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1177585/posts

"Mr Clarke later said traces of a precursor chemical for VX detected near the plant were "the exact formula used by Iraq" and speculated that Iraq was helping al-Qaeda acquire such weapons."

[FairOpinion]

This is a perfect cartoon! It says everything.

[Happy2BMe]

Ping on #9, bud!

[endthematrix]

Daniel Perl wrote a compelling article on the Sudan plant strike, Clinton, intelligence and Iraq/AC connections. He has to close to the truth and killed for knowing and exposing it.

Clarke is a waffle boy on the strike and Iraq WMD. He can't have it both ways and watching him squirm is a painful enjoyment.

[MeekOneGOP]

Not very nice
Clintoon/Osama/LEWINSKI!

[Happy2BMe]

Heheh .. that one really got former Sen. Kerrey (not Kerry) really showing his ar$e last week, did it not!?

LoL! Love it when those dims get blustered.

[MeekOneGOP]

hahaha ! Yeah ! That's right, it was that pic ! (Without Monica in there).

[Happy2BMe]

"(Without Monica in there)."

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No - she's in it, only obscurred from open view from her crouching position . .

[MeekOneGOP]

ha! Cool !

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