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Iraq: Former PM Reveals Secret Service Data on Birth of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (Great News)
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Posted on 05/23/2005 7:15:19 PM PDT by jmc1969

Baghdad, 23 May - The number two of the al-Qaeda network, Ayman al-Zawahiri, visited Iraq under a false name in September 1999 to take part in the ninth Popular Islamic Congress, former Iraqi premier Iyad Allawi has revealed to pan-Arab daily al-Hayat. In an interview, Allawi made public information discovered by the Iraqi secret service in the archives of the Saddam Hussein regime, which sheds light on the relationship between Saddam Hussein and the Islamic terrorist network. He also said that both al-Zawahiri and Jordanian militant al-Zarqawi probably entered Iraq in the same period.

"Al-Zawahiri was summoned by Izza Ibrahim Al-Douri – then deputy head of the council of the leadership of the revolution - to take part in the congress, along with some 150 other Islamic figures from 50 Muslim countries," Allawi said.

According to Allawi, important information has been gathered regarding the presence of another key terrorist figure operating in Iraq - the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Allawi's remarks come after statements to al-Hayat by King Abdallah II of Jordan over Saddam's refusal to hand over al-Zarqawi to the authorities in Amman.

On this question Allawi said: ''The words of the Jordanian King are correct and important. We have proof of al-Zawahiri's visit to Iraq, but we do not have the precise date or information on al-Zarqawi's entry

In Allawi's view, Saddam's government "sponsored" the birth of al-Qaeda in Iraq, coordinating with other terrorist groups, both Arab and Muslim. "The Iraqi secret services had links to these groups through a person called Faruq Hajizi, later named Iraq's ambassador to Turkey and arrested after the fall of Saddam's regime as he tried to re-enter Iraq. Iraqi secret agents helped terrorists enter the country and directed them to the Ansar al-Islam camps in the Halbija area," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at adnki.com ...


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To: BigSkyFreeper

I don't expect it to be on the liberal media, but I expect the real media like Fox to at least pick it up.


41 posted on 05/23/2005 8:32:36 PM PDT by jmc1969
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To: jmc1969; SierraWasp
The London-based al-Hayat quoted former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, a prominent member in the National Assembly, as saying that al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, visited Iraq under a fake identity in 1999 on the sidelines of the ninth Popular Islamic Conference held under the chairmanship of former Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.
42 posted on 05/23/2005 8:34:31 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: jmc1969
Allawi was quoted Monday by Saudi daily newspaper al-Hayat as saying that Zarqawi, a Jordanian whose real name is Ayman Zawahiri

Now I am confused.....

43 posted on 05/23/2005 8:37:11 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: jmc1969; wretchard; Howlin; Travis McGee; blam; Squantos; Bommer; Lazamataz; SJackson; yonif; ...

Boom!

44 posted on 05/23/2005 8:37:52 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

UPI mistranslated the article in their second link, don't worry about it.


45 posted on 05/23/2005 8:38:13 PM PDT by jmc1969
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To: StarFan; Dutchy; alisasny; BobFromNJ; BUNNY2003; Cacique; Clemenza; Coleus; cyborg; DKNY; ...
ping!

Interesting article, but I don't know how reputable this source is (adnki.com).

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

46 posted on 05/23/2005 8:44:16 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: nutmeg

The Washington Times now has an article on it.



The London-based al-Hayat quoted former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, a prominent member in the National Assembly, as saying that al-Qaida's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, visited Iraq under a fake identity in 1999 on the sidelines of the ninth Popular Islamic Conference held under the chairmanship of former Iraqi Vice President Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri.

Allawi told the Saudi-financed daily that Egyptian-born Zawahri and Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi entered the country around the same time and started work to establish terror cells. He added the Islamic conference was just a "cover for holding secret parallel meetings involving Islamists who have terrorist cells around the world," insisting that Zarqawi was tasked with establishing cells.

Allawi claimed the Iraqi intelligence services under the former regime of Saddam Hussein had links with these moves through a man named Farouk Hijazi, whom he said was later appointed ambassador in Turkey, but was arrested after the collapse of Saddam's regime "while he was trying sneak back into Iraq." The Iraqi legislator warned that Zarqawi's organization has "huge financial capabilities, which should not be ignored because this group is a threat to the entire region, not only in Iraq."

Allawi also said he had information verifying the Jordanian-born suspect, believed to be responsible for the kidnapping and execution of hostages, as well as suicide attacks, had terror cells in Syria, but without the knowledge of the authorities there.

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050523-074126-3575r.htm


47 posted on 05/23/2005 8:46:15 PM PDT by jmc1969
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To: jmc1969
So this is what the original says?

Allawi told the Saudi-financed daily that Egyptian-born Zawahri and Jordanian-born Abu Musab al-Zarqawi entered the country around the same time and started work to establish terror cells.

48 posted on 05/23/2005 8:49:06 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (This tagline no longer operative....floated away in the flood of 2005 ,)
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To: pissant
This will be in the Washington Post and NY Times tomorrow, right?

Oh sure! Front page, above the fold, but ONLY if they can figure out a way to spin it as a negative for the President.

49 posted on 05/23/2005 8:49:15 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Southack

What is AKI? Yeah, I went though the link but it looks like an Arabic or Iranian website with English and Italian translations. Do we believe them?


50 posted on 05/23/2005 8:49:45 PM PDT by xJones
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To: xJones

The Washington Times is picking up the story. Rush will have it tomorrow. Fox News by Wednesday. NY Post by Thursday. Then the Wall Street Journal will pick it up after performing twice the verifications of everyone else, and at that point, the dam breaks on the news embargo by the liberal news media on this subject.

51 posted on 05/23/2005 8:53:20 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
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To: jmc1969
bumped and book marked
52 posted on 05/23/2005 8:53:37 PM PDT by DocRock
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

We still can't tell exactly what was said without a transcript. I think all the articles are trying to paraphrase in English an interview given in Arabic.


53 posted on 05/23/2005 8:55:58 PM PDT by jmc1969
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To: jmc1969

How VERY excellent. Thank you so much for that ping.


54 posted on 05/23/2005 8:57:12 PM PDT by Peach
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; MeekOneGOP; mhking; Darksheare

You all might want to take a look at this and ping your lists. This looks big!


55 posted on 05/23/2005 9:06:14 PM PDT by DocRock
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To: Southack; nutmeg
In Allawi's view, Saddam's government "sponsored" the birth of al-Qaeda in Iraq, coordinating with other terrorist groups, both Arab and Muslim. "The Iraqi secret services had links to these groups through a person called Faruq Hajizi, later named Iraq's ambassador to Turkey and arrested after the fall of Saddam's regime as he tried to re-enter Iraq. Iraqi secret agents helped terrorists enter the country and directed them to the Ansar al-Islam camps in the Halbija area," he said.

Wow, is there any way to confirm this? How reliable is this source?

Pretty interesting, indeed.

56 posted on 05/23/2005 9:10:53 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Southack

Excellent news.


57 posted on 05/23/2005 9:10:58 PM PDT by blam
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To: Victoria Delsoul

The Washington Times has also translated the same article.

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050523-074126-3575r.htm


58 posted on 05/23/2005 9:13:45 PM PDT by jmc1969
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To: jmc1969; Victoria Delsoul
Thank you, jmc1969!

Victoria... I see jmc1969 has pinged you to #58.

59 posted on 05/23/2005 9:15:29 PM PDT by nutmeg ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." - Hillary Clinton 6/28/04)
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To: jmc1969

This is great! Thanks for link.


60 posted on 05/23/2005 9:16:12 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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