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Saddam Regime Document Dated January 2003: The French and German Connections (Translation)
Pentagon/FMOS website about Iraq PreWar documents ^ | March 27 2006 | jveritas

Posted on 03/27/2006 7:26:09 AM PST by jveritas

Edited on 03/27/2006 8:12:49 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

In this document ISGZ-2004-028179 there is a report by the Assistant of the Iraqi Intelligence Director to his boss “The Director” dated January/23/2003 regarding the visit of one German and one Frenchman to Iraq and these two guys talk about their strong relation with the top government officials in both France and Germany. In this letter the German that German Chancellor Schroeder was totally opposed to the idea of the war in Iraq and it his opposition to the possible war that made him win the German elections held in 2002. Also there is an important part of the letter where it mention the visit of German Chancellor to meet with the Chinese Prime minister and that the Chinese PM told Schroeder “about the information that was obtained by the Chinese intelligence and it says that Iraq has moved his mass of destruction weapon to Syria and the German Chancellor told him that the German intelligence did not indicate this. And after two days the US state secretary went to Damascus to check on this with the Syrian government that in turn denied this news.” Also in the letter it show the fear of the French to join the war because of the heavy losses that will suffer..

Beginning of the Translation of 4 pages report in document ISGZ-2004-028179

In the Name of God the Most Compassionate The Most Merciful

The Republic of Iraq

The Intelligence Apparatus

The respectful Mr Director of the Apparatus

Subject: The Frenchman Le Floch and the German Dieter Holzer

In the date of 10/1/2003 the two mentioned above arrived to the country in visit for two days only and they did during their stay with the following activities:

1. They met with the deputy of the Industry and minerals ministry and they spoke with him about the possibility of building the non working factories since the year 1991 and provide the country with the spare parts that the ministry needs in the domain of industry.

2. They met with Mr. Ghazi Faysal the chairman of the department First Political Department in the foreign ministry and they spoke with him about the following subjects:

A. The German Holtzer confirmed that Chancellor Shroeder does not like the Leader President but he still oppose the war and it is because of his stand on this he won the latest elections and in case his stand changes this will lead to his loss of the Chancellery and that he hot replacement is ready to win the position and he is the economy minister the German Clement from the ruling Socialist German Party.

B. He mentioned that a meeting in Beijing in the beginning of this month was held between the Prime minister of China and the German Chancellor Schroeder in the occasion of the opening project for the fast train and the latter was asked about the information that was obtained by the Chinese intelligence and it says that Iraq has moved his mass of destruction weapon to Syria and the German Chancellor told him that the German intelligence did not indicate this. And after two days the US state secretary went to Damascus to check on this with the Syrian government that in turn denied this news..

C. He suggested the idea of bringing the Pope John Paul II to visit the country because this visit cause Bush Junior to lose his balance and that he has good relation with the originally German (Ratzinger) in the Vatican and that the latter has influence has influence through waving the card of the financial support that Germany give to the Vatican and it is estimated to be (around 6 billions dollars yearly).

D. He indicated that Chirac became a honorary President of Europe not through elections but through popularity since most of the countries of Europe oppose the war but this man is not courageous and he needs the support of Iraq and for example present what proves that his weapons of mass destruction were destroyed.

C. He express the readiness of French and German companies to execute projects in Iraq as long as the necessary moneys are guaranteed to execute these projects because its revenue decreased lately due the decrease of oil exports.

3.In our meeting with the German Holzer he spoke about the following subjects:

A. He was shown a secret report prepared by the French Army Chief of Staff who presented to Jacques Chirac warning him of the losses that the French troops suffered in Spain and Germany during Napoleon campaigns because the participation of France in the possible war against Iraq will let her suffer huge human losses because it is impossible getting the Iraqi President by aerial bombing and that the entering in street fights will be a disaster for them

B. He intend to buy a residential house in Baghdad under the name of his wife where as his wife is Palestinian and that he visited one of the houses in Arsat and he paid the house own (150) 150 thousand dollars but the latter asked for 300 thousand dollars.

4. Opinion:

A. There phone has been wiretapped for surveillance and they were followed and also the there was phone wiretap of the Syrian Jamal Saba for surveillance because they vist him and to control their relations and we will show the results later.

B. The Paris station informed us that they were coming to the country to prepare for a visit by the ex-German economy minister with a delegation of German companies to the country for commercial purposes and their visit to the country was shortened because this is not the first time we have doubts about their real intentions toward the country.

C. We prpose to continue in following them inside the country and direct the Paris station with the necessity to put them under an operation of check up and verification and observe their connections.

For your review Yours… with regards

The Assistant for the Director of Intelligence

23/1/2003

End of translation


TOPICS: Breaking News; Germany; War on Terror
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To: xzins; All
The admin fixed the post, it should be OK now. The importance of this is that the Chinese Intelligence had information of Iraq moving the WMD to Syria according to the report.
41 posted on 03/27/2006 8:22:40 AM PST by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: jveritas

Thank you for your hard work.


42 posted on 03/27/2006 8:24:52 AM PST by Sundog (cheers)
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To: jveritas
"The admin fixed the post, it should be OK now. The importance of this is that the Chinese Intelligence had information of Iraq moving the WMD to Syria according to the report."

Worth Repeating Bump!

Thanks for all your hard work!
43 posted on 03/27/2006 8:28:07 AM PST by DocRock
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To: SittinYonder; eyespysomething; jveritas

You need to get the moderator to change your statement here at post # 6...or
just have it deleted!!!!


44 posted on 03/27/2006 8:28:08 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: jveritas; Allegra; Marine_Uncle

Right!!!!

Very important news!!!!


45 posted on 03/27/2006 8:30:34 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: jveritas; Religion Moderator; Ernest_at_the_Beach

Jveritas, thanks for an outstanding thread. I agree that the information about the Chinese is still outstanding confirmation of the WMD/Syria connection.

I appreciate Relig Mod's decisiveness and Ernest's watchfulness. Thanks to all.


46 posted on 03/27/2006 8:31:48 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It. Pray for Our Troops!)
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To: james500
Here's another article, with pictures of Le Floch and Holzer

Here

The biggest trial in postwar French history opens in Paris as 37 suspects face charges of profiting from corruption and illegal kickbacks in the early 1990s in conjunction with the French oil company Elf-Aquitaine.

47 posted on 03/27/2006 8:32:10 AM PST by Royal Wulff
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To: jveritas
Beginning of the Translation of 4 pages report in document ISGZ-2004-028

I keep getting File Not Found Error when clicking the link.

48 posted on 03/27/2006 8:32:22 AM PST by fso301
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To: BIGLOOK
" Also in the letter it show the fear of the French to join the war because of the heavy losses that will suffer.. "

Not that French are fearless of military losses, but I presume that $100 billion in Iraqi oil contracts (as a starter) was more critical to France’s attempted of Iraqi Freedom.

49 posted on 03/27/2006 8:33:19 AM PST by elfman2
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To: xzins
"I agree that the information about the Chinese is still outstanding confirmation of the WMD/Syria connection"

Do we know if this is actual “confirmation” or if several nations were just repeating the same few bits of intel?

50 posted on 03/27/2006 8:37:29 AM PST by elfman2
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To: jveritas

The WMD arrows keep pointing to Syria.


51 posted on 03/27/2006 8:38:16 AM PST by InterceptPoint
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To: fso301
Please try this link

http://70.169.163.24/released/03-22-06/ISGZ-2004-028179.pdf

52 posted on 03/27/2006 8:39:38 AM PST by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: fso301

I don't get that, but it just says transferring data but nothing comes down....says loading.....something not right at the website, maybe overloaded....


53 posted on 03/27/2006 8:40:41 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: elfman2
And we have Chancellor Shroeder doing his Sgt. Schultz impersonation.
54 posted on 03/27/2006 8:40:51 AM PST by gov_bean_ counter (Self appointed RNC Press Secretary for Smarmy Sound Bites.)
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To: jveritas

.....the US state secretary went to Damascus ....

This was Colin Powell? This implies that there was evidence that we had knowledge that the WMD were moved before the war. The fog of diplomacy prevented absolute verification.


55 posted on 03/27/2006 8:41:09 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. Slay Pinch)
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To: elfman2

How would he know that from this document?


56 posted on 03/27/2006 8:42:42 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: jveritas
A. [Their] [French and German envoys'] phone has been wiretapped for surveillance and they were followed and also the there was phone wiretap of the Syrian Jamal Saba for surveillance because they vist him and to control their relations and we will show the results later.

Sure hope they got a FISA warrant or the Democrats might call for Saddam's censure!

57 posted on 03/27/2006 8:47:13 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (NYT Headline: 'Protocols of the Learned Elders of CBS: Fake But Accurate, Experts Say.')
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; eyespysomething

My Post #6 has already been deleted. I'm not sure what I said, but obviously you were correct that it needed to be deleted.


58 posted on 03/27/2006 8:47:40 AM PST by SittinYonder (That's how I saw it, and see it still.)
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To: jveritas; fso301; elfman2; xzins
Get this message with that link.....everybody on the WWW must now be looking at that document!!!!

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59 posted on 03/27/2006 8:49:08 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
"How would he know that from this document?"

I didn’t read the document. What do you think of my suggestion that this may not confirm that WMDs went to Syria as so many are claiming?

60 posted on 03/27/2006 8:50:06 AM PST by elfman2
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