From my files:
Ramzi Yousef (1993 WTC) and Terry Nichols crossed paths (OKC) in the Phillipines. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (9/11) was Yousef's uncle. It is interesting to note that Yousef entered the United States on an Iraqi passport and had been known among the New York fundamentalists as "Rashid, the Iraqi". Another name that could be thrown into the mix is Abdul Rahman Yasin, a U.S. citizen who moved to Iraq in the 1960's and returned to the U.S. in 1992. After the 1993 WTC bombing, Yasin fled to Iraq and was given monthly salary and housing by Saddam Hussein's regime.
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And here are my files on AQ/Iraq complicity:
In in 1998, an Arab intelligence officer, who knows Saddam personally, predicted in Newsweek: "Very soon you will be witnessing large-scale terrorist activity run by the Iraqis." The Arab official said these terror operations would be run under "false flags" --spook-speak for front groups--including bin Laden's organization.
Then there were the predictions by an Iraqi with ties to Iraqi intelligence, Naeem Abd Mulhalhal, in Qusay's own newspaper several weeks before the attacks that stated bin Laden would “demolish the Pentagon after he destroys the White House and ”bin Laden would strike America “on the arm that is already hurting.” (referencing a second IRAQI sponsored attack on the World Trade Center). Another reference to New York was “[bin Laden] will curse the memory of Frank Sinatra everytime he hears his songs.” (e.g., “New York, New York”) which identified New York, New York as a target. Mulhalhal also stated, “The wings of a dove and the bullet are all but one and the same in the heart of a believer." which references an airplane attack.
The Arabic language daily newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabic also cited the cooperation between Iraq, bin Laden and Al December 1998 editorial, which predicted that “President Saddam Hussein, whose country was subjected to a four day air strike, will look for support in taking revenge on the United States and Britain by cooperating with Saudi oppositionist Osama Bin-Laden, whom the United States considers to be the most wanted person in the world.” This info is in the link provided below. How could these people have had foreknowledge without Iraq being involved?
Source for this info
Warning...slow loading .pdf file. This was from a lawsuit filed against Iraq after 9/11...the court ruled against Iraq.
There was also another lawsuit filed by the family of John O’Neill (a former FBI agent who captured Ramzi Yousef after the 1993 WTC bombings) after he died in the WTC on 9/11. His personal files from his years of traveling around the world investigating al-Qaeda are were used as evidence in the lawsuit. The evidence includes documents unearthed in the headquarters of the Mukhabarat (Iraq's intelligence service) and information gleaned from the interrogation of both al-Qaeda and Iraqi prisoners. (Link below). It also quotes Vincent Cannistraro, the former CIA counter-terrorism chief, who stated in October 2000 that Iraq had been wanting to carry out terrorist attacks, and that the Iraqi military had been in contact with Osama bin Laden.
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We know from these IIS documents that beginning in 1992 the former Iraqi regime regarded bin Laden as an Iraqi Intelligence asset. We know from IIS documents that the former Iraqi regime provided safe haven and financial support to an Iraqi who has admitted to mixing the chemicals for the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center. We know from IIS documents that Saddam Hussein agreed to Osama bin Laden's request to broadcast anti-Saudi propaganda on Iraqi state-run television. We know from IIS documents that a "trusted confidante" of bin Laden stayed for more than two weeks at a posh Baghdad hotel as the guest of the Iraqi Intelligence Service.
Abu Nidal, September 11 and Saddam The terrorist network may be closer knit than we think.
Weekly Standard: The Mother of All Connections
The Saddam-Al Qaeda Links: In Photos and Video (MUST SEE)
List of newspaper article in the 90's which mention the world's concern regarding the growing relationship between OBL and Saddam:
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Son of Saddam coordinates OBL activities:
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The AQ connection (excellent):
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Western Nightmare:
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Saddam's link to OBL:
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NYT: Iraq and AQ agree to cooperate:
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Document linking them:
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Iraq and terrorism - no doubt about it:
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A federal judge rules there are links:
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Wall Street Journal on Iraq and AQ:
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Iraq and Iran contact OBL:
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More evidence:
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Saddam's AQ connection:
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Further connections:
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What a court of law said about the connections:
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Some miscellaneous stuff on connections:
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Saddam's Ambassador to Al Qaeda: (February 2004, Weekly Standard)
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Yes - it's NewsMax but loaded with interesting bullet points.
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Saddam's Fingerprints on NY Bombing (Wall Street Journal, June 1993)
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Colin Powell: Iraq and AQ Partners for Years (CNN, February 2003)
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The Iraq-Al Qaeda Connections (September 2003, Richard Miniter)
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Oil for Food Scandal Ties Iraq and Al Qaeda (June 2003)
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Saddam and OBL Make a Pact (The New Yorker, February 2003):
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Al Qaeda's Poison Gas (Wall Street Journal, April 2004):
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Wolfowitz Says Saddam behind 9/11 Attacks:
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Saddam behind first WTC attack - PBS, Laurie Mylroie:
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Growing Evidence of Saddam and Al Qaeda Link, The Weekly Standard, July 2003:
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Qusay Hussein Coordinated Iraq special operations with Bin Laden Terrorist Activities, Yossef Bodansky, National Press Club
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The Western Nightmare: Saddam and Bin Laden vs. the Rest of the World, The Guardian Unlimited:
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Saddam Link to Bin Laden, Julian Borger, The Guardian, February 1999
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The Al Qaeda Connection, The Weekly Standard, July 2003
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Cheney lectures Russert on Iraq/911 Link, September 2003:
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No Question About It, National Review, September 2003
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Iraq: A Federal Judges Point of View
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Mohammed's Account links Iraq to 9/11 and OKC:
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Free Republic Thread that mentions some books Freepers might be interested in on this topic:
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The Proof that Saddam Worked with AQ, The Telegraph, April 2003:
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Saddam's AQ Connection, The Weekly Standard, September 2003
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September 11 Victims Sue Iraq:
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Osama's Best Friend: The Further Connections Between Al Qaeda and Saddam, The Weekly Standard, November 2003
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Terrorist Behind 9/11 Attacks Trained by Saddam, The Telegraph, December 2003
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James Woolsey Links Iraq and AQ, CNN Interview, March 2004, Also see Posts #34 and #35
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A Geocities Interesting Web Site with maps and connections:
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Bin Laden indicted in federal court, read down to find information that Bin Laden agreed to not attack Iraq and to work cooperatively with Iraq:
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Case Closed, The Weekly Standard, November 03
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CBS - Lawsuit: Iraq involved in 9/11:
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Exploring Iraq's Involvement in pre-9/11 Acts, The Indianapolis Star:
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The Iraq/AQ Connection: Richard Minister again
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Militia Defector says Baghdad trained Al Qaeda fighters in chemical weapons, July 2002
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The Clinton View of Iraq/AQ Ties, The Weekly Standard, December 2003
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Saddam Controlled the Camps (Iraq/AQ Ties): The London Observer, November 01
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Saddam's Terror Ties that Critics Ignore, National Review, October 2003:
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Tape Shows General Wesley Clark linking Iraq and AQ:
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The Missing Link (What the Senate Ingelligence Report Said about Iraq/AQ Connections)
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Credit to Peach for the above info.
Credit to joesbucks for the following links:
Dozens of links here:
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Just a few of those links include:
The Clinton Justice Department's indictment against OBL in federal court which mentions the terrorist's connections to Iraq. November 4, 1998. The federal indictment:
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Iraq and AQ agree to cooperate. The federal indictment against OBL working in concert with Iraq and Iran is mentioned. November 1998. The New York Times
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Saddam reaching out to OBL January 1, 1999. Newsweek
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ABC news reports on the Osama/Saddam connections January 14, 1999. ABC News
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Western Nightmare: Saddam and OBL versus the World. Iraq recruited OBL. February 6, 1999. The Guardian
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Saddam's Link to OBL February 6, 1999. The Guardian
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Saddam offered asylum to bin Laden February 13, 1999. AP
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Video coverage from drzz:
Saddam- Al Qaeda VIDEOS library (MUST SEE)
And kabar submitted these two little gems showing Bin Laden supported Iraq and its struggle against the US and the West.
1996 Fatwa: "Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places."
1998 Text of Fatwah Urging Jihad Against Americans
