http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/saddamhussein/ en-us Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:57:09 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409322/posts "...The charity was the Joyce Foundation on whose board of directors Obama served and which gave nearly $1.1 million in two separate grants that were “instrumental in developing and launching the privately-owned Chicago Climate Exchange, which now calls itself “North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.” And that’s only the beginning of this tawdry tale, Mr. Barnes. The “privately-owned” Chicago Climate Exchange is heavily influenced by Obama cohorts Al Gore and Maurice Strong. For years now Strong and Gore have been cashing in on that lucrative cottage industry known... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409322/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:57:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397319/posts Hollywood isn't alone in its anticipation of Armageddon. Writing in the summer issue of World Policy Journal, Maurice Strong - Canada's very own prophet of doom - unequivocally embraces the apocalypse. Straight-forwardly entitled "Facing Down Armageddon: Environment at a Crossroads," Mr. Strong's essay ends with a dire warning. "Human existence is at risk," he says. "We face an Armageddon that is both real and imminent." Yet he implicitly grasps for hope - choosing at any rate not to specify (as the new film 2012 does) the precise day, month and year of the catastrophe. More so than most people who... Globe and Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2397319/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:09:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393347/posts The UK government "distanced itself" from talk of removing Saddam Hussein in early 2001 despite concerns about his threat, the Iraq inquiry has been told. Sir Peter Ricketts, a top intelligence official at the time, said it was assumed it was not "our policy" despite growing talk in the US about the move. Former civil servants and advisers are giving evidence on the war's origins on the first day of public hearings. The inquiry chairman said he hoped to conclude his report in late 2010. The war resulted in the deaths of 179 UK forces personnel. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393347/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:14:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316431/posts Assertions relating to the Saddam Hussein/al-Qaeda controversy have filled countless news articles and books and cannot be completely recapped and answered in a few articles. But despite all of the ink and bandwidth spent on the topic, there are additional questions yet to be fully explored in the eyes of many. When one attempts to dig on questions, such as what meetings actually took place between Saddam Hussein’s regime and al-Qaeda members — where they took place and when, and what was discussed — the CIA emerges as one of, if not the major, intelligence players involved in public discussion... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2316431/posts#comment Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:43:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306384/posts The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) has positively identified remains recovered in Iraq as those of Captain Michael Scott Speicher. Captain Speicher was shot down flying a combat mission in an F/A-18 Hornet over west-central Iraq on January 17th, 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. "Our thoughts and prayers are with Captain Speicher's family for the ultimate sacrifice he made for his country," said Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy. "I am also extremely grateful to all those who have worked so tirelessly over the last 18 years to bring Captain Speicher home." “Our Navy will never give up looking... U.S. Department of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306384/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 11:32:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289183/posts (Moderator note: comments for www.regimeofterror.com are now activated at the end of each post)During a series of email and telephone exchanges Matthew Degn relayed to www.regimeofterror.com his vast array of experiences working with intelligence issues relating to the current and former situation in Iraq. Among his responsibilities during his years in Iraq Degn worked as a civilian interrogator attached to the U.S. Army in Iraq before working as a Senior Policy/Intelligence Adviser to Deputy General Kamal and other top intelligence officials with the Iraq's Ministry of Interior. Degn, currently working on a book about his experiences in Iraq (personal website... Regime of Terror http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2289183/posts#comment Thu, 9 Jul 2009 21:50:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463062/posts August 14, 2005 -- LONDON — The $21.3 billion United Nations oil-for-food scandal has now widened to include the brother of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Kobina Annan, the Ghanaian ambassador to Morocco, is said by investigators to be "connected" to an African businessman at the center of the scandal. The probe into Kobina's dealings are at an early stage and he has not been interviewed. However, investigators are understood to suspect that Michael Wilson, an African businessman, and Kobina had a business relationship at the time of the scandal. A source close to the investigation said: "We believe Kobina Annan... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463062/posts#comment Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:05:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284681/posts <p>Thursday, July 2, 2009 BAGHDAD - After the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein stayed in Baghdad until he saw "the city was about to fall."</p> <p>Th dcuens ls cnfrmprvious reports that Saddam falsely allowed the world to believe Iraq had weapons of mass destruction - the main U.S. rationale behind the war - because he feared revealing his weakness to Iran, the hostile neighbor he considered a bigger threat than the U.S.</p> Associated Press via PeoplePC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2284681/posts#comment Fri, 3 Jul 2009 06:59:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2253394/posts Note: The following blog entry is a quote: Kurdish Mass Grave Discovered in Iraq The Iraqi Human Rights Ministry announced that a mass grave has been discovered in southern Najaf, containing the bodies of 3,000 Kurds murdered by the Saddam Hussein regime. It should be noted that about 100,000 Kurds were murdered by this regime, and that, even six years after its fall, the bodies of thousands of murdered civilians remain undiscovered. In Najaf alone, 48 mass graves have been found. Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (London), May 17, 2009. Posted at: 2009-05-17 ("Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (London), May 17, 2009") via THE MEMRI BLOG.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2253394/posts#comment Mon, 18 May 2009 19:59:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244783/posts Immediately after U.S. troops captured Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq's brutal ex-dictator turned into a crybaby over "beatings" by a "detention gang" and sleepless nights amid screams of torture victims. Saddam poured out his complaints "to whom it may concern" in two Christmas 2003 letters, handwritten in Arabic, which he gave to his U.S. military jailers, the Daily News has learned. The letters were part of 352 pages of Hussein's declassified FBI file, requested and obtained by the News after the dictator's execution in Dec. 2006. The first letter came nine days after the ex-leader was imprisoned. daily news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244783/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 20:15:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222859/posts Spend your wedding night in Saddam's bed for 150 pounds! Looking for an exotic honeymoon destination? Well, try out war-ravaged Iraq where you can have sex in Saddam Hussein's bed for just 150 pounds per night. Yes, it may sound a little awkward, but Iraq is offering newlyweds the chance to spend their wedding night in the former dictator's bedroom in his palatial boudoir in the town of Hillah, some 60 miles south of capital Baghdad. "We hope that many people will visit," leading British newspaper 'The Sunday Times' quoted a tourism official in the battle-scarred town as saying. With... Hindustan Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222859/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:19:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222727/posts By way of both the Gateway Pundit and Black Five, I came across this Fox News report: An Iraqi translator who has earned commendations for risking his life repeatedly to save the lives of many American soldiers in combat has been denied a visa to live in the United States because of nonviolent actions he took to overthrow Saddam Hussein — at the same time the U.S. government was calling for regime change in Iraq. Jasim, whose name is being withheld for his safety, has received strong support from the U.S. military, and the Department of Homeland Security approved his... 911FamiliesForAmerica.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222727/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 14:14:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162753/posts I would like to devote my time to research and post such research that would put to rest any doubts or misinformation about the validity of a link between Iraq's leadership under Saddam Hussein and the Al Qaeda terrorist network. What I need most is links or references to official documents, relevant source non-biased source materials, and or confirmed quotable information. What isn't needed are posts from other conservative bloggers or "news" sites that are inherently biased towards defending their view. Any help would be appreciated. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2162753/posts#comment Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:08:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160552/posts A feature story in the January issue of Archaeology Magazine reports that U.S. efforts in Iraq are doing more than just bringing freedom to the once totalitarian state. American scientists are also delivering a measure of justice to the families of tens of thousands of Kurds slaughtered by Saddam Hussein's forces, according to the magazine, which hit newsstands this week. At the prodding of the investigators at Human Rights Watch, who had heard horrific first-hand accounts of the mass executions from survivors, U.S. Army archaeologists and other experts in 2003 began excavating mass graves and gathering evidence for trials that... Newsmax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160552/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:19:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2157360/posts Arab Fascism In The Middle East: Saturday, 1. April 2006, 03:21:21 Arab Fascism: The More Things Change-The More They Stay The Same: Do you know that the Baath Party got it's roots from The Grand Mufti's involvement with Adolf Hitler, and his Nazi Party's efforts to exterminate the Jews from the face of the earth. So when Nazism was defeated in Germany by the allied forces during World War 11, the Grand Mufti fled to Egypt, and there he continued the Fascist Policy/Agenda to exterminate the Jews. Sadam Hussein was a dictator who was influenced by his uncle (Kiralla Tofa),... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2157360/posts#comment Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:34:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2152134/posts How many have heard of Nadhmi Auchi? Why are we not hearing more about him? Nadhmi Auchi was born in 1937. He is an Iraqi born British-resident and Britain's 22nd wealthiest individual. Nadhmi Auchi co-conspired with fellow Baathist Saddam Hussein in 1959 to assassinate then Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim. Rezko and Obama are both financially connected to him. MSNBC reports that Nadhmi Auchi had helped Orascom (which owns Djezzy GSM), owned by Onsi Sawiris, gain a contract to set-up mobile phone networks in post-Saddam's Iraq. As per Orascom's annual report, page 65, Huawei Technologies is listed as a subsidiary... Freerepublic, Bar of Integrity, Dr. Orly's Blogspot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2152134/posts#comment Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:26:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114307/posts According to the linked page: "Unnamed freelance journalist has the goods on Obama and Rezko" MetaCafe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2114307/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:07:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1355742/posts INDIANAPOLIS -- A Greenfield man has been indicted on accusations he tried to sell the names of U.S. intelligence agents to Iraq before the 2003 fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Authorities: Man Was In Iraq In '02 Shaaban Hafiz Ahmad Ali Shaaban, a 52-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested Thursday after an investigation of more than a year by the FBI and other agencies, U.S. Attorney Susan W. Brooks said. Shaaban, also known as Shaaban Shaaban Hafed and Joe H. Brown, is suspected of going to Iraq in 2002 and making a deal to sell the names. He isn't accused... The Indy Channe; http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1355742/posts#comment Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:49:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2112849/posts Ever heard of Nahmdi Auchi? Mr. Auchi was the financier for long-time Barak Obama friend and fund-raiser Tony Rezko. Mr. Auchi is the cousin of Saddam Hussein and his co-conspirator in the 1959 failed assassination attempt of the Iraqi Prime Minister. Although he eventually left Iraq in 1981 and became a British citizen, Auchi prospered mightily under Saddam, becoming a billionaire and pillar of British society (He ranks 279 on the Forbes list of the richest people) He was convicted of committing fraud in France in 2004 (only had to pay a fine) and has been barred from entering the... Jackson Jambalaya http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2112849/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 04:40:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103201/posts “I first began to fathom the extent of Nadhmi Auchi's reach and corrupting influence when I was given responsibility for monitoring illegal transfers of technology and munitions to Iraq as well as overseeing all coalition transportation and communications reconstruction in Iraq." ### Barack Obama has been appropriately strident in his condemnation of the mortgage-based financial corruption which nearly led to the collapse of the investment banking system in the United States. But there are some strong smelling financial skeletons in his own closet. Obama has his own personal housing crisis that is tied not into Fanny Mae, but into a... Wikileaks http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103201/posts#comment Sat, 11 Oct 2008 17:47:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118321/posts Barack Obama appears to have personally benefited from funds originating in Saddam Hussein's regime. It's a complicated connection, but one that deserves the consideration of Americans voters. Two similar figures, Nadhmi Auchi and Antoin S. "Tony" Rezko, served as the intermediaries. Both are Middle Eastern males of Catholic Christian heritage who left Baathist dictatorships for Western cities (Auchi from Iraq to London, Rezko from Syria to Chicago). Both became successful businessmen who hobnobbed with politicians and promoted Arab interests. Both have been convicted of taking kickbacks and both stand accused of other shady dealings. Auchi, born in 1937, is the... FrontPageMagazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118321/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:36:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118191/posts Just 23 days before a crooked fundraiser helped Sen. Barack Obama buy his Chicago mansion, a billionaire bagman for Saddam Hussein wired millions into the crook's account. "Barack Obama appears to have personally benefited from . . . World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2118191/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:33:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045660/posts Excerpt from book: “The anthrax spores in the letter to Daschle were so professionally refined, the Central Intelligence Agency believed the powder must have been sent by an experienced terrorist organization, most probably Al Qaeda, as a sequel to the group’s September 11 attacks. During a [October 17] meeting of the White House’s National Security Council that day, Cheney, who was sitting in for the President because Bush was traveling abroad, urged everyone to keep this inflammatory speculation secret. ... They thought Cheney had already been lethally infected. ... *** Cheney in particular was so stricken by the potential for... ABCNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045660/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:49:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042154/posts Hear about the 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium found in Iraq? No? Why should you? It doesn't fit the media's neat story line that Saddam Hussein's Iraq posed no nuclear threat when we invaded in 2003. Investor's Business Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2042154/posts#comment Tue, 8 Jul 2008 01:04:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2041999/posts It was on page 6 of my daily newspaper that an important reminder of Saddam’s capacity for WMD was published: the movement in secrecy of 550 tons of ‘yellowcake’ uranium from Iraq to Canada on July 5. 550 tons! Can they really continue their lies about no possibility of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Saddam’s Iraq? I know they will try to spin this, but can any honest person now still maintain that Saddam was not able to reconstitute his nuclear weapons’ capability left to his own devices? Can any honest person continue the nonsense of “Bush lied”? Although U.N.... From Sea to Shining Sea http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2041999/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jul 2008 19:51:56 GMT