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POTENTIALLY HUGE: Possible Saddam-Al Qaeda Link Seen in U.N. Oil-for-Food Program
FOX News ^ | Sept. 17, 2004 | Claudia Rosett and George Russell

Posted on 09/17/2004 2:59:43 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative

Did Saddam Hussein use any of his ill-gotten billions filched from the United Nations oil-for-food program to help fund Al Qaeda?

Investigations have shown that the former Iraqi dictator grafted and smuggled more than $10 billion from the program that for seven years prior to Saddam’s overthrow was meant to bring humanitarian aid to ordinary Iraqis. And the Sept. 11 Commission has shown a tracery of contacts between Saddam and Al Qaeda that continued after billions of oil-for-food dollars began pouring into Saddam’s coffers and Usama bin Laden declared his famous war on the U.S.

Now, buried in some of the United Nation’s own confidential documents, clues can be seen that underscore the possibility of just such a Saddam-Al Qaeda link — clues leading to a locked door in this Swiss lakeside resort.

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


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To: West Coast Conservative

President Bush will address the UN General Assembly this week. If he drops this on them it will be Game, Set, Match!


121 posted on 09/18/2004 10:06:20 AM PDT by Natural Law
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Might be too late..but.

What ever happened to finding out WHO was tipping Saddam off when and where the UN inspectors were going to be??


122 posted on 09/25/2004 10:46:09 AM PDT by AirBorn
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