One year after the start of the war in Iraq, Bill Gertz has more on the ties between Saddam and al Qaeda. But keep this info under your hat. It's top secret, and might upset John Kerry's imaginary foreign friends.
We have obtained a document discovered in Iraq from the files of the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS). The report provides new evidence of links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.The 1993 document, in Arabic, bears the logo of the Iraqi intelligence agency and is labeled "top secret" on each of its 20 pages.
The report is a list of IIS agents who are described as "collaborators."
On page 14, the report states that among the collaborators is "the Saudi Osama bin Laden."
The document states that bin Laden is a "Saudi businessman and is in charge of the Saudi opposition in Afghanistan."
"And he is in good relationship with our section in Syria," the document states, under the signature "Jabar."
The document was obtained by the Iraqi National Congress and first disclosed on the CBS program "60 Minutes" by INC leader Ahmed Chalabi.
A U.S. official said the document appears authentic.
Why isn't this information pasted all over the newspapers and on the evening news???? People are held hostage by a media that has much to answer for. A "free press," my ##*** They are "free" to do the bidding of their masters or in service of their ideologies, but not to correctly inform the U.S. public.
Well the hot news button tonight, and tommorrow will be on the 60 Minutes interview with former Cyberspace Advisor Richard Clarke by leslie Stahl (sunday march 21st). Clarke apparently did serve under 4 presidents as a security advisor but many white house watchers felt that he miscalculated on just about everything when it came to terrorism. There have been numerous articles written about Clarkes bumbling through what he perceived as the biggest threat coming would be from cyberspace rather than a physical attack on America . He will critisize the President and his staff for focusing too much on Iraq.When he felt that all the terrorist activities where coming from Afghanistan. Mr. Clarke has a book coming out soon ,entitled "Against all Enemies". A senior White house official told 60 minutes that he believes Clarke is positioning himself for a job in the Kerry campaign.