07-31-2008, 07:50 AM
scooterfanatic Wrote:Ok, I read the article, and this little snippet stood out:
"Contacts between Iraqi intelligence agents and Osama bin Laden when he was in Sudan in the mid-1990's were part of a broad effort by Baghdad to work with organizations opposing the Saudi ruling family"
Also, this part stands out to me as well:
"American officials described the document as an internal report by the Iraqi intelligence service detailing efforts to seek cooperation with several Saudi opposition groups, including Mr. bin Laden's organization, before Al Qaeda had become a full-fledged terrorist organization."
Finally:
"The document states that Iraq agreed to rebroadcast anti-Saudi propaganda, and that a request from Mr. bin Laden to begin joint operations against foreign forces in Saudi Arabia went unanswered. There is no further indication of collaboration."
So, there you have it. This article does not, in fact, support your premise that Iraq worked with Al-Queda in order to orchestrate 9/11. They contact Bin Laden in the mid-1990s, agreed to broadcast anti-Saudi propaganda, and that's it. That's the extent. Do you even read the articles you cite?
P.S. Oh my god there's even more. Dude, do you realize how damning this article is to your case?
"But the document contains no statement of response by the Iraqi leadership under Mr. Hussein to the request for joint operations, and there is no indication of discussions about attacks on the United States or the use of unconventional weapons."
Interesting but I think you are once again missing the big picture (either that, or you've got your fingers jammed so far in your ears that you cant remove them). This does prove that Saddam was looking for cooperation between him and a terrorist group.
At the same time, I consider myself staunchly Republican, especially when it comes to foreign policy issues and national security issues, but even I dont believe for one second that Saddam had ANYTHING at all to do with 9/11. Anyone arguing that he did is clearly misinformed and needs to get over it. Also, anyone arguing that Saddam had nothing to do with ANY terrorist group needs to get their ass out there and do some research, because they are clearly misinformed as well.