Well, as we all now, the world continues to turn and the with such, news continues to be given by various media sources throughout the world.
I find it amazing that when this topic/thread was first presented, it was vehemently met with denial of "evidences and proofs", despite what was
given. This will likely continue.
As such, with the recent findings and admission of the 9/11 commission hearings, the most recent "headliner" to entertain an interview with the 9/11
commission was the ex-terrorism czar, Mr Clarke. Mr Clarke has also released a book, which he details and admits many things, but before we indulge
his book, lets look at what Mr. Clarke
has said on "60 Minutes" and then to the 9/11 commission, while under oath:
"There’s absolutely no evidence that Iraq was supporting al Qaeda," said former White House counterrorism official Richard
Clarke...
The National Interest: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
Interesting that Mr Clarke would profess such when in his upcoming book,
Against All Enemies, he states with utmost certainty that Iraq and
Al-Qaeda
were linked, were working together, and there was a 'connection':
....reporters aren't talking about the chapter of "Against All Enemies" that describes how Osama bin Laden cooperated with Iraqi
scientists to make weapons of mass destruction - a development that, if true, would more than justify President Bush's decision to go to war in
Iraq.
In his book, Clarke describes how the Clinton CIA determined in 1996 that Sudan's Shifa chemical plant, which was allegedly bankrolled by bin Laden,
was producing the chemical EMPTA.
Clarke: Iraq Teamed Up With bin Laden to Produce WMDs
Very interesting, indeed.
CIA Director George Tenet, in 2002, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee made this statement:
"We have credible reporting that al Qaeda leaders sought contacts in Iraq who could help them acquire WMD capabilities. The reporting
also stated that Iraq has provided training to al Qaeda members in the areas of poisons and gases and making conventional bombs."
The National Interest: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
Further clarification on this:
The CIA has had “solid reporting” of senior level contacts between Iraq and al-Qaeda over the past 10 years, Tenet wrote in the letter.
The contacts have discussed safe haven arrangements and reciprocal nonaggresssion, he wrote. Since the war on terrorism began last year, there has
been evidence that al-Qaeda members have been in Iraq, including Baghdad, he wrote.
“We have credible reporting that al-Qaeda leaders sought contacts in Iraq who could help them acquire WMD capabilities,” Tenet wrote. “The
reporting also stated that Iraq has provided training to al-Qaeda members in the areas of poisons and gases and making conventional bombs” (New
York Times, Oct. 8).
Iraq: Baghdad Unlikely to Attack Without Provocation, Tenet Says
Note that the CIA Director said the above in 2002. Also note that he mentions that the CIA has had such intelligence confirming or detailing such an
interaction between Al-Qaeda and Saddam/Iraq for
10 years. That would mean since
1992!
Powells Proofs:
Powell's Proof of Al-Qaeda and Iraqi Ties
Mr Clarke further says on "60 Minutes":
...he never saw a single intelligence report linking al Qaeda to Baghdad.
And yet military sources within his sphere of control have stated:
...the statement is ridiculous. There are lists of intelligence reports linking al Qaeda operatives to Saddam Hussein's regime.
Then you have the ex-Secretary of State, William Cohen saying things like this before the 9/11 commission, under oath:
"You had a plant that was built under the following circumstances," Mr. Cohen testified. "You had a manager that went to Baghdad. You had
Osama bin Laden, who had funded, at least, the corporation; and you had traces of EMPTA [a precursor to VX gas]. And you did what? You did
nothing? Is that a responsible activity on the part of the secretary of defense? And the answer is pretty clear."
Inside the Ring
Then these:
Clinton-Era Reports Cited Saddam-bin Laden Ties: Variety of articles
pre-2000
From GlobalSecurity.org:
OSAMA BIN LADIN AND IRAQ: 1999
Other related articles:
Bin Laden and Iraq: Pre-2000
Saddam link to Bin Laden: 1999
Document links Saddam, bin Laden
The proof that Saddam worked with bin Laden
Iraqi intelligence documents discovered in Baghdad by The Telegraph have provided the first evidence of a direct link between Osama bin
Laden's al-Qa'eda terrorist network and Saddam Hussein's regime.
Saddam's Terror Ties: Iraq-war critics ignore ample evidence.
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