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The sad thing is, people will still claim Saddam had operational ties to al-Qaeda. Because what is mere intelligence when compar
WASHINGTON — An exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents that were captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion has found no evidence that Saddam Hussein's regime had any operational links with Osama bin Laden's al Qaida terrorist network.
The Pentagon-sponsored study, scheduled for release later this week, did confirm that Saddam's regime provided some support to other terrorist groups, particularly in the Middle East, U.S. officials told McClatchy. However, his security services were directed primarily against Iraqi exiles, Shiite Muslims, Kurds and others he considered enemies of his regime.
Abu, I know all the
Abu, I know all the arguments against Saddam being willing to work with al Qaeda but EIJ, the Taliban, Abu Sayyaf, Ansar al Islam and others are part of the al Qaeda network are they not?
I've interviewed both sides of the story on this topic at length and those who are serious about it seem to squabble over the extent of the links and if they were worthy of going to war and that seems to be a pretty serious question but just saying there were no links without reading that incredibly complex report is beneath your normal writing.
Great points Andrew
Great points Andrew B
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