http://www.radioamerica.org/audio/MR_ABC-Osama-Hussein-connections.mp3
-- Sheila MacVicar, ABC News, January 14, 1999
'". . . [Mamdouh Mahmud] Salim, alleged to be a key military advisor and
believed to be privy to bin Laden's most secret projects, is also
apprehended. The US government alleges that he was under secret orders to
procure enriched uranium for the purpose of developing nuclear weapons.
These are allegations bin Laden does not now deny. "It would be a sin for
Muslims not to try to possess the weapons that would prevent the infidels
from inflicting harm on Muslims, but how we could use these weapons if we
possessed them is up to us.
With an American price on his head, there weren't many places bin Laden
could go, unless he teamed up with another international pariah, one also
with an interest in weapons of mass destruction. Osama believes in the
'enemy of my enemy is my friend, and someone I should cooperate with.' That
is certainly the current case with Iraq. Saddam Hussein has a long history
of harboring terrorists: Carlos the Jackal, Abu Nida, Abu Abbas. The most
notorious terrorist of their era all found shelter and support at one time
in Baghdad.
Intelligence sources say bin Laden's long relationship with the Iraqis began
as he helped Sudan's fundamentalist government in their efforts to acquire
weapons of mass destruction. Three weeks after the bombing, on August 31st,
bin Laden reaches out to his friends in Iraq and Sudan. Iraq's vice
president arrives in Khartoon to show his support for the Sudanese after the
US attack. ABC News has learned that during these meetings, senior Sudanese
officials, acting on behalf of bin Laden, asked if Saddam Hussein would
grant him asylum.
Iraq was indeed interested. ABC News has learned that in December, an Iraqi
intelligence chief, named Farouk Hijazi, now Iraq's ambassador to Turkey,
made a secret trip to Afghanistan to meet with bin Laden. Three intelligence
agencies tell ABC News they cannot be certain what was discussed, but almost
certainly, they say, bin Laden has been told he would be welcome in
Baghdad.''
2 comments:
In the speech BuSh said - "We are improving roads and schools and health clinics and working to improve basic services like sanitation, electricity and water."
Wouldn't that have been GREAT if he had been talking about here in America.
He also forgot to tell us -
Spain pulled out its 1,300 soldiers in April,
Honduras brought home its 370 troops at the same time.
Philippines withdrew its 51 troops last summer
Ukraine has already begun a phased pullout of its 1,650-person contingent,
Netherlands and Italy have announced plans to withdraw their troops,
Bulgarian parliament recently granted approval to bring home its 450 soldiers.
And you forgot to tell us, KEN, that MOST of these troop withdrawals were already scheduled to take place in this time table and have nothing to do with the situation in Iraq.
Typical liberal !
J.R.
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