by Jim Kouri, CPP
Former Iraqi Air Force Gen. Georges Sada claims that Newsweek's
translation of some of Saddam Hussein's tapes is wrong. Newsweek reported that
the Saddam tapes include statements that there were no weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq.
Speaking on Fox News Channel, General Sada said that the tapes were not
translated correctly and his translation is that Saddam Hussein did
have WMD. Why would Newsweek publish an erroneous story? Sada believes
they used unqualified translators who confused Arab dialects. Others
believe Newsweek may have a vested interest in perpetuating the story that
Iraq had no WMD.
General Sada also says that chemical or biological weapons were flown
to Syria in 56 flights, but was unable to confirm it.
General Sada's allegations are confirmed by others. A Pentagon
official, John A. Shaw, who was responsible for keeping track of Iraq�s weapons
programs, claims that special Russian troops in civilian clothes
supervised the transfer of Saddam�s WMDs into Syria. An Israeli general,
Moshe Yaalon, has made a similar claim. The general in charge of Pentagon
spy satellites has admitted observing large truck convoys from Iraq to
Syria before the war began.
Yet most of the 2 million documents have not been explored or even
translated. It�s almost as if the CIA and the Pentagon don�t want to know
what they contain.
According to the Boston Herald, the CIA�s clandestine war against the
White House means the agency cannot be trusted for an honest account of
what�s in this material.
Many believe that Congress should make sure that an independent body,
with no ax to grind, checks the documents and releases every last one
that can be made public safely.
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