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U.S.: Iraq May Have Helped ’93 WTC Bomber | |||
2003-09-26 | |||
EFL: U.S. teams in Iraq have uncovered some signs that a participant in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center may have received help from the government of Saddam Hussein after the bombing. Vice President Dick Cheney first asserted that one of the bombers a U.S. citizen and one of the FBI’s most-wanted terrorists received help from Iraq. Cheney, speaking Sept. 14 on NBC-TV’s "Meet the Press" program, did not mention the suspect by name. Other officials have confirmed he was speaking of Abdul Rahman Yasin, who is accused of mixing the chemicals in the bomb used in the 1993 attack.
Yeah, right. In 2002, he was interviewed on CBS-TV’s "60 Minutes" at an Iraqi prison. He thus far has not turned up in postwar Iraq. Hummmm Cheney said the man was Iraqi. In fact, Yasin, 43, was born in Indiana and holds U.S. citizenship, according to the FBI. He is of Iraqi heritage and moved there as a child, returning to the United States in 1992, according to the FBI. Close enough for government work. Cheney’s description of Yasin came after "Meet the Press" moderator Tim Russert asked him about Iraqi connections to al-Qaida and the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, which destroyed the World Trade Center. "Now, is there a connection between the Iraqi government and the original World Trade Center bombing in ’93?" Cheney said. "We know, as I say, that one of the perpetrators of that act did in fact receive support from the Iraqi government after the fact." But the first World Trade Center bombing is not precisely considered an al-Qaida operation by American counterterrorism officials. At the time, al-Qaida was in its formative stages in Sudan, and officials said they know of no conclusive evidence that ties either Osama bin Laden or the Iraqi government to the attack. Instead, some of the terrorists who carried out the bombing would later ally themselves with bin Laden’s organization.
Same people, same mission, just under new name. U.S. officials also offered no evidence Yasin took part in terrorist activity after he went to Iraq following the 1993 bombing. Dropped out of sight, did he?
Did Saddam know about 9-11, most likely no, we never said he did. Did he get along with Binny, no. Did he provide support and shelter for some members of al-Qaida, yes. | |||
Posted by:Steve |
#5 rofl...they are trying really hard to make something stick, it's laughable |
Posted by: Igs 2003-9-27 10:58:46 AM |
#4 Where in the hell have these people been? Laurie Mylroie. But now there's a paper trail. I've been telling those durn fereigners on the Independent News forum who cares about 9/11. What about WTC #1 and Oklahoma City? If this is solid, USA won't care what *the world* thinks. (And if you want some fun w/eurothink, visit that forum via delphi.com) That's why I asked if the Yousef caught a couple of days ago was related to Ramzi. And Saddam was the largest money-launderer in the world, who know what money went to whom for what? Could have been tied to 9/11 since he probably thought he got away w/WTC #1. |
Posted by: Anonymous 2003-9-26 5:27:34 PM |
#3 Hmmm.... I wonder if Cheyney is setting the stage to unveil new thinking about Iraq and al Qaeda - specifically, who is Ramzi Yousef, exactly, and his "uncle" KSM. Interestingly, Mylroie is a close friend of Claire Wolfowitz. |
Posted by: Pete Stanley 2003-9-26 1:26:44 PM |
#2 Of course Yasin didn't take part in any terrorist acts after '93! We had his name, his face, and his fingerprints in our files! |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-9-26 10:08:17 AM |
#1 Don't forget that Sammy let all the cons loose just before the invasion. Yasin's long gone, being so high up on the hierarchy that Allah's given him an exemption from fighting the Infidels in Iraq. |
Posted by: Ptah 2003-9-26 9:58:46 AM |