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| Iraq | |
| Intelligence Files Spur U.S. Investigations | |
| 2003-11-04 | |
| This should be fun The CIA has seized an extensive cache of files from the former Iraqi Intelligence Service that is spurring U.S. investigations of weapons procurement networks and agents of influence who took money from the government of Saddam Hussein, according to U.S. officials familiar with the records. The Iraqi files are "almost as much as the Stasi files," said a senior U.S. official, referring to the vast archives of the former East German intelligence service seized after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The records would stretch 9 1/2 miles if laid end to end. They contain not only the names of nearly every Iraqi intelligence officer, but also the names of their paid foreign agents, written agent reports, evaluations of agent credentials, and documentary evidence of payments made to buy influence in the Arab world and elsewhere. The officials declined to name individuals who they believe received funds or to name the home countries of the alleged recipients. One official said the recipients held high-ranking positions and worked both in Arab countries and in other regions. A second official said the payments were the subjects of "active investigations" by U.S. government agencies. The recipients of the Iraqi funds were described by U.S. officials not as formal intelligence agents, but as prominent personalities and political figures who accepted money from Iraq as they defended Hussein publicly or pressed his causes.
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| Posted by:tipper. |
| #18 Whata ya wanna bet we don't hear squat.We are not going to hear about any really interesting biggies,oh they will throw us a bone or 2 but that's about it. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2003-11-4 5:34:44 PM |
| #17 ***fixes another bowl of popcorn, curls up on the comfy couch, watching with breathless anticipation*** |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2003-11-4 4:04:45 PM |
| #16 OP, I don't know if I would be happy or said that major political figures helped Sadaam for money. On one hand we would have caught them and ruined they're reputation. That's assuming they're Democrat or anti-war. On the other hand, it shows just how much our political system has fallen. I'm not going to name anybody, but I think we all know who started the political collapse. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-4 3:45:22 PM |
#15 prominent personalities and political figures who accepted money from Iraq as they defended Hussein publicly or pressed his causes. C'mon, name names! (Besides George Galloway, of course.) Let the fun begin! |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2003-11-4 2:27:37 PM |
| #14 Wouldn't it be a hoot to find Stan Blather's name there, or Terry "The Tyrant" McAuliffe? Wouldn't several people have a coronary if that made the light of day? I do look forward to a large part of this information becoming public knowledge... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-4 1:47:50 PM |
| #13 My other choice is Don Knotts, that guy has always had that Baathist look to him. Careful there. That's a WWII vet you're talking about. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-11-4 1:34:38 PM |
| #12 Knotts? lol Woody Allen, Baathist thug? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-4 1:03:58 PM |
| #11 Probably true, just reminds me of that ironic pummeling he took. My other choice is Don Knotts, that guy has always had that Baathist look to him. |
| Posted by: Brainiac 2003-11-4 12:55:52 PM |
| #10 Don't waste your money Brainiac, Fisk does it for the joy of the thing. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-4 12:38:22 PM |
| #9 Wonder if they'll actually try and recoup the cash. A new Hamilton $20 says R. Fisk is on the list. |
| Posted by: Brainiac 2003-11-4 12:33:32 PM |
| #8 S.H. Saddam's agents in the United States and Hollywierd would be useful to see too.... O.P. Democratic (and Republician) Gadflies too. Not to mention some of the Anti-war organizations..... Interesting times indeed... if they see the light of day.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-11-4 12:20:04 PM |
| #7 Wonder how many people will commit 'suicide' as the information from these files begins to come out. Would LOVE to see the names of Hollywood gadflies whose names appear in these files. Yep, we're going to be 'living in interesting times' over the next couple of years. I love it! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-4 11:53:04 AM |
| #6 Sadaam's agents in Iran might be useful. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-4 11:32:19 AM |
| #5 Some probably didn't want money, just teh chance to party down with Uday. I hope Sadaam is caught with a handbag full of condoms and Viagra also. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2003-11-4 11:10:26 AM |
| #4 How many Jacqueses, Vladimirs and Gerhards do you expect will turn up? I'm guessing at least one each, given Saddam's confidence in the French, Germans and Russians to hold us off after the aerial campaign. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2003-11-4 10:19:14 AM |
| #3 Galloway: "Lies, all Lies!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-4 9:59:07 AM |
| #2 Decisions, decisions, do we release the information or use it for blackmail, er, leverage? |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-11-4 8:58:52 AM |
| #1 OOPs, looks like the "looters" and arsonists missed some of the evidence they were bent on destroying. |
| Posted by: Gasse Katze 2003-11-4 8:36:25 AM |