We have obtained a document discovered in Iraq from the files of the Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS). The report provides new evidence of links between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The 1993 document, in Arabic, bears the logo of the Iraqi intelligence agency and is labeled "top secret" on each of its 20 pages. The report is a list of IIS agents who are described as "collaborators." On page 14, the report states that among the collaborators is "the Saudi Osama bin Laden." The document states that bin Laden is a "Saudi businessman and is in charge of the Saudi opposition in Afghanistan." "And he is in good relationship with our section in Syria," the document states, under the signature "Jabar." The document was obtained by the Iraqi National Congress and first disclosed on the CBS program "60 Minutes" by INC leader Ahmed Chalabi. A U.S. official said the document appears authentic.
| This is interesting for a number of reasons, not the least of which that Binny originally planned to have al-Qaeda fight Saddam in Kuwait rather than relying on a Western coalition. In addition, for those familiar with the various theories as to who Ramzi Yousef actually is it is worth pointing out that he was trying to blow up the WTC in 1993 and that a member of his cell fled to Baghdad after the failedbombing. |
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