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| Iraqi general sez Binny visited Baghdad in 1984-1985 |
| 2006-01-27 |
| Salt shaker required until we get further corroboration. As readers know I think that there were ties between Iraq and al-Qaeda, but I would be quite leery about taking this guy at face value, if for no other reason than that he seems to be coughing up everything - WMDs, al-Qaeda, et al. and we've never heard of him till now. The Iraqi general who served as a top lieutenant to Saddam Hussein said Thursday that he personally witnessed Osama bin Laden inspecting Iraqi air force facilities in Baghdad. Speaking in halting English, former Iraqi Gen. Georges Sada described the bin Laden visit to ABC Radio's Sean Hannity. "I can make sure one thing - I know - I have seen by my eyes. It was in '84, '85, Osama bin Laden himself was coming to Iraqi air force headquarters." Gen. Sada explained: "At that time he was looking for contracts to build air fields in Iraq." The top Hussein lieutenant said he had no idea if the visit was part of any alliance between bin Laden and the Iraqi dictator. Bin Laden's 1984 trip to Baghdad has never before been revealed, though a 1998 visit during which the al Qaeda chief allegedly met with Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz was reported by the Weekly Standard two years ago. In an interview that appeared in Thursday's New York Sun, Gen. Sada confirmed that Saddam had spirited his weapons of mass destruction out of the country before the U.S. invaded in March 2003. "Saddam realized, this time, the Americans are coming," he told the Sun. "They handed over the weapons of mass destruction to the Syrians.” Gen. Sada's allegations are detailed at length in his newly released book, "Saddam’s Secrets.” |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 Sounds slightly like or reminiscent of Sabah Khodada / Salman Pak? He was a captain though AFAIK. Confirms Romanian Ceacescu defector Ion Mihai Pacepa's "sarindar" theories (he's the guy who sold Saddam the stuff in the first place) & Debkafiles analysis. Also consistent with Kamel docs. |
| Posted by: Admiral Allan Ackbar 2006-01-27 10:17 |
| #1 True or not it will at least shut the Dems up for a few days. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-01-27 09:35 |