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Prominent al-Qaeda member served in Saddam Fedayeen
The commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks has been given new evidence that "a very prominent member" of al Qaeda served as an officer in Saddam Husseinâs militia, a panel member said on Sunday. Republican commissioner John Lehman told NBCâs "Meet the Press" program that the new intelligence, if proven true, buttresses claims by the Bush administration of ties between Iraq and the militant network believed responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on America. Lehman said the information, contained in "captured documents," was obtained after the commission report was written that stated there was no evidence of a "collaborative relationship" between Iraq and al Qaeda. "Some of these documents indicate that (there was) at least one officer of Saddamâs Fedayeen, a lieutenant colonel, who was a very prominent member of al Qaeda," Lehman said. "That still has to be confirmed, but the vice president (Dick Cheney) was right when he said that he may have things that we donât yet have," said Lehman, a former Navy secretary. "And we are now in the process of getting this latest intelligence."Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-06-20 |
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