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| Iraq |
| Terrorist Behind Sept. 11 Strike Was Trained By Saddam (?!?!?) |
| 2003-12-14 |
Iraq’s coalition government claims that it has uncovered documentary proof that Mohammed Atta, the al-Qaeda mastermind of the September 11 attacks against the US, was trained in Baghdad by Abu Nidal, the notorious Palestinian terrorist. Found at LGF; I suggest reading the whole thing. I have absolutely no idea how true this is; it all seems a little bit too convenient to me. That’s why I’m asking here. Anyway, if it’s true, it only reinforces what I’ve said before, that the secular vs. religious divide among the totalitarians doesn’t really matter. One final note... the html thingies in the posting page seem broken in my browser; I looked at the source for yesterday’s page and made a guess as to the proper html. If I screwed up, please excuse me. |
| Posted by:Phil Fraering |
| #8 rkb, thank you. And I believe Schroeder really meant what he said. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2003-12-14 10:40:40 AM |
| #7 TGA - I wanted to acknowledge Schroeder's respectful and warm message to Pres. Bush: German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, in a message to US President George W Bush It's with great delight that I learned of Saddam Hussein's capture. I congratulate you on this successful operation. Saddam Hussein caused horrible suffering to his people and the region. I hope the capture will help the international community's effort to rebuild and stabilise Iraq. Contrast it with Chirac's statement through a press secretary: The president is delighted at the arrest of Saddam Hussein. This is a major event which should strongly contribute to the democratisation and the stabilisation of Iraq, and allow the Iraqis to once more be masters of their destiny in a sovereign Iraq. |
| Posted by: rkb 2003-12-14 10:26:56 AM |
| #6 Re:#4: I think it's fairly safe to say that Saddam had him killed because, as Dan already pointed out, dead men tell no tales. Re:#5: From the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates: The Enemy of My Enemy is my Enemy's Enemy; no more, no less. There's also that old traditional Arabic saying, "Me against my brother, me and my brother against my uncle, me, my brother, and my uncle against the world." |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2003-12-14 8:33:57 AM |
| #5 The secular versus islamist divide matters as much as it the communist versus nazi matterred for the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact: at one point the bad guys realize that the enemy of my enemy is my friend. |
| Posted by: JFM 2003-12-14 4:20:55 AM |
| #4 Re-raises another old question - who killed Abu Nidal? And why? |
| Posted by: Pete Stanley 2003-12-14 1:52:14 AM |
| #3 Amen, and on another note that was mentioned yesterday, there's this unrelated little goodie at the bottom of the page. |
| Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds) 2003-12-14 12:49:22 AM |
| #2 Mwahahaha! :P And yes, anybody reading this should read the whole thing, which I posted in full for Fred to take apart. You can read my own thoughts on the thing over at my blog, but this is pretty damning stuff. |
| Posted by: Dan Darling 2003-12-14 12:30:32 AM |
| #1 Argh! The Army of |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2003-12-14 12:28:44 AM |