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Saddam Hussein Did Give Terrorist Support

2008-03-29T12:38:00.000-07:00

Saturday, March 29, 2008
The Eureka Reporter website brings us this early Saturday morning Editorial and it starts off like this... A trove of newly-declassified documents, mostly from Saddam Hussein’s Iraq Intelligence Service, reveals he and his henchmen were up to their eyebrows in supporting terrorist organizations...
Read this article in full at link below...
Saddam’s terrorist support: More than we’d imagined

Interviewing Saddam - FBI Agent Gets to the Truth

2008-01-28T20:05:00.000-08:00

* Interviewing Saddam *
FBI Agent Gets to the Truth

Imagine sitting across from Saddam Hussein every day for nearly seven straight months—slowly earning his trust, getting him to spill secrets on everything from whether he gave the order to gas the Kurds (he did) to whether he really did have weapons of mass destruction on the eve of war (he didn’t). All the while gathering information that would ultimately be used to prosecute the deposed dictator in an Iraqi court.

That was the job of FBI Special Agent George Piro, who told his story Sunday, January 27, on the TV news program 60 Minutes.

Soon after U.S. Special Forces pulled Saddam out of a spider hole on December 13, 2003, the CIA—knowing the former dictator would ultimately have to answer for his crimes against the Iraqi people—asked the FBI to debrief Hussein because of our longstanding work in gathering statements for court.

That’s when we turned to Piro, an investigator on our terrorism fly team who was born in Beirut and speaks Arabic fluently. Piro was supported by a team of CIA analysts and FBI agents, intelligence analysts, language specialists, and a behavioral profiler.

Piro knew getting Saddam to talk wouldn’t be easy. He prepped by carefully studying the former dictator’s life so he could better connect with Saddam and more easily determine when he was being honest. It worked: during the first interview on January 13, 2004, Piro talked about Saddam’s four novels and Iraqi history, which impressed Hussein. Saddam asked for Piro to come back.

From that day forward, everything Piro did was designed to build an emotional bond with Saddam and to get him to talk truthfully. To make Hussein dependent on him and him alone, Piro became responsible for virtually every aspect of his life, including his personal needs. He always treated Saddam with respect, knowing he would not respond to threats or tough tactics. As part of his plan, Piro also never told Hussein that he was an FBI field agent, instead letting him believe, for the sake of building credibility, that he was a high-level official who reported directly to the President.

It took time. Piro spent five to seven hours a day with Saddam for months, taking advantage of every small opportunity that presented itself, including listening to Hussein’s poetry. Eventually, Saddam began to open up.

Among Saddam’s revelations:
* Saddam misled the world into believing that he had weapons of mass destruction in the months leading up to the war because he feared another invasion by Iran, but he did fully intend to rebuild his WMD program.

* Piro told 60 Minutes that Saddam considered Usama bin Laden “a fanatic” and a threat who couldn’t be trusted.

* The former dictator admitted “initially miscalculating President Bush and President Bush’s intentions,” Piro said, thinking the war would be more like the shortened air campaign of the Gulf War.

* Saddam never used look-alikes or body doubles as widely believed, thinking no one could really play his part.

* Hussein made the decision to invade neighboring Kuwait in 1990 following an insulting comment by one of its emirs.

Piro was so successful at befriending Saddam that the former dictator was visibly moved when they said goodbye. “I saw him tear up,” Piro said during the television interview.

Joe Persichini, Assistant Director in Charge of our Washington office and Piro’s boss, told 60 Minutes that Piro’s expert work in revealing Saddam’s secrets was “probably one of the top accomplishments of the agency in the last 100 years.”

From a news article on the FBI Website
FBI File Photo

To watch or read the full interview of George Piro, visit the 60 Minutes website HERE.

Saddam's Link with Terrorists - Who's Spinning Intel?

2007-04-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Now here’s a great read I found today by Thomas Joscelyn over at the FrontPageMag.com website. It goes in part like this ... Although there were certainly disagreements between the CIA and Feith's shop, both argued in 2002 that there was a relationship between Saddam's Iraq and al Qaeda. George Tenet, then the director of central intelligence, stated the CIA's position quite clearly in an October 7, 2002 letter to then head of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Bob Graham (D-FL). Tenet explained, "We have solid reporting of senior level contacts between Iraq and al-Qaeda going back a decade." Iraq and al Qaeda "have discussed safe haven and reciprocal non-aggression." Tenet warned, "We have credible reporting that al-Qaeda leaders sought contacts in Iraq who could help them acquire WMD capabilities. The reporting also stated that Iraq has provided training to al-Qaeda members in the areas of poisons and gases and making conventional bombs." And, "Iraq's increasing support to extremist Palestinians, coupled with growing indications of a relationship with al-Qaeda, suggest that Baghdad's links to terrorists will increase, even absent US military action.” ...
Read the rest at link below...
Who's Spinning Intel?

Iraqi How-to Manual made for Arab Military Operatives in Afghanistan!!!?

2006-07-06T11:10:00.000-07:00

Here’s another FOX News exclusive revealing an Iraqi manual made for Arab military operating in Afghanistan. This Translation /Analysis is titled “Iraq How-to Manual Directed Arab Military Operatives in Afghanistan” and was by Ray Robison.

It goes in part like this... An Arab regime, possibly Iraq, supplied how-to manuals for Arab operatives working throughout Afghanistan before 9/11, and provided military assistance to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. That’s the most likely conclusion drawn from an apparent training manual unearthed in captured Iraqi government computer files... Read it in full HERE
FOXNEWS.com complete "Saddam Dossier" Archive can be found HERE

More on those Iraqi WMDs: The Russian Connection

2006-06-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

... Senator Rick Santorum's announcement last week of over 500 weapons of mass destruction found in Iraq went largely ignored by the mainstream media. The National Ground Intelligence Center's newly-declassified report proves conclusively that Saddam Hussein lied... and George Bush and Bill Clinton told the truth about Iraq's WMDs. This doesn't square, of course, with the media's mantra that "Bush lied, kids died," so they gave it short shrift...
Read this story by Rod D. Martin in full at RenewAmerica.us

Munitions Found in Iraq Meet WMD Criteria, Official Says

2006-06-29T14:28:00.000-07:00

June 29, 2006
The 500 munitions discovered throughout Iraq since 2003 and discussed in a National Ground Intelligence Center report meet the criteria of weapons of mass destruction, the center's commander said here today.

"These are chemical weapons as defined under the Chemical Weapons Convention, and yes ... they do constitute weapons of mass destruction," Army Col. John Chu told the House Armed Services Committee.

The Chemical Weapons Convention is an arms control agreement which outlaws the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons. It was signed in 1993 and entered into force in 1997.

The munitions found contain sarin and mustard gases, Army Lt. Gen. Michael D. Maples, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said. Sarin attacks the neurological system and is potentially lethal.

"Mustard is a blister agent (that) actually produces burning of any area (where) an individual may come in contact with the agent," he said. It also is potentially fatal if it gets into a person's lungs.

The munitions addressed in the report were produced in the 1980s, Maples said. Badly corroded, they could not currently be used as originally intended, Chu added.

While that's reassuring, the agent remaining in the weapons would be very valuable to terrorists and insurgents, Maples said. "We're talking chemical agents here that could be packaged in a different format and have a great effect," he said, referencing the sarin-gas attack on a Japanese subway in the mid-1990s.

This is true even considering any degradation of the chemical agents that may have occurred, Chu said. It's not known exactly how sarin breaks down, but no matter how degraded the agent is, it's still toxic.

"Regardless of (how much material in the weapon is actually chemical agent), any remaining agent is toxic," he said. "Anything above zero (percent agent) would prove to be toxic, and if you were exposed to it long enough, lethal."

Though about 500 chemical weapons - the exact number has not been released publicly - have been found, Maples said he doesn't believe Iraq is a "WMD-free zone."

"I do believe the former regime did a very poor job of accountability of munitions, and certainly did not document the destruction of munitions," he said. "The recovery program goes on, and I do not believe we have found all the weapons."

The Defense Intelligence Agency director said locating and disposing of chemical weapons in Iraq is one of the most important tasks servicemembers in the country perform.

Maples added searches are ongoing for chemical weapons beyond those being conducted solely for force protection.

There has been a call for a complete declassification of the National Ground Intelligence Center's report on WMD in Iraq. Maples said he believes the director of national intelligence is still considering this option, and has asked Maples to look into producing an unclassified paper addressing the subject matter in the center's report.

Much of the classified matter was slated for discussion in a closed forum after the open hearings this morning.
(Above courtesy of DoD – American Forces Press Service and written by Samantha L. Quigley)

Documenting Saddam's Link to Terror through all those captured Documents

2006-06-14T16:49:00.000-07:00

With a small cadre of independent translators to support his efforts, Ray Robison, currently a military operations research analyst specializing in aviation and missile research in Huntsville, Ala will translate and analyze scores of the unexplored trove of documents from Saddam's regime in a FOXNews.com exclusive series: The Saddam Dossier.
(This Three Parter has all been added to the “Saddam Dossier” Archive now... This will be the last and final update as of Sunday, June 25, 2006)
Go to the “Saddam Dossier” Archive by FoxNews.com HERE

New Documents out of Iraq – a Must Read

2006-05-08T13:03:00.000-07:00

BAGHDAD, Iraq –
During an Apr. 16 raid in the Yusifiyah area, Coalition Forces discovered a large amount of documents and videos ranging from plans to critiques including al Qaida in Iraq’s strategy in Baghdad, and how the terrorist organization lacks leadership, military capability and Iraqi support.

After discovering these documents, the translated versions were sent to Coalition Forces’ leadership for analysis, said a Multi-National Force spokesman. Specifically, the al Qaida author of the “Baghdad Strategy” and the “Baghdad State of Affairs” is unknown, but officials assess he is of significance within the terrorist organization. The latter memorandum outlines that al Qaida in Iraq presently has no strategy, that the ‘…mujahideen are not considered more than a daily annoyance to the Shiite government…’, and that the ‘…mujahideen in Baghdad are generally groups of assassins without any organized military capabilities.’

“The discovery of these documents is extremely relevant. This information confirms what the Government of Iraq, Coalition Forces and ultimately the people of Iraq already know - that AQIZ’s role only attempts to impede Iraqis in following the road to prosperity, security and national unity,” said MNF-I spokesman, Brig. Gen. Rudy Wright.

According to the translated al-Qaida in Iraq’s documents, the Mujahideen’s only power lies in surprise ‘hit and run’ attacks, or setting up explosive charges and booby traps that predominantly target civilian men, women and children.

According to the author of the Baghdad State of Affairs document (translated), “The actions of the Iraqi Security Forces are having a significant negative impact on the Mujahideen’s ability to operate in Baghdad. Al Qaida in Iraq attacks Mosques and other public places to draw media attention and is having difficulty recruiting members because the people of Iraq do not support its cause.”

Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces continue to conduct operations that provide for the safety and security of all Iraqis. The Government of Iraq is presently working on forming its new National Unity Government according to its constitution voted on by all Iraqi people and is a hindrance to the terrorists who do not support this cause.
Read FULL TRANSLATION of DOCUMENTS HERE
(Above courtesy of CENTCOM – Many thanks to Sgt. Gehlen from the CENTCOM public affairs office for the heads-up)

The Yellowcake Connection and more

2006-04-27T12:34:00.000-07:00

... CIA officer Mary McCarthy was fired for leaking a possibly trumped-up story about a secret network of CIA-run prisons in Europe. Ms. McCarthy’s pattern of political donations, her Clinton administration White House service, and her extensive network of ties to other important Clintonista figures has set off a blogstorm of data mining and speculation...
Good read today at The American Thinker.
Be sure to click it out.
AubreyJ.........

The Saddam Files 2000

2006-04-20T14:30:00.000-07:00

Joseph Shahda has translated yet another interesting document from the captured Iraqi files, although this one prompts more questions than it provides answers. The memo dictates goals for the year 2000 that involve the development and improvement of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that have been the mainstay of the insurgencies in Iraq after the fall of Saddam (via Power Line.)
To read story in full at Captain’s Quarters, click HERE

Saddam and Osama

2006-04-16T20:37:00.000-07:00

... Interestingly enough, the existence of this document was first reported by The New York Times in the summer of 2004, several weeks after the 9-11 Commission proclaimed that there was no operational relationship between Saddam’s Iraq and al Qaeda. For some reason, the Times decided to sit on the document while splashing the 9-11 Commission’s conclusion on the front page...

Now here is another great... but lengthy read... on some of the already translated documents captured from the fallen Iraqi regime and the Taliban....
Click it out at FRONTPAGEMAG.COM
AubreyJ.........

Choosing Ignorance

2006-04-04T21:41:00.000-07:00

April 4, 2006 ... One might have expected such a longtime champion of open government as the Times to have aggressively led the effort to have these once-secret documents released. Not this time. The front-page story seeks to dismiss the importance of the documents while the op-ed by Bergen seems to find them only significant enough to warrant an attempted deconstruction...
Read story in full, by Stephen F. Hayes at Mediachannel.org

One More Link

2006-04-03T18:38:00.000-07:00

... A new document shows Saddam Hussein's spy agency encouraged Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group, to attack American targets. It's another blow to the idea Saddam had nothing to do with terrorists...
Read full story at INVESTORS.com

Fed up on the Question of WMD in Iraq? Take a look for yourself...

2006-03-29T14:20:00.000-08:00

Welcome everyone to 'Captured Prewar Iraqi Documents - AubreyJ.org'

... Fed up with western intelligence? Think you could have done better on Iraq? Or maybe you believe the weapons of mass destruction are still out there? Well, here's your chance to prove it...

Hundreds of thousands of captured prewar Iraqi documents are now on the web, courtesy of the US Army Foreign Military Studies Office - Joint Reserve Intelligence Center.
Read a great article on topic at Guardian.co.uk......