President bush yesterday defended vice president dick cheneys assertion this week that saddam hussein had longstanding ties with al qaeda, even. How is isis related to alqaeda, kurds, iran, iraq, and. Alqaeda has rebuilt itselfwith irans help the atlantic. Al qaeda is responsible for many attacks throughout the world with its extensive and effective networks. He explained in considerable detail that saddam actually ordered abu wael to organize foreign fighters from outside iraq to join ansar. And libi told his lie about saddam husseins complicity with alqaeda, which colin powell seized on as justification for the us attack on iraq. President bush repeated his administrations claim that iraq was in league with al qaeda under saddam husseins rule, saying tuesday that fugitive islamic militant abu musab al. Administration fights back against book claiming it. The connection and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. He has been a commentator on many television and radio broadcasts, including the today show, meet the press, the diane rehm show, fox news sunday, the oreilly factor, and cnns.
How al qaeda s collaboration with saddam hussein has endangered america. Was 911 the new world orders reichstag fire and saddam hussein their scapegoat. Husseins iraq and al qaeda not linked, pentagon says. More important than the fate of mylroies scholarship now that saddam is gone but alqaeda continues to haunt us is the question of why the administration placed such a strong emphasis on the purported iraqalqaeda link when it appears to have been at odds with the assessment of the u. When our coalition ousted the taliban, the zarqawi network helped establish another poison and explosive training center camp. Americas enemies seemed gathered on all sides, and for several nerveracking months, we lived in fear that the perpetrators might be plotting another action or, worse, that our most dangerous enemies al qaeda and saddam husseins murderous regime in iraq could be banding together against us. He repeated accusations that iraq is linked to the al qaeda terrorist network. It becomes clear that post 911, after the taliban regime, saddams government was the second biggest state helper of al qaeda. Stephen f hayes drawing on topsecret intelligence materials and interviews with bush and clinton administration officials, this study explores the links between saddam hussein and bin ladens al qaeda terrorist. I have always been agnostic about the saddam al qaeda connection stuff. In explaining the decision to invade iraq and oust saddam hussein from power, the administration asserted that the regime of saddam hussein had a working relationship with the al qaeda organisation. New york times columnist paul krugman said he thinks the tv networks news coverage has helped sell the saddamal qaeda connection. The book is full of many more such compelling pieces of evidence all of which taken together form a frightening mosaic of saddam al qaeda cooperation. Its leadership, ideology, and future by bruce riedel.
Alqaeda and the road to 911 by lawrence wright, the panther by nelson demille, the black banners. Bush said wednesday that saddam could use al qaeda as a forward army that could attack the united states with weapons of mass destruction and never leave a. Assessment and outside links summary in explaining the decision to invade iraq and oust saddam hussein from power, the administration asserted, among other justifications, that the regime of saddam hussein had a working relationship with the al qaeda organization. It said that 911 ringleader mohammad atta had actually trained for his mission in iraq thus showing, finally, that there was an operational link between saddam and al qaeda, something the. How al qaedas collaboration with saddam hussein has endangered america. Iraq today harbors a deadly terrorist network headed by abu musab alzarqawi, an associate and collaborator of osama bin laden and his al qaeda lieutenants. Saddam supported groups that either associated directly with al qaeda such as egyptian islamic jihad. Saddams ambassador to al qaeda the washington institute. As the bush administration works to strengthen support for a war against iraq, it is sowing a dangerous confusion about the relationship between al qaeda and the regime of saddam hussein. Saddams ties to al queda, is a collection of open source intelligence reports, bipartisan investigations, hundreds of media and literary sources, newly discovered documents found in postwar iraq, interrogation reports of saddam and captured senior al queda leaders. Muhammed almassiri, operating out of london, who has confirmed saddams contacts with the arab afghans. How al qaedas collaboration with saddam hussein has. Well, we know that part of alqaeda training focussed on withstanding interrogation and giving false information.
How al qaedas collaboration with saddam hussein has endangered america by stephen f. Hayes is a senior writer for the weekly standard and the author of the new york times bestseller the connection. It becomes clear that post 911, after the taliban regime, saddam s government was the second biggest state helper of al qaeda. He has been a commentator on many television and radio broadcasts, including the today show, meet the press, the diane rehm show, fox news sunday, the oreilly factor, and cnns late edition. Many in the mainstream media have been so successful at debunking any evidence, proof, or substantive facts as they relate to the saddamal qaeda connection. The 911 commissions staff has come down decidedly on the side of the naysayers about operational ties between saddam husseins regime and osama bin ladens al qaeda network.
About the time divine and i were having our initial conversation about the saddamal qaeda connection, dr. Shrouded as he was for a decade in an apparent cloak of anonymity and obscurity, osama bin laden was by no means an invisible man. The white house is strongly fighting back against a new book by a bush administration critic who claims that the cia forged a. Alqaeda in iraq, militant sunni network, active in iraq after the u. Timeline of saddam hussein and alqaeda link allegations. And so began the twenty years war between alqaeda and the united states, which has had five distinct eras to date. The events of 911 provided the nwo with their reichstag firea cowardly attack. The book is full of many more such compelling pieces of evidence all of which taken together form a frightening mosaic of saddamal qaeda cooperation.
Opinion saddam hussein and al qaeda are not allies the. Americas enemies seemed gathered on all sides, and for several nerveracking months, we lived in fear that the perpetrators might be plotting another action or, worse, that our most dangerous enemies al qaeda and saddam husseins murderous regime in iraq could be banding together. November 2002 the counterproliferation papers series was established by the usaf counterproliferation center to provide information and analysis to assist the understanding of the u. The looming tower, the title of lawrence wrights remarkable new book about al qaeda and 911, refers not only to the doomed towers of the world trade center, but also to a passage in the. The alqaeda mole who infiltrated the cia, joby warrick, new york. The cheneys claim of a deep, longstanding, farreaching. In the wake of 911 no one knew when the next attack would come, or w. Alqaeda has been at war with the united states for twenty. Saddam hussein and alqaeda link allegations wikipedia. From this source and a number of others informed readers will understand that the current wisdom regarding the connection between al qaeda and a number of state actors, includingbut not limited toiraq is nothing but a sedulously constructed legend courtesy of the cia. It is astonishing to hear how some media outlets know so much and. President bush repeated his administrations claim that iraq was in league with al qaeda under saddam husseins rule, saying tuesday that. The search for alqaeda has a potentially misleading title. Al qaeda is an international terrorist organization, which was formed in august 1988.
The cia officers there had been instructed by higher officials to greet balawi. All right, last saturday in the new york times which doesnt want, by the way, any link between al qaeda and saddam to be established at all. This is an incomplete list of books about alqaeda ahmed, nafeez mosaddeq 2005. Alshamari also told me that the links between saddams regime and the al qaeda network went beyond ansar al islam. Alqaeda, isis, and the wider fallout from the iraq invasion. He was ubiquitous and palpable, both in a physical and a cyberspectral form, to the extent that his death took on something of the feel of an exorcism. The sensible thing for the us to do after 911 was to make peace with saddam husseins iraq, a secular arab state opposed to al qaeda and with iran, a shia state opposed to al qaeda, and do what. Now that we have established that, we need to know how it fits with each of the other things you have listed. The subtitle, its leadership, ideology, and future, provides a more apt summary of the. Hussein had a working relationship with the al qaeda organization.
This organization is considered as a top threat for the world super power united states of america. Coupled with the 2020 hindsight vision of history and reports secured. Saddam was an al qaeda member also criticized press for claiming commission report contradicted bush administration claims on iraqal qaeda connections the report did refute the white houses argument. Bush backs cheney on assertion linking hussein, al qaeda. Our research reveals that alqaeda and covert agents acting for the iranian deep state first attempted to broker an unlikely agreement more than two decades back, after saddam hussein flatout.
Without a doubt, in the war against al qaeda, saddam hussein was one of our best allies. Isis is a jihadi terrorist organization that has taken over a substantial amount of territory in iraq and syria. Saddam s ties to al queda, is a collection of open source intelligence reports, bipartisan investigations, hundreds of media and literary sources, newly discovered documents found in postwar iraq, interrogation reports of saddam and captured senior al queda leaders. Saddam hussein and the alqaeda connection article about. Clarke notes in his book against all enemies that many of the contacts cited by supporters of the invasion as proof of iraq and alqaeda cooperation actually. C onspiracy theorists assert that the horrors of 911 brought the terrible handiwork of the new world order out of the shadows and into the living room of every american home. Alqaeda in iraq first appeared in 2004 when abu muab alzarqawi, a jordanianborn. I never thought it was particularly central to the case for invasion. The document also records iraqi contacts with one an al qaeda propaganda operative, dr. Saddam hussein and alqaeda link allegations were made by the u. On 30 december 2009, a jordanian physician named humam khalil albalawi arrived to much anticipation, at a cia base near khost, afghanistan. Bush said the removal of iraqi president saddam hussein should be. I was embarrassed because this reality invalidated the analysis i had presented on the subject in my book. In the wake of 911 no one knew when the next attack would come, or where it would come from.