GGniner Wrote:

EastStang Wrote:the one regime in the Middle East that was secular (although corrupt).

Saddam was not 'secular' unless its possible to be secular and still support/train and work with terrorist groups including Bin Laden/AQ.

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Saddam Hussein was secular. Osama bin Laden hated him and called him an "infidel."

the other Greg Childers Wrote:

GGniner Wrote:

EastStang Wrote:the one regime in the Middle East that was secular (although corrupt).

Saddam was not 'secular' unless its possible to be secular and still support/train and work with terrorist groups including Bin Laden/AQ.

Saddam Hussein was secular. Osama bin Laden hated him and called him an "infidel."

you wish, they were allyed and worked with each other. From Senate Record and from a pre-9/11 Iraqi Newspaper

from the Senate Record on Sept. 12, 2002: Senator Fritz Hollins connects 9/11 to Iraq

he enters into Senate record an Iraqi newspaper editorial(state run of course) from July 21, 2001 basically predicting 9/11 and praising Bin Laden....

also, look at what CNN reported in 1999....

http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/meast/9902/....binladen/

Quote:Saddam Hussein offered asylum

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has offered asylum to bin Laden, who openly supports Iraq against the Western powers.

imagine that......and the media that gives 9 to 1 to Democrats use to report things like this, but since this was politicized choose not to dig it back up and be real journalist.[/quote]

Clinton Terror czar, Laurie Mylroie

http://www.fas.org/irp/news/1999/01/990127-in.htm

Quote:I. OSAMA BIN LADIN URGES REVENGE FOR IRAQ STRIKES, AP, DEC 26
II. CORRIERE DELLA SERA, BIN LADIN AND IRAQ, DEC 28
III. AL WATAN AL ARABI, BIN LADIN AND IRAQ, JAN 1
IV. AL MAJALLAH, BIN LADIN AND IRAQ, JAN 10
V. DAILY TELEGRAPH, THE KIDNAPPINGS IN YEMEN AND IRAQ, JAN 3
VI. AL ITTIHAD, KUWAIT ARRESTS IRAQ-TRAINED FUNDAMENTALISTS, JAN 12
VII. AL MAJALLAH, BIN LADIN AND IRAQ, JAN 22
......

in interest of space, just follow the link. The press has amnesia....convient for them, being dems and all.

What a crock.

Try these links:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/art...Jun16.html

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0211-11.htm

http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/3054.html