An element in the Iraq Memory Foundation has stated anonymously that documents found in the intelligence offices of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein attest to a connection between Saddam and Osama bin Laden.
The element said that one document says that on December 12, 1994 a Sudanese politician gave Saddam's son Uday Hussein a message from bin Laden, who wanted a connection with the regime.
That a meeting between bin Laden and an Iraqi element called "M.A.M." took place, in the presence of the Sudanese politician, was confirmed by the president's office on January 11, 1995.
A March 4, 2005 intelligence report says that at the meeting, cooperation in attacking foreign forces in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia was discussed.
The documents also show that Iraqi intelligence recommended to bin Laden that he leave Sudan because his life was in danger, and that the connection with him continued when he moved to Afghanistan.
No evidence connecting Saddam to 9/11 was found.
The Iraqi Memory Foundation, established by Iraqi-American academic Kanan Makiya, also possesses many documents from the Ba'th era in Iraq.
Source: Elaph.com, September 9, 2008
H/T: MEMRI
The element said that one document says that on December 12, 1994 a Sudanese politician gave Saddam's son Uday Hussein a message from bin Laden, who wanted a connection with the regime.
That a meeting between bin Laden and an Iraqi element called "M.A.M." took place, in the presence of the Sudanese politician, was confirmed by the president's office on January 11, 1995.
A March 4, 2005 intelligence report says that at the meeting, cooperation in attacking foreign forces in the Hijaz region of Saudi Arabia was discussed.
The documents also show that Iraqi intelligence recommended to bin Laden that he leave Sudan because his life was in danger, and that the connection with him continued when he moved to Afghanistan.
No evidence connecting Saddam to 9/11 was found.
The Iraqi Memory Foundation, established by Iraqi-American academic Kanan Makiya, also possesses many documents from the Ba'th era in Iraq.
Source: Elaph.com, September 9, 2008
H/T: MEMRI
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