UN, Iraq & Al Qaeda links

Gonz

Gonz

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I suppose their lack of a Centre to Digest Terrorists has a price. After all they study the affects of a '68 GTO on the atmosphere but that makes sense :rolleyes:

Possible Saddam-Al Qaeda Link Seen in U.N. Oil-for-Food Program

Investigations have shown that the former Iraqi dictator grafted and smuggled more than $10 billion from the program that for seven years prior to Saddam's overthrow was meant to bring humanitarian aid to ordinary Iraqis. And the Sept. 11 Commission has shown a tracery of contacts between Saddam and Al Qaeda that continued after billions of Oil-for-Food dollars began pouring into Saddam's coffers and Usama bin Laden declared his infamous war on the U.S.

Now, buried in some of the United Nation's own confidential documents, clues can be seen that underscore the possibility of just such a Saddam-Al Qaeda link — clues leading to a locked door in this Swiss lakeside resort.
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Gonz said:
read, don't "talk"
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I did. Excuse me, but "Fox?"

It looks to me like they're drawing conclusions that may or may not be supported by further evidence. It's been well documented that Saddam used "Oil for Food' to line his pockets and he didn't care who he worked with to do it. That's not necessarily the same as using it to "support Al-Qaeda."
 
both MIGA and its chief founder and longtime president, Ahmed Idris Nasreddin, landed on the U.N. watchlist of entities and individuals belonging to, or affiliated with Al Qaeda.

Saddam's standard scam was to underprice oil sales and overpay for relief supplies, thus generating fat profits for his business partners. Many of those contractors would kick back part of the take to Saddam's regime — or divert it to whatever uses Saddam might fancy. By various accounts, those uses ranged from building palaces to buying arms to supplying Saddam's sadistic son Uday with equipment for torturing Iraqi athletes.

One of the big questions is whether any of the money skimmed from Oil-for-Food also slopped into terrorist-financing ventures such as MIGA.
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There is sufficient reason to investigate. It may or may not produce verifiable results but the folks at CBS & CNN wouldn't mind.
 
Have read. find it to be bullshit. As said they seem almost desparate to make there be a connection.
 
Luis G said:
Change talk to think and you have WMD in Irak.

;)
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:rofl4:

That'[s some funny stuff there Luis, You got me for sure. ZING!!! WOW!!!

Explain this then

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Gonz said:
:rofl4:

That'[s some funny stuff there Luis, You got me for sure. ZING!!! WOW!!!
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ah yes, the method of using emotions to make a point. would be easy to post some pictures of dead iraqi's due to US bombs.

makes just as much of a point on this subject as what you are trying now.
and by the way, it might be a good idea to show a bit more respect to other board members here; so often it is you who talks too much and who should read and think a bit more.
you are not any better than anyone else here, and you definately don't have as much understanding of politics as you think you do.
 
Shadowfax said:
ah yes, the method of using emotions to make a point. would be easy to post some pictures of dead iraqi's due to US bombs.

makes just as much of a point on this subject as what you are trying now.
and by the way, it might be a good idea to show a bit more respect to other board members here; so often it is you who talks too much and who should read and think a bit more.
you are not any better than anyone else here, and you definately don't have as much understanding of politics as you think you do.
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Emotions? Those children were gassed by the previous leader of Iraq. If there were no Iraq WMDs how would he gas his people? Since the US doesn't target children, unlike the terrorists you have suddenly come to protect, it wouldn't be comparable. However, if you see the need, please do. I'm sure every misplaced bomb that fell from trajectory could be easily disspelled by 300 or 400 or 1000 photo's of terrorists actually attacking innocents.

I show as much respect as each member warrants. If certain members only spout old, boring & used up talking points without anything tangible I will dismiss that post as I see fit. As for your final sentence... :rolleyes:
 
Gonz said:
Find what to be bullshit?
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the "links between Iraq and terrorism. Sorry but they seem so desparate to say that there are that a "supposed" seems to be the equivelent of there beign one. I will say they can keep investigating but it most likely wont help
 
Gonz said:
I show as much respect as each member warrants. If certain members only spout old, boring & used up talking points without anything tangible I will dismiss that post as I see fit.
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As do most on OTC...don't they Gonz ;)
 
Gonz said:
I show as much respect as each member warrants. If certain members only spout old, boring & used up talking points without anything tangible I will dismiss that post as I see fit. As for your final sentence... :rolleyes:
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that's the whole problem: as soon as somebody doesn't agree with you, it automatically are old, boring & used up talking points. you dismiss everything that doesn't reflect your superiour view, thus making arguing with you as impossible as it gets.

edit: why do i even bother? :D i actually won't do so anymore. waste of time and effort.
 
Shadowfax said:
edit: why do i even bother? :D i actually won't do so anymore. waste of time and effort.
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ohh c'mon, we all know you do it for fun ;)

edit: like I do :D
 
Shadowfax said:
that's the whole problem: as soon as somebody doesn't agree with you, it automatically are old, boring & used up talking points. you dismiss everything that doesn't reflect your superiour view, thus making arguing with you as impossible as it gets.

edit: why do i even bother? :D i actually won't do so anymore. waste of time and effort.
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The whole problem is, you don't like a deviation from your point of view. I am willing to put my money where my mouth is, so to speak. I have an opinion & I'm not afraid to share. If I disagree with your opinion I'm not afraid to share. I have something to say & most times information to back up my point of view. I am willing to go ot on a limb to prove I'm right.

A few members here, on the other hand, use fill in the gap, predisposed tenets of what is supposed to be their opnion. Usually one liners that sound like the 4th line of the second paragraph of what BBC or ABC was reporting last night. Sometimes we can't even get that much research. Many times we can't even get a complete coherent sentence.

Then some members just get their panties in a wad because somebody has an opinion.

If you don't like what I say, don't read it. If I'm wrong, show me where. If I present false information, call me on it. Just quit whining about what a bastard I am because I have someting to say.
 
Gonz said:
Since the US doesn't target children, unlike the terrorists you have suddenly come to protect, it wouldn't be comparable.
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Right, and if we don't agree, we support terrorists. It's all fuckin clear now.
 
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