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

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

And some people thought we should have left the UN in charge. Kerry is one of those, isn’t he?

From the article;
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 famous 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. (To review a series of documents, audits and other stories related to oil-for-food)

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