ALL caps in the heading is NEVER deserving
You might want to read the link in the post Phil provided.
According to a Spanish investigative judge, Islamic radicals operating in Europe and North Africa have direct connections to Ansar al-Islam, the terrorist network in Iraq headed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Baltasar Garzon's allegations put new light on Europe's stance regarding Iraq and the fight on terror:
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I doubt that this will see much exposure in Europe's media, and for good reason; the notion that all of these groups connect back to al-Qaeda, through Iraq, demonstrates that the US had it right all along. Ansar al-Islam established itself in Iraq well before the invasion, with its leader Zarqawi traveling through Baghdad on a number of occasions to conduct business with the IIS.
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That article demonstrated an odd absence of curiosity about a connection between Saddam and AQ, almost as if the CIA wanted to avoid finding one. Now, however, even the Europeans have noticed a connection between their terrorist threat and Iraq, one that existed prior to 2003 or even 9/11, nullifying the notion that the American invasion is what created the new security problems for Europe. If Garzon has the evidence he claims, then Saddam Hussein himself at least abetted the terror threat against the Continent as well as the United States.
It's to bad the hate to discredit President Bush in the US and around the world is/has distorted the real truth and hindered the quest to shutdown terrorist groups.