Karen, I had wondered why the Administration had mentioned the two al-Qa'ida men in northern Iraq as part of the proof of Iraqi threat. My guess is that al-Qa'ida sees working with the Kurds as a way of circumventing Us intentions there and as a way to be ready to move on Iraq at the moment they see it crumbling. Also, a united Kurdestan could be a powerrful launching pad for al-Qa'ida to bolster the fundamentalists in Turkey. What I can't figure out is how this would affect their relations with Iran except that they may figure that the Shi'aa majority there will never buy into al-Qa'ida anyway in the long run. My guess is that any contact al-Qa'ida has with Saddaam is so that they can double cross him later.
Bill Ward Karen wrote: information from foreign informants have concluded they cannot validate two prominent allegations made by high-ranking administration officials: links between Hussein and al Qaeda members who have taken refuge in northern Iraq ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.
