Links to BL? Take it up with a real authority on the issue. And I do tend to believe info from the Mossad because they are beyond hard core.
"The Americans based their case for military action on the alleged existence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as well as Hussein's purported links with Al Qaeda terrorists. But Israeli intelligence reported to the U.S. that Hussein had no ties whatsoever to Bin Laden. The CIA concurred, and many of its analysts complained publicly that the White House was forcing them to lie on this issue." 4/30/03, Kolko, G. Counterpunch.org
Gabriel Kolko is the leading historian of modern warfare. He is the author of the classic Century of War: Politics, Conflicts and Society Since 1914 and Another Century of War?. He can be reached at:
kolko@counterpunch.org.
As far as ideologies go, mine includes having all those who put Saddam in power, armed him, and propped him up for 20 years go down with him, regardless of national, political, or corporate orientation. It will open up a lot of jobs in Washington DC, Britain, France, and Germany. Conveniently, many of these folks are also the ones who set Osama on the roll back in the late '70s so it could be a 'two birds' setup. And no I don't care if it was all done in the interest of 'establishing and maintaining America's global primacy' and no it isn't any kind of conspiracy. It has all been proposed, carried out, and reported perfectly openly, with plenty of related documentation available to those who dig for it.
Spare the personal attacks. Instead let's hear from some others who are over here in the middle east working with high-ranking local military and intelligence personnel on a daily basis.