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Iraq's tortured children

By John Sweeney
BBC correspondent in Iraq

The star witness against the government of Iraq hobbled into the room, her legs braced with clumsy metal callipers. "Anna" had been tortured two years ago. She is now four years old.

Her father, Ali, is a thick-set Iraqi who used to work for Saddam's psychopathic son, Uday. Some time after the bungled assassination of Uday, Ali fell under suspicion.
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PBS.org: Highly secret terrorist training camp at Salman Pak

An Interview with Sabah Khodada

Excerpt:
After your service in the army, you worked for a secret part of the Iraqi government?

Some of it is not very secretive. But there's another part, which has a lot to do with international terrorism and this kind of operation -- this is very secretive.
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The Iraqi connection

The Observer
As evidence linking Iraqi intelligence to the 11 September hijackers begins to emerge, David Rose gathers testimony from former Baghdad agents and the CIA to reveal the secrets of Saddam's terror training camp

War on Terrorism: Observer special
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Bin Laden Was Right: America Has a Soft Belly

by Mike Siegel
Several years ago, Osama bin Laden made an observation that has come home to haunt America: We have a soft belly. In effect, we do not, according to bin Laden, have the will or determination to do what is necessary to protect the safety and security of this nation. We do not live the Vince Lombardi credo, "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." [more]


Iraqi people yearn to taste freedom again

By Zainab Al-Suwaij
As an American who was born and raised in Iraq, I am often asked, "Are you for the war on Iraq?"

My answer: I am for ending the war in Iraq — and that won't happen until Saddam Hussein goes.

I know the horrors of war all too well. In 1980, Saddam Hussein invaded Iran, beginning eight years of bombing raids on my hometown of Basra. In 1990, I left for Kuwait, only to witness Iraq's invasion in August. In 1991, I returned home and experienced both the allied bombing assault and the painfully short popular uprising against Saddam. [more]

 


First Strike?

U.S. Military Concerned Saddam Hussein May Launch First Attack

By John McWethy

March 13 — U.S. officials fear that once President Bush signals the U.S. is headed to war, Saddam Hussein will strike pre-emptively, administration sources told ABCNEWS.
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