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| + | In December 2003, Allawi visited CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.<ref>[http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/08/08/suskind/ New evidence suggests Ron Suskind is right], by Joe Conason, Salon.com, 8 August 2008.</ref> That same month, Allawi was cited by journalist [[Con Coughlin]] supporting the authenticity of a document which claimed that [[Saddam Hussein]] had been in contact with [[Al Qaeda]].<ref>Terrorist behind September 11 strike 'was trained by Saddam', Con Coughlin, Sunday Telegraph, 14 December 2003, p1.</ref> Journalist [[Ron Suskind]] would later claim that the forgery was instigated by [[CIA]] at the behest of the White House.<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article4466512.ece White House 'buried British intelligence on Iraq WMDs'], by Tim Reid and Sam Coates, The Times, 6 August 2008.</ref> | ||
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==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||
*Jon Lee Anderson, [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/01/24/050124fa_fact1?printable=true A Man of the Shadows], ''New Yorker'', 24 January 2005 | *Jon Lee Anderson, [http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/01/24/050124fa_fact1?printable=true A Man of the Shadows], ''New Yorker'', 24 January 2005 | ||
*As'ad Abukhalil, [http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2005/01/real-iyad-allawi-jon-lee-anderson-of.html The Real Iyad Allawi], ''Angry Arab News Service'', 17 January 2005 | *As'ad Abukhalil, [http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2005/01/real-iyad-allawi-jon-lee-anderson-of.html The Real Iyad Allawi], ''Angry Arab News Service'', 17 January 2005 | ||
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Revision as of 23:40, 8 August 2008
Habbush letter
In December 2003, Allawi visited CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia.[1] That same month, Allawi was cited by journalist Con Coughlin supporting the authenticity of a document which claimed that Saddam Hussein had been in contact with Al Qaeda.[2] Journalist Ron Suskind would later claim that the forgery was instigated by CIA at the behest of the White House.[3]
Related Links
- Jon Lee Anderson, A Man of the Shadows, New Yorker, 24 January 2005
- As'ad Abukhalil, The Real Iyad Allawi, Angry Arab News Service, 17 January 2005
References
- ↑ New evidence suggests Ron Suskind is right, by Joe Conason, Salon.com, 8 August 2008.
- ↑ Terrorist behind September 11 strike 'was trained by Saddam', Con Coughlin, Sunday Telegraph, 14 December 2003, p1.
- ↑ White House 'buried British intelligence on Iraq WMDs', by Tim Reid and Sam Coates, The Times, 6 August 2008.
