Al-Qaeda 'Link to 7/7' Found in Iraq

[ECH1969]

British intelligence officials in Iraq are questioning an al-Qaeda operative after information relating to the 7 July London bombings was allegedly found on his computer drive.

The man, who has not been named, was captured by US forces last month. He is understood to have had a portable computer drive on him that showed 'knowledge' of the attacks that killed 56 people.

However, a spokesman for US forces in Iraq confirmed that the information on the drive 'related to the London bombings and showed knowledge'. Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Boylan confirmed that both British and US intelligence are questioning the individual. Boylan said he was not yet in a position to confirm if the information on the computer amounted to plans of the intended attack drawn up prior to the bombing.

Saudi intelligence services have also claimed that the attacks might be linked to the insurgents in Iraq. Last month they claimed that a Saudi Islamic extremist captured returning to the Gulf kingdom from Iraq in December told them of plot to bomb the London Underground using four men. The Saudis said they warned British and US intelligence of this plan.

http://www.aina.org/news/20050911014817.htm

[jsamuel]

1. so much for that whole "over there so not over here" thing

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. yuo silly they nabed him over there

:sarcasm:

[Bucky]

4. Well, if the whole flypaper theory doesn't work, let's just quit

We can still do that, right? We can just say, "Sorry 'bout all those collaterals; guess we were wrong" and Bush becomes great again, right?

Right?

[wordout]

3. Meir Dagan?

http://www.bild.t-online.de/BTO/news/2005/07/10/london__terrorpate/sprengstoff__china.html

[leesa]

5. There IS no Al Qaeda link to 7/7. Get over it.

More lies from the Brits to save there butts.

[Carolab]

8. God, seriously. This is so nuts.

Right after 9/11 they trotted out the infamous 19 suspects and even had an (intact) passport. LOL.

Yet, they can't seem to track down who did Madrid and London, can they?

[daleo]

6. Handy for Blair that this fellow carries incriminating hard drives around

But "terrorists" are funny that way.

[IndianaGreen]

7. There was no Al-Qaeda in Iraq when Saddam was in power

The attacks on London are the responsibility of Tony Blair for he alone, dragged his country into Bush's criminal war in Iraq.

[radwriter0555]

9. *snarf* they're falling off the chair reaching with this one... I got

links on MY computer showing that 56 people in london died too, they're called NEWS ARTICLES.

Flipping pile of nasty liars.....

[Oreegone]

10. This is pathetic

But what is more pathetic is my midwestern relatives who will undoubtedly glom onto this as they frantically search for a reason to continue their Bush worship.
:nuke: