Saddam Reportedly Warned U.S. of Terrorism

[tocqueville]

By GERALD NADLER, Associated Press Writer
41 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Saddam Hussein told aides in the mid-1990s that he warned the United States it could be hit by a terrorist attack, ABC News reported Wednesday, citing 12 hours of tapes the network obtained of the former Iraqi dictator's talks with his Cabinet.

One of Saddam's son-in-laws also explained how Iraq hid its biological weapons programs from U.N. inspectors, according to the tapes from August 1995.

The coming terrorist attack Saddam predicted could involve weapons of mass destruction.

"Terrorism is coming. I told the Americans," Saddam is heard saying, adding he "told the British as well."

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20060216/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saddam_tapes_7

[roguevalley]

1. the cbs reporter tonight says that the tapes were about

Saddam trying to hide that he didn't have weapons because he felt that he was going to be stomped if the world didn't think he could blast them.

[Stockholm]

6. So, one of the greatest mysteries of the period

leading up to the Iraq war is settled then?

Wonder if this applies to North Korea and Iran as well?

[catmother]

2. well he's not the only one who warned them.

[The Onyx Key]

3. What a sweetie! Him warning us and all. Must be a favor

for us helping him into power.

:silly:

[LynnTheDem]

4. Iraq...and most the nations of the world warned USA.

Clinton tried to heed the warnings...but the rightwingnuttery went off on their "no war for Monica!" and "wag the dog" crap.

bush of course totally IGNORED all warnings.

[EndElectoral]

5. This is ridiculous,we already knew that after the first WTC attempt in 90s