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July 21, 2007
Who Ordered 911?
And in the bigger picture, what does it mean?
by Tina Grazier
An international intelligence website, Janes.com, is reporting the following from early intelligence information released out of Israel: Israel’s military intelligence service, Aman, suspects that Iraq is the state that sponsored the suicide attacks on the New York Trade Center and the Pentagon in Washington. Directing the mission, Aman officers believe, were two of the world’s foremost terrorist masterminds: the Lebanese Imad Mughniyeh, head of the special overseas operations for Hizbullah, Imad_Mugniyah and the Egyptian Dr Ayman Al Zawahiri, senior member of Al-Qaeda and possible successor of the ailing Osama Bin Laden.
Mughniyeh was the only one believed to have tried it before. On April 12th 1997, he was reported to be only two hours away from achieving the highest goal of any terrorist organisation (until last week): blowing up an Israeli El-Al airliner above Tel Aviv. A man carrying a forged British passport with the name Andrew Jonathan Neumann was in a Jerusalem hotel preparing a bomb he was supposed to take on board an El-Al flight leaving Israel, when it accidentally went off. Andrew Jonathan Neumann was very badly injured but strong enough to reveal later to the Israelis that he was not British but Lebanese, and that his operation was supposed to be a special "gift" to Israel from Imad Mughniyeh *** "Bin Laden is a schoolboy in comparison with Mughniyeh," says an Israeli who knows Mughniyeh . "The guy is a genius, someone who refined the art of terrorism to its utmost level. We studied him and reached the conclusion that he is a clinical psychopath motivated by uncontrollable psychological reasons, which we have given up trying to understand. The killing of his two brothers by the Americans only inflamed his strong motivation." *** Experts on Iraq and Saddam Hussein also believe that Iraq was the state behind the two terror masterminds. "In recent months, there was a change, and Iraq decided to get into the terror business. On July 7th, they tried for the first time to send a suicide bomber, trained in Baghdad, to blow up Tel Aviv airport (Foreign Report No. 2651)." *** ...they believe the chief of the Iraqi SSO is Qusai Hussein, the dictator’s son, and his organisation is the most likely to have been involved.
If this little wrinkle in the fabric of world news isn’t sufficient to cause grave concern in the pit of your stomach it certainly should. Unfortunately the story doesn’t end there:
DEBKAfile Exclusive: Ahmadinejad follows up Damascus talks with a council of war in Tehran Friday with Hizballah, Hamas and Jihadi Islami leaders
Our Iranian and intelligence sources reveal that the Iranian president flew out of Damascus Thursday with this group saying: “I prefer cooler places but this region faces a torrid summer of victories.” *** Aboard his plane were four HIzballlah leaders, Secy-Gen. Hassan Nasrallah, defense chief Imad Mughniyeh, chief of staff Ibrahim Aqil and chief of special operations Unit 1800 Hajj Khalil Harb; and Jihad Islami’s Abdallah Ramadan Shalah and operations chief Zaid Nahle. *** Head of Hamas’ Damascus HQ Khaled Meshaal did not join the party flying to Tehran to avoid giving his Saudi and Egyptian friends the impression he was in Iran’s pocket. Either he flew there earlier, or else assigned a Hamas representative based in the Gulf to represent his moement at the council of war in Tehran. *** As for Syria’s role, DEBKAfile’s military sources reveal that 20 high-ranking Iranian officers were on the Iran president’s flight to Damascus, headed by defense minister Mustafa Najar. They did not join Ahmadinejad’s talks with Syrian president Bashar Assad. Instead, they were driven to Syrian General Staff headquarters, where they were awaited by Syrian defense minister Gen. Hassan Turkmani, chief of staff Gen. Ali Habib and corps commanders. *** Our intelligence sources believe this conference was in fact round one of the council of war which continued in Tehran Friday with Hizballah and Palestinian terrorist chiefs.
Do you suppose this man, Imad Mughniyeh, associated with reports from 1997 and implicated as a terrorist mastermind directed by Saddam Hussein or his son will be enough to shame or silence the “Bush lied” crowd? Is it possible that this new report of a “war council” that includes this same man's name is enough to strike some sense of urgency in the hearts and minds of our leftist friends…or will it take another terrible event, an event that may be imminent to get their full attention?
Posted by Post Scripts at July 21, 2007 10:09 PM
Comments
People denying Saddam's terror links didn't arrive to their position through reason and probably won't leave their position through reason. I write about this topic at www.regimeofterror.com if you are interested in reading more.
Posted by: Mark Eichenlaub at July 22, 2007 09:33 AM
People denying Saddam's terror links didn't arrive to their position through reason and probably won't leave their position through reason.
You're probably about that for the true believers, Mark...but we speak to those who also merely slumber...they can get it and will, but it takes diligence. It's like learning grammar...lots of constant repetition!
Hey thanks for taking the time to comment on Post Scripts...I'll stop by www.regimeofterror soon.
Posted by: Tina at July 22, 2007 11:30 AM
Excellent discovery Tina, thank you for bring it forward here for us to read!
Posted by: Jack at July 22, 2007 07:24 PM
Jack, I wonder if this report from 1997 is one that the Clintons...and Sandy "the burgler" Burger was very much aware of when Billy boy was at the helm...and I still wonder just what the burgler stole from the national archives by stuffing the sensitive papers in his pants!
Posted by: Tina at July 23, 2007 10:02 AM
Well, if it makes you feel better. Dimwits.
Posted by: Libby at July 24, 2007 08:45 PM
We know, Libby, you don't want a single bit of information, no matter how compelling, to distract you from the fever swamp of criticism that passes in liberal (oh, pardon me, PROGRESSIVE) circles for intelligent thought.
Got anything to offer yourself?
Glad you took a shot anyway, it's always fun.
Posted by: Tina at July 24, 2007 10:12 PM
Libby, I still think it was Osama and his direct underlings, but there is a fair possibility that directly or indirectly the people mentioned above could have played a part.
It is not illogical to think that given this story and lets remember that "Janes" is far cry from the National Inquirer, this is within the realm of plausible. So, I wouldn't just dimiss this one out of hand. The story on precisely what happened on 9/11 is still being written and I believe there are many more details to be disclosed.
And I'm not a grass knoll type of thinker either, I think you know that by now. And speaking of interesting places in Dallas... I was there in the book depository (many years later) and stood exactly where Oswald stood and from where those rifle shots happened most any competent shooter could have done the same thing. It was an easy shot with a handgun, but a rifle, well, it was all but a cinche! My logic says it was all Oswald.
Posted by: Jack at July 25, 2007 09:38 AM
I'm sorry ... but it is all just such drivel. This inane struggle to justify a justification that that has been quashed flat by every creditable investigation to date. Saddam's Iraq had not diddly-squat to do with the 9/11 plot. I know it pains you to hear it, but that's how it is. You were diddled by this Administration into thinking otherwise. And that is also very painful to face. But it just is. Buck up. Move on.
Posted by: Libby at July 25, 2007 10:53 AM