October 9, 2002
WHAT TIES TO TERROR?:
Israel Nabs Saddam Hussein's Paymaster To Palestinians (Julie Stahl, October 09, 2002, CNSNews.com)Israel says it has arrested the head of a pro-Iraqi Palestinian faction in the West Bank, who allegedly has issued millions of dollars from Iraq to the families of suicide bombers and Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israel.Raked Salim, head of the Arab Liberation Front in the West Bank, was arrested October 2 by Israeli secret service agents and soldiers, based on information obtained from documents Israel seized from Yasser Arafat's headquarters in Ramallah. [...]
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was directly involved in the awarding of some $15 million to the families of suicide bombers and to Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli troops, Salim told his investigators.
How many folks in Congress have stood up in the well the past few days and said there's no proof tying Saddam to terrorism? God bless the Israelis. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 9, 2002 7:20 PM
