Russia Gave Iraq Assassin List

[j]

Interesting reading. Source is NewsMax.

Britain's Telegraph reported Sunday that top secret documents discovered by Coalition forces in Baghdad "show that Russia provided Saddam Hussein's regime with wide-ranging assistance in the months leading up to the war, including intelligence on private conversations between Tony Blair and other Western leaders."
Incredibly, Russia's government also provided Iraq with "lists of assassins available for 'hits' in the West and details of arms deals to neighbouring countries."

The Telegraph said the documents detailed "the extent of the links between Russia and Saddam" and were obtained from the heavily bombed headquarters of the Iraqi intelligence service in Baghdad Saturday.

The paper continued:

"The documents, in Arabic, are mostly intelligence reports from anonymous agents and from the Iraqi embassy in Moscow. Tony Blair is referred to in a report dated March 5, 2002 and marked: 'Subject - SECRET.' In the letter, an Iraqi intelligence official explains that a Russian colleague had passed him details of a private conversation between Mr Blair and Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister, at a meeting in Rome. The two had met for an annual summit on February 15, 2002, in Rome.

"The list of assassins is referred to in a paper dated November 27, 2000. In it, an agent signing himself 'SAB' says that the Russians have passed him a detailed list of killers. The letter does not describe any assignments that the assassins might be given but it indicates just how much Moscow was prepared to share with Baghdad."

Also, on Sunday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that "a Moscow-based organization was training Iraqi intelligence agents as recently as last September - at the same time Russia was resisting the Bush administration's push for a tough stand against Saddam Hussein's regime, Iraqi documents discovered by The Chronicle show."

The paper said that "documents found Thursday and Friday in a Baghdad office of the Mukhabarat, the Iraqi secret police, indicate that at least five agents graduated Sept. 15 from a two-week course in surveillance and eavesdropping techniques, according to certificates issued to the Iraqi agents by the 'Special Training Center' in Moscow."

Russia has repeatedly denied offering terrorist and military assistance to Iraq. Still, Iraq has been considered a Russian client state for decades, and the new documents show the extent of that relationship.

[Lindaloo]

I knew this was going to be uncovered! Poo tang did an about face against the United States, which led me to believe he was hiding something. Same thing with France... it will be just a matter of time before we uncover documentation of their "close ties" with Saddam.

[cycloneye]

I bet that many more things will be uncovered in the near future.

[mf_dolphin]

PooTang can kiss my Americam Arse!

[thumper]

I think it is really disgusting. I heard about it this morning.

[j]

We don't WANT to mess with Russia.....but these documents PROVE the relationship between Iraq and Russia, as late as September of last year. I think its time for the US to take a tough stance against not only France (simply because they are the weakest), but the Russians also. Time to evaluate are friends and enemies and act accordingly.

I'm not saying invade Russia....but time to get back a little Reagan attitude with them and set them straight.