Originally posted by crowMAW
LOL...well the Kurds use Iraqi equipment too. I guess they are in cahoots with Saddam.
And as far as Ansar getting training from the Republican Guard...when that info was passed to US intelligence agencies last year, they decided the info was not reliable. This position was bolstered by the raid on the Ansar camp by US forces last week. While many documents were found that provided strong links to Al Qaeda, which included info on terrorist activities in the US, nothing was found to tie Ansar to Saddam.
I believe that his info about terrorists entering his country is probably not nearly as good as the info the US has about terrorists entering this country.
1) theres a difference between captured equipment and supplied equipment.
2) what did you expect them to find, an autographed picture saying "Saddam was here"? Not reliable information means that the US Govt has no operatives on the ground able to confirm this. 3 months ago people on this very BBS were denying claims that Ansar was linked to Al Qaeda, quoting US intelligence as saying they received info but it 'was unreliable'.
3) Do you really think a dictatorial police state can't spot known terrorists disembarking at the airport formerly know as Saddam? The BBC report I read two months back said the Al Qaeda operatives were flying in under their real names. Like I said I have a big orange bridge I'd like to sell you.
Like I said above, many cried BS on the links between Al Qaeda and Ansar just months ago on this BBS... now what do we find?