New footage has been released purporting to show Saddam Hussein paying large sums of money to a terrorist group. Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Nicholson says the footage is "incontrovertible proof" of the former Iraqi dictator’s links to international terrorism. It appears to show the former Iraqi President plotting crimes and paying money to members of an international terrorist group. Baroness Nicholson says the group of men in the footage looked after Saddam’s chemical and biological warfare. The footage given to Sky News was reportedly looted from one of Saddam’s palaces. There has been no independent confirmation of the tapes and Sky News cannot verify their veracity. However, Baroness Nicholson says there is no doubt the footage highlights Saddam’s links to terrorism and chemical weapons. "This is incontrovertible proof of Saddam Hussein’s involvement in international terrorism," she said.
It’ll be interesting to see which group he’s handing out the cash to. PLF, Hamas, or MEK are definite possibilities, I suppose it’d be too much to hope for that the individuals in question are known al-Qaeda operatives. All the same ... |