Product Description

Saddam Hussein and Usama Bin Laden...

"There was a relationship between them," "There was no connection between Saddam and the 9/11 attacks," "There’s no shortage of ties between the two." "There was a relationship, but there’s no concrete evidence of a collaborative relationship to 911."

What are people supposed to believe?!

Relationship, connection, ties, collaborative relationship….. There’s a lot of confusion about Saddam and Bin Laden, and how close there were or were not. The smoke left by shadowy terrorists, Iraqi Intelligence Services agents, Western spies, and anonymous international media sources makes the haze even more impenetrable. Adding to this blindness is the curtain of political partisanship that was cast over the issue by both sides in the 2004 Presidential campaign. So what is the truth?

Saddam’s Ties to Al Queda, is a collection of open source intelligence reports, bi-partisan investigations, hundreds of media and literary sources, newly discovered documents found in post-war Iraq, interrogation reports of Saddam and captured senior Al Queda leaders. Coupled with the 20-20 hindsight vision of history and reports secured through the Freedom of Information Act, this book shows very clearly what is known, what the public is allowed to know, and not only allows readers to make their own assessments, but encourages just that.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2109443 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 684 pages

From the Publisher
This book's subject matter is developing as the war in Iraq and the War on Terror in general progresses, but what is stunning is the revealing correlation of Al Queda attacks in their historical context with Saddam's Oil-For-Food confrontations. While circumstantial evidence is given a bad reputation in TV shows, sometimes a pattern where lightning strikes twice, three times, or 30+ times cannot be ignored as coincidence. As the Oil-For-Food scandal develops in line with the War in Iraq and the greater War on Terror, this book very well might be the key to understanding just how badly the world slept through the 1990's.

From the Author
This book has been deliberately designed to collect the information that most people don't have the time to read. Much of it stems from almost 100 different sources, but key to those sources are the open-source intel gathered from the Senate Intelligence Committee's investigation into 911, and the first part of their investigation into the claims about Saddam's Iraq. Several sections from the independent 911 Commission were also key to the content-particularly information from the interrogations of Al Queda's highest former leaders in captivity, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, Abu Zubayda, and others. I deliberately tried to include some of the arguments AGAINST Saddam's relationship with Al Queda so that readers could view what's been published about that relationship against what might be their own questions. I hope people find it as informative as I have.

About the Author
Other Sam Pender books include:

Iraq’s Smoking Gun * How Did It Come To This? America’s Experience in the New World Order * America’s War With Saddam * And * The Ignored War, 1990-2003

Customer Reviews

Simply the best book on the divisive subject
There is NO WAY that someone can read all this information and still not see how the Saddam and Al Queda are tied together in the War on Terror. Now...was Iraq involved in 911-maybe/maybe not, but WWII was a lot more than just Pearl Harbor revenge, and the war with Al Queda and Usama Bin Laden is a lot more than just 911 payback. Pender does an incredible job of sourcing his material, and he does a very good job of breaking up the complex web into smaller pieces.

I still can't get over all the appendices. There's 20+, and they detail the relationship by citing govt reports (like the 911 Commission Report, the Senate Intelligence Committee investigations etc). There are also some HUGE timelines that make things very clear. The book shows examples of how both Al Queda and Iraq were recognized and deliberately ignored until after 911-by both Republicans and Democrats. True to his tradition...Sam Pender takes all the dots, puts them together and obviously doesn't care if either political party is offended. In fact, it's not really a political book at all-except the Conclusions section where he clearly does get political.

I loved this book, and I suggest that everyone pick up a copy. It was absolutely shocking. Just like he describes in his book, Iraq's Smoking Gun (which I also thought was great), Pender illustrates that there is no one smoking gun...but rather a sea of embers from all the sparks that lead to America's current wars. Make SURE to get a copy and to show it to everyone you know!

Sam Pender...gets another Great Job from me

A must read!
Well, I've read Pender's other books, and this is easily his best. It's very similar to his book, Iraq's Smoking Gun, in that he quotes a lot, does a very good job of using simple logic and government reports, and he works from a more historical than political perspective. He also takes a lot from his timeline books, but this one's sourced much MUCH better than the others (those just have biblio references by the thousands, but this has the source under each quote). He also includes a gigantic amount of information from government publications and some of his timelines in the appendices (the book's worth buying just for the appendices). I think what I come away with the most is just a better understanding of what the relationship between Saddam and Al Queda really was. Up until now, the Iraq War's been so politicized by both Republicans and Democrats that I just didn't know what to believe. Now, I understand why both parties can get away with making the claims they do. It's a great read. If you're against the war, you won't like Pender's conclusions, but you'll have to admire the pure information he presents. If you don't understand how Iraq fits into the War on Terror, then you definately will after reading this. This book's a MUST HAVE for any collection on the war. I also suggest checking out his first book, Iraq's Smoking Gun, as it's a very good companion to this one.