"Iraqi links with OBL, Russia, France"

This is a very interesting article indeed:

Two Iraqi documents dated in March 2003 — on the eve of the U.S.-led invasion — and addressed to the secretary of Saddam Hussein, describe details of a U.S. plan for war. According to the documents, the plan was disclosed to the Iraqis by the Russian ambassador.

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An Iraqi intelligence service document saying that their Afghan informant, who's only identified by a number, told them that the Afghan consul Ahmed Dahastani claimed the following in front of him: That OBL and the Taliban are in contact with Iraq and that a group of Taliban and bin Laden group members visited Iraq.

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This is an intriguing document that suggests Saddam Hussein's regime had a strong interest in the mechanics and legalities of financial contributions to French politicians. Several former French politicians are implicated in receiving oil vouchers from Iraq under the U.N. Oil for Food program.

Of course, one source means no source, and any claims resulting from the above ABC investigation need to be corroborated. But I'd reckon this article would have drawn a lot more attention if it were to claim rather the opposite from the above.

Meanwhile on CNN: Cheney's hotel requirements.

Update 10.10, 25/3/06: I'm eating my words; the Russian link is all over news.google.com. It took them a day, but that's pretty good for the MSM. After all, they get paid, so why hurry.

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A big decision

Remeber the house I couldn't get? Turns out I can get it after all. The previous candidate apparently wasn't able to arrange financing.

This is the house which costs 289,000 euros (that's nearly 350,000 US Dollars). Any remarks about why I should(n't) go through with this are more than welcome.

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