So, the Pentagon has started releasing untranslated documents from Saddam’s archives to the blogosphere. Iraq the Model has translated an interesting one:
In the name of God the merciful the compassionate
Presidency of the Republic
Intelligence Service
2/913/5th directorateSir: Director General of the 5th directorate
Subject: Information
Our Afghani source #002 (info on him in paper slip ‘1′) has informed us that Afghani consular Ahmed Dahistani (info on him in paper slip ‘2′) had spoken before him of the :following
- 1-That Usama Bin Ladin and the Taliban group in Afghanistan are in contact with Iraq and that a group from the Taliban and Usama Bin Ladin’s group had conducted a .visit to Iraq
- 2-That America possesses evidence that Iraq and Usama Bin Ladin’s group had .cooperated to strike targets inside America
- 3-Incase Taliban and Usama’s group are proven involved in those sabotage .operations, it will be possible that America directs strikes at Iraq and Afghanistan
- 4-That the Afghani consular had heard about the Iraq connections with Usama Bin .Ladin’s group during his presence in Iran
- 5-In the light of what preceded we suggest writing to the Intentions Committee about .the above information
.Please be informed…..your feedback please…..with appreciation
(signature)
Information office
Of the 5th directorate/3
9/15/2001(signature)
send immediately to the
Intentions Committee
We KNOW there was no connection between secular (just like us democrats! must be good!) Ba’athists and religious (just like those republicans! must be bad!) al Queda. And what is evidence, after all, when compared to the assurances of the MSM, and “foreign correspondents” peeking out at the Green Zone from behind the window curtains of their hotel bars?
UPDATE: Dartblog calls BS on ABC (which, incidentally, fails to credit Iraq the Model for the translation). Apparently, if the MSM wants to make a point, any old MS Word doc from 1972 will do for substantiation, but if someone suggests the truth might be contrary to the MSM’s agenda, well…