While researching for our new eBook Both In One Trench we realized that there seems to be a confluence of prominent terrorists emanating from Kuwait after it was occupied by Saddam’s armies. Many of these men are of Palestinian ethnicity. The Palestinians living in Kuwait had favored Saddam because he was a prominent proponent of the Palestinian cause. Their allegiance to Saddam was so thorough that the Kuwaiti government kicked out its Palestinian population after liberation because they collaborated with Saddam. Saddam’s support of Palestinian terrorism is incontrovertible.
A large number of these Palestinians, over a hundred thousand, made their way to Jordan where they began to radicalize the moderate Jordanian population. One of these Palestinians – part of the Palestinian migration from Kuwait which has been termed the “returnees from Kuwait” – was Sheik Abu-Mohammed al-Maqdisi (or Isam Mohammad Taher al-Barqawi). He would later become a major al Qaeda leader.
I doubt if the point will get through. The antiwar Left is so hung up on Vietnam, Saddam Hussin’s mother-in-law may as well have had the maiden name “Minh.”
It’s a scary thought but we’ll see who writes the history of this era. I’m not optimistic.
But this cant be. Saddam had nothing to do with al qaeda everyone says so.
But this cant be. Saddam had nothing to do with al qaeda everyone says so.
Adrian…of course Saddam had nothing to do with Al’Queda.He was just a kindly old man looking out for his people.He was so understanding of others he even forgave the Kurds for trying to better themselves.And his sons were just practising for their Boy Scout woodworking badges.