Son of bin Laden's mentor says Iraq a lightning rod for jihad

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Some interesting bits.

According to Hudayfa Azzam, Arabs who fought in
Afghanistan began going to Iraq after the Sept. 11, 2001
attacks on the United States that were orchestrated by bin
Laden's Al-Qaeda network.

They wanted to flee Afghanistan and take advantage of a
situation which was still stable in Iraq, he said.

"They infiltrated into Iraq with the help of Kurdish
mujahideen from Afghanistan," he said.

When the possibility of a US-led invasion became clearer
"Saddam Hussein's regime welcomed them with open arms
and young Al-Qaeda members entered Iraq in large
numbers, setting up an organization to confront the
occupation," he said.

Daily Star(Lebanon)

[BeHereNow]

1. Surprise, surprise!

They KNEW this was the case before they
sent the troops over- they knew all along that
there would be no flowers or welcome wagons.
They knew they were dragging this country into
perpetual war.
BHN