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Old 03-15-2004, 11:46 PM  
Ironhorse
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The Iraq/911 connection

First of all please understand I am just telling it like I see it, following my logical perception of chain of events. Everyone is always debating how there was no connection and here is a brief chronology of events, hopefully you will see how these events are connected. I will try to keep it short and sweet:

1989 - Osama bin Laden travels to South Yemen and warns of imminent invasion of Kuwait by Saddam. http://www.worldhistory.com/binladen.htm

08.02.1990 - Saddam invades Kuwait http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/h...t_invasion.stm

1990 - Osama bin Laden objects to non-muslim troops presence in holy land and volunteers to lead an arab army against Saddam's occupation forces, in effect getting close to declare Jihad on Saddam - http://www.worldhistory.com/binladen.htm

08.08.1990 - First US troops arrive in Saudi Arabia http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/dstorm/dsaug.htm

1990-1991 - US forces based in Saudi defeat Iraqi army in operation Desert Storm - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/cron/

1991-1996 - Bin Laden's objections to US (non-muslim) troops based in Saudi Arabia escalate into several terrorist attacks including bombings in Yemen, Somalia resistance, USSCole attack and other attacks coordinated during his extensive travels to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan - http://www.worldhistory.com/binladen.htm

1996 - Bin Laden issues a 'Declaration of War' its intent to remove US army presence from the Arabian peninsula

1991-2003 US and British bombing campaings enforce 'No Fly Zone' in Iraq - http://www.historyguy.com/no-fly_zone_war.html

1998 - Operation Desert Fox - Allied campaing in Iraq intensifies with intent to degrade Saddam's ability to produce weapons of mass destruction - http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/desert_fox/

1998 - Bin Laden issues Fatwa urging Jihad against Americans. The conditions to cease Jihad are 1. Removal of US presence from Arabian peninsula 2. Cessation of No Fly Zone enforcement by US 3. Withdrawal of US support of the state of Israel - http://www.ict.org.il/articles/fatwah.htm

09.11.2001 - World Trade Center attacks, Pentagon and downed plane in Pennsylvania. Osama bin Laden is blamed - http://911digitalarchive.org/

10.2001 - Operation Enduring Freedom - US and coalition forces fight against terrorists in Afghanistan - http://www.army.mil/operations/oef/

2003 - US and Coalition of the willing invasion of Iraq

Whatever your perspective, there is a clear connection. I am a little sleepy so please feel free to correct any inaccuracies you may find. I am simply reporting a historical timeline, don't shoot the messenger please. I have tried to include links from different perspective to avoid any kind of bias. Discuss please, I'm going to bed
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