Osama bin Laden and the Taliban




March 16, 2006 — Following are the ABC News Investigative Unit's summaries of four of the nine Iraqi documents from Saddam Hussein's government, which were released by the U.S. government Wednesday.



The documents discuss Osama bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction, al Qaeda and more.The full documents can be found on the U.S. Army Foreign Military Studies Office Web site: http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/products-docex.htm.

Note: Document titles were added by ABC News.

"Osama bin Laden and the Taliban"Document dated Sept. 15, 2001 An Iraqi intelligence service document saying that their Afghani informant, who's only identified by a number, told them that the Afghani 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.

That the U.S. has proof the Iraqi government and "bin Laden's group" agreed to cooperate to attack targets inside America.That in case the Taliban and bin Laden's group turn out to be involved in "these destructive operations," the U.S. may strike Iraq and Afghanistan.

That the Afghani consul heard about the issue of Iraq's relationship with "bin Laden's group" while he was in Iran.snipQuote:Instruction from IIS to all sections of the MIC. If UN visits your facility, all atomic energy commission documents need to be checked to remove any important information on WMD research, and assistance from other countries. Also, clean all equipment that has been used for CBW testing.

http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents-docex/Iraq/ISGZ-2004-028947.pdf