No Link to Terrorism Huh???

This sounds like Terrorism to me...

According to a story in Foreign Affairs Magazine, documents seized by American Forces after the invasion of Iraq show that Saddam was very much involved in the training of terrorists. Shall I say that again? SADDAM WAS VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE TRAINING OF TERRORISTS!

The paramilitary group, Fedayeen Saddam (Saddam's Men of Sacrifice) was founded by Uday Hussein in 95. This group was setup specifically to protect Saddam and Uday. They reported directly the Presidential Palace and not through Iraqi Military channels. They would route out political dissidents and kill them. A little background on this group, according to Global Security.org,

"The Fidayi Saddam included a special unit known as the death squadron, whose masked members performed certain executions, including in victims' homes. The Fidayi operated completely outside the law, above and outside political and legal structures."

Also:

"Witness accounts report the public beheading of women from June 2000 through to May 2001. Saddam’s Fidayi conducted the beheading operations, which took place in two stages. Accompanied by the leaders of the Ba’th party, the Fidayi made a night raid on the district. The latter was gone through with a fine toothcomb to eliminate any hints of revolt and in order to discover any weapons. The population was summoned for the next day at prayer time. They arrived at the stated hour at the home of the victim, who was dragged out in the clothes she is wearing. She was then stretched out on an iron bench, her head hanging down, in front of her children, her family and the whole population of the district. The executioner and his assistants were dressed in brown bearing the logo ‘Saddam’s Fidayi’ and usually did not come from the district or the region. The Feddayi detailed to carry out the beheading took his sword held out by an assistant and cut’s the victim’s head off."

And Code Pink wants me to believe that women were better off under Saddam? Seems unlikely, wouldn't you say?

Here's some more information, from page 6 of the Foreign Affairs Magazine piece:

"The Saddam Fedayeen also took part in the regime's domestic terrorism operations and planned for attacks throughout Europe and the Middle East. In a document dated May 1999, Saddam's older son, Uday, ordered preparations for "special operations, assassinations, and bombings, for the centers and traitor symbols in London, Iran and the self-ruled areas [Kurdistan]." Preparations for "Blessed July," a regime-directed wave of "martyrdom" operations against targets in the West, were well under way at the time of the coalition invasion."

"A regime-directed wave of martyrdom operations against targets in the west." Again, sounds like terrorism to me...

The American people have seemed to have swallowed this notion that Saddam was not connected to terrorism. Yet, according to recent Congressional testimony, Saddam ran multiple terrorist training camps and in 1998 "these camps began hosting 'Arab volunteers from Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, the Gulf, and Syria."

Now, I realize this is somewhat a moot point as we have already removed Saddam and are moving forward in Iraq. But I keep an ear to the people in this country and the "accepted" truth is that Saddam had no connections to terrorism. And this has manifested into less and less support for the war in Iraq, the men and women that are fighting it, and the President who is leading it. And that is a huge problem.

Our enemies are laughing at us. They are trying to divide us and the left in this country is more than happy to accommodate them. We as a country need to come together and the truth about Saddam is what can make that happen. The truth is, Saddam was connected to terrorism. Saddam was an enemy of this country and was seeking targets in the west. We're talking about American lives at risk at the hands of a ruthless dictator who sanctioned the beheading of women in front of their children. Think about that for a second; beheading a woman in front of her children. We hear "Bush is the real terrorist." We hear, "Bush is evil." Having a woman's head cut off in front of her children is the definition of evil. Can you sight me one instance where President Bush ordered something like that? No, you can't. Abu Graib is the best you got? Give me a break.

Bottom line: This notion that Saddam was innocent is complete BS. People need to know the truth. The truth is, Saddam was involved in terrorism. He was an enemy of this country. We are better off without him in power as are the Iraqi people. Perhaps, if we can get the truth out there, people will start to get behind this effort once again.