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Al Qaeda and Iraq – Interesting Tidbits
By Brian | August 18, 2007 | Share on Facebook
Just a couple of quick things I read on the train home today:
First, remember Jose Padilla? He’s the Brooklyn born man who was held without trial in a military court for three and a half years, until finally being transferred to a Miami civilian court, where he was convicted of all charges against him. Apparently, one of the pieces of evidence that convinced the jury was an application he filled out to attend an Al Qaeda training in Afghanistan in 2000. For those who don’t believe that Al Qaeda was a well-organized operation before we went after them, here’s a PDF of the application, along with an English translation.
Second, this from Captain’s Quarters about U.S. Representative Brian Baird, a five-term Democrat who voted against the war in 2002:
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird said Thursday that his recent trip to Iraq convinced him the military needs more time in the region, and that a hasty pullout would cause chaos that helps Iran and harms U.S. security.
“I believe that the decision to invade Iraq and the post-invasion management of that country were among the largest foreign-policy mistakes in the history of our nation. I voted against them, and I still think they were the right votes,” Baird said in a telephone interview from Washington, D.C.
“But we’re on the ground now. We have a responsibility to the Iraqi people and a strategic interest in making this work.”
Baird, a five-term Democrat, voted against President Bush ordering the Iraq invasion
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