08-21-2002, 12:00 PM
Well, well. Dubya is almost as predictable as the sun rising in the east every morning. Next thing we will hear is that satellite imagery has picked up a definitive nuclear signature in some Bagdahd warehouse.
Al Qaeda presence in Iraq reported
Evidence could add to Washington’s rationale for an attack
By Bradley Graham
THE WASHINGTON POST
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 — At least a handful of ranking members of al Qaeda have taken refuge in Iraq, U.S. intelligence officials said yesterday. Their presence would complicate U.S. efforts against the terrorist network’s leadership but also would give the Bush administration another rationale for possible military action against the Iraqi government.
Al Qaeda presence in Iraq reported
Evidence could add to Washington’s rationale for an attack
By Bradley Graham
THE WASHINGTON POST
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 — At least a handful of ranking members of al Qaeda have taken refuge in Iraq, U.S. intelligence officials said yesterday. Their presence would complicate U.S. efforts against the terrorist network’s leadership but also would give the Bush administration another rationale for possible military action against the Iraqi government.

