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Talk about Gonzo Journalism:
Back in mid-February Pajamas Media went to Washington to cover the Intelligence Summit and did video interviews with Congressman Hoekstra (chair of the House Intell Committee), former DCI Woolsey and Richard Perle, among others. In all those interviews we discussed our idea - new to all of them - that the myriad untranslated Saddam tapes and documents be released to the blogosphere for translation.
The three men all, to one degree or another, liked the idea, although they were surprised by it. Today, it was announced that at the instigation of Hoekstra these documents have been released by the Pentagon for ... and this is how it was worded on the Brit Hume Show on Fox News ... for translation by the blogosphere.
One of the documents already translated by Iraq the Model here.
Here's some info on some of the documents already translated.
If you read nothing else today, make sure to go to this site.
Jveritas provides a translation of a document linking Iraq and Osama bin Laden CMPC-2003-001488 (hat tip: Jawa Report):
In the Name of God the MercifulPresidency of the RepublicIntelligence ApparatusTo the respectful Mr. M.A.MSubject: InformationOur source in Afghanistan No 11002 (for information about him see attachment
1) provided us with information that that Afghani Consul Ahmad Dahestani (for information about him see attachment
2) told him the following:1. That Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban in Afghanistan are in contact with Iraq and it that previously a group from Taliban and Osama Bin Laden group visited Iraq.2. That America has proof that the government of Iraq and Osama Bin Laden group have shown cooperation to hit target within America.
3. That in case it is proven the involvement of Osama Bin Laden group and the Taliban in these destructive operations it is possible that American will conduct strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
4. That the Afghani Consul heard about the subject of Iraq relation with Osama Bin Laden group during his stay in Iran.
5. In light of this we suggest to write to the Commission of the above information.
Please view… Yours…
With regards
Signature:……,
Initials :
A.M.M, 15/9/2001
Foot note:
Immediately send to the Chairman of CommissionSignature:………….
There's more there and more to come.
I BELIEVE THE RELEASE OF THESE DOCUMENTS WAS CAREFULLY TIMED.
THEY ARE BEING RELEASED NOW AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO PREPARE US FOR A MAJOR ASSAULT ON IRAN.
JUST WATCH.
-
Taliban Leaders, Wealthy Arabs Visited Bin Laden At His Home, But Pakistan Knew Nothing …(Telegraph) — Osama bin Laden received visits from Taliban leaders and wealthy Arab supporters while he was hiding out in a fortified compound in a Pakistani...
- This Is Going Nowhere
So move on. The President can classify any document he wants without review or quertion and said classified documents are protected from FOIA. And before we get crazy on Obama passing such a law it was actually passed under Bush in 2004? 2005? or thereabouts....
- Dueling Messages From The Muslim Brotherhood On Bin Laden, Back To The Usual Taqiyya?
by Sami al AbasiThe Muslim Brotherhood, a dominant political force in Egypt and around the Arab world, is notorious for saying one thing to Western media and something else to local media. That was the case today, when leading member Essam al-Erian gave...
- Osama's Bodyguard Speaks
From Drudge: In the First Television Interview of an Al-Qaeda Member Close to Osama Since 9/11, Abu Jandal Offers First-Hand Details About the Most-Wanted Man in the World. A former personal bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden says he is certain the al-Qaeda...
- Opening Other People's Mail
...can be an educational experience, as a recent ABC News article about some of the documents we captured in Iraq reveals. Let's see what's inside those envelopes, shall we? (All emphases from the article.) "U.S. War Plan Leaked to Iraqis by Russian...
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Pajamas Media Doesn't Just Report History, It Helps To Make It
Talk about Gonzo Journalism:
Back in mid-February Pajamas Media went to Washington to cover the Intelligence Summit and did video interviews with Congressman Hoekstra (chair of the House Intell Committee), former DCI Woolsey and Richard Perle, among others. In all those interviews we discussed our idea - new to all of them - that the myriad untranslated Saddam tapes and documents be released to the blogosphere for translation.
The three men all, to one degree or another, liked the idea, although they were surprised by it. Today, it was announced that at the instigation of Hoekstra these documents have been released by the Pentagon for ... and this is how it was worded on the Brit Hume Show on Fox News ... for translation by the blogosphere.
One of the documents already translated by Iraq the Model here.
Here's some info on some of the documents already translated.
If you read nothing else today, make sure to go to this site.
Jveritas provides a translation of a document linking Iraq and Osama bin Laden CMPC-2003-001488 (hat tip: Jawa Report):
In the Name of God the MercifulPresidency of the RepublicIntelligence ApparatusTo the respectful Mr. M.A.MSubject: InformationOur source in Afghanistan No 11002 (for information about him see attachment
1) provided us with information that that Afghani Consul Ahmad Dahestani (for information about him see attachment
2) told him the following:1. That Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban in Afghanistan are in contact with Iraq and it that previously a group from Taliban and Osama Bin Laden group visited Iraq.2. That America has proof that the government of Iraq and Osama Bin Laden group have shown cooperation to hit target within America.
3. That in case it is proven the involvement of Osama Bin Laden group and the Taliban in these destructive operations it is possible that American will conduct strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
4. That the Afghani Consul heard about the subject of Iraq relation with Osama Bin Laden group during his stay in Iran.
5. In light of this we suggest to write to the Commission of the above information.
Please view… Yours…
With regards
Signature:……,
Initials :
A.M.M, 15/9/2001
Foot note:
Immediately send to the Chairman of CommissionSignature:………….
There's more there and more to come.
I BELIEVE THE RELEASE OF THESE DOCUMENTS WAS CAREFULLY TIMED.
THEY ARE BEING RELEASED NOW AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO PREPARE US FOR A MAJOR ASSAULT ON IRAN.
JUST WATCH.
-
Taliban Leaders, Wealthy Arabs Visited Bin Laden At His Home, But Pakistan Knew Nothing …(Telegraph) — Osama bin Laden received visits from Taliban leaders and wealthy Arab supporters while he was hiding out in a fortified compound in a Pakistani...
- This Is Going Nowhere
So move on. The President can classify any document he wants without review or quertion and said classified documents are protected from FOIA. And before we get crazy on Obama passing such a law it was actually passed under Bush in 2004? 2005? or thereabouts....
- Dueling Messages From The Muslim Brotherhood On Bin Laden, Back To The Usual Taqiyya?
by Sami al AbasiThe Muslim Brotherhood, a dominant political force in Egypt and around the Arab world, is notorious for saying one thing to Western media and something else to local media. That was the case today, when leading member Essam al-Erian gave...
- Osama's Bodyguard Speaks
From Drudge: In the First Television Interview of an Al-Qaeda Member Close to Osama Since 9/11, Abu Jandal Offers First-Hand Details About the Most-Wanted Man in the World. A former personal bodyguard of Osama Bin Laden says he is certain the al-Qaeda...
- Opening Other People's Mail
...can be an educational experience, as a recent ABC News article about some of the documents we captured in Iraq reveals. Let's see what's inside those envelopes, shall we? (All emphases from the article.) "U.S. War Plan Leaked to Iraqis by Russian...