“A summary of [Al Qaeda commander Ibn al Shaykh] al Libi’s debriefing in the [Undersecretary of Defense Douglas] Feith memo [on October 27, 2003] reports that ‘two al Qaeda operatives were sent to Iraq for CBW [chemical/biological weapons] related training beginning in Dec 2000.’ Iraqi intelligence, he said, had been ‘encouraged’ by the successful [African] embassy and USS Cole bombings, and the training was approved.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Stephen F. Hayes, The Connection, Page 120