According to a highly redacted CIA intelligence report from March 16, 1999: “Iraqi delegation [redacted] meet with Usama (Bin Ladin) in Afghanistan. [Redacted] Arranged for a meeting with Bin Ladin [redacted] through an Egyptian friend, Dr. Ahmad [redacted] Zawahri). [Redacted] The main objective of this meeting was to coordinate activities with the anti-United States (U.S.) Islamic extremist organizations [redacted].”
– CIA, “[Title Excised], Iraqi Delegation [Excised] Meet with Usama Bin Ladin in Afghanistan,” (CIA Intelligence Report), The Central Intelligence Agency’s 9/11 File:, The National Security Archive, March 16, 1999