This Day In Iraqi History - Nov 4

1992 Saddam told top Baath officials that election of Pres Clinton might usher in better Iraq-US 

            relations

1998 NY indictment claimed Al Qaeda-Iraq had agreement not to work vs Saddam and to cooperate 

            on weapons

1998 NY indictment based on intel that Al Qaeda and Iraq worked on weapons together in Sudan

1998 NY charges on Al Qaeda-Iraq cooperation were later dropped in indictment 

1998 NSC counterterror dir Clarke sent memo to NalSecAdv Berger saying Iraq WMD experts were 

            at Sudan factory probably working with Al Qaeda

2003 CPA officials and a general complained about CPA’s deBaathification and free-market reforms 

            at staff meeting

2003 CPA officials suggested Transitional Admin Law as interim constitution to bridge differences 

            between Bremer & Sistani

2003 Sistani wanted Iraqis to elect body to write constitution Bremer wanted indirect method

2003 Iraqi prisoner was hooded placed on box wires attached to him and told he would be 
            electrocuted by US jailers Abu Ghraib

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