Saddam and the Terrorists

You might recall then Secretary of State Colin Powell argue before the UN Security Council that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and ties to terrorists. We know about the intelligence failures that got the WMDs wrong.

However, Captains Quarters today reports that Jordan tried to convince Saddam Hussein to extradite Zarqawi to Jordan, but Saddam refused:

Jordan’s King Abdullah revealed Thursday that Iraq’s former Baath regime had refused to deport Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, blamed for ongoing terrorism in Iraq.

Speaking in an interview with Saudi daily al-Hayat, Abdullah said Zarqawi, a Jordanian, is well entrenched in Iraq and that “he and terrorists like him thrive in such places where security and stability are non-existent.” …

“Since Zarqawi entered Iraq before the fall of the former regime we have been trying to have him deported back to Jordan for trial, but our efforts were in vain,” Abdullah added.

Meanwhile, Zarqawi says it’s ok to murder fellow Muslims as well as Americans.

Just thought it’s important to keep the historical record straight.