Baathist officers who fled Iraq in the wake of the fall of Saddamare working with US intelligence Photo: Reuters
US Forges Alliance With Saddam Hussein Officers To Fight Al-Qaeda -- The Telegraph
American counter-terrorism specialists and Saddam Hussein's former intelligence officers have forged an unlikely alliance in Yemen to tackle al-Qaeda.
The two sides were enemies on the battlefield just seven years ago but have been brought together by the failings of Yemen's security and intelligence apparatus, according to diplomatic and military sources in the country.
Although mutual suspicions linger, the collaboration is said to have achieved some intelligence breakthroughs and helped instill greater efficiency and professionalism within the most elite Yemeni counterterrorism outfit.
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My Comment: If the U.S. must form alliances with Saddam Hussein's former intelligence officers .... we are in more trouble than what we think.
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