Document: Afghani Taliban Consul Spoke of a Relationship Between Iraq and Bin Laden See Translation

Today, the Foreign Military Studies Office at Leavenworth released many documents and audio transcripts that were collected during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The documents and audio transcripts can be found at the FMSO website here. Most of these are NOT translated. However; thanks to some FReepers at Free Republic, they are starting to translate some of the documents.

Text of the document in English translated from Arabic.

In the Name of God the Merciful

Presidency of the Republic

Intelligence Apparatus

To the respectful Mr. M.A.M

Subject: Information

Our source in Afghanistan No 11002 (for information about him see attachment 1) provided us with information that that Afghani Consul Ahmad Dahestani (for information about him see attachment 2) told him the following:

1. That Osama Bin Laden and the Taliban in Afghanistan are in contact with Iraq and it that previously a group from Taliban and Osama Bin Laden group visited Iraq.

2. That America has proof that the government of Iraq and Osama Bin Laden group have shown cooperation to hit target within America.

3. That in case it is proven the involvement of Osama Bin Laden group and the Taliban in these destructive operations it is possible that American will conduct strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan.

4. That the Afghani Consul heard about the subject of Iraq relation with Osama Bin Laden group during his stay in Iran.

5. In light of this we suggest to write to the Commission of the above information.

Please view… Yours… With regards

Signature:……, Initials : A.M.M, 15/9/2001

Foot note: Immediately send to the Chairman of Commission

Signature:………….

I hope to update with more translations in the coming days.

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NEW TRANSLATION

In the Name of God the most Merciful and the most Compassionate

Top Secret

Recommendation on how to use the Arab Feedaeyeens (Suicide Martyrs)

1. Supervision for training and usage

Formation of a devoted commission headed by Lieutenant General Hamza Alwan Zaher from the Directory of Military Engineering and the membership of Staff General Azawi Saleh Hassan from the Directory of Planning and the and Colonel Dr. Abdel Rahim Abdel Saheb Ali from the Directory of Political Orientation and that the commission will be related to Mr. assistant of Chairman of Army Training Staff.

2. The Training Course

The commission will prepare a very intensive training course for a period of week where it will be focused to raise the physical fitness and train on how use the automatic rifle Kalashnikoff and hand grenades and the largest section of the course will be specialized to focus of using the explosive material in the body, in motorcycle, in cars, and in camels.

3. Instructors

They must be dedicated from the Special Forces Command, from the Directory of Military Engineering and from the First Military School those that appear in them competence and capability.

(1-3) Top Secret

Translation of page 21 in the pdf document:

Top Secret

4. Requirement of duty

A. The Explosives

All the explosives and its attachments will be provided by the Directory of Military Engineering.

B . The Cars

All the cars and motorcycles that will be used in fulfilling the duties will be provided by the Department of Armament and Equipping.

C. The Camels

Will be provided by the Directory of General Military Intelligence.

D. Light Weapons

The Kalashnikoff rifles and the hand grenades will be provided by the Department of Armament and Equipping.

5. Usage

The Directory of General Military Intelligence will take the responsibility to provide the dictations and supervise the execution of duties and that this will occur after that the end of extensive training period.

(2-3) Top Secret

Translation of page 22 in the pdf document.

Top secret

6. General issues

A. The representative of the Directory of Political Orientation and the Religious Scholars from among the volunteers to give religious sermons that emphasis on Jihad for the Arab volunteers outside the hours dedicated for training.

B. Provide the Badwen clothing and other equipments (Travel homes,…) by the directory of general military intelligence.

Signature….. 28/2

(3-3) Top secret.

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ABC News has posted more translations on their website.

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