Now ask yourself…. “what if this story is true?”

SADDAM’S ITALIAN LAWYER GIOVANNI DE STAFANO TOLD A LONDON-ASED DAILY THAT A MEETING WAS HELD BETWEEN HIMSELF AND OSAMA BIN LADEN AT THE RASHID HOTEL IN BAGHDAD IN 1998. (AL-SHARQ AL-AWSAT, LONDON, 10/15/04)

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UPDATE: He admitted to meeting with Osama bin Laden in a 2002 interview with The Guardian:

…he met Osama bin Laden in 1998 during a visit to Baghdad…

di Stefano said, “I found he had a handshake like a priest. Warm. And secondly, he had a wonderful manner of speaking. Very … soft. A calming effect. Almost like a psychiatrist, in a way. And his intimate knowledge of the fine arts. You felt at ease. And he had a wonderful smile. Aquiline nose that reminded me of Dante. Now, you are going to say I am promoting his image. I am not. But listen: everybody hates Satan, but we never actually heard his side of the story. Nobody knows his case, the Bible never says a word in his defence. We don’t know why he did what he did.” Smiling. “But I’d like to hear his case.”

UPDATE #2: He also admitted to meeting with Osama bin Laden in a March, 2004 interview with the BBC

…He has said that he met Osama bin Laden in Baghdad in 1998. “He had a handshake like a woman. He had a soft voice. He spoke like a priest. …

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