<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">਍਀㰀℀ⴀⴀ 猀愀瘀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 甀爀氀㴀⠀　　㜀　⤀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀渀礀琀椀洀攀猀⸀挀漀洀⼀㈀　　㄀⼀　㤀⼀㈀㐀⼀漀瀀椀渀椀漀渀⼀㈀㐀匀䄀䘀䤀⸀栀琀洀氀㼀瀀愀最攀眀愀渀琀攀搀㴀瀀爀椀渀琀 ⴀⴀ㸀ഀ

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<META content="By WILLIAM SAFIRE" name=BY_LINE>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䈀礀 圀䤀䰀䰀䤀䄀䴀 匀䄀䘀䤀刀䔀∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀戀礀氀㸀ഀ

<META ਍਀挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀ 吀栀攀 挀氀攀愀爀 氀椀渀欀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 伀猀愀洀愀 戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀 愀渀搀 匀愀搀搀愀洀 䠀甀猀猀攀椀渀 挀愀渀 戀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 䬀甀爀搀椀猀琀愀渀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䤀爀愀焀 瀀爀漀琀攀挀琀攀搀 戀礀 唀⸀匀⸀ 愀渀搀 䈀爀椀琀椀猀栀 愀椀爀挀爀愀昀琀 昀爀漀洀 匀愀搀搀愀洀✀猀 猀愀瘀愀最攀爀礀⸀∀ ഀ

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content=" The clear link between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein can be found in Kurdistan, that northern portion of Iraq protected by U.S. and British aircraft from Saddam's savagery." ਍਀渀愀洀攀㴀氀瀀㸀ഀ

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<META content="September 24, 2001" name=DISPLAYDATE>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀㈀　　㄀　㤀㈀㐀 渀愀洀攀㴀瀀搀愀琀攀㸀㰀℀ⴀⴀ吀椀洀攀猀 椀渀搀攀砀 洀攀琀愀 琀愀最猀 ⴀⴀ㸀ഀ

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<META content=Kurds name=des>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀∀䠀甀猀猀攀椀渀Ⰰ 匀愀搀搀愀洀∀ 渀愀洀攀㴀瀀攀爀㸀ഀ

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<META content="" name=cat>਍਀㰀䴀䔀吀䄀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀㴀䔀猀猀愀礀 渀愀洀攀㴀挀漀氀㸀ഀ

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<BODY vLink=#444464 link=#000066 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=4 topMargin=4 ਍਀洀愀爀最椀渀眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㐀∀ 洀愀爀最椀渀栀攀椀最栀琀㴀∀㐀∀㸀ഀ

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  <TR>਍਀    㰀吀䐀 瘀䄀氀椀最渀㴀琀漀瀀 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀㰀䤀䴀䜀 猀爀挀㴀∀渀礀琀ⴀ戀⸀昀椀氀攀猀⼀瀀爀椀渀琀氀漀最漀⸀最椀昀∀㸀 㰀䈀刀㸀㰀䈀刀 ഀ

      clear=all>਍਀      㰀䠀㔀㸀匀攀瀀琀攀洀戀攀爀 ㈀㐀Ⰰ ㈀　　㄀㰀⼀䠀㔀㸀㰀一夀吀开䠀䔀䄀䐀䰀䤀一䔀 琀礀瀀攀㴀∀ ∀ 瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀㴀∀㄀⸀　∀㸀ഀ

      <H2>The Ultimate Enemy</H2></NYT_HEADLINE><NYT_BYLINE type=" " ਍਀      瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀㴀∀㄀⸀　∀㸀ഀ

      <H5>By WILLIAM SAFIRE</H5></NYT_BYLINE><NYT_TEXT>਍਀      㰀倀㸀㰀䤀䴀䜀 愀氀琀㴀圀 猀爀挀㴀∀渀礀琀ⴀ戀⸀昀椀氀攀猀⼀眀⸀最椀昀∀ 愀氀椀最渀㴀氀攀昀琀㸀䄀匀䠀䤀一䜀吀伀一 ⴀⴀ ∀圀攀✀爀攀 ഀ

      looking for links" between Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist group and ਍਀      䤀爀愀焀✀猀 匀愀搀搀愀洀 䠀甀猀猀攀椀渀Ⰰ 猀愀椀搀 䌀漀氀椀渀 倀漀眀攀氀氀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ 匀漀 昀愀爀Ⰰ 漀甀爀 猀攀挀爀攀琀愀爀礀 ഀ

      of state can see "no clear link" between bin Laden's forces in Afghanistan ਍਀      愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀ⴀ栀愀琀攀爀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀氀礀 氀愀甀最栀椀渀最 愀琀 漀甀爀 最爀椀攀昀 椀渀 䈀愀最栀搀愀搀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>Powell does not want to acknowledge any evidence of sponsorship of bin ਍਀      䰀愀搀攀渀 戀礀 䤀爀愀焀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀愀琀 眀漀甀氀搀 搀攀洀愀渀搀 愀 挀爀甀猀栀椀渀最 戀氀漀眀 愀琀 愀渀 䄀爀愀戀 猀琀愀琀攀⸀ ഀ

      It might limit the diplomatic convoy of consensus he is assembling, which ਍਀      眀椀氀氀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀 愀琀 琀栀攀 爀愀琀攀 漀昀 椀琀猀 洀漀猀琀 最爀甀搀最椀渀最 洀攀洀戀攀爀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>The clear link between the terrorist in hiding and the terrorist in ਍਀      瀀漀眀攀爀 挀愀渀 戀攀 昀漀甀渀搀 椀渀 䬀甀爀搀椀猀琀愀渀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 瀀漀爀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 䤀爀愀焀 瀀爀漀琀攀挀琀攀搀 ഀ

      by U.S. and British aircraft from Saddam's savagery. </P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀䬀甀爀搀椀猀栀 猀漀甀爀挀攀猀 琀攀氀氀 洀攀 ⠀愀渀搀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 攀氀猀攀 眀栀漀 眀椀氀氀 氀椀猀琀攀渀⤀ 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 ഀ

      Iraqi dictator has armed and financed a fifth column of Al Qaeda mullahs ਍਀      愀渀搀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 琀栀愀琀 挀愀氀氀猀 椀琀猀攀氀昀 琀栀攀 䨀甀渀搀 愀氀 䤀猀氀愀洀 ⠀∀匀漀氀搀椀攀爀猀 漀昀 䤀猀氀愀洀∀⤀⸀ ഀ

      Its purposes are to assassinate the leaders of free Kurdistan, to sabotage ਍਀      琀栀攀 爀攀氀椀攀昀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 唀⸀一⸀ 愀渀搀 琀漀 眀栀椀瀀 甀瀀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀甀猀 昀攀爀瘀漀爀 椀渀 琀栀愀琀 ഀ

      free Muslim region. That is how Saddam plans to reconquer the no-flight ਍਀      稀漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 栀愀猀 戀攀攀渀 愀 琀栀漀爀渀 椀渀 栀椀猀 猀椀搀攀 昀漀爀 愀 搀攀挀愀搀攀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>According to a key member of the Kurdish resistance reached by ਍਀      挀攀氀氀瀀栀漀渀攀 椀渀 匀甀氀攀礀洀愀渀椀礀愀栀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 㐀　　 ∀䄀爀愀戀 䄀昀最栀愀渀∀ 洀攀爀挀攀渀愀爀椀攀猀 愀爀洀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 ഀ

      Katyusha rockets transported by Toyota<ORG value="TM" idsrc="NYSE" /> Land ਍਀      䌀爀甀椀猀攀爀猀Ⰰ 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 椀渀昀椀氀琀爀愀琀攀搀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 氀椀戀攀爀愀琀攀搀 爀攀最椀漀渀 戀礀 匀愀搀搀愀洀✀猀 ഀ

      secret intelligence force, the Mukhabarat. They have already murdered a ਍਀      栀椀最栀 䬀甀爀搀椀猀栀 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀氀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 愀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 猀挀栀漀氀愀爀 眀栀漀 搀愀爀攀搀 琀漀 椀渀琀攀爀瀀爀攀琀 ഀ

      the Koran humanely. </P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀吀栀椀猀 挀甀爀爀攀渀琀Ⰰ 搀椀爀攀挀琀 琀栀爀攀愀琀 戀礀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 昀愀渀愀琀椀挀猀 搀漀椀渀最 匀愀搀搀愀洀✀猀 戀椀搀搀椀渀最 ഀ

      is uniting the two squabbling democratic parties in the free zone. Some ਍਀      㜀㔀Ⰰ　　　 䬀甀爀搀椀猀栀 眀愀爀爀椀漀爀猀Ⰰ 瀀爀漀琀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 愀椀爀 愀琀琀愀挀欀 戀礀 漀甀爀 昀椀最栀琀攀爀 瀀愀琀爀漀氀猀Ⰰ ഀ

      are headed by longtime rivals Massoud Barzani and Jalal Talabani. These ਍਀      䬀甀爀搀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 䄀爀愀戀猀 漀爀 愀渀琀椀ⴀ 吀甀爀欀椀猀栀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀⸀ 一漀爀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 ഀ

      pseudo-religious extremists humiliating women and moderates; on the ਍਀      挀漀渀琀爀愀爀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 昀愀椀琀栀 瀀爀愀挀琀椀挀攀搀 椀渀 渀漀爀琀栀攀爀渀 䤀爀愀焀 栀愀猀 氀漀渀最 戀攀攀渀 洀愀爀欀攀搀 ഀ

      by tolerance. </P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀䄀猀 䬀甀爀搀猀 最攀琀 爀攀瀀漀爀琀猀 昀爀漀洀 挀漀洀瀀愀琀爀椀漀琀猀 椀渀 䈀愀最栀搀愀搀 琀栀愀琀 匀愀搀搀愀洀✀猀 猀攀挀甀爀椀琀礀 ഀ

      services are hastily moving out of their offices, anticipating an allied ਍਀      猀琀爀椀欀攀Ⰰ 䈀愀爀稀愀渀椀 愀渀搀 吀愀氀愀戀愀渀椀 愀爀攀 椀搀攀渀琀椀昀礀椀渀最 愀渀搀 椀猀漀氀愀琀椀渀最 匀愀搀搀愀洀✀猀 昀椀昀琀栀 ഀ

      columnists. The Kurds await word from Washington about when to move on ਍਀      䄀昀最栀愀渀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀椀搀猀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 攀愀最攀爀氀礀 氀漀漀欀 昀漀爀眀愀爀搀 琀漀 樀漀椀渀椀渀最 愀渀 ഀ

      allied assault on Baghdad. </P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀吀栀愀琀 戀爀椀渀最猀 甀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀琀爀愀琀攀最椀挀 搀攀挀椀猀椀漀渀 渀漀眀 戀攀椀渀最 搀攀戀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 倀爀攀猀椀搀攀渀琀 ഀ

      Bush's war council.</P>਍਀      㰀倀㸀䐀漀 眀攀 爀攀猀瀀漀渀搀 琀漀 漀甀爀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀Ⰰ 挀愀琀愀猀琀爀漀瀀栀椀挀 搀攀昀攀愀琀 椀渀 愀 眀栀漀氀氀礀 ഀ

      multilateral way? That would mean seeking intelligence crumbs from Saudi ਍਀      愀渀搀 䔀最礀瀀琀椀愀渀 瀀漀琀攀渀琀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 渀攀最漀琀椀愀琀椀渀最 挀愀甀琀椀漀甀猀 唀⸀一⸀ 爀攀猀漀氀甀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 栀甀渀欀攀爀椀渀最 ഀ

      down to limit the damage of suicide bombers, and beginning a phased air ਍਀      愀渀搀 最爀漀甀渀搀 愀猀猀愀甀氀琀 漀渀 戀椀渀 䰀愀搀攀渀✀猀 ∀戀愀猀攀∀ 椀渀 䄀昀最栀愀渀椀猀琀愀渀 琀漀 戀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀攀搀 甀瀀 ഀ

      with joint police work for years around the world. It would fight ਍਀      礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀✀猀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀 眀愀爀⸀ 㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>Or do we recognize now the greater danger of germ warfare or nuclear ਍਀      愀琀琀愀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 愀 瀀爀漀瘀攀渀 琀攀爀爀漀爀椀猀琀 渀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 爀攀琀爀椀戀甀琀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 ഀ

      this month's attack with a strategy of pre-emptive retaliation? Such use ਍਀      漀昀 漀甀爀 猀甀瀀攀爀瀀漀眀攀爀 渀攀攀搀 渀漀琀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀 漀甀爀 ∀最漀椀渀最 椀琀 愀氀漀渀攀∀㬀 挀椀瘀椀氀椀稀攀搀 渀愀琀椀漀渀猀 ഀ

      unafraid of internal revolt will understand the threat to their citizens ਍਀      愀渀搀 猀琀愀渀搀 眀椀琀栀 甀猀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>Suicidal fanatics have proved they can kill by the thousands, and in ਍਀      琀椀洀攀 漀甀爀 挀漀洀洀愀渀搀漀猀 愀渀搀 戀漀洀戀攀爀猀 ﬀ瀰攀爀栀愀瀀猀 樀漀椀渀攀搀 戀礀 愀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 戀爀椀最愀搀攀 ഀ

      including Afghans, Turks and Kurds ・will penetrate their cells and ਍਀      漀戀氀椀琀攀爀愀琀攀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀愀洀瀀猀 愀渀搀 昀椀爀攀戀漀洀戀 琀栀攀椀爀 挀愀瘀攀猀⸀ 䈀甀琀 䤀爀愀焀椀 猀挀椀攀渀琀椀猀琀猀 ഀ

      today working feverishly in hidden biological laboratories and underground ਍਀      渀甀挀氀攀愀爀 昀愀挀椀氀椀琀椀攀猀 眀漀甀氀搀Ⰰ 椀昀 甀渀搀椀猀琀甀爀戀攀搀Ⰰ 攀渀愀戀氀攀 琀栀攀 栀愀琀攀ⴀ搀爀椀瘀攀渀Ⰰ ഀ

      power-crazed Saddam to kill millions. That capability would transform him ਍਀      昀爀漀洀 愀 戀漀砀攀搀ⴀ椀渀 戀甀氀氀礀 椀渀琀漀 愀 爀愀洀瀀愀渀琀 眀漀爀氀搀 瀀漀眀攀爀⸀㰀⼀倀㸀ഀ

      <P>It's troubling when Powell says that President Bush "has not worked out ਍਀      眀栀愀琀 栀攀 洀椀最栀琀 搀漀 椀渀 氀愀琀攀爀 猀琀愀最攀猀⸀∀ 一漀眀 椀猀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 琀漀 眀漀爀欀 漀甀琀 栀漀眀 琀漀 ഀ

      strike down terrorism's boss of all bosses. "Later" may be a stage too ਍਀      氀愀琀攀⸀⃸㰀⼀倀㸀㰀⼀一夀吀开吀䔀堀吀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀ

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