What was the relationship between Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein?
Adversarial. As reported by the Christian Science Monitor, “Hussein, a secularist, and bin Laden, a Muslim fundamentalist, [were] known to despise each other.”21 Bin Laden referred to Saddam as a “socialist infidel” and, according to the 9/11 Report, was sponsoring anti-Saddam Islamists in Iraqi Kurdistan.22 Conversely, a 2006 report by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence concluded that “Saddam Hussein was distrustful of al-Qa’ida and viewed Islamic extremists as a threat to his regime, refusing all requests from al-Qa’ida to provide material or operational support.
Adversarial. As reported by the Christian Science Monitor, “Hussein, a secularist, and bin Laden, a Muslim fundamentalist, [were] known to despise each other.”21 Bin Laden referred to Saddam as a “socialist infidel” and, according to the 9/11 Report, was sponsoring anti-Saddam Islamists in Iraqi Kurdistan.22 Conversely, a 2006 report by the U.S.
