In remarks published in the al-Hayat newspaper, Allawi was quoted as saying Iraqi forces have arrested al-Qaida operatives and is seeing increasing coordination between Osama bin Laden's terror network and Saddam loyalists. He said those arrested included the driver of Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who is accused of attacks and kidnappings in Iraq and elsewhere. Allawi also said millions of dollars are being channeled by Saddam loyalists in neighboring countries to help al-Qaida-linked militants such as al-Zarqawi carry out terror attacks. |