Today another “revelation” from Saddam Hussein’s files is spreading like kudzu all over the Right Blogosphere. Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard reports here that “Saddam Hussein’s regime provided financial support to Abu Sayyaf, the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group founded by Osama bin Laden’s brother-in-law in the Philippines in the late 1990s.â€
Yes, it’s bogus. Judd at Think Progress explains why.
For anyone who came in late — the Mahablog Junk Intelligence Archives thus far:
March 16 — “Jeez, Righties Are So Gullible”
March 17 — “Blarney”
March 18 — “Good Jokes”
Update: See Cernig.