The Justice Department said Wednesday that Saddam Hussein’s principal foreign intelligence agency and an Iraqi-American man had organized and paid for a 2002 visit to Iraq by three House Democrats whose trip was harshly criticized by colleagues at the time.Two continue to serve in the House: Jim McDermott of Wash State and Mike Thompson of Calif. The other, David E. Bonior of Michigan, has since retired from Congress.

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The Justice Department said Wednesday that Saddam Hussein’s principal foreign intelligence agency and an Iraqi-American man had organized and paid for a 2002 visit to Iraq by three House Democrats whose trip was harshly criticized by colleagues at the time.Two continue to serve in the House: Jim McDermott of Wash State and Mike Thompson of Calif. The other, David E. Bonior of Michigan, has since retired from Congress.

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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.