Iraqi politician 'involved in 1983 embassy bombings'
US officials are investigating allegations that an Iraqi politician took part in the 1983 bombing of the US and French embassies in Kuwait and is a conduit for Iranian weapons and supplies smuggled to Shiite militias, a spokesman said today.
Jamal Jaafar Mohammed, who was elected to parliament in December 2005 on the Shiite ticket, was sentenced to death for his role in the bombings, in which five people were killed and 86 injured, but escaped to Iran before he could be arrested, CNN reported.
