Allawi helped CIA in plans to attack Iraq: NYT

Allawi's group, the Iraqi National Accord, used car bombs and other explosive devices smuggled into Baghdad from northern Iraq in its attempts to depose President Saddam Hussein, the newspaper said, citing former intelligence officials.

The bombings, whose effectiveness is disputed, never threatened Saddam's rule, the former intelligence officials said, according to the Times.

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