MSNBC

10/04/04

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Monday that he knew of no 'strong, hard evidence' linking Saddam Hussein's Iraq and al-Qaida, despite describing extensive contacts between the two before the invasion of Iraq. During a question-and-answer session before the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Rumsfeld was asked to explain the connection between Saddam and Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network, which is blamed for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6180176/


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp


Rumsfeld Says U.S. Has 'Bulletproof' Evidence of Iraq's Links to Al Qaeda...

http://www.intelmessages.org/Messages/National_Security/wwwboard/messages/1761.html
http://snipurl.com/9k2w


Rumsfeld: Iraq/al-Qaida remarks 'misunderstood' :

The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, today attempted to distance himself from his earlier comments that there were no links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaida...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1320129,00.html


CIA review finds no evidence Saddam had ties to Islamic terrorists:

A new CIA assessment undercuts the White House's claim that Saddam Hussein maintained ties to al-Qaida, saying there's no conclusive evidence that the regime harbored Osama bin Laden associate Abu Musab al-Zarqawi...

http://www.aberdeennews.com/mld/aberdeennews/news/9836114.htm
http://snipurl.com/9k2x


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