Pentagon report says no link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda

[maddezmom]

Pentagon report says no link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda 4 minutes ago



WASHINGTON (AFP) - Interrogations of Saddam Hussein and seized documents confirmed the former Iraqi regime had no links with Al-Qaeda, a Pentagon report said Friday, contradicting the US case for the 2003 invasion.

A two-page resume of the report was published in February, but on Friday the Pentagon declassified the whole 120-page document.

According to the inspector general of the US Defense Department, information obtained after Saddam's fall confirmed the prewar position of the Central Intelligence Agency and Pentagon intelligence that the Iraqi government had had no substantial contacts with Al-Qaeda.

This position was shored up by interrogations of Saddam, the former Iraqi president and other top officials captured by the US-led coalition forces in Iraq, the report said.

It contradicts a strong argument for the invasion made by the administration of President George W. Bush that Baghdad had a working relationship with Al-Qaeda.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070406/pl_afp/usiraqqaeda_070406150920

[still_one]

1. and cheney keeps repeating the lie: "Cheney reasserts al-Qaida-Saddam link "

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070406/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/iraq_pentagon_intelligence

[FightingIrish]

3. With all the speculation about Bush's mental state,

I think we've overlooked the very real probability that Cheney is seriuosly out of his mind. His icy demeanor masks what can only be the onset of dementia.

[sharp_stick]

4. Dementia?

I suppose that's a possibility but I honestly think he's damned near psychotic. He has all the hallmarks of a megalomanic with a serious narcissistic (sp?) streak and a nice unhealthy dose of paranoia. A true piece of shit among men that I would avoid like the plague if I was ever anywhere near him. He makes me sick beyond belief.

[bullimiami]

2. but cheney said...

[Ilsa]

5. Feith needs to be prosecuted. They all can't claim insanity. nt