Before we even moved into Iraq, common sense said that Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden were cooperating. Indeed, Clinton had flogged intelligence supporting that connection during Nov-Dec '98, when he was launching attacks on Iraq.
Once we rolled into Iraq in March, there has been a regular flow of evidence and testimony supporting the connection between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. Hardly a week goes by without some new revelation.
But the New York Times, the Washington Post and the alphabeteers studiously ignore every development. And, to many, if these jerks don't report it, it didn't happen.
The left has a vested interest in the public's ignorance.