Not to distrust the source, but the CIA (yes our government run spy agency) has long debunked the rumor that Zaqari (whatever) and Saddam were buddies.
Never said they were "buddies". But it is well known that Saddam offered safe haven to terrorists.
Yes, and Mark Felt, former #2 man at the FBI, denied talking to Woodward and Bernstein for about 30 years, until he finally came clean.
The notion that people in the government wouldn't lie in order to cover their rear ends is so 1950s.
" long debunked the rumor that Zaqari (whatever) and Saddam were buddies"
If you don't know the difference between Zarqawi (running the Iraq terrorist groups) and Zawahiri (AQ #2, understudy to bin Laden), you are just spouting ignorance and FUD.
This story is about ZAWAHIRI.