[Peach]

The president has not said there is no link between Iraq and AQ, although he hasn't lately argued that there is a link.

What he has said is there is no link between Iraq and 9/11.

I know you have been asked by the moderators of this forum to stop talking the way you are right now. I am one second from hitting the abuse button.

I know it's hard for you to admit that a terrorist stating on television that he trained with WMD in Iraq with OBL's head henchman is a bitter pill for you to swallow, but try.

[JohnGalt]

I corrected myself in the next post.

I have not been asked by anyone to stop doing anything, though you have a history of telling lies about me and I am citing your numerous posts suggesting I post under multiple handles.

There has never been any question that Anslar al-Islam operated in the American No Fly Zone of Northern Iraq and frequently clashed with our 'allies' the Kurds. There is absolutely nothing new in this alleged breaking news, though you are signaling to the forum that you don't know much about the situation.

Domestic and foreign intelligence services have characterized Anslar al-Islam relationship with Saddam's government to minimal to nothing and that is the only question at hand.

[MizSterious]

"What he has said is there is no link between Iraq and 9/11."

I'm in danger of sounding terribly Clintonian myself, but I note that the President always parses his words carefully on this particular subject. There might be an exact quote somewhere that states that "there is no link," but the ones I've read and heard say there is no evidence of a link. Might be that I'm a bit too picky, but frequently I notice him saying, often in the next breath, that he does believe there is an Iraqi-AlQaeda link.

We know, of course, that Saddam hosted a few AQ leaders--and left a paper trail stating just that, and detailing the visits: which hotels, etc., and if memory serves, I believe some mention was made of payments to them.

Of course, these are incovenient facts for some.