Does it really matter what Saddam "knew" about activities that are not within his control - where the haven used by the terrorists is not HIS haven? I'm sure Saddam "knew" that AQ was operating in Iran, but that doesn't create ties between him and AQ.
This is real simple. At the beginning of this thread, many claim that the "confession" about these terrorists being involved with Zarqawi in Iraq shows a connection between AQ and Iraq, i.e. the Iraqi government that we deposed by force. The FACT is that Zarqawi and his bunch were not operating in any area where one can assume that they had the support and/or protection of Saddam's gov't. Saddam held no sway in the Kurdish area of the northern no-fly zone. If the allegations in this article establish the claimed connection, why aren't you claiming this as justification for attacking the Kurdish authorities? They had far more influence in this region than Saddam.