BERLIN, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Germany said Wednesday a tape the United States claims ties Osama bin Laden to Saddam Hussein does not prove "links" between al Qaida and Iraq. "From what is known so far, we don't think we can conclude that there is evidence of an axis or close link between the regime in Baghdad and al Qaida," government spokesman Thomas Steg told reporters. On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell made public the existence of the tape, which he said would be played on the pan-Arab al Jazeera television network. Al Jazeera, which has aired audio...