Report Rejects Link Between Saddam, Al-Qaida; Senate Investigation Concludes That Saddam Distrusted Islamic Extremists

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A captured Saddam Hussein told U.S. officials he never cooperated with Osama bin Laden. His aide Tariq Aziz told the FBI that Saddam distrusted Islamist extremists and "only expressed negative sentiments about bin Laden."

Government documents released by the Senate Intelligence Committee Friday cited such information in concluding that Saddam's government rejected overtures from al-Qaida - a conclusion that contradicts assertions President Bush has used to support the war in Iraq.

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Report Rejects Link Between Saddam, Al-Qaida; Senate Investigation Concludes That Saddam Distrusted Islamic Extremists

The committee's report also faults intelligence-gathering in the lead-up to the 2003 invasion.

The report discloses for the first time an October 2005 C...

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