July 11, 2005
Can We Dispense With the "No Iraq-al Qaeda Connection" Already?We've written in the past about Iraq's relationship with terrorism in general, and with al Qaeda in particular. Stephen Hayes has become the pre-eminent expert on this topic and written an update on this topic.
We know that in the context of a decade-long confrontation with the United States, Saddam reached out to al Qaeda on numerous occasions. We know that the leadership of al Qaeda reciprocated, requesting assistance in its endeavors. We know that reports of meetings, offers of safe haven, and collaboration persisted.It's a long piece, and should be required reading for any media talking head who persists in peddling the myth that there was no such connection.
Posted by Jonathan R. on July 11, 2005 08:41 AM
