Some reporting proves otherwise.

Now a month old, but important.

Excerpt:

The Feith operation dates to shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when the Pentagon established a small team of civilians to sift through existing intelligence with the aim of finding possible links between terror networks and governments. Bush administration officials contended that intelligence agencies were ignoring reports of collaboration between Iraq and Al Qaeda.

By the summer of 2002, the group, whose membership evolved over time, was aimed at identifying links between Al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein’s government in Iraq.

The inspector general’s report criticizes a July 25, 2002, memo, written by an intelligence analyst detailed to Mr. Feith’s office, titled, "Iraq and al-Qaida: Making the Case."

The memo said that, while 'some analysts have argued' that Osama bin Laden would not cooperate with secular Arab entities like Iraq, "reporting indicates otherwise."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/washington/09feith.html?ex=1328677200&en=29181d121fce0c29&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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