“To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.”
— Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s response to a question posed about the relationship between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. Mr. Rumsfeld was speaking today at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
In contrast, Mr. Rumsfeld declared in November of 2002 that “there is no question but that there have been interactions between the Iraqi government, Iraqi officials and Al Qaeda operatives.”
It looks like the boy who cried “flip-flop!” might be getting his comeuppance.
—Mimi Hanaoka
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