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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3715396.stmUS Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has cast doubt on whether there was ever a relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda.
The alleged link was one of the justifications used by President Bush for the invasion of Iraq.
In front of an audience in New York, Mr Rumsfeld was asked about connections between Saddam and Osama Bin Laden. "To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two," he said.
No proof
Donald Rumsfeld's off-the-cuff comments are often very revealing.
If he really meant what he said, it suggests that the Bush administration is in the process of retreating from previously held positions.
When asked about the putative link during a session at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, defence secretary said: "I have seen the answer to that question migrate in the intelligence community over a period of a year in the most amazing way."
In the past, Mr Rumsfeld has spoken of credible information about a link and Vice President Dick Cheney regularly goes further and talks of Saddam Hussein having provided safe harbour and sanctuary for al-Qaeda. The idea that Saddam Hussein was a supporter of terrorism has been one of the key justifications used by the administration for his removal.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3715212.stmThe Pentagon said September was the second-deadliest month of the year for US troops, in which 80 died. In April, 135 were killed.
September's figure takes the total number of soldiers killed in Iraq to 1,058, the Pentagon said.
Mr Rumsfeld lamented the losses, saying: "It is in freedom's defence that our country has had the benefit of these wonderful volunteers."
In other developments in Iraq:
- Four US soldiers were charged with the murder of an Iraqi general who died of asphyxiation while being interrogated in November
At this point, I slapped my forehead and groaned.WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. military in Iraq discovered two computer disks containing photographs, evacuation plans and academic information from eight school districts in six states, U.S. government officials told CNN.
Government officials said the FBI has not found any link to terrorism, and said there is no information indicating a plot against any school in the United States.
In several cases, specific districts were mentioned in the materials but individual schools were not, officials said.
The material included exit strategies, school codes of conduct, and information on creating a learning environment, officials said.
A Homeland Security official said the disks also included a Department of Education guide on how to plan for a crisis in schools. There is no indication anyone was on the ground casing the schools, a senior government official said.
The Homeland Security official said the material was associated with a specific individual in Iraq, and it could not be established that this man had any ties to terrorism. He did have a connection to civic groups doing planning for schools in Iraq, the official said.
pete said:At this point, I slapped my forehead and groaned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3755850.stmBush: I would accept Islamic Iraq
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