Exhaustive review sponsored by the Pentagon finds NO link between Saddam, al Qaida

BullDawg said

I could be wrong, but I believe it has been shown that we never had bin Laden on the payroll, directly or otherwise.
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I refer to his involvement in Afghanistan. We may not have handed him cash directly -- he did not need it personally -- but we supported his organization and he worked directly to funnel that support to the mujahadden.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/binladen1.html

Through the MAK, he was undoubtedly a middle man for US cash and weapons going into Afghanistan.

Using the same standard that is applied to evaluate Saddam's purported "links" to Al Queda, this relationship and common goal would be enough to have been touted as "proof" of a connection to a terrorist (now).