“While these documents do not reveal direct coordination and assistance between the Saddam regime and the al Qaeda network, they do indicate that Saddam was willing to use, albeit cautiously, operatives affiliated with al Qaeda as long as Saddam could have these terrorist–operatives monitored closely… This created both the appearance of and, in some ways, a ‘de facto’ link between the organizations. At times, these organizations would work together in pursuit of shared goals but still maintain their autonomy and independence because of innate caution and mutual distrust.” [You see, it’s only okay when the Empire does it…]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein_and_al-Qaeda_link_allegations#2008_Pentagon_report
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