Alleged Al Qaeda Ties Questioned
Foreign government officials, experts in terrorism and a few members of Congress raised questions yesterday about the Bush administration’s description of the connections between the Iraqi leadership and the al Qaeda terrorist network. One of the most powerful disclosures made by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in his presentation to the U.N. Security Council Wednesday concerned a terrorist organization run by Abu Musab Zarqawi, 36, a Jordanian-born Palestinian. Powell described Zarqawi as an “associate” and “collaborator” of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Full Story