Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations
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False US claims of a Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link
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Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations
- Political Scandals
The Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations were false claims by the United States federal government that Iraqi president Saddam Hussein had a secret relationship with al-Qaeda from 1992 to 2003. President George W. Bush used the allegation as a main reason for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Intelligence experts and several US investigations concluded that contacts between Iraqi intelligence officers and al-Qaeda members did not create such a relationship.
- Alleged relationship
- A secretive relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda
- Use in 2003
- Used by George W. Bush as a main reason for invading Iraq
- Intelligence consensus
- Contacts did not lead to a relationship
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q7397667
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Iraqi News Agency. Public domain · File page on Wikimedia CommonsIraqi News Agency, Getty ImagesModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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