Iraq/al-Qaida link claims viewed with scepticism

Disclosures about alleged links between Iraq and the al-Qaida terror group have so far been viewed with some scepticism, and been seen as part of an attempt to win over public opinion in the build-up to military action.

Officials from the United States government today conceded that their evidence on links between the Baghdad regime and the terror group were not as solid as the information they had on Iraq’s weapons programmes.