Rumsfeld doubts Iraq terror link

American Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has admitted he has not seen any "strong, hard evidence" linking ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and Osama Bin Laden’s al-Qaida.

Asked to describe the connection between Hussein and al-Qaida, the Pentagon chief declined to answer the question but then said: “To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two.”