State Department Insists Al Qaeda not active in Iraq - in November 2001

Check out the information released by the State Department in 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks. They have a map of the world showing where Al Qaeda is active, and this includes much of the world, but it doesn't include Iraq (although it includes Iran, Syria, Jordan, and even the US). How can Bush ever claim with a straight face that Iraq had Al Qaeda ties when their own State Department said they didn't - after 9/11? Hell, the US had greater Al Qaeda ties than the US did. Didn't two of the highjackers live with an FBI informant in San Diego prior to 9/11?