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New report contradicts Bush claim; Saddam regarded al-Qaida as threat instead of potential ally

Sen. John D. Rockefeller, D-W.Va., (left) Senate Intelligence Committee vice-chairman, and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., discuss a newly released committee report Friday on Capitol Hill in Washington. The report cites a CIA assessment that before the war, Saddam's government "did not have a relationship, harbor or turn a blind eye toward" al-Qaida operative Abu Musab al-Zarqawi or his associates. (AP Photo)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Saddam Hussein regarded al-Qaida as a threat rather than a possible ally, a Senate report says, contradicting assertions President Bush has used to build support for the war in Iraq.

Released Friday, the report discloses for the first time an October 2005 CIA assessment that before the war, Saddam

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