According to a declassified CIA analytic report on March 10, 2003: “Al-Qa’ida procurement officer Abu Hajir al-Iraqi had good ties–not further specified–to Iraqi intelligence, according to Wali Khan, an al-Qa’ida associate convicted in 1996 for his participation in the Manila Air conspiracy.”
– CIA, “Al-Qa’ida in Sudan, 1992-96: Old School Ties Lead Down Dangerous Paths,” (CIA Analytic Report), The Central Intelligence Agency’s 9/11 File:, The National Security Archive, March 10, 2003