“The staff of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States reported in the spring of 2004 that Sudan arranged contacts between Iraq and al-Qaeda during the mid-1990s, including a meeting between an Iraqi intelligence officer and bin Laden in 1994. These and other sporadic, mid-level contacts ‘do not appear to have resulted in a collaborative relationship,’ the staff reported. ‘We have no credible evidence that Iraq and al Qaeda cooperated on attacks against the United States.’ “ [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Steve Coll, Ghost Wars, Page 638