“Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said this morning [September 27, 2002] the link between al Qaeda terrorists and Iraq is ‘accurate and not debatable.’ Rumsfeld traveled here [Atlanta, Georgia] to discuss the on-going war on terrorism and the threat Iraq poses to the United States and its allies. The secretary declined to give more details on the ties between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. He said he does not want to give away intelligence information that may help the enemy.”
– Jim Garamone, “Rumsfeld Says Link Between Iraq, al Qaeda ‘Not Debatable'” U.S. Department of Defense, Sep. 27, 2002