In an appearance on Meet the Press on September 28, 2003, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said: ” ‘Saddam Hussein–no one has said that there is evidence that Saddam Hussein directed or controlled 9/11, but let’s be very clear, he had ties to Al Qaeda, he had Al Qaeda operatives who had operated out of Baghdad [Iraq].’ ”
– Frank Rich, The Greatest Story Ever Sold, Page 289