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evidence: Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda link allegations were made by the U.S. government officials who claimed that a highly secretive relationship existed between former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and the radical Islamist militant organization Al-Qaeda from 1992 to 2003 , specifically through a series of meetings reportedly involving the Iraqi Intelligence Service -LRB- IIS -RRB- .. al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda. U.S. government. Federal government of the United States. Iraqi President. President of Iraq. Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein. Islamist. Islamism. militant. Terrorist. Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda. Iraqi Intelligence Service. Iraqi Intelligence Service. President. President of Iraq. In the lead up to the Iraq War , U.S. President George W. Bush alleged that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and militant group al-Qaeda might conspire to launch terrorist attacks on the United States , basing the administration 's rationale for war , in part , on this allegation and others .. al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda. Iraqi President. President of Iraq. Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein. militant. Terrorist. Iraq War. Iraq War. U.S. President. President of the United States. George W. Bush. George W. Bush. Iraq. Iraq. President. President of Iraq. United States. United States. rationale for war. Rationale for the Iraq War. and others. :Category :Causes and prelude of the Iraq War. The consensus of intelligence experts has been that these contacts never led to an operational relationship , and that consensus is backed up by reports from the independent 9 / 11 Commission and by declassified Defense Department reports as well as by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence , whose 2006 report of Phase II of its investigation into prewar intelligence reports concluded that there was no evidence of ties between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda .. al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda. Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein. 9 / 11 Commission. 9 / 11 Commission. Defense Department. United States Department of Defense. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. 9 / 11. September 11, 2001 attacks. Critics of the Bush Administration have said Bush was intentionally building a case for war with Iraq without regard to factual evidence .. Iraq. Iraq. On April 29 , 2007 , former Director of Central Intelligence George Tenet said on 60 Minutes , `` We could never verify that there was any Iraqi authority , direction and control , complicity with al-Qaeda for 9 / 11 or any operational act against America , period . ''. al-Qaeda. al-Qaeda. Director of Central Intelligence. Director of Central Intelligence. George Tenet. George Tenet. 60 Minutes. 60 Minutes. 9 / 11. September 11, 2001 attacks