No 10 said it was not claiming a direct link but a spokeswoman said: "The prime minister has always said Saddam created a permissive environment for terrorism and we know that the people affiliated to al-Qaida operated in Iraq during the regime.

And what now? Though there is no 'permission' to operate in Iraq, they certainly are, and very angrily too. For al-Qaida is it more or less powerful in Iraq after the invasion? Obviously the situation is much, much worse. Breeding more internal 'insurgents' and more who are looking to hit the head of the beast (US and UK).

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