Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a speech that he knew of no clear link between the al-Qaida terror network and Saddam Hussein, although he later backed off the statement and said he was misunderstood.
Asked at an appearance Monday at the Council on Foreign Relations to describe the connection between the Iraqi leader and the al-Qaida terror network, the Pentagon chief first refused to answer, then said:
"To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two" 
Today :
"Cheney avows al-Qaida, Saddam link"
Damn If they're lying all the day can't they just stay on one version?