Hussein was quite fond of providing moentary incentives for Palestinian suicide bombers.
I don't really recall anyone on this site (regulars) claiming he did have formal ties to Al-Qaeda. Other than the fact that Al-Zarqawi was seeking medical treatment in Baghdad, I don't recall this ever being in question here. In fact, I remember distinctly discussing the reasons why Hussein and bin-Laden likely despised each other.
Al-Qaeda isn't the be all and end all of terrorism. Hussein supported terrorism and that can't be refuted.
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