still dedicated to striking the U.S. homeland.

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.

We assess that Iraq continues to hide critical (weapons of mass destruction) production equipment and material from U.N. inspectors,

raised several concerns about the fragmentary nature of the intelligence with National Security Council colleagues. Some of the language was changed.

Iraq... has also had contacts with al-Qaida. Their ties may be limited by divergent ideologies, but the two sides' mutual antipathy toward the United States and the Saudi royal family suggests that tactical cooperation between them is possible.

Cord defined the concept, doctrine and implementation of covert action on behalf of the security and interests of our nation,