El Viajero,

Just a few more sources so you can put the pieces together, and realize the tie between al-Qaeda, Hussein, and the Ansar al-Islam is real.

How about an Iraqi source? Their own admission.
http://www.iraqinews.com/org_ansar_al-islam.shtml

Let's move on to another source. Arabic News.
http://www.arabicnews.com/ansub/Daily/Day/020914/2002091410.html

Now let's move on to another source. In this one, we have the King of Jordan indicating that al-Qaeda operatives are in fact seeking refuge, and are part of this organization.
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=5571

If that's not enough, start researching Intellnet... lots of information, including German source information that shows the links..
http://www.intellnet.org/news/?type=category&value=Ansar%20al-Islam

Another source that may interest you...
http://www.efreedomnews.com/News%20Archive/Iraq/SaddamKurdistan.htm

Maybe a German information service? You can translate it...
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,233777,00.html

Then there's links featured by the Islamic Council here in the U.S., well worth reading.
http://www.islamicsupremecouncil.org/country_reports/Iraq/

I could go on with this, because I've read over three hundred different sources of information that relate to the issue, and the ties between Hussein, al-Qaeda, and these terrorists is so obvious that anyone who uses one iota of common sense will see it exists.

Enjoy reading over the weekend. Lots of information to sift over before you offer an "off the cuff" response.

Wolf