Qaeda-Iraq Link U.S. Cited Is Tied to Coercion Claim

Qaeda-Iraq Link U.S. Cited Is Tied to Coercion Claim - New York Times: "The Bush administration based a crucial prewar assertion about ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda on detailed statements made by a prisoner while in Egyptian custody who later said he had fabricated them to escape harsh treatment, according to current and former government officials."

Frightfully bad news. We can't trust them at all, can we? The article goes on to say:

A classified Defense Intelligence Agency report issued in February 2002 that expressed skepticism about Mr. Libi's credibility on questions related to Iraq and Al Qaeda was based in part on the knowledge that he was no longer in American custody when he made the detailed statements, and that he might have been subjected to harsh treatment, the officials said.

Oh, my.