http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18350966/
The Pentagon said al-Hadi was born in Mosul in 1961 and was once a major in Saddam Hussein's military before moving to Afghanistan to fight against the Soviet Union.
He has been an al-Qaida member since the late 1990s, first serving as an instructor at a training camp for several years, the Pentagon added, and became a member of both al-Qaida's Shura Council, an advisory group that reported to bin Laden, and the al-Qaida military committee.
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The connection between Saddam Husein and Al quieda seems tenuous , indirect and has left little evidence .
On the other hand the connection between Al Queda and the fighting in Iraq is direct and well documented .
