Donald Rumsfeld says there is no hard evidence of a Iraq-al Qaeda link

Dick Cheney may want to note the following before tomorrow's vice-presidential debate:

During a press conference today, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was asked to explain the connection between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network.

Rumsfeld responded, "To my knowledge, I have not seen any strong, hard evidence that links the two."