Even more evidence that the alleged Saddam-al Qaeda link was merely a conspiracy theory

A Senate report which was released today provides even more evidence that the Bush administration deceived the American people about the alleged relationship between Iraq and al Qaeda. The document discloses a previously classified October 2005 CIA assessment which found that, before the invasion of Iraq, Saddam's regime "did not have a relationship, harbor, or turn a blind eye toward Zarqawi and his associates."

"Report: No Saddam-al Qaeda relationship before war" [CNN]
PDF: "Postwar Findings about Iraq's WMD Programs and Links to Terrorism and How they Compare with Prewar Assessments" [intelligence.senate.gov]
PDF: "The Use by the Intelligence Community of Information Provided by the Iraqi National Congress" [intelligence.senate.gov]

UPDATED 9/8/06:

The more I think about, the more appropriate it seems to label the Bush administration's claims that there was an Iraq-al Qaeda link as a conspiracy theory.

Answers.com defines "conspiracy theory" as: "A theory seeking to explain a disputed case or matter as a plot by a secret group or alliance rather than an individual or isolated act."