Ansar al-Islam
...is was a Kurdish islamic fundamentalist group which operated in Northern Iraq where Saddam held no sway thanks to the no-fly zone.
Clearly as Kurds and fundamentalist muslims, they had no love for Saddam.
This is proof of nothing.
Thats not to say that I don't think a collusion with Al Quaeda wasn't possible. I think they'd both use eachother to the fullest extent.
If I'm to accept this 'story' of an Al Quaeda middle manager in Baghdad, then that might be something.
But it is a foxnews story so i'll wait a while before I put any weight to it.