Newsweek Debunks Major administration Claim About Extent of Iraqi- Al Qaeda Relationship

This article states that just about the only piece of evidence that would even remotely suggest any sort of collaborative relationship between Al Qaeda and Iraq has been blown out of the water. Specifically, the administration has been claiming that "...Iraq had provided training in "poisons and deadly gases" for Al Qaeda" But their source for this claim, Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, a onetime member of bin Laden's inner circle, has since recanted this statement, possibly because, as some officials speculate, "... that al-Libi, facing aggressive interrogation techniques, had previously said what U.S. officials wanted to hear".
Interestingly, I was watching a FOX News interview with Condi Rice this afternoon, and she argued that Iraq providing bomb making training to Al Qaeda was evidence of a collaborative relationship. I'm not sure if Condi is referring to the same thing (I suspect she is, but I'd have to have a look at the transcript before I'm sure), but if she is, then its just plain shameful because either she's lying, or because Newsweek managed to find out that this claim was bogus before out National Security advisor did.