On "clear links"

Via Atrios,

And Bush claims:

Bush said in his address that it is used only to intercept the international communications of people inside the United States who have been determined to have "a clear link" to al- Qaida or related terrorist organizations.

Hmmm. Didn't Iraq have a "clear link" to al-Qaida? How'd that pan out?

The Bush Administration: No lessons learned, no one held accountable.