From the Guardian UK

Iraq - Al-Qaida links still dubious

"We are aware of fleeting contacts [between Baghdad and al-Qaida] in the past, but there were were no long-term official contacts," a well-placed source told the Guardian yesterday. "The [newly discovered] documents do not take things further forward"

The Majority Religious Group in Iraq had Protestors Outside of Government Talks

Street protests by thousands of Iraqis and a boycott by leading Shia Muslims today marred US-sponsored talks on the formation of a new government in Baghdad.