no the gas was shown to be more potent and found in larger quantites than originally though... read follow up stories
remember this is the war on terrorism? not the war on al'queda.
for the rest of that, I'll refer you to this:
Originally Posted by BonzoAPD
How do you know he was lying? The intelligence that he received at the time may have told him otherwise. I also belive that even though the 9-11 comission may not have been able to find a connection, that does not mean that there was no connection. It just means that the tracks were covered up well. Saddam has been known to support terrorists an have supportred Al Queda before. Why would 9-11 be any different?