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Agent behind fake uranium documents worked for France
Telegraph.co.uk ^ | September 19, 2004 | Bruce Johnston

Posted on 10/31/2005 3:11:05 PM PST by RDTF

The Italian businessman at the centre of a furious row between France and Italy over whose intelligence service was to blame for bogus documents suggesting Saddam Hussein was seeking to buy material for nuclear bombs has admitted that he was in the pay of France. The man, identified by an Italian news agency as Rocco Martino, was the subject of a Telegraph article earlier this month in which he was referred to by his intelligence codename, "Giacomo".

His admission to investigating magistrates in Rome on Friday apparently confirms suggestions that - by commissioning "Giacomo" to procure and circulate documents - France was responsible for some of the information later used by Britain and the United States to promote the case for war with Iraq.

Italian diplomats have claimed that, by disseminating bogus documents stating that Iraq was trying to buy low-grade "yellowcake" uranium from Niger, France was trying to "set up" Britain and America in the hope that when the mistake was revealed it would undermine the case for war, which it wanted to prevent.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: france; plame; roccomartino; wilson; yellowcake
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Just a reminder about this article that came out a year ago.
1 posted on 10/31/2005 3:11:06 PM PST by RDTF
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But .. what they always leave out .. Tony Blair said that they had OTHER SOURCES which confirmed the attempted purchase of yellowcake by Iraq.

I heard it out of Tony's own mouth.


2 posted on 10/31/2005 3:16:08 PM PST by CyberAnt (I BELIEVE CONGRESSMAN WELDON!)
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To: CyberAnt

link?


3 posted on 10/31/2005 3:17:25 PM PST by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker!)
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To: RDTF

Do we rely on foreign countries for this important information? Do we trust and not verify?


4 posted on 10/31/2005 3:18:10 PM PST by ex-snook (Vote gridlock for the most conservative government)
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"Do we rely on foreign countries for this important information? Do we trust and not verify?"

Only when its' convenient to do so.....


5 posted on 10/31/2005 3:20:08 PM PST by Dazedcat
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To: CyberAnt

British officials still say that their intelligence about Iraqi uranium purchases was supported by a second, independent source.

6 posted on 10/31/2005 3:22:17 PM PST by elli1
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To: CyberAnt; All

There was an article by Defense and Foreign Affairs Daily on September 8, 2004 written by Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS called: "Reports of French Involvement in Niger-Iraq Uranium Case Not Reliable" that took this into more detail and mentions Libya's involvement. I am trying to find the link.


7 posted on 10/31/2005 3:26:17 PM PST by RDTF
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To: RDTF

What scummy little rats the French are. Time to sic Germany on them again. And this time... we don't get involved.


8 posted on 10/31/2005 3:28:14 PM PST by AmericaUnited
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To: RDTF

ping


9 posted on 10/31/2005 3:38:04 PM PST by ocr1
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Fact: Italian born , French employed SPY plants documents about possible sale of Yellowcake Uranium to SADDAM.

Intention: Embarrass US and intervene in US ability to intercede in IRAQ.

Fact: British SPYS have second source showing SADDAM really did inquire into buying Yellowcake Uranium from suppliers in Africa.

Fact: SADDAM had a huge stockpile (IIRC over 500 tons) of YELLOWCAKE URANIUM which WE removed at the beginning of the Iraqi conflict.

Fact: The MSM's are the enemy of the people of the UNITED STATES. Joe McCarthy was right.


10 posted on 10/31/2005 3:45:52 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (I jez calls it az I see it.)
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To: RDTF

Where did Libya get uranium ore for its nuclear weapons program?

Supposedly it came from Niger, off the books. Another item that drops down the memory hole.


11 posted on 10/31/2005 4:46:41 PM PST by marron
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I've also read stories over the past couple of years that indicated the mines in Niger where the "Yellowcake" is found is somehow connected with the French government. This connection is either directly via a government agency or via a French influenced company.

Keep in mind that France has had a very large influence on African nations (including Niger) for many years. France is also one of the largest consumers and producers of nuclear materials to support both it's very large nuclear power programs (59 plants supplying 75% of Frances electricity) and weapons.

France has it's fingerprints all over this issue.


12 posted on 10/31/2005 4:58:47 PM PST by Jambe ( Save the Cows ! -- Eat a Vegan !!!)
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To: AmericaUnited
What scummy little rats the French are. Time to sic Germany on them again. And this time... we don't get involved.

What can you expect from a country where instead of men, they have nothing but girlie boys that wear bikini panties instead of mens under shorts.

13 posted on 10/31/2005 5:02:49 PM PST by kimosabe31
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To: RDTF
Would someone please explain to me where the 500 tons of yellow cake sitting at the Al-Tuwaitha nuclear plant some 20 km South East by East of Baghdad came from?

Oooooh your kidding me. From Mars........really.

14 posted on 10/31/2005 5:11:24 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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Would someone please explain to me where the 500 tons of yellow cake sitting at the Al-Tuwaitha nuclear plant some 20 km South East by East of Baghdad came from?

Oooooh your kidding me. From Mars........really.

Curses! Foiled again!

15 posted on 10/31/2005 5:25:07 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (Mohamophages of the world, unite!)
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"Curses! Foiled again!"

Hey! Grab him. Yea he's the one.

16 posted on 10/31/2005 5:29:00 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)
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To: RDTF

Here's that link...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1512428/posts


17 posted on 10/31/2005 6:01:21 PM PST by freema (Proud Marine Mom)
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To: potlatch
                  

18 posted on 10/31/2005 6:12:23 PM PST by devolve (<--- (-------(--do not check out my lame FR home page--)-------)
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To: bnelson44

I don't have a link. It was one of those times I watched Blair on C-SPAN - I have no idea when he said it.

But .. this msg was just sent to me - maybe you should Freepmail this person and find out if they have a link to their statement:

"Posted by elli1 to CyberAnt
On News/Activism ^ 10/31/2005 3:22:17 PM PST · 6 of 17 ^

British officials still say that their intelligence about Iraqi uranium purchases was supported by a second, independent source."


19 posted on 10/31/2005 6:12:42 PM PST by CyberAnt (I BELIEVE CONGRESSMAN WELDON!)
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To: devolve

LOL, that's funny devolve. You could put his head in the hand too!!


20 posted on 10/31/2005 6:39:27 PM PST by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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