“The closest was an alleged attempt to purchase “yellow cake” uranium.”
Ummm, you do know Iraq had over 500 tons of uranium?
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25546334/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/secret-us-mission-hauls-uranium-iraq/#.U6A7LskpCd4
Does Valerie Plame ring any bells?