[okie01]

Joe brokered the sale of uranium from Niger to a third party, who then would have sold it to a third party to sell to Saddam, but the deal never went through.

Actually, Niger is a producer of uranium ore. A French company runs the mines and Niger gets a royalty. There was no record of sales to Iraq because there was a smuggling operation moving some of the yellowcake to Libya, who then sold it to Iraq (among others).

The yellowcake found stored in Iraqi warehouses actually did come from Niger -- as British intelligence had stated. Uranium ore has a unique isotopic signature, depending on where it comes from.

[UCANSEE2]

Thank you for the correction and clarification. Truth rules!