[Lumper20]

The 2006 trip was postponed for 3 years. AMAZING.

[Bob Ireland]

***The stolen Uranium was from Uranium One based upon US sources***

Yikes! Looks like another complex mishmash that requires a Sherlock Holmes with lots of time to unravel.

***The 2006 trip was postponed for 3 years***

That certainly does raise an eyebrow. The diplomatic cable says the delay was partly due to a bureaucratic wrangle on the part of the Russians as to who would receive the HE uranium sample... that does have a bit of a fish smell. :^/