[oolatec]

I have always suspected that the whole British intelligence document was a setup... it wouldn't surprise me if Wilson himself took part in it... The rest of this article, while disturbing, is rather good news... I sure hope we hear more about this...

[oceanview]

exactly, it was a poison pill designed to discredit the entire story - the story itself was and is true, but this falsified evidence plant serves to discredit the entire story.

[cyncooper]

I have always suspected that the whole British intelligence document was a setup...

Indeed, as some of us have suspected, the forged documents were created to cast a question over the earlier intelligence that is most likely true.

Note the forgeries appear on the scene in October 2002. That is months after Joe Wilson's February 2002 trip.

Also the infamous British Dossier was written up in September 2002. Again, before the forgeries were introduced to taint the story.

Remember that almost exactly at the same time the Wilson story started being disseminated in the press anonymously in June 2003, the British ball started rolling on a very similar story: The "Sexed-Up" Document story that turned out to be false.

I have often stated I think these were twin planned attacks on both Bush and Blair--both with a similar accusation: "Bush Lied" and "Blair Lied". And yes, I think Wilson was involved with that plot to bring down these two men.

[Matchett-PI]

"The suspected forger' real name is known to the FT, but cannot be used because of legal constraints. He did not return telephone calls yesterday, and is understood to be planning to reveal selected aspects of his story to a US television channel."