Posted on 07/14/2004 11:35:51 PM PDT by kattracks
The British government yesterday bolstered President Bush's assertion that Iraq sought uranium from Niger, casting further doubt on former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV's claims to the contrary.
The conclusion was reached by Robin Butler, who once was Britain's top civil servant, in a major report on prewar intelligence that came five days after the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence reached a similar conclusion in its report.
Taken together, the British and U.S. reports appear to undermine Mr. Wilson's criticism of Mr. Bush, which led to a criminal investigation of the White House and made the retired diplomat a media darling.
"It is accepted by all parties that Iraqi officials visited Niger in 1999," the British report said. "The British government had intelligence from several different sources indicating that this visit was for the purpose of acquiring uranium.
"Since uranium constitutes almost three-quarters of Niger's exports, the intelligence was credible," the report added.
That buttressed an assertion by Mr. Bush in his 2003 State of the Union speech: "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
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Truth? We don't need no stinking truth! Especially when you can believe a partisan hack who is exaggerating to sell his book... or British intelligence.... I wonder who I'd believe...
This article completely ignores the most important question that Joe Wilson asks, time and time again: "Who will play Joe Wilson in the movie about Joe Wilson?"
This new "Joe Wilson has always been a deluded, lying fraud" development completely blows the field wide open.
Instead of being a suspense filled movie about a man who is being persecuted by a shadowy conspiracy of the rich and powerful, the movie can now be a lighthearted comedy about a goofy guy who thinks he's on a secret mission and completely screws everything up.
If I were Carrot Top, I'd be calling my agent right now.
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