But there are indications that the U.S. government souped up intelligence,
That is almost exactly the time the British press was gathering their "sexed up" dossier story. As I've noted, an almost identical charge, both of which have been disproven factually, which of course does not stop the lefist spin.
I'm getting more and more interested in the Senate Democratic Policy Committee meeting in May 2003. This is where the whole scheme may have been cooked up. Wilson, Plame and Kristoff were there. I wonder who else? Was this about the about same time the Rockerfeller memo was dated/leaked?
The initial phase of the Iraq war was just completed, Sadam was on the run, and GWB had landed on the Abraham Lincoln. The rats were really pissed.
In October 20003 the Senate Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing which took testimony from the usual suspects.
They were kind enough provide a transcript