Does anybody remember the citation where he met with his former wife on that trip?
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She is FARA-registered for Gabon - the Presidency itself: The registrant contacted U.S. Government officials on behalf of the foreign principal concerning Gabon's aids programs and travelled to central Africa concerning health issues. $8,000.00 for the six month period ending June 30,2002 Other outfits registered for Gabon declare far more generous rewards. And Bongo is the only client for which she is FARA-registered.More at the link, some in French which I can't translate, we may need piasa's assistance on that part.Neither Joseph Wilson nor his company is registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
Mr Chekou ought to have known, as they originated from Niger's Rome embassy when he was ambassador. But when I saw him at his home in a suburb of Niger's capital, Niamey, he claimed he knew nothing.Although some of this doesn't square with the story we have already, Martino claimed the documents came from the embassy, so the Chekou link to the Niger Embassy is interesting.Western intelligence claims an "under-paid African diplomat" sold the forgeries to Italian intelligence for a few thousand dollars. The Italians were said to have passed the information to MI6, who passed it to the US, though Britain denies this, saying it did not see the fake documents until this year.
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Its eavesdropping work brought to light a hotline between Niger Ambassador Adamou Chekou (today advisor to Niger President Tandja Mamadou) and Iraqi diplomats in Rome, specifically with Wissam al-Zahawiah, Iraqi Ambassador to the Holy See.Holy See? As in Vatican? Where Vincent Cannistraro is the security advisor? Hmmm...
Too bad I can't find anything on the other two, Chekou and Zahawiah, other than copies of this story.