Fall of 2002, sometime after October 9 - A report from the U.S. Navy suggests that uranium being transferred from Niger to Iraq was discovered in a warehouse in Cotonou, Benin. The report indicates that the broker for the deal is willing to talk about it, but, mysteriously he is never contacted by the CIA or military intelligence.
The above is from "Joe Wilson's Lies,A Timeline"
Since Benin is south of Niger and is on the coast,it would seem to be a logical shipping point.
I believe that I have recently read that the FBI investigation into the forged Niger documents is still open.
If the FBI located these naval personnel and this broker,found out who the Navy reported this to,and why no action was taken. Could this information have wound up at CIA-Valerie Division?
Were the French behind the sale?
It would be interesting to know what gave Fitz "pause".
An ongoing investigation perhaps?
"Fall of 2002, sometime after October 9 - A report from the U.S. Navy suggests that uranium being transferred from Niger to Iraq was discovered in a warehouse in Cotonou, Benin. The report indicates that the broker for the deal is willing to talk about it, but, mysteriously he is never contacted by the CIA or military intelligence."
This is one more reason why Joe Wilson's junket to Niger makes no sense to me. If the CIA was serious about getting information about yellowcake sales from Niger, they could have sent an anonymous someone to Benin. Maybe they did, I don't know. And I don't need to know. But having Joe Wilson set himself up in a hotel room and interview government officials is not likely to learn anything. The most we can hope for is that it was a distraction from a real CIA investigation.