btw, hardly anyone ever points out that Valerie Pflame's own words "there's this crazy report" gives the game away: far from any unbiased inquiry, she made it clear to her hubby right from the start what the results of his inquiry were supposed to be, what her cabal in the CIA wanted him to say. It's amazing that he even reported the evidence that Niger HAD been approached for 'trade' with Iraq in an approach that the former minister took to be about uranium, and that he dares to continue to assert that he conclusively disproved the "16 words" in the SOU address when obviously he did nothing of the kind! He's not very bright, but he is effective as a shameless demagogue who is never restrained by facts or concern for accuracy.
I noticed it, and was waiting until I finished reading all the posts to see if anyone else shared my opinion before I posted it. Glad you posted it, and to know someone else thinks Valerie sent a message to Joe what was expected of him!