[liberallarry]

I find it particularly amusing that the CIA says it had no other options but to send Wilson. They really need to work on their Africa desk.

The CIA had reports from the Ambassador to Niger (the woman with the hyphenated name) and General Carlton Fulford, who they sent for the same reason they sent Wilson. They probably had reports from spies and covert contacts as well.

The Senate report is no great shakes for accuracy, consistancy, and clarity.

[popdonnelly]

"The Senate report is no great shakes for accuracy, consistancy, and clarity."

You make them sound like Joe Wilson. How is the Senate version less accurate then, say, yours?

[popdonnelly]

The CIA had reports from the Ambassador to Niger (the woman with the hyphenated name) and General Carlton Fulford, who they sent for the same reason they sent Wilson. They probably had reports from spies and covert contacts as well.

Neither the Ambassador nor General Fulford work for the CIA. One would hope the CIA had spies and covert contacts working for them, but one can't be sure. In any event, sending Wilson doesn't seem likely to gather anything useful. Rather, it seems likely to tip off most of the people in the Niger government that there's an investigation going on. Not very clever spook work.