[popdonnelly]

Latest is that the French wanted Martino to push the forged documents. They could later be exposed as forgeries, and the Niger/uranium story could be shot down. This would benefit France in that it would undermine the argument for going to war in Iraq, and France did have those oil leases. Also, it would insulate the French company that plays a major part in mining uranium in Niger.

[Wurlitzer]

TO ALL: The more I hear or read about the CIA the more I am convinced that they represent just as much a threat to the USA as any other known enemy. From the decades of cover ups, denials, leaks, destroyed document, etc. this is a department which needs a good house cleaning or out right elimination.

I am convinced that the CIA is jam packed with dumbocraps at best and communists at worse.

FOIA does not seem to apply to the CIA as they can always claim some pencil neck geek might be placed in danger. They have screwed up intelligence gathering to a new level.

Purge these bastards and start over.